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Jun 1, 2026
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The Top 10 Most Played Cards in Commander 2011
Commander 2011 turns 15 next month. Nick Price dives into the 10 most-played cards from the release's first dedicated product, and why they still matter to brewers in 2026.
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Emeritus of Ideation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
80%synergy
Ancestral Statue
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
73%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Spellskite
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Birds of Paradise
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Bloom Tender
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Heroic Intervention
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Eternal Witness
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Llanowar Elves
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Hardened Scales
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Deflecting Swat
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Peregrine Drake
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Elvish Mystic
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Worldly Tutor
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Delighted Halfling
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Mulldrifter
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Nulldrifter
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Empath
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Fauna Shaman
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Wandering Archaic
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Augur of Autumn
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Reclamation Sage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Shrieking Drake
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Wood Elves
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Haywire Mite
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Destiny Spinner
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Apex Devastator
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Transit Mage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Wild Cantor
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Primordial Sage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Phantasmal Image
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Visionary
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Formidable Speaker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Vitality
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Chord of Calling
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Shared Summons
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Veil of Summer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Autumn's Veil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Neoform
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Finale of Devastation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-35%synergy
Cultivate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-30%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lessons from Life
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Last March of the Ents
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Weird Harvest
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Decimate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloudstone Curio
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
16%synergy
The Great Henge
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
The Ozolith
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Equilibrium
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Defense of the Heart
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Branching Evolution
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Doubling Season
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mirri's Guile
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Bond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-34%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Forest
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Island
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Breeding Pool
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Stomping Ground
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Steam Vents
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Wooded Foothills
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Ketria Triome
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Misty Rainforest
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Spire Garden
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Rootbound Crag
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Karplusan Forest
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Rockfall Vale
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Grove
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Windswept Heath
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Tropical Island
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Taiga
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Thornspire Verge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Game Trail
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
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