Each set’s pauper-legal cards bucketed by competitive MTGO play over the last 24 months (Challenges weighted 2×, Leagues 1×):
Avg play %is the mean presence rate across all of the set’s pauper-legal cards. Higher = the set’s cards see real play.
Pauper cards counts oracle-distinct cards. Excludes basic lands (regular, snow, Wastes) and cards from non-Pauper set types (tokens, Commander products, Alchemy, etc.).
| Set | Released | Pack | Pauper cards | Staple ↓ | Playable | Fringe | Unplayed | Avg play % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters | 2019 | — | 1942 | 26 | 100 | 77 | 1739 | 0.52% |
Masters | 2024 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 5.17% | |
Draft innovation | 2024 | 133 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 100 | 1.45% | |
Masters | 2016 | 120 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 97 | 1.85% | |
Expansion | 2022 | 149 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 117 | 1.61% | |
Core | 2024 | 572 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 532 | 0.40% | |
Draft innovation | 2023 | 154 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 133 | 1.06% | |
Expansion | 2024 | 243 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 221 | 0.61% | |
Masters | 2018 | 125 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 104 | 1.53% | |
Expansion | 2024 | 160 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 138 | 0.87% | |
Expansion | 2024 | 144 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 123 | 0.91% | |
Masters | 2023 | 175 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 141 | 1.01% | |
Masters | 2023 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 93 | 1.03% | |
Draft innovation | 2022 | 176 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 148 | 0.91% | |
Draft innovation | 2021 | — | 185 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 164 | 0.86% |
Masters | 2014 | — | 112 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 98 | 0.95% |
Expansion | 2025 | 150 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 125 | 0.78% | |
Expansion | 2023 | 151 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 138 | 0.49% | |
Masters | 2022 | 110 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 0.97% | |
Draft innovation | 2022 | 204 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 190 | 0.55% | |
Draft innovation | 2021 | 120 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 1.18% | |
Masters | 2020 | 109 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 88 | 1.31% | |
Draft innovation | 2020 | — | 236 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 222 | 0.36% |
Expansion | 2003 | 117 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 105 | 0.93% | |
Core | 1997 | 207 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 188 | 0.70% | |
Expansion | 1995 | 141 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 130 | 0.85% | |
Core | 1995 | 154 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 142 | 0.76% | |
Core | 1994 | — | 101 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 1.12% |
Core | 1994 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 1.12% | |
Core | 1993 | — | 92 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 82 | 1.23% |
Core | 1993 | — | 92 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 82 | 1.23% |
Core | 1993 | — | 91 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 1.24% |
Expansion | 2026 | 127 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 0.48% | |
Expansion | 2025 | 114 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 0.76% | |
Masters | 2025 | 101 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 0.67% | |
Expansion | 2022 | 128 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 104 | 0.77% | |
Expansion | 2022 | 137 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 127 | 0.49% | |
Expansion | 2021 | 123 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 113 | 0.64% | |
Draft innovation | 2020 | 191 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 171 | 0.61% | |
Expansion | 2017 | 111 | 3 | — | 1 | 107 | 0.48% | |
Masters | 2011 | — | 99 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 0.95% |
Core | 2009 | — | 112 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 0.64% |
Masters | 2008 | — | 97 | 3 | — | 3 | 91 | 0.70% |
Masters | 2007 | — | 69 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 1.51% |
Expansion | 1999 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 108 | 0.63% | |
