What are the best cards for Winding Constrictor in Pauper Commander?

Based on DeckForge analysis of 52 PDH decks, the most-played cards for Winding Constrictor are Swamp (92%), Forest (92%), Command Tower (75%), Smell Fear (75%), Hagra Constrictor (73%). Inclusion rate is the share of tracked Winding Constrictor decks that run each card.

How many decks use Winding Constrictor as a Pauper Commander commander?

Winding Constrictor is used as a Pauper Commander (PDH) commander in 52 decks tracked by DeckForge, ranking #189 among PDH commanders.

What colors is Winding Constrictor in Pauper Commander?

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

What does an average Winding Constrictor Pauper Commander deck look like?

On average, a Winding Constrictor PDH deck runs 35 lands, 32 creatures, 12 instants, 11 sorceries, 5 artifacts, and 5 enchantments, based on DeckForge's analysis of 52 tracked decks.

Based on 52 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Winding Constrictor (PDH)

Color identity
Decks analyzed: 52
Popularity rank: #189 of 2,736
Unique cards seen: 749
Data updated: August 27, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	24	35	42
Creatures	31	32	43
Instants	12	12	21
Sorceries	11	11	42
Artifacts	4	5	13
Enchantments	4	5	11

Standout decks

Community picks, straight from tracked lists.

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Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Smell Fear

75% of decks

Hagra Constrictor

73% of decks

Snakeskin Veil

71% of decks

Courage in Crisis

69% of decks

Pollenbright Druid

67% of decks

Master Chef

65% of decks

Deepwood Denizen

65% of decks

Scrounging Bandar

63% of decks

Ivy Lane Denizen

63% of decks

Duskshell Crawler

60% of decks

14–43 cards (avg 32)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

60%

431/5231

58%

RampTutor

330/5230

58%

430/5230

50%

226/5226

50%

326/5226

44%

323/5223

42%

422/5222

42%

322/5222

40%

221/5221

40%

Recursion

321/5221

38%

120/5220

38%

120/5220

37%

419/5219

35%

318/5218

33%

Card Draw

517/5217

33%

117/5217

31%

Sacrifice Outlet

116/5216

5–21 cards (avg 12)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

54%

428/5228

52%

Removal

327/5227

50%

Card Draw

226/5226

48%

Protection

225/5225

38%

Removal

120/5220

38%

Removal

220/5220

33%

Removal

217/5217

4–42 cards (avg 11)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

48%

Card Draw

225/5225

48%

Tutor

125/5225

46%

Card Draw

324/5224

40%

121/5221

38%

Card Draw

220/5220

33%

Card Draw

417/5217

31%

RampTutor

316/5216

31%

Removal

516/5216

1–13 cards (avg 5)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

48%

Ramp

025/5225

46%

Card Draw

124/5224

42%

222/5222

33%

Ramp

217/5217

0–11 cards (avg 5)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

42%

Ramp

322/5222

35%

118/5218

35%

118/5218

33%

117/5217

24–42 cards (avg 35)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

92%

048/5248

92%

048/5248

75%

039/5239

52%

027/5227

52%

Lifegain

027/5227

52%

Bounce

027/5227

46%

024/5224

40%

Graveyard Hate

021/5221

35%

018/5218

35%

018/5218

33%

Tutor

017/5217

33%

017/5217

Top Cards for Winding Constrictor PDH Decks

Most-played cards in Winding Constrictor Pauper Commander (PDH) decks, ranked by inclusion rate across 52 tracked decks. Data from DeckForge, updated weekly.
#	Inclusion	Decks	Type
1	75%	39/52	sorcery
2	73%	38/52	creature
3	71%	37/52	instant
4	69%	36/52	sorcery
5	67%	35/52	creature
6	65%	34/52	enchantment
7	65%	34/52	creature
8	63%	33/52	creature
9	63%	33/52	creature
10	60%	31/52	creature
11	60%	31/52	creature
12	58%	30/52	creature
13	58%	30/52	creature
14	54%	28/52	instant
15	52%	27/52	instant
16	50%	26/52	creature
17	50%	26/52	creature
18	50%	26/52	instant
19	48%	25/52	sorcery
20	48%	25/52	sorcery

Winding Constrictor (PDH)

Deck Composition

Standout decks

Staples (10)

Creatures (339)

Instants (125)

Sorceries (108)

Artifacts (53)

Enchantments (43)

Lands (71)

Top Cards for Winding Constrictor PDH Decks