Dr. Ian Malcolm (Commander) - Optimized Defenders

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Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
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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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Loyal Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Hexhaven Invigorator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
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Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sundering Growth
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Palani's Hatcher
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Rampant Growth
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
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Regisaur Alpha
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Etali, Primal Storm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Nesting Dragon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Zacama, Primal Calamity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Roaming Throne
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Etali, Primal Conqueror
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
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1.2xlift
Dinosaur Egg
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Worldspine Wurm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Harmonic Prodigy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Seedborn Muse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ghalta and Mavren
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Silverclad Ferocidons
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Birds of Paradise
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Polyraptor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Terror of the Peaks
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Formidable Speaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.3xlift
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0.7xlift
Rampart Architect
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.3xlift
Bartz and Boko
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.3xlift
Traveling Chocobo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.3xlift
Sazh Katzroy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.3xlift
Dragon Egg
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Aetherstorm Roc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Aurelia, the Warleader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Owlbear
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Protean Hulk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Forerunner of the Empire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Bronzebeak Moa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Quartzwood Crasher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Terastodon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Mirror Entity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Thrasta, Tempest's Roar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Darksteel Colossus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Wrathful Raptors
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Temple Altisaur
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Summoner's Egg
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Fire-Omen Crane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Stonehoof Chieftain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Burning Sun's Avatar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Luminous Broodmoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Wakening Sun's Avatar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Congregation at Dawn
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Path to Exile
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Worldly Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Naya Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Entish Restoration
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Enlightened Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Generous