What are the best cards for Vega, the Watcher in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 11 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Vega, the Watcher are Doomskar Oracle (73%), Blessed Hippogriff // Tyr's Blessing (73%), Guardian Naga // Banishing Coils (73%), Depart the Realm (73%), Emerge Unscathed (73%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Vega, the Watcher decks that run each card.

How many decks use Vega, the Watcher as a Pauper Commander commander?

Vega, the Watcher is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 11 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #236 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Vega, the Watcher in Pauper Commander?

Vega, the Watcher has a White/Blue color identity. In Pauper Commander (PDH), a 100-card deck can only include common-rarity cards within the White/Blue color identity.

What does an average Vega, the Watcher Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Vega, the Watcher PDH deck runs 36 lands, 27 creatures, 15 instants, 10 sorceries, 7 artifacts, and 3 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 11 tracked decks.

Based on 11 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Vega, the Watcher (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 11
Popularity rank: #236 of 1,668
Unique cards seen: 169
Data updated: August 10, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	34	36	40
Creatures	21	27	34
Instants	9	15	20
Sorceries	7	10	13
Artifacts	7	7	11
Enchantments	2	3	9

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Doomskar Oracle

73% of decks

Blessed Hippogriff // Tyr's Blessing

73% of decks

Guardian Naga // Banishing Coils

73% of decks

Depart the Realm

73% of decks

Emerge Unscathed

73% of decks

Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury

64% of decks

Ardenvale Tactician // Dizzying Swoop

64% of decks

Distortion Strike

64% of decks

Stormcaller's Boon

64% of decks

Forceful Denial

64% of decks

21–34 cards (avg 27)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

64%

RemovalBounce

77/117

55%

56/116

55%

LifegainRecursion

16/116

55%

36/116

55%

Recursion

26/116

55%

46/116

45%

45/115

45%

Lifegain

35/115

45%

55/115

45%

55/115

45%

Card Draw

45/115

45%

55/115

45%

45/115

45%

35/115

45%

75/115

36%

44/114

36%

14/114

36%

74/114

36%

Card Draw

14/114

36%

RemovalBounce

64/114

36%

Ramp

24/114

36%

44/114

36%

44/114

36%

Recursion

14/114

36%

64/114

9–20 cards (avg 15)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

55%

26/116

55%

Bounce

16/116

55%

Card Draw

46/116

45%

BurnRemoval

35/115

45%

55/115

45%

Protection

35/115

45%

Blink

15/115

36%

Card Draw

24/114

36%

14/114

36%

34/114

36%

Blink

24/114

7–13 cards (avg 10)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

64%

Removal

37/117

55%

Card Draw

46/116

55%

26/116

55%

26/116

45%

Card Draw

35/115

45%

Card Draw

45/115

45%

15/115

36%

44/114

36%

RemovalBounce

14/114

36%

14/114

3–11 cards (avg 7)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

55%

Ramp

36/116

55%

Ramp

26/116

45%

Ramp

25/115

45%

Ramp

25/115

36%

Ramp

24/114

36%

Ramp

24/114

36%

Card DrawRamp

34/114

36%

TutorRamp

14/114

1–9 cards (avg 3)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

36%

Recursion

14/114

Top Cards for Vega PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Vega, the Watcher Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 11 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	73%	8/11	creature
2	73%	8/11	creature
3	73%	8/11	creature
4	73%	8/11	instant
5	73%	8/11	instant
6	64%	7/11	creature
7	64%	7/11	creature
8	64%	7/11	sorcery
9	64%	7/11	enchantment
10	64%	7/11	instant
11	64%	7/11	sorcery
12	64%	7/11	creature
13	55%	6/11	sorcery
14	55%	6/11	artifact
15	55%	6/11	creature
16	55%	6/11	instant
17	55%	6/11	creature
18	55%	6/11	instant
19	55%	6/11	creature
20	55%	6/11	sorcery

Vega, the Watcher (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (60)

Instants (35)

Sorceries (23)

Artifacts (28)

Enchantments (13)

Top Cards for Vega PDH Decks