What are the best cards for Army Ants in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 11 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Army Ants are Seismic Spike (100%), Molten Rain (100%), Choking Sands (91%), Bloodfell Caves (91%), Pillage (82%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Army Ants decks that run each card.

How many decks use Army Ants as a Pauper Commander commander?

Army Ants is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 11 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #661 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Army Ants in Pauper Commander?

Army Ants has a Black/Red color identity. In Pauper Commander (PDH), a 100-card deck can only include common-rarity cards within the Black/Red color identity.

What does an average Army Ants Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Army Ants PDH deck runs 37 lands, 16 creatures, 10 instants, 26 sorceries, 8 artifacts, and 3 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 11 tracked decks.

Based on 11 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Army Ants (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 11
Popularity rank: #661 of 2,736
Unique cards seen: 320
Data updated: August 27, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	31	37	46
Creatures	15	16	25
Instants	9	10	15
Sorceries	26	26	37
Artifacts	8	8	15
Enchantments	2	3	5

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Seismic Spike

100% of decks

Molten Rain

100% of decks

Choking Sands

91% of decks

Pillage

82% of decks

Scaretiller

82% of decks

Lay Waste

82% of decks

Stone Rain

82% of decks

Goblin Gardener

82% of decks

Rancid Earth

82% of decks

Destroy the Evidence

73% of decks

6–25 cards (avg 16)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

64%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

27/117

64%

Removal

77/117

64%

Ramp

27/117

55%

Removal

56/116

55%

Removal

56/116

55%

Removal

86/116

45%

75/115

36%

Recursion

34/114

36%

44/114

36%

Tutor

34/114

3–15 cards (avg 10)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

64%

Removal

47/117

55%

Removal

26/116

55%

Ramp

16/116

45%

Removal

25/115

45%

Removal

25/115

45%

Removal

25/115

36%

Card Draw

34/114

36%

BurnRemoval

14/114

36%

BounceRemoval

14/114

12–37 cards (avg 26)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

73%

Removal

48/118

64%

BurnRemoval

47/117

64%

Removal

47/117

64%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

17/117

64%

TutorCard Draw+1

27/117

55%

Removal

46/116

55%

Card Draw

26/116

55%

BurnRemoval

46/116

55%

Removal

26/116

55%

TutorCard Draw+1

36/116

45%

BurnRemoval

55/115

45%

Removal

45/115

45%

Removal

45/115

45%

Removal

45/115

45%

BurnRemoval

45/115

45%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

25/115

45%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

15/115

45%

Recursion

25/115

36%

Card Draw

14/114

36%

Removal

44/114

36%

Removal

54/114

4–15 cards (avg 8)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

73%

Ramp

28/118

64%

Ramp

27/117

55%

Ramp

26/116

55%

06/116

55%

Ramp

26/116

0–5 cards (avg 3)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

55%

Removal

26/116

36%

24/114

31–46 cards (avg 37)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

91%

Lifegain

010/1110

82%

09/119

82%

09/119

82%

09/119

64%

Graveyard Hate

07/117

64%

Tutor

07/117

55%

Recursion

06/116

45%

Tutor

05/115

36%

04/114

36%

Bounce

04/114

36%

Card Draw

04/114

36%

04/114

Top Cards for Army Ants PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Army Ants Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 11 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	100%	11/11	sorcery
2	100%	11/11	sorcery
3	91%	10/11	sorcery
4	82%	9/11	sorcery
5	82%	9/11	creature
6	82%	9/11	sorcery
7	82%	9/11	sorcery
8	82%	9/11	creature
9	82%	9/11	sorcery
10	73%	8/11	sorcery
11	73%	8/11	sorcery
12	73%	8/11	artifact
13	64%	7/11	sorcery
14	64%	7/11	creature
15	64%	7/11	sorcery
16	64%	7/11	instant
17	64%	7/11	artifact
18	64%	7/11	creature
19	64%	7/11	sorcery
20	64%	7/11	sorcery

Army Ants (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (82)

Instants (49)

Sorceries (78)

Artifacts (44)

Enchantments (17)

Lands (40)

Top Cards for Army Ants PDH Decks