What are the best cards for Sailors' Bane in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 12 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Sailors' Bane are Consider (100%), Preordain (92%), Mental Note (92%), Thought Scour (92%), Tolarian Terror (92%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Sailors' Bane decks that run each card.

How many decks use Sailors' Bane as a Pauper Commander commander?

Sailors' Bane is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 12 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #219 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Sailors' Bane in Pauper Commander?

Sailors' Bane 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 Sailors' Bane Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Sailors' Bane PDH deck runs 31 lands, 8 creatures, 35 instants, 19 sorceries, 3 artifacts, and 3 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 12 tracked decks.

Based on 12 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Sailors' Bane (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 12
Popularity rank: #219 of 1,668
Unique cards seen: 256
Data updated: August 25, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	26	31	35
Creatures	8	8	17
Instants	22	35	43
Sorceries	12	19	25
Artifacts	2	3	14
Enchantments	2	3	5

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Consider

100% of decks

Preordain

92% of decks

Mental Note

92% of decks

Thought Scour

92% of decks

Tolarian Terror

92% of decks

Counterspell

92% of decks

Ponder

92% of decks

Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper

83% of decks

Frantic Search

83% of decks

Lórien Revealed

83% of decks

4–17 cards (avg 8)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

83%

410/1210

75%

79/129

50%

26/126

33%

BounceRemoval

74/124

33%

Recursion

44/124

22–43 cards (avg 35)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

75%

Counterspell

19/129

75%

BounceCard Draw

59/129

75%

Card Draw

19/129

75%

19/129

67%

BounceRemoval

28/128

67%

BounceRemoval

28/128

67%

Card Draw

28/128

67%

Card Draw

18/128

67%

BounceRemoval

28/128

58%

Card Draw

17/127

58%

Removal

17/127

58%

CounterspellTutor

27/127

58%

Counterspell

17/127

50%

16/126

50%

BounceRemoval

26/126

50%

Card Draw

16/126

50%

Counterspell

26/126

50%

Counterspell

26/126

50%

Card Draw

26/126

50%

CounterspellBounce

26/126

42%

CounterspellCard Draw

25/125

42%

BounceRemoval

25/125

42%

Counterspell

25/125

42%

Counterspell

25/125

42%

Counterspell

25/125

42%

CounterspellBounce

25/125

42%

Card Draw

15/125

42%

Card Draw

25/125

42%

BounceRemoval

25/125

33%

Card Draw

24/124

33%

Counterspell

44/124

33%

BounceCard Draw+1

24/124

33%

CounterspellCard Draw

24/124

33%

14/124

33%

BounceRemoval

14/124

33%

BounceRemoval

14/124

33%

Counterspell

24/124

12–25 cards (avg 19)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

83%

Card Draw

110/1210

83%

Card Draw

810/1210

75%

Card Draw

49/129

75%

Card Draw

19/129

75%

Card Draw

19/129

75%

19/129

75%

Card Draw

19/129

75%

19/129

75%

49/129

58%

Card Draw

17/127

58%

17/127

50%

Card Draw

26/126

50%

Tutor

26/126

50%

Recursion

16/126

50%

Card Draw

16/126

50%

16/126

50%

Card Draw

56/126

42%

35/125

42%

Card Draw

25/125

33%

14/124

33%

14/124

0–14 cards (avg 3)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

42%

35/125

0–5 cards (avg 3)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

50%

Card Draw

26/126

33%

Removal

14/124

Top Cards for Sailors' Bane PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Sailors' Bane Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 12 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	100%	12/12	instant
2	92%	11/12	sorcery
3	92%	11/12	instant
4	92%	11/12	instant
5	92%	11/12	creature
6	92%	11/12	instant
7	92%	11/12	sorcery
8	83%	10/12	creature
9	83%	10/12	instant
10	83%	10/12	sorcery
11	83%	10/12	sorcery
12	83%	10/12	creature
13	83%	10/12	sorcery
14	75%	9/12	sorcery
15	75%	9/12	sorcery
16	75%	9/12	sorcery
17	75%	9/12	sorcery
18	75%	9/12	sorcery
19	75%	9/12	creature
20	75%	9/12	instant

Sailors' Bane (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (38)

Instants (124)

Sorceries (45)

Artifacts (23)

Enchantments (16)

Top Cards for Sailors' Bane PDH Decks