Alela, Artful Provocateur (Commander) - Budget Core

Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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MTGStocks
Retro-Mutation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Foot Chopper
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Intangible Virtue
56%inclusion70 decks124 decks
52%synergy
Favorable Winds
52%inclusion64 decks124 decks
49%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
48%inclusion59 decks124 decks
46%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
40%inclusion50 decks124 decks
38%synergy
All That Glitters
45%inclusion56 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
37%inclusion46 decks124 decks
34%synergy
Starnheim Courser
35%inclusion43 decks124 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion47 decks124 decks
29%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
35%inclusion44 decks124 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
32%inclusion40 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Foundry Inspector
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion37 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Spell Stutter
29%inclusion36 decks124 decks
27%synergy
Inspiring Leader
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Strix
27%inclusion33 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
24%inclusion30 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Rally the Ranks
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Etherium Sculptor
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Arcanist's Owl
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Silver Myr
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Formation
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Gold Myr
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Skycat Sovereign
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mechanist
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Shinechaser
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Barrow Naughty
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Jubilant Skybonder
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Vandal
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Threadbind Clique
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Halo Forager
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Talion's Messenger
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Merrow Skyswimmer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sunderflock
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rooftop Percher
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Shore Lurker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Noble
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Tide Skimmer
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Animating Faerie
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Mortify
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Fencing
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Void Rend
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
-18%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
-27%synergy
Lofty Denial
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Make a Stand
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
-54%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Charm
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Opt
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Rally of Wings
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Bladebrand
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-35%synergy
Peppersmoke
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Manse
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Distant Melody
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fae Court
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Witching Well
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Cranial Plating
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Mace of the Valiant
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
-9%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Spear of Heliod
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Nettlecyst
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Vial
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport Bell
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Frogify
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Military Intelligence
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Banishing Light
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Coastal Piracy
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Noggle the Mind
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Grasp of Fate
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Efficient Construction
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Lawmage's Binding
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Combat Research
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Ethereal Armor
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Conclave Tribunal
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Utter Insignificance
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Paladin Class
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Glorious Anthem
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Feywild Visitor
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Heliod
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Pacifism
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Unable to Scream
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Destiny
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Force of Virtue
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Finale
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Staggering Insight
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Omen of the Sea
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Charmed Sleep
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Prison Realm
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Soul Snare
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Liminal Hold
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Stab Wound
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Ring
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Hardlight Containment
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Capture Sphere
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Cradle of Safety
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-16%synergy
Fresh Start
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-28%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion70 decks124 decks
-31%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion66 decks124 decks
-37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion60 decks124 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Signet
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
38%inclusion47 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion44 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion41 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Heraldic Banner
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
19%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
-31%synergy
Prophetic Prism
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
-38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-33%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
-14%synergy
Azorius Locket
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geode
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
White Auracite
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion124 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion124 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion124 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion90 decks124 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion62 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
46%inclusion57 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
36%inclusion45 decks124 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion43 decks124 decks
-24%synergy
Prairie Stream
35%inclusion43 decks124 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion40 decks124 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion37 decks124 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
27%inclusion33 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Esper Panorama
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Port Town
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
-26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
-22%synergy
Razortide Bridge
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
-29%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
-23%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-31%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Waterfront District
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy