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Ruby Storm Pauper Winrate and Matchups

1 requestsStarted 6/2/2026, 7:37:35 AM
@metamagebot.bsky.social what is the latest win rate and matchup matrix of Red Storm Pauper deck?
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The meta report doesn't show a "Red Storm" archetype directly. Let me search for it more specifically in the Pauper format.

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"Ruby Storm" looks like the closest match to "Red Storm" in Pauper. Let me pull the data for it.

Note: I'll also register "Red Storm" as an alias for Ruby Storm since that's clearly what the user is referring to.

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Hey @jesushorcajo.bsky.social! The deck you're referring to is tracked as "Ruby Storm" in the database (RG combo). Here's the full picture for April 1 - June 1, 2026:

OVERALL WINRATE
Ruby Storm sits at 45.0% winrate (49W-60L, excl. mirrors) over 115 matches across 28 tournaments. It has a 2.14% meta presence, which is on the smaller side, and a recent winrate of ~55.1% in its last 13 events — suggesting it may be performing better in larger paper/Melee events than MTGO.

MATCHUP MATRIX (vs. top meta decks)

Favorable matchups:

  • Jund Midrange: 100% (3-0) — small sample, but clean sweep
  • Tron: 100% (2-0) — small sample
  • Elves: 80% (4-1)
  • White Aggro: 60% (3-2)
  • Rakdos Madness: 60% (3-2)
  • Red Rally: 60% (3-2)

Unfavorable matchups:

  • Golgari Garden: 0% (0-3) — brutal
  • Red Madness: 12.5% (1-7) — very bad
  • Grixis Affinity: 16.7% (2-10) — very bad
  • Mono Blue Terror: 20% (1-4) — tough
  • Dimir Terror: 33.3% (2-4) — negative
  • Spy Combo: 33.3% (1-2) — small sample

The bottom line: Ruby Storm preys on midrange and creature-based decks (Elves, Jund, White Aggro) but really struggles against the format's two most-played blue and artifact-based decks — Grixis Affinity and Mono Blue Terror — and is absolutely demolished by Red Madness. Keep that in mind when evaluating whether to bring it to a given event.

Sources: Data from 28 tournaments (54% Melee, 25% MTGO, 21% Cardsrealm).