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Cooper Gottfried
Feb 9, 2026
Cooper Gottfried
The Top 40 Three-Mana Commanders
It's another Top 40 list from EDHREC! This time we're looking at the most popular commanders that you can play for just three mana.
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Tam, Mindful First-Year
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Formidable Speaker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ancestral Statue
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
88%synergy
Beast Whisperer
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Bloom Tender
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Wandering Archaic
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Sowing Mycospawn
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Elvish Mystic
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Llanowar Elves
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Delighted Halfling
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Peregrine Drake
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Mulldrifter
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Eternal Witness
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Walking Ballista
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Chord of Calling
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Worldly Tutor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Chrome Mox
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Augur of Autumn
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Nulldrifter
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
High Fae Trickster
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Roots
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Spellseeker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Empath
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Transit Mage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Tinder Wall
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Wild Cantor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Vitality
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Fauna Shaman
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Slithermuse
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Phantasmal Image
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Spellskite
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Palinchron
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Myr Scrapling
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Arbor Elf
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Haywire Mite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Wood Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Painter's Servant
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Six
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Radagast the Brown
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Generous Patron
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Quantum Riddler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Reclamation Sage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sicarian Infiltrator
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Primordial Sage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Void Winnower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Stunt Double
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mental Misstep
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Revival
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Yuna's Whistle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Summoner's Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Smelt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Collective Resistance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Shared Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Suspend
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Neoform
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Weird Harvest
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Finale of Devastation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Step Through
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Cultivate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-34%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Timetwister
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloudstone Curio
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
The Earth Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Power Fist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Birthing Pod
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Hardened Scales
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Wild Growth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Guardian Project
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Food Chain
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Branching Evolution
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Burgeoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Ugin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Forge of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Homeward Path
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sol Ring
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-49%synergy
Arcane Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-56%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Stomping Ground
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Steam Vents
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Breeding Pool
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Taiga
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Wooded Foothills
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Tropical Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Volcanic Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Forest
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Spire Garden
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Mana Confluence
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
41%synergy
City of Brass
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Windswept Heath
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mountain
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-42%synergy
Island
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-44%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Flooded Grove
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Reflecting Pool
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ketria Triome
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Rockfall Vale
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Commercial District
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Game Trail
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
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