Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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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Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
87%synergy
Snap
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Spell Stutter
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
78%synergy
Scion of Oona
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
78%synergy
Bitterblossom
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Opt
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Deadly Rollick
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Arcane Denial
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Mocking Sprite
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Brainstorm
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Brazen Borrower
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
63%synergy
High Fae Trickster
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Kindred Discovery
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Force of Will
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Malleable Impostor
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Roaming Throne
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Quickling
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Picklock Prankster
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Sower of Temptation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Vendilion Clique
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Seer
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Vandal
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Prosperous Thief
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Grim Hireling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Mistbind Clique
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Likeness Looter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Subtlety
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Talion's Messenger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Reality Shift
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Mana Drain
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Consider
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Keep Watch
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Swan Song
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Force of Negation
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Unwind
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Run Away Together
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Fencing
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Disallow
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Jwari Disruption
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Trickery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Dream Fracture
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Refute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Faebloom Trick
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Rowdy Research
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Notorious Throng
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Raise the Palisade
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Distant Melody
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Lunar Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Time Spiral
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Bident of Thassa
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Rimefire Torque
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Banner of Kinship
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unwinding Clock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
The Magic Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Utter Insignificance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fresh Start
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Favorable Winds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Court of Vantress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dress Down
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Zur's Weirding
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Feywild Visitor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
As Foretold
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Conclave
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Vesuva
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Patchwork Banner
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Victory Chimes
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Misleading Signpost
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
The Irencrag
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Secluded Glen
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Jwari Disruption
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Beyeen Veil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scene of the Crime
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy