What are the best cards for Bear's Companion in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 80 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Bear's Companion are Command Tower (86%), Island (74%), Mountain (74%), Ghostly Flicker (74%), Forest (74%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Bear's Companion decks that run each card.

How many decks use Bear's Companion as a Pauper Commander commander?

Bear's Companion is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 80 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #142 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Bear's Companion in Pauper Commander?

Bear's Companion has a Blue/Red/Green color identity. In Pauper Commander (PDH), a 100-card deck can only include common-rarity cards within the Blue/Red/Green color identity.

What does an average Bear's Companion Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Bear's Companion PDH deck runs 35 lands, 26 creatures, 18 instants, 11 sorceries, 5 artifacts, and 4 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 80 tracked decks.

Based on 80 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Bear's Companion (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 80
Popularity rank: #142 of 3,256
Unique cards seen: 1,432
Data updated: August 27, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	24	35	42
Creatures	25	26	46
Instants	18	18	34
Sorceries	11	11	47
Artifacts	5	5	20
Enchantments	4	4	14

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Ghostly Flicker

74% of decks

Displace

66% of decks

Archaeomancer

64% of decks

Mulldrifter

59% of decks

Arcane Signet

58% of decks

Peregrine Drake

54% of decks

Cultivate

51% of decks

Blur

50% of decks

Mnemonic Wall

49% of decks

Teferi's Time Twist

48% of decks

9–46 cards (avg 26)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

48%

Recursion

438/8038

45%

RampCard Draw

236/8036

44%

Tutor

335/8035

39%

RampCard Draw

331/8031

36%

Card Draw

229/8029

33%

TutorRamp

326/8026

31%

Recursion

525/8025

31%

Card Draw

525/8025

1–34 cards (avg 18)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

46%

BlinkRecursion

237/8037

45%

Counterspell

236/8036

44%

Card DrawCounterspell

235/8035

41%

RemovalBounce

233/8033

38%

BurnRemoval

230/8030

38%

RemovalBurn

130/8030

36%

Card DrawBlink

229/8029

33%

CounterspellTutor

226/8026

33%

RemovalBounce

226/8026

31%

Counterspell

225/8025

30%

BounceRemoval

324/8024

0–47 cards (avg 11)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

46%

TutorRamp

237/8037

44%

RampTutor

235/8035

39%

Card Draw

131/8031

38%

TutorRamp

330/8030

30%

Card Draw

124/8024

0–20 cards (avg 5)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

0–14 cards (avg 4)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

44%

Burn

235/8035

33%

Card Draw

326/8026

24–42 cards (avg 35)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

86%

069/8069

74%

059/8059

74%

059/8059

74%

059/8059

58%

Tutor

046/8046

56%

Bounce

045/8045

55%

Bounce

044/8044

54%

Tutor

043/8043

53%

042/8042

51%

Tutor

041/8041

49%

039/8039

48%

Bounce

038/8038

45%

036/8036

44%

035/8035

43%

034/8034

39%

031/8031

39%

031/8031

36%

Lifegain

029/8029

36%

Lifegain

029/8029

35%

Lifegain

028/8028

Top Cards for Bear's Companion PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Bear's Companion Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 80 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	74%	59/80	instant
2	66%	53/80	instant
3	64%	51/80	creature
4	59%	47/80	creature
5	58%	46/80	artifact
6	54%	43/80	creature
7	51%	41/80	sorcery
8	50%	40/80	instant
9	49%	39/80	creature
10	48%	38/80	instant
11	48%	38/80	creature
12	46%	37/80	instant
13	46%	37/80	sorcery
14	45%	36/80	instant
15	45%	36/80	creature
16	44%	35/80	instant
17	44%	35/80	sorcery
18	44%	35/80	creature
19	44%	35/80	enchantment
20	41%	33/80	instant

Bear's Companion (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (601)

Instants (327)

Sorceries (199)

Artifacts (89)

Enchantments (99)

Lands (107)

Top Cards for Bear's Companion PDH Decks