Expansion | 2025 | 148 | 2 | — | 2 | 144 | 0.35% | |
Expansion | 2023 | 131 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 115 | 0.52% | |
Expansion | 2023 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 0.42% | |
Expansion | 2022 | 147 | 2 | 6 | — | 139 | 0.34% | |
Expansion | 2021 | 124 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 112 | 0.52% | |
Expansion | 2021 | 157 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 140 | 0.51% | |
Masters | 2021 | 158 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 139 | 0.52% | |
Expansion | 2021 | 145 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 125 | 0.51% | |
Masters | 2018 | 116 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 0.41% | |
Masters | 2017 | 123 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 107 | 0.61% | |
Masters | 2013 | 110 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 0.61% | |
Expansion | 2012 | 66 | 2 | — | 3 | 61 | 0.41% | |
Expansion | 2010 | 105 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 0.60% | |
Core | 2010 | — | 112 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 104 | 0.62% |
Expansion | 2010 | 62 | 2 | 3 | — | 57 | 1.02% | |
Expansion | 2006 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 0.53% | |
Expansion | 2002 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 0.60% | |
Core | 2001 | 147 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 136 | 0.48% | |
Expansion | 1998 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 109 | 0.43% | |
Expansion | 2025 | 121 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 109 | 0.40% | |
Expansion | 2025 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 0.28% | |
Masters | 2024 | — | 111 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 94 | 0.50% |
Expansion | 2024 | 132 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 0.30% | |
Masters | 2024 | 136 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 0.31% | |
Expansion | 2023 | 172 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 160 | 0.28% | |
Masters | 2023 | — | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0.54% |
Masters | 2023 | — | 104 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 0.23% |
Core | 2020 | 129 | 1 | — | 5 | 123 | 0.23% | |
Core | 2019 | — | 167 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 161 | 0.25% |
Draft innovation | 2019 | 115 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 101 | 0.61% | |
Expansion | 2018 | 117 | 1 | 1 | — | 115 | 0.19% | |
Core | 2018 | — | 137 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 0.26% |
Draft innovation | 2018 | 118 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 0.22% | |
Expansion | 2018 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 0.30% | |
Masters | 2017 | 122 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 0.40% | |
Expansion | 2016 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 0.18% | |
Expansion | 2015 | 106 | 1 | — | 3 | 102 | 0.28% | |
Masters | 2015 | 130 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 111 | 0.65% | |
Masters | 2015 | — | 120 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 0.23% |
Expansion | 2015 | 107 | 1 | 1 | — | 105 | 0.24% | |
Draft innovation | 2014 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 0.36% | |
Expansion | 2013 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 0.22% | |
Core | 2013 | — | 113 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 105 | 0.32% |
Expansion | 2012 | 115 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 0.39% | |
Core | 2012 | — | 117 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 107 | 0.38% |
Core | 2011 | — | 109 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 100 | 0.31% |
Expansion | 2011 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 0.61% | |
Expansion | 2009 | 105 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 0.40% | |
Masters | 2009 | — | 83 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 0.22% |
Expansion | 2008 | 104 | 1 | 1 | — | 102 | 0.29% | |
Expansion | 2008 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 0.17% | |
Expansion | 2007 | 125 | 1 | 2 | — | 122 | 0.18% | |
Expansion | 2006 | 159 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 149 | 0.22% | |
Expansion | 2002 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 0.81% | |
Core | 1999 | 145 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 135 | 0.29% | |
