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

Based on DeckForge analysis of 137 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Ruin Crab are Evolving Wilds (91%), Terramorphic Expanse (87%), Obscura Storefront (81%), Maestros Theater (80%), Bant Panorama (80%). 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 137 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #80 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 38 lands, 22 creatures, 21 instants, 7 sorceries, 6 artifacts, and 5 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 137 tracked decks.

Based on 137 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Ruin Crab (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 137
Popularity rank: #80 of 3,256
Unique cards seen: 758
Data updated: October 19, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	29	38	60
Creatures	21	22	51
Instants	21	21	38
Sorceries	7	7	14
Artifacts	6	6	15
Enchantments	4	5	11

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Thought Collapse

77% of decks

Didn't Say Please

77% of decks

Dreamscape Artist

77% of decks

Wayfarer's Bauble

76% of decks

Thought Scour

74% of decks

Ghostly Flicker

74% of decks

Scaretiller

73% of decks

Archaeomancer

72% of decks

Jace's Erasure

71% of decks

Deprive

69% of decks

8–51 cards (avg 22)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

63%

Ramp

286/13786

60%

Recursion

582/13782

59%

381/13781

53%

172/13772

50%

169/13769

47%

264/13764

42%

BounceCard Draw

258/13758

42%

BounceCard Draw

258/13758

39%

Bounce

354/13754

39%

153/13753

35%

348/13748

34%

247/13747

6–38 cards (avg 21)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

69%

Card DrawBounce

594/13794

66%

BounceRemoval

291/13791

66%

Counterspell

290/13790

55%

Ramp

175/13775

54%

BounceCard Draw

374/13774

53%

Card DrawCounterspell

272/13772

50%

Card Draw

169/13769

48%

BounceCounterspell

266/13766

47%

Counterspell

465/13765

46%

Counterspell

263/13763

44%

160/13760

43%

Card Draw

359/13759

43%

BounceRemoval

359/13759

42%

Counterspell

257/13757

42%

RemovalBounce

157/13757

34%

RemovalBounce

247/13747

34%

Card Draw

147/13747

34%

Counterspell

146/13746

33%

CounterspellTutor

245/13745

32%

Card Draw

344/13744

0–14 cards (avg 7)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

57%

Recursion

178/13778

53%

473/13773

52%

271/13771

52%

171/13771

47%

Card Draw

164/13764

46%

Card Draw

863/13763

37%

Card Draw

251/13751

35%

Card Draw

148/13748

0–15 cards (avg 6)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

61%

TutorRamp

384/13784

48%

Ramp

366/13766

47%

165/13765

37%

Graveyard HateCard Draw

150/13750

37%

Graveyard Hate

050/13750

0–11 cards (avg 5)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

51%

370/13770

50%

Card Draw

268/13768

43%

Removal

259/13759

39%

254/13754

29–60 cards (avg 38)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

91%

Tutor

0124/137124

87%

Tutor

0119/137119

81%

LifegainTutor

0111/137111

80%

TutorLifegain

0109/137109

80%

Tutor

0109/137109

78%

Tutor

0107/137107

77%

LifegainTutor

0106/137106

77%

Tutor

0105/137105

76%

Recursion

0104/137104

61%

Tutor

083/13783

57%

078/13778

55%

Tutor

076/13776

55%

Tutor

075/13775

45%

062/13762

31%

Tutor

043/13743

Top Cards for Ruin Crab PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Ruin Crab Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 137 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	77%	106/137	instant
2	77%	105/137	instant
3	77%	105/137	creature
4	76%	104/137	artifact
5	74%	101/137	instant
6	74%	101/137	instant
7	73%	100/137	creature
8	72%	98/137	creature
9	71%	97/137	enchantment
10	69%	94/137	instant
11	69%	94/137	instant
12	66%	91/137	instant
13	66%	90/137	instant
14	63%	86/137	creature
15	61%	84/137	artifact
16	60%	82/137	creature
17	59%	81/137	creature
18	57%	78/137	sorcery
19	55%	75/137	instant
20	54%	74/137	instant

Ruin Crab (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (258)

Instants (217)

Sorceries (81)

Artifacts (71)

Enchantments (68)

Lands (53)

Top Cards for Ruin Crab PDH Decks