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Dec 15, 2025
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The Top 40 Three-Colored Commanders
Who are the most popular three-colored commanders? Let's find out, with this list of the top 40, with data from EDHREC.
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Shared Roots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Destined Confrontation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
86%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
85%synergy
Axebane Guardian
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Denial
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
83%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Omens
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
81%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
80%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
79%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
78%synergy
High Alert
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
78%synergy
Top Cards
Slaughter the Strong
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
75%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
74%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
73%synergy
Wall of Junk
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
68%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
68%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
67%synergy
Vine Trellis
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
66%synergy
Shield Sphere
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
67%synergy
Tree of Redemption
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Assault Formation
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Crystal Barricade
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Frost
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Perimeter Captain
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Runes
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Walking Bulwark
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Carven Caryatid
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Roots
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Glare
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Angelic Wall
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Shards
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Mulch
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Flumph
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Towering Titan
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Steel Wall
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Jungle Barrier
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Fortified Rampart
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Turtle
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Portcullis Vine
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Nets
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Kelp
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Secret Door
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Traproot Kami
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Enduring Innocence
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Rampart Architect
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Essence
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Excavated Wall
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Tower Defense
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Heroic Intervention
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Eerie Interlude
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bar the Door
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Ghostway
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Bant Charm
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ephemerate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Solidarity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Fell the Mighty
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Farseek
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Last March of the Ents
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Raise the Past
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Explore
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Panharmonicon
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Robe of Stars
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Stoneskin
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Chorus
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Primal Rage
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Growth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Eland Umbra
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Access Tunnel
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Selesnya Signet
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Island
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Temple Garden
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Breeding Pool
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Sea of Clouds
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Misty Rainforest
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Windswept Heath
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Deserted Beach
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Tundra
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Tropical Island
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Savannah
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Brushland
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Canopy Vista
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Prairie Stream
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Hushwood Verge
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Lush Portico
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Urban Retreat
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
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