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Feb 9, 2026
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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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Hexing Squelcher
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Formidable Speaker
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Abundant Countryside
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
73%inclusion147 decks201 decks
64%synergy
Ancestral Statue
56%inclusion113 decks201 decks
52%synergy
The Ozolith
57%inclusion115 decks201 decks
51%synergy
Hardened Scales
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
51%synergy
Birds of Paradise
85%inclusion170 decks201 decks
50%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
52%inclusion105 decks201 decks
45%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
64%inclusion128 decks201 decks
43%synergy
Walking Ballista
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
42%synergy
The Great Henge
52%inclusion104 decks201 decks
42%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Rhythm of the Wild
56%inclusion112 decks201 decks
35%synergy
Heroic Intervention
55%inclusion111 decks201 decks
29%synergy
Deflecting Swat
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
35%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
52%inclusion104 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Bloom Tender
51%inclusion103 decks201 decks
41%synergy
Delighted Halfling
50%inclusion100 decks201 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
35%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
45%inclusion90 decks201 decks
38%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
44%inclusion88 decks201 decks
39%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
66%inclusion133 decks201 decks
59%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
65%inclusion131 decks201 decks
47%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion114 decks201 decks
38%synergy
Worldly Tutor
55%inclusion111 decks201 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion106 decks201 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
28%inclusion56 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Biophagus
42%inclusion84 decks201 decks
36%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
41%inclusion82 decks201 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion77 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
35%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
37%inclusion74 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
36%inclusion73 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
36%inclusion72 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
33%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
35%inclusion65 decks188 decks
33%synergy
Eternal Witness
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Peregrine Drake
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
28%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
22%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
28%synergy
Zoanthrope
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
31%inclusion51 decks164 decks
29%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
31%inclusion62 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
31%inclusion62 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Spellskite
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Devastator
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Tyrant Guard
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Apex Devastator
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Sporocyst
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Primordial Hydra
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
20%synergy
The Goose Mother
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Voracious Hydra
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Mawloc
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Mulldrifter
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Vitality
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Broodlord
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Nulldrifter
20%inclusion38 decks194 decks
17%synergy
Fauna Shaman
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
18%synergy
High Fae Trickster
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion54 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
-11%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Chord of Calling
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Potential
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Shared Summons
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Crop Rotation
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Invigorating Surge
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
-21%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Negate
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
-10%synergy
Radstorm
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Trap Essence
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
35%inclusion70 decks201 decks
-12%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
-15%synergy
Finale of Devastation
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
-9%synergy
Neoform
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Wave Goodbye
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
-19%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
-24%synergy
Gamble
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Weird Harvest
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
-10%synergy
Hull Breach
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Power Fist
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Birthing Pod
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
7%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Bone Sabres
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
39%inclusion78 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
32%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
30%inclusion50 decks166 decks
27%synergy
All Will Be One
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Sylvan Library
27%inclusion54 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Doubling Season
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Hydra's Growth
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
12%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion164 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion120 decks201 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-8%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion193 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Taiga
92%inclusion184 decks201 decks
77%synergy
Tropical Island
91%inclusion183 decks201 decks
76%synergy
Volcanic Island
91%inclusion182 decks201 decks
76%synergy
Stomping Ground
85%inclusion171 decks201 decks
38%synergy
Breeding Pool
85%inclusion171 decks201 decks
37%synergy
Steam Vents
82%inclusion165 decks201 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion162 decks201 decks
47%synergy
Forest
81%inclusion162 decks201 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion161 decks201 decks
48%synergy
Wooded Foothills
78%inclusion157 decks201 decks
44%synergy
Island
78%inclusion157 decks201 decks
-16%synergy
Mountain
74%inclusion149 decks201 decks
-18%synergy
Ketria Triome
65%inclusion130 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
63%inclusion126 decks201 decks
29%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion112 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Spire Garden
54%inclusion108 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
39%inclusion78 decks201 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
37%inclusion75 decks201 decks
-14%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Rootbound Crag
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
28%inclusion56 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion54 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
-14%synergy
Opal Palace
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Rockfall Vale
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
-23%synergy
Thornspire Verge
16%inclusion24 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Karplusan Forest
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
-12%synergy
Cinder Glade
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
-26%synergy
Willowrush Verge
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
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