Adam Styborski’s Pauper Cube Draft · ranked window complete · final results

Adam Styborski’s Pauper Cube Draft — August 24, 2026

0 ranked players built from the same opening packs, measured against 8 fixed standard candles. Historical entries remain playable but cannot change these results.

No scored decks

This challenge closed without a ranked player deck. You can still draft its original pool above for an unranked standard-candle evaluation.

The fixed measuring stick · always reviewable

The 8 standard-candle decks

Every player faces these exact same 8 reference decks. Open any list to see the full build used for comparison.

Seat 0 benchmark · U · B · G

Direct rival · same seat, same packs

Mirror Drafter

The Fundamentalist

Efficient creatures, premium interaction, and a disciplined curve.

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Seat 2 · W · U · B · R

Lux

The Treasure Hunter

Gives bombs and high-rarity cards a little extra benefit of the doubt.

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Seat 3 · U · B · R · G

Nema

The Graveyard Gardener

Values recursion, sacrifice, discard, and graveyard resources.

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Seat 4 · U · B · R

Mira

The Navigator

Reads the cards still flowing and changes colors more readily.

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Seat 5 · W · R · G

Veyra

The Splash Artist

Takes fixing highly and makes room for a powerful third color.

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Seat 6 · W · U · B · R

Jori

The Token General

Builds wide boards and favors cards that multiply creatures.

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Seat 7 · W · B

Elowen

The Enchanter

Looks for enchantments, auras, and enchantment payoffs.

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Seat 8 · W · B · R · G

Brann

The Loyalist

Commits early and fights hard to stay in the colors already chosen.

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Ranked players + standard candles

Final all-deck ranking

Unranked historical replays are excluded.

Player rank compares people with people. Overall rank below also shows where every player build sits among the fixed reference decks.

OverallPlayer / referenceTypeRatingRecord (W–T–L)Player rankConfidence
#1 Jori Standard candle 17477-0-3Reference10 games · 1546–1891 · rank 1–6
#2 Brann Standard candle 16723-0-2Reference5 games · 1440–1928 · rank 1–7
#3 Lux Standard candle 16516-0-4Reference10 games · 1467–1808 · rank 1–7
#4 Veyra Standard candle 16264-0-1Reference5 games · 1338–1859 · rank 1–8
#5 Elowen Standard candle 16262-0-3Reference5 games · 1440–1834 · rank 1–7
#6 Mira Standard candle 15825-0-5Reference10 games · 1392–1731 · rank 2–8
#7 Mirror Drafteryour direct competition · same seat, same packs Direct rival 14731-0-4Direct rival5 games · 1304–1729 · rank 2–8
#8 Nema Standard candle 14112-0-8Reference10 games · 1239–1636 · rank 3–8