What are the best cards for Ruin Crab in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 19 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Ruin Crab are Dreamscape Artist (89%), Gush (84%), Scaretiller (79%), Wayfarer's Bauble (79%), Ghostly Flicker (79%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Ruin Crab decks that run each card.

How many decks use Ruin Crab as a Pauper Commander commander?

Ruin Crab is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 19 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #142 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Ruin Crab in Pauper Commander?

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

What does an average Ruin Crab Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Ruin Crab PDH deck runs 37 lands, 24 creatures, 19 instants, 7 sorceries, 8 artifacts, and 5 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 19 tracked decks.

Based on 19 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Ruin Crab (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 19
Popularity rank: #142 of 1,668
Unique cards seen: 301
Data updated: August 25, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	33	37	45
Creatures	13	24	43
Instants	18	19	34
Sorceries	6	7	13
Artifacts	7	8	15
Enchantments	4	5	8

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Dreamscape Artist

89% of decks

Gush

84% of decks

Scaretiller

79% of decks

Wayfarer's Bauble

79% of decks

Ghostly Flicker

79% of decks

Navigation Orb

74% of decks

Daze

74% of decks

Mnemonic Wall

74% of decks

Thought Collapse

74% of decks

Didn't Say Please

74% of decks

13–43 cards (avg 24)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

74%

Ramp

214/1914

74%

Recursion

414/1914

68%

313/1913

63%

BounceCard Draw

212/1912

63%

112/1912

63%

112/1912

58%

BounceCard Draw

211/1911

53%

110/1910

47%

Bounce

39/199

47%

39/199

42%

48/198

42%

28/198

37%

27/197

37%

57/197

32%

BounceRamp

26/196

9–34 cards (avg 19)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

68%

CounterspellBounce

213/1913

63%

Card Draw

112/1912

63%

Ramp

112/1912

63%

BounceCard Draw

312/1912

58%

BounceRemoval

211/1911

53%

110/1910

53%

Counterspell

210/1910

47%

Card Draw

39/199

47%

Card Draw

19/199

47%

Counterspell

49/199

37%

BounceRemoval

27/197

37%

CounterspellCard Draw

27/197

32%

Counterspell

26/196

0–13 cards (avg 7)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

63%

212/1912

58%

411/1911

53%

110/1910

53%

Recursion

110/1910

47%

TutorCard Draw

59/199

42%

Card Draw

28/198

32%

Card Draw

86/196

32%

Card Draw

16/196

32%

BounceTutor+1

56/196

3–15 cards (avg 8)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

53%

Ramp

310/1910

53%

110/1910

42%

Graveyard Hate

08/198

42%

Graveyard HateCard Draw

18/198

32%

Ramp

26/196

1–8 cards (avg 5)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

68%

Card Draw

213/1913

63%

212/1912

53%

310/1910

53%

210/1910

42%

Removal

28/198

37%

27/197

Top Cards for Ruin Crab PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Ruin Crab Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 19 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	89%	17/19	creature
2	84%	16/19	instant
3	79%	15/19	creature
4	79%	15/19	artifact
5	79%	15/19	instant
6	74%	14/19	artifact
7	74%	14/19	instant
8	74%	14/19	creature
9	74%	14/19	instant
10	74%	14/19	instant
11	74%	14/19	creature
12	74%	14/19	creature
13	68%	13/19	instant
14	68%	13/19	creature
15	68%	13/19	enchantment
16	63%	12/19	instant
17	63%	12/19	creature
18	63%	12/19	sorcery
19	63%	12/19	instant
20	63%	12/19	creature

Ruin Crab (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (97)

Instants (93)

Sorceries (34)

Artifacts (45)

Enchantments (22)

Top Cards for Ruin Crab PDH Decks