What are the best cards for Monastery Swiftspear in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 10 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Monastery Swiftspear are Lightning Bolt (80%), Shock (70%), Kessig Flamebreather (70%), Flame Slash (60%), Lightning Strike (60%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Monastery Swiftspear decks that run each card.

How many decks use Monastery Swiftspear as a Pauper Commander commander?

Monastery Swiftspear is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 10 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #709 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Monastery Swiftspear in Pauper Commander?

Monastery Swiftspear has a mono-Red color identity. In Pauper Commander (PDH), a 100-card deck can only include common-rarity cards within the mono-Red color identity.

What does an average Monastery Swiftspear Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Monastery Swiftspear PDH deck runs 32 lands, 17 creatures, 22 instants, 17 sorceries, 10 artifacts, and 4 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 10 tracked decks.

Based on 10 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Monastery Swiftspear (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 10
Popularity rank: #709 of 2,736
Unique cards seen: 389
Data updated: August 27, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	28	32	35
Creatures	17	17	25
Instants	11	22	33
Sorceries	16	17	27
Artifacts	9	10	32
Enchantments	4	4	17

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Lightning Bolt

80% of decks

Shock

70% of decks

Kessig Flamebreather

70% of decks

Flame Slash

60% of decks

Lightning Strike

60% of decks

Crash Through

60% of decks

Reckless Impulse

60% of decks

Skewer the Critics

60% of decks

Chain Lightning

60% of decks

Faithless Looting

60% of decks

5–25 cards (avg 17)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

50%

25/105

50%

25/105

50%

Burn

25/105

40%

Burn

24/104

40%

Burn

24/104

40%

BurnCard Draw

14/104

40%

14/104

40%

14/104

40%

BurnRemoval

24/104

40%

BurnRemoval

24/104

40%

24/104

30%

23/103

30%

23/103

30%

Burn

33/103

30%

23/103

30%

13/103

30%

23/103

30%

Ramp

33/103

30%

BurnRemoval

23/103

11–33 cards (avg 22)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

50%

BurnRemoval

25/105

50%

15/105

50%

BurnSacrifice Outlet+1

15/105

40%

BurnRemoval

14/104

40%

BurnRemoval

14/104

40%

24/104

40%

Sacrifice OutletCard Draw

24/104

40%

14/104

40%

BurnRemoval

24/104

40%

BurnRemoval

14/104

40%

Card Draw

24/104

40%

BurnRemoval

14/104

40%

BurnSacrifice Outlet+1

64/104

40%

BurnRemoval

24/104

40%

24/104

30%

23/103

30%

BurnRemoval

33/103

30%

13/103

30%

BurnCard Draw+1

13/103

30%

BurnSacrifice Outlet+1

23/103

30%

BurnRemoval

13/103

30%

13/103

30%

Card Draw

13/103

30%

Ramp

23/103

30%

Removal

23/103

30%

BurnRemoval

13/103

30%

Card Draw

23/103

30%

BurnSacrifice Outlet+1

13/103

30%

BurnSacrifice Outlet+1

23/103

30%

BurnRemoval

23/103

0–27 cards (avg 17)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

60%

BurnRemoval

16/106

50%

25/105

50%

Burn

25/105

50%

BurnRemoval

35/105

50%

Card Draw

15/105

40%

BurnRemoval

14/104

40%

14/104

30%

BurnRemoval

13/103

30%

23/103

30%

Card Draw

13/103

30%

BurnRemoval

23/103

30%

Sacrifice OutletCard Draw

23/103

30%

BurnCard Draw

23/103

30%

BurnSacrifice Outlet+1

13/103

30%

Card Draw

23/103

30%

BurnRemoval

13/103

30%

Card Draw

13/103

1–32 cards (avg 10)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

40%

14/104

40%

Ramp

04/104

30%

13/103

30%

23/103

30%

RampCard Draw

23/103

30%

03/103

30%

Card Draw

23/103

30%

23/103

30%

13/103

30%

Ramp

13/103

0–17 cards (avg 4)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

40%

BurnRemoval

14/104

40%

RampCard Draw

14/104

30%

23/103

28–35 cards (avg 32)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

60%

06/106

60%

Card Draw

06/106

50%

05/105

30%

BurnRemoval

03/103

30%

03/103

Top Cards for Monastery Swiftspear PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Monastery Swiftspear Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 10 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	80%	8/10	instant
2	70%	7/10	instant
3	70%	7/10	creature
4	60%	6/10	sorcery
5	60%	6/10	instant
6	60%	6/10	sorcery
7	60%	6/10	sorcery
8	60%	6/10	sorcery
9	60%	6/10	sorcery
10	60%	6/10	sorcery
11	60%	6/10	sorcery
12	50%	5/10	creature
13	50%	5/10	instant
14	50%	5/10	creature
15	50%	5/10	sorcery
16	50%	5/10	sorcery
17	50%	5/10	creature
18	50%	5/10	instant
19	50%	5/10	instant
20	50%	5/10	sorcery

Monastery Swiftspear (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (99)

Instants (100)

Sorceries (68)

Artifacts (66)

Enchantments (27)

Lands (19)

Top Cards for Monastery Swiftspear PDH Decks