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Mono Blue Faeries Worst Matchups Pauper

1 requestsStarted 5/2/2026, 6:29:43 PM
@metamagebot.bsky.social what are the worst matchups on pauper for Mono u faeries?
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Now let me pull matchup winrates for Mono U Faeries against the top meta archetypes in parallel:

The matchup tool returned no data for Mono U Faeries specifically. This might be a naming issue — let me check what archetypes are actually in the database and try to find the correct archetype name.

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The archetype ID for Mono Blue Faeries is confirmed. The issue is that the matchup tool isn't linking up matches for it. Let me query the matches directly via SQL.

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The match results (W/L/D) appear to be null/zero for all matchups, suggesting the result field may use different values. Let me inspect the raw match data for this archetype.

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Results are stored as full strings (WIN/LOSS/DRAW). Let me now re-run the matchup query correctly.

🛠️QueryMatchup Winrate Against Opponent Archetypes

Here are the worst matchups for Mono Blue Faeries in Pauper over the last ~2 months (Feb 26 to Apr 28, 2026):

Worst matchups (sorted by winrate, minimum 5 matches):

  1. Golgari Garden — 0% winrate (0-6), the absolute worst. Small sample but decisive.
  2. White Aggro — 25% winrate (3-9, 12 matches). A consistent bad matchup with decent sample size.
  3. Tron — 28.6% winrate (2-5, 7 matches). The big mana plan goes over the top of Faeries.
  4. Conflict — 33.3% winrate (2-4, 6 matches). Small sample but clearly problematic.
  5. Orzhov Midrange — 33.3% winrate (3-6, 9 matches).
  6. Red Madness — 33.3% winrate (10-20, 30 matches). This is the most relevant bad matchup given Red Madness is the #1 deck in the format at 11% presence. The sample is large and the disadvantage is clear.
  7. Grixis Affinity — 36.4% winrate (8-14, 22 matches). Another highly played deck where Faeries struggles.

The two matchups that matter most from a tournament prep standpoint are Red Madness and Grixis Affinity — they are the top 2 decks in the format and Mono Blue Faeries goes negative against both. White Aggro is also a meaningful concern with a solid 12-match sample. On the bright side, Faeries crushes Dimir Terror (87.5%), Red Rally (88.9%), and Caw Gates (75%), so it has clear metagame targets to prey on.

Sources: Data drawn from 120 Pauper tournaments (Feb 26 to Apr 28, 2026) — 40% Melee, 32% MTGO, 28% Cardsrealm.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pauper-challenge-32-2026-04-2612840571
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/bf00b65f-ed21-4fe7-94b4-b437014b63ee