Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Budget Flying

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sewer-veillance Cam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Donatello's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Retro-Mutation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pain 101
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ninja Teen
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spell Stutter
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
85%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
83%synergy
Scion of Oona
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
75%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
71%synergy
Mocking Sprite
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
64%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
63%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
56%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Opt
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Run Away Together
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Reality Shift
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Consider
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Distant Melody
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Quickling
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Spellstutter Sprite
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Halo Forager
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Malleable Impostor
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Picklock Prankster
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Sower of Temptation
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Formation
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Brazen Borrower
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Vandal
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Faerie Seer
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
29%synergy
High Fae Trickster
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Talion's Messenger
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Glamermite
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Likeness Looter
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Nightmare Sower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Pestermite
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Slitherwisp
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Dream Spoilers
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Vendilion Clique
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Prosperous Thief
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Glen Elendra Pranksters
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Negotiator
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sprite Noble
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Glamer Gifter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Impostor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Faerie Fencing
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Snap
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
43%synergy
Keep Watch
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Perplexing Test
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Repulse
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Faebloom Trick
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Unwind
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Peppersmoke
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Thrilling Encore
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Reckless Spite
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Trickery
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Cling to Dust
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
You Are Already Dead
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Octopus Form
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Peek
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Lofty Denial
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Mirrodin Avenged
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Notorious Throng
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Ego Drain
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-26%synergy
Asinine Antics
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Into the Fae Court
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Rimefire Torque
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Instruments of War
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Indomitable
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Favorable Winds
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Feywild Visitor
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Gravitational Shift
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Piracy
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
As Foretold
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Omen of the Sea
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Military Intelligence
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Eel Umbra
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Faerie Conclave
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Misleading Signpost
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Victory Chimes
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Glen
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
72%synergy
Choked Estuary
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Tainted Isle
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-38%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy