What are the best cards for Ajani's Pridemate in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 29 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Ajani's Pridemate are Plains (86%), Soulmender (76%), Soul's Attendant (72%), Soul Warden (69%), Ajani's Mantra (69%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Ajani's Pridemate decks that run each card.

How many decks use Ajani's Pridemate as a Pauper Commander commander?

Ajani's Pridemate is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 29 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #336 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Ajani's Pridemate in Pauper Commander?

Ajani's Pridemate has a mono-White color identity. In Pauper Commander (PDH), a 100-card deck can only include common-rarity cards within the mono-White color identity.

What does an average Ajani's Pridemate Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Ajani's Pridemate PDH deck runs 34 lands, 26 creatures, 14 instants, 4 sorceries, 11 artifacts, and 10 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 29 tracked decks.

Based on 29 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Ajani's Pridemate (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 29
Popularity rank: #336 of 2,736
Unique cards seen: 559
Data updated: August 27, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	29	34	40
Creatures	26	26	41
Instants	14	14	37
Sorceries	3	4	9
Artifacts	10	11	21
Enchantments	5	10	31

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Soulmender

76% of decks

Soul's Attendant

72% of decks

Soul Warden

69% of decks

Ajani's Mantra

69% of decks

Healer's Hawk

62% of decks

Suture Priest

59% of decks

Recumbent Bliss

55% of decks

Pristine Talisman

52% of decks

Shelter

48% of decks

Leonin Elder

48% of decks

5–41 cards (avg 26)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

45%

Lifegain

313/2913

45%

Lifegain

213/2913

45%

Lifegain

313/2913

45%

313/2913

41%

Lifegain

112/2912

41%

Lifegain

212/2912

41%

RecursionLifegain

112/2912

41%

Lifegain

112/2912

38%

Lifegain

111/2911

38%

Lifegain

111/2911

34%

Lifegain

210/2910

31%

Lifegain

49/299

31%

Lifegain

49/299

31%

Lifegain

19/299

6–37 cards (avg 14)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

48%

LifegainRemoval

214/2914

48%

Card DrawLifegain

314/2914

38%

Card DrawLifegain

211/2911

31%

29/299

31%

19/299

31%

Lifegain

29/299

31%

LifegainRemoval

39/299

1–9 cards (avg 4)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

38%

Card DrawLifegain

311/2911

2–21 cards (avg 11)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

45%

Ramp

213/2913

45%

RampCard Draw

313/2913

45%

RampCard Draw

213/2913

38%

Protection

311/2911

38%

Lifegain

311/2911

31%

19/299

31%

29/299

5–31 cards (avg 10)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

41%

LifegainRemoval

412/2912

38%

Lifegain

211/2911

38%

Lifegain

111/2911

34%

Lifegain

110/2910

31%

Card Draw

29/299

29–40 cards (avg 34)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

86%

025/2925

55%

Lifegain

016/2916

55%

Lifegain

016/2916

41%

Card Draw

012/2912

34%

Card Draw

010/2910

34%

TutorLifegain

010/2910

31%

Card Draw

09/299

31%

TutorLifegain

09/299

31%

TutorLifegain

09/299

Top Cards for Ajani's Pridemate PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Ajani's Pridemate Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 29 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	76%	22/29	creature
2	72%	21/29	creature
3	69%	20/29	creature
4	69%	20/29	enchantment
5	62%	18/29	creature
6	59%	17/29	creature
7	55%	16/29	enchantment
8	52%	15/29	artifact
9	48%	14/29	instant
10	48%	14/29	creature
11	48%	14/29	instant
12	48%	14/29	instant
13	45%	13/29	creature
14	45%	13/29	artifact
15	45%	13/29	creature
16	45%	13/29	artifact
17	45%	13/29	creature
18	45%	13/29	creature
19	45%	13/29	artifact
20	41%	12/29	creature

Ajani's Pridemate (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (173)

Instants (135)

Sorceries (35)

Artifacts (85)

Enchantments (79)

Lands (42)

Top Cards for Ajani's Pridemate PDH Decks