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Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
Cooper Gottfried
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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6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
86%synergy
Axebane Guardian
91%inclusion91 decks100 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Denial
91%inclusion91 decks100 decks
83%synergy
Wall of Omens
91%inclusion91 decks100 decks
83%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
88%inclusion88 decks100 decks
81%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
87%inclusion87 decks100 decks
79%synergy
High Alert
83%inclusion83 decks100 decks
76%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
75%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
80%inclusion80 decks100 decks
74%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
77%inclusion77 decks100 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Sylvan Caryatid
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
69%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
67%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
67%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
67%synergy
Assault Formation
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
64%synergy
Crystal Barricade
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Wall of Junk
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
62%synergy
Tower Defense
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Hover Barrier
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Farewell
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Weathered Sentinels
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
57%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
56%synergy
Perimeter Captain
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Tree of Redemption
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
53%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Shield Sphere
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
52%synergy
Vine Trellis
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Runes
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Frost
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Walking Bulwark
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Roots
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Angelic Wall
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Carven Caryatid
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Flumph
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Towering Titan
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Glare
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Shards
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Jungle Barrier
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Riptide Turtle
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Mulch
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Rampart Architect
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Steel Wall
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Fortified Rampart
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Portcullis Vine
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Tears
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Nets
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Reverence
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Kelp
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Eerie Interlude
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Beast Within
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Bar the Door
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Ghostway
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Bant Charm
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Solidarity
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Ephemerate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Return to Nature
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
21%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Last March of the Ents
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Reunion of the House
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Raise the Past
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Destined Confrontation
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Robe of Stars
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Stoneskin
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Angelic Chorus
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Primal Rage
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Angelic Shield
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Growth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Assemble the Players
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Smile at Death
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
True Conviction
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Exploration
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Access Tunnel
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Signet
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion96 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion94 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Seaside Citadel
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Temple Garden
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Breeding Pool
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Prairie Stream
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Canopy Vista
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Beach
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Brushland
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Savannah
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tropical Island
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tundra
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Lush Portico
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Urban Retreat
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Port Town
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1%synergy
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