What are the best cards for Venomthrope in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 39 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Venomthrope are Command Tower (77%), Forest (74%), Ancestral Mask (72%), Island (72%), Snake Umbra (72%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Venomthrope decks that run each card.

How many decks use Venomthrope as a Pauper Commander commander?

Venomthrope is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 39 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #318 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Venomthrope in Pauper Commander?

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

What does an average Venomthrope Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Venomthrope PDH deck runs 34 lands, 12 creatures, 15 instants, 10 sorceries, 9 artifacts, and 18 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 39 tracked decks.

Based on 39 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Venomthrope (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 39
Popularity rank: #318 of 3,256
Unique cards seen: 700
Data updated: October 12, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	29	34	42
Creatures	12	12	37
Instants	15	15	28
Sorceries	9	10	19
Artifacts	8	9	27
Enchantments	18	18	35

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Ancestral Mask

72% of decks

Snake Umbra

72% of decks

Favor of the Overbeing

67% of decks

Rancor

64% of decks

Llanowar Elves

62% of decks

Counterspell

59% of decks

Ophidian Eye

56% of decks

Elvish Mystic

54% of decks

Negate

51% of decks

Aqueous Form

49% of decks

0–37 cards (avg 12)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

33%

Tutor

313/3913

33%

Ramp

113/3913

6–28 cards (avg 15)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

44%

Card DrawCounterspell

217/3917

44%

Card Draw

417/3917

36%

CounterspellTutor

214/3914

36%

BurnRemoval

214/3914

36%

BurnRemoval

214/3914

33%

RemovalBurn

213/3913

4–19 cards (avg 10)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

46%

Card Draw

318/3918

41%

Card Draw

416/3916

41%

TutorRamp

216/3916

38%

Card DrawTutor

515/3915

31%

Card Draw

112/3912

0–27 cards (avg 9)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

46%

318/3918

44%

BurnRemoval

117/3917

41%

Ramp

216/3916

41%

Card Draw

216/3916

38%

415/3915

31%

112/3912

4–35 cards (avg 18)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

49%

Card Draw

219/3919

49%

119/3919

46%

218/3918

46%

Ramp

118/3918

44%

117/3917

41%

Ramp

116/3916

41%

Card Draw

216/3916

41%

RemovalBurn

216/3916

38%

315/3915

38%

115/3915

36%

BurnRemoval

314/3914

36%

Recursion

314/3914

36%

RemovalBurn

214/3914

29–42 cards (avg 34)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

77%

030/3930

74%

029/3929

72%

028/3928

54%

021/3921

49%

019/3919

49%

Lifegain

019/3919

46%

Bounce

018/3918

44%

017/3917

38%

015/3915

33%

Tutor

013/3913

31%

Recursion

012/3912

Top Cards for Venomthrope PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Venomthrope Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 39 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	72%	28/39	enchantment
2	72%	28/39	enchantment
3	67%	26/39	enchantment
4	64%	25/39	enchantment
5	62%	24/39	creature
6	59%	23/39	instant
7	56%	22/39	enchantment
8	54%	21/39	creature
9	51%	20/39	instant
10	49%	19/39	enchantment
11	49%	19/39	enchantment
12	49%	19/39	enchantment
13	46%	18/39	enchantment
14	46%	18/39	enchantment
15	46%	18/39	artifact
16	46%	18/39	sorcery
17	44%	17/39	artifact
18	44%	17/39	enchantment
19	44%	17/39	instant
20	44%	17/39	instant

Venomthrope (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (182)

Instants (170)

Sorceries (98)

Artifacts (78)

Enchantments (103)

Lands (59)

Top Cards for Venomthrope PDH Decks