Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Expensive Core Control

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harmonized Trio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scion of Oona
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
94%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
87%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
87%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
83%synergy
Brazen Borrower
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
80%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
67%synergy
High Fae Trickster
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Kindred Discovery
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
58%synergy
Consider
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Opt
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Reality Shift
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Snap
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Force of Will
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Hydroelectric Specimen
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Vendilion Clique
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Roaming Throne
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Malleable Impostor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Mistbind Clique
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Quickling
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Slitherwisp
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Picklock Prankster
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Sower of Temptation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Grim Hireling
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Glamer Gifter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Talion's Messenger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Nightmare Sower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Glamermite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Renet, Temporal Apprentice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Formation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Pongify
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Spell Stutter
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Strix Serenade
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Narset's Reversal
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Spider-Sense
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Run Away Together
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Keep Watch
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Perplexing Test
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Faebloom Trick
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Silundi Vision
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorform
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Fencing
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Capsize
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Scheme
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Tegwyll's Scouring
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Notorious Throng
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Asinine Antics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Sever Soul
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-28%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Step Through
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Bident of Thassa
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Shadowspear
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Banner of Kinship
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Sword of the Animist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
The Indomitable
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
Crystal Shard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Nowhere to Run
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Favorable Winds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Utter Insignificance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Dress Down
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Feywild Visitor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Conclave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Arch of Orazca
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Urborg
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Patchwork Banner
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Misleading Signpost
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Sink into Stupor
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Polluted Delta
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Secluded Glen
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Sunken Ruins
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Prismatic Vista
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
River of Tears
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy