What are the best cards for Araumi of the Dead Tide in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 322 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Araumi of the Dead Tide are Gray Merchant of Asphodel (88%), Command Tower (79%), Fleshbag Marauder (75%), Evolving Wilds (73%), Arcane Signet (73%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Araumi of the Dead Tide decks that run each card.

How many decks use Araumi of the Dead Tide as a Pauper Commander commander?

Araumi of the Dead Tide is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 322 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #26 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Araumi of the Dead Tide in Pauper Commander?

Araumi of the Dead Tide has a Blue/Black color identity. In Pauper Commander (PDH), a 100-card deck can only include common-rarity cards within the Blue/Black color identity.

What does an average Araumi of the Dead Tide Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Araumi of the Dead Tide PDH deck runs 35 lands, 38 creatures, 13 instants, 6 sorceries, 6 artifacts, and 2 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 322 tracked decks.

Based on 322 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Araumi of the Dead Tide (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 322
Popularity rank: #26 of 3,256
Unique cards seen: 1,475
Data updated: October 20, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	23	35	42
Creatures	37	38	129
Instants	13	13	27
Sorceries	6	6	16
Artifacts	6	6	24
Enchantments	1	2	9

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

88% of decks

Fleshbag Marauder

75% of decks

Arcane Signet

73% of decks

Floating-Dream Zubera

72% of decks

Deranged Assistant

71% of decks

Mulldrifter

67% of decks

Crow of Dark Tidings

64% of decks

Dimir Signet

59% of decks

Gorging Vulture

58% of decks

Counterspell

57% of decks

16–129 cards (avg 38)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

55%

Recursion

4178/322178

51%

1165/322165

44%

Card Draw

2141/322141

44%

2141/322141

43%

Lifegain

2138/322138

43%

2138/322138

43%

4137/322137

42%

3135/322135

42%

2134/322134

41%

5133/322133

41%

Card Draw

4131/322131

40%

2130/322130

39%

RampCard Draw

3125/322125

38%

Lifegain

2123/322123

37%

2118/322118

37%

Recursion

3118/322118

36%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

3116/322116

34%

Removal

3111/322111

33%

Card DrawLifegain

3107/322107

32%

Lifegain

3104/322104

32%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

4103/322103

31%

2101/322101

31%

Card Draw

2101/322101

31%

Tutor

6100/322100

31%

399/32299

0–27 cards (avg 13)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

55%

Card Draw

3178/322178

45%

Counterspell

2145/322145

39%

Card DrawCounterspell

2127/322127

37%

Card Draw

1119/322119

32%

3104/322104

31%

199/32299

30%

197/32297

0–16 cards (avg 6)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

47%

Removal

2152/322152

34%

Sacrifice OutletRecursion

4110/322110

32%

Card Draw

4104/322104

32%

Card Draw

1102/322102

0–24 cards (avg 6)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

45%

RampCard Draw

2146/322146

38%

Card DrawRamp

3121/322121

37%

RampTutor

1118/322118

0–9 cards (avg 2)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

23–42 cards (avg 35)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

79%

0254/322254

73%

Tutor

0236/322236

72%

0232/322232

71%

0230/322230

66%

Tutor

0212/322212

59%

Bounce

0189/322189

57%

Tutor

0182/322182

52%

0166/322166

47%

Lifegain

0150/322150

44%

Graveyard Hate

0143/322143

40%

LifegainTutor

0129/322129

39%

TutorLifegain

0126/322126

34%

0111/322111

34%

Card Draw

0109/322109

31%

Recursion

0101/322101

30%

Card Draw

098/32298

Top Cards for Araumi of the Dead Tide PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Araumi of the Dead Tide Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 322 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	88%	282/322	creature
2	75%	242/322	creature
3	73%	234/322	artifact
4	72%	231/322	creature
5	71%	228/322	creature
6	67%	216/322	creature
7	64%	205/322	creature
8	59%	190/322	artifact
9	58%	187/322	creature
10	57%	185/322	instant
11	55%	178/322	instant
12	55%	178/322	creature
13	51%	165/322	creature
14	47%	152/322	sorcery
15	45%	146/322	artifact
16	45%	145/322	instant
17	44%	141/322	creature
18	44%	141/322	creature
19	43%	138/322	creature
20	43%	138/322	creature

Araumi of the Dead Tide (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (732)

Instants (302)

Sorceries (169)

Artifacts (103)

Enchantments (74)

Lands (85)

Top Cards for Araumi of the Dead Tide PDH Decks