What are the best cards for Bone-Cairn Butcher in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 161 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Bone-Cairn Butcher are Swamp (96%), Plains (96%), Mountain (96%), Command Tower (88%), Nightblade Brigade (78%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Bone-Cairn Butcher decks that run each card.

How many decks use Bone-Cairn Butcher as a Pauper Commander commander?

Bone-Cairn Butcher is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 161 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #66 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Bone-Cairn Butcher in Pauper Commander?

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

What does an average Bone-Cairn Butcher Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Bone-Cairn Butcher PDH deck runs 35 lands, 27 creatures, 15 instants, 11 sorceries, 8 artifacts, and 4 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 161 tracked decks.

Based on 161 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Bone-Cairn Butcher (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 161
Popularity rank: #66 of 3,256
Unique cards seen: 1,599
Data updated: October 19, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	26	35	41
Creatures	27	27	49
Instants	14	15	33
Sorceries	10	11	26
Artifacts	7	8	36
Enchantments	3	4	16

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Nightblade Brigade

78% of decks

Shock Brigade

78% of decks

Mirkwood Bats

73% of decks

Reigning Victor

72% of decks

Dragonback Lancer

71% of decks

Impact Tremors

71% of decks

Arcane Signet

70% of decks

Nadier's Nightblade

65% of decks

Corrupted Conviction

65% of decks

Village Rites

64% of decks

11–49 cards (avg 27)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

63%

BurnRecursion

3101/161101

58%

Burn

394/16194

50%

281/16181

43%

170/16170

43%

369/16169

43%

569/16169

42%

Lifegain

468/16168

32%

Lifegain

252/16152

32%

451/16151

30%

Lifegain

249/16149

3–33 cards (avg 15)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

62%

Card DrawSacrifice Outlet+1

2100/161100

48%

377/16177

44%

271/16171

43%

Graveyard HateBurn+1

270/16170

43%

Sacrifice OutletCard Draw

270/16170

42%

Removal

267/16167

38%

Card DrawSacrifice Outlet

261/16161

35%

BurnRemoval

256/16156

31%

450/16150

30%

BurnRemoval

249/16149

0–26 cards (avg 11)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

46%

374/16174

43%

269/16169

42%

267/16167

42%

467/16167

42%

Lifegain

467/16167

38%

461/16161

35%

256/16156

32%

Sacrifice OutletRemoval

151/16151

0–36 cards (avg 8)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

37%

Ramp

260/16160

37%

Ramp

260/16160

33%

Ramp

253/16153

0–16 cards (avg 4)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

37%

BurnRemoval

360/16160

26–41 cards (avg 35)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

96%

0154/161154

96%

0154/161154

96%

0154/161154

88%

0142/161142

64%

Card DrawTutor

0103/161103

58%

Tutor

094/16194

55%

Tutor

089/16189

42%

Lifegain

068/16168

41%

Lifegain

066/16166

41%

Lifegain

066/16166

41%

066/16166

39%

062/16162

39%

062/16162

37%

059/16159

35%

056/16156

34%

Bounce

055/16155

32%

052/16152

32%

Bounce

052/16152

30%

049/16149

30%

Bounce

049/16149

Top Cards for Bone-Cairn Butcher PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Bone-Cairn Butcher Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 161 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	78%	125/161	creature
2	78%	125/161	creature
3	73%	118/161	creature
4	72%	116/161	creature
5	71%	115/161	creature
6	71%	115/161	enchantment
7	70%	112/161	artifact
8	65%	105/161	creature
9	65%	104/161	instant
10	64%	103/161	instant
11	63%	101/161	creature
12	62%	100/161	instant
13	58%	94/161	creature
14	50%	81/161	creature
15	48%	77/161	instant
16	46%	74/161	sorcery
17	44%	71/161	instant
18	43%	70/161	instant
19	43%	70/161	instant
20	43%	70/161	creature

Bone-Cairn Butcher (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (593)

Instants (350)

Sorceries (222)

Artifacts (175)

Enchantments (115)

Lands (134)

Top Cards for Bone-Cairn Butcher PDH Decks