What are the best cards for Venomthrope in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 37 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Venomthrope are Command Tower (78%), Island (73%), Forest (73%), Snake Umbra (70%), Ancestral Mask (70%). 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 37 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #274 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, 13 creatures, 15 instants, 10 sorceries, 9 artifacts, and 18 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 37 tracked decks.

Based on 37 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Venomthrope (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 37
Popularity rank: #274 of 2,736
Unique cards seen: 683
Data updated: August 27, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	29	34	42
Creatures	12	13	37
Instants	15	15	28
Sorceries	10	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

Snake Umbra

70% of decks

Ancestral Mask

70% of decks

Favor of the Overbeing

65% of decks

Rancor

62% of decks

Counterspell

59% of decks

Llanowar Elves

59% of decks

Ophidian Eye

54% of decks

Elvish Mystic

51% of decks

Negate

51% of decks

Aqueous Form

49% of decks

0–37 cards (avg 13)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

35%

Tutor

313/3713

32%

Ramp

112/3712

6–28 cards (avg 15)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

43%

Card Draw

416/3716

41%

CounterspellCard Draw

215/3715

35%

BurnRemoval

213/3713

35%

CounterspellTutor

213/3713

32%

BurnRemoval

212/3712

32%

BurnRemoval

212/3712

4–19 cards (avg 10)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

43%

Card Draw

316/3716

41%

RampTutor

215/3715

41%

Card Draw

415/3715

38%

TutorCard Draw

514/3714

32%

Card Draw

112/3712

0–27 cards (avg 9)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

43%

316/3716

41%

Card Draw

215/3715

41%

BurnRemoval

115/3715

38%

Ramp

214/3714

38%

414/3714

4–35 cards (avg 18)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

49%

Card Draw

218/3718

49%

Ramp

118/3718

46%

117/3717

46%

217/3717

43%

Ramp

116/3716

41%

115/3715

41%

BurnRemoval

215/3715

38%

314/3714

38%

BurnRemoval

214/3714

38%

Card Draw

214/3714

38%

114/3714

35%

Recursion

313/3713

35%

BurnRemoval

313/3713

29–42 cards (avg 34)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

78%

029/3729

73%

027/3727

73%

027/3727

54%

020/3720

49%

Lifegain

018/3718

49%

018/3718

46%

017/3717

43%

Bounce

016/3716

38%

014/3714

35%

Tutor

013/3713

32%

Recursion

012/3712

Top Cards for Venomthrope PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Venomthrope Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 37 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	70%	26/37	enchantment
2	70%	26/37	enchantment
3	65%	24/37	enchantment
4	62%	23/37	enchantment
5	59%	22/37	instant
6	59%	22/37	creature
7	54%	20/37	enchantment
8	51%	19/37	creature
9	51%	19/37	instant
10	49%	18/37	enchantment
11	49%	18/37	enchantment
12	49%	18/37	enchantment
13	46%	17/37	enchantment
14	46%	17/37	enchantment
15	43%	16/37	artifact
16	43%	16/37	instant
17	43%	16/37	sorcery
18	43%	16/37	enchantment
19	41%	15/37	artifact
20	41%	15/37	enchantment

Venomthrope (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (181)

Instants (162)

Sorceries (98)

Artifacts (76)

Enchantments (102)

Lands (54)

Top Cards for Venomthrope PDH Decks