Expansion | 1997 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 0.28% | |
Expansion | 1997 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0.43% | |
Expansion | 1996 | 61 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 0.32% | |
Expansion | 1994 | — | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 0.21% |
Expansion | 2026 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0.01% |
Expansion | 2026 | 86 | — | 2 | 5 | 79 | 0.16% | |
Expansion | 2026 | 114 | — | 4 | 1 | 109 | 0.13% | |
Expansion | 2025 | 70 | — | — | — | 70 | 0.00% | |
Expansion | 2025 | — | 65 | — | — | — | 65 | 0.00% |
Draft innovation | 2024 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 0.09% | |
Draft innovation | 2022 | — | 436 | — | 14 | 6 | 416 | 0.18% |
Expansion | 2021 | 106 | — | — | 1 | 105 | 0.02% | |
Masters | 2020 | — | 109 | — | 1 | 1 | 107 | 0.04% |
Expansion | 2020 | 145 | — | 3 | 4 | 138 | 0.15% | |
Masters | 2020 | — | 114 | — | 2 | 5 | 107 | 0.16% |
Expansion | 2020 | 113 | — | 5 | 5 | 103 | 0.34% | |
Expansion | 2020 | 107 | — | 3 | 1 | 103 | 0.14% | |
Expansion | 2019 | 108 | — | 2 | 5 | 101 | 0.11% | |
Expansion | 2019 | 110 | — | 1 | — | 109 | 0.06% | |
Expansion | 2019 | 111 | — | 1 | 1 | 109 | 0.05% | |
Expansion | 2018 | 80 | — | 1 | — | 79 | 0.07% | |
Expansion | 2017 | 76 | — | — | 1 | 75 | 0.03% | |
Expansion | 2017 | 119 | — | 2 | 5 | 112 | 0.15% | |
Expansion | 2017 | 78 | — | 2 | 1 | 75 | 0.13% | |
Expansion | 2016 | 110 | — | 1 | — | 109 | 0.03% | |
Draft innovation | 2016 | 95 | — | 3 | 2 | 90 | 0.23% | |
Expansion | 2016 | 83 | — | — | 1 | 82 | 0.02% | |
Expansion | 2016 | 77 | — | 2 | 1 | 74 | 0.18% | |
Core | 2015 | 126 | — | 3 | — | 123 | 0.12% | |
Expansion | 2015 | 81 | — | 1 | 1 | 79 | 0.08% | |
Expansion | 2014 | 109 | — | — | 1 | 108 | 0.02% | |
Core | 2014 | — | 120 | — | 2 | 3 | 115 | 0.12% |
Expansion | 2014 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 65 | 0.01% | |
Expansion | 2014 | 63 | — | 2 | 2 | 59 | 0.22% | |
Expansion | 2013 | 71 | — | — | 3 | 68 | 0.08% | |
Expansion | 2013 | 115 | — | 3 | 2 | 110 | 0.08% | |
Expansion | 2012 | 106 | — | 2 | 1 | 103 | 0.06% | |
Expansion | 2011 | 115 | — | 3 | — | 112 | 0.13% | |
Expansion | 2011 | 63 | — | 1 | 2 | 60 | 0.15% | |
Expansion | 2010 | 110 | — | 2 | 11 | 97 | 0.14% | |
Expansion | 2009 | 60 | — | — | — | 60 | 0.01% | |
Expansion | 2009 | — | 63 | — | 1 | — | 62 | 0.07% |
Expansion | 2008 | 64 | — | 1 | — | 63 | 0.05% | |
Expansion | 2008 | 65 | — | 2 | 1 | 62 | 0.18% | |
Core | 2007 | 160 | — | 3 | 2 | 155 | 0.10% | |
Expansion | 2007 | 64 | — | — | 2 | 62 | 0.03% | |
Expansion | 2007 | — | 63 | — | — | 2 | 61 | 0.05% |
Expansion | 2006 | 63 | — | 3 | 2 | 58 | 0.27% | |
Expansion | 2006 | 57 | — | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0.11% | |
Expansion | 2005 | 119 | — | 2 | 6 | 111 | 0.12% | |
Core | 2005 | 162 | — | 5 | 2 | 155 | 0.12% | |
Expansion | 2005 | 55 | — | — | 3 | 52 | 0.06% | |
Expansion | 2005 | 55 | — | 2 | — | 53 | 0.16% | |
Expansion | 2004 | 115 | — | — | 5 | 110 | 0.06% | |
Expansion | 2004 | 61 | — | — | — | 61 | 0.01% | |
Expansion | 2004 | 58 | — | 1 | 1 | 56 | 0.08% | |
Core | 2003 | — | 152 | — | 4 | 4 | 144 | 0.10% |
Expansion | 2003 | 58 | — | 1 | 3 | 54 | 0.09% | |
Expansion | 2003 | 57 | — | 1 | — | 56 | 0.10% | |
Expansion | 2002 | 115 | — | 1 | 3 | 111 | 0.08% | |
Expansion | 2001 | 116 | — | 2 | — | 114 | 0.08% | |
Expansion | 2001 | 57 | — | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0.15% | |
Expansion | 2001 | 58 | — | — | 1 | 57 | 0.04% | |
Expansion | 2000 | 118 | — | 2 | 5 | 111 | 0.09% | |
Expansion | 2000 | 56 | — | — | — | 56 | 0.01% | |
Expansion | 2000 | 54 | — | — | 1 | 53 | 0.04% | |
Expansion | 1999 | 57 | — | — | 1 | 56 | 0.04% | |
Expansion | 1999 | 55 | — | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0.23% | |
Expansion | 1998 | 59 | — | — | — | 59 | 0.01% | |
Expansion | 1998 | 56 | — | — | — | 56 | 0.01% | |
Expansion | 1997 | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 63 | 0.05% | |
Expansion | 1996 | 120 | — | 1 | 4 | 115 | 0.07% | |
Expansion | 1995 | 52 | — | — | 1 | 51 | 0.04% | |
Masters | 1995 | 47 | — | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0.26% | |
Expansion | 1994 | 42 | — | 1 | — | 41 | 0.05% | |
Expansion | 1994 | 54 | — | 1 | 3 | 50 | 0.26% | |
Expansion | 1994 | — | 37 | — | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0.21% |
Expansion | 1993 | — | 30 | — | — | 1 | 29 | 0.07% |