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

Adam Styborski’s Pauper Cube Draft — September 3, 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 · W · U · R · 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

Tavi

The Synergist

Accepts modest standalone cards when they strengthen a coherent engine.

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Seat 3 · U · B · R · G

Orin

The Artificer

Leans toward artifacts and the cards that make artifacts matter.

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Seat 4 · W · U · B

Selene

The Gatekeeper

Prefers removal, countermagic, defense, and long-game card advantage.

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Seat 5 · W · B · R

Nema

The Graveyard Gardener

Values recursion, sacrifice, discard, and graveyard resources.

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Seat 6 · W · U · B · G

Lux

The Treasure Hunter

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

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Seat 7 · W · U · B · R · G

Pax

The Five-Color Dreamer

Prioritizes mana fixing, then reaches for the strongest cards in every color.

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Seat 8 · U · B · R · G

Jori

The Token General

Builds wide boards and favors cards that multiply creatures.

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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 Mirror Drafteryour direct competition · same seat, same packs Direct rival 16000-0-0Direct rival0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#2 Tavi Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#3 Orin Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#4 Selene Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#5 Nema Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#6 Lux Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#7 Pax Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#8 Jori Standard candle 16000-0-0Reference0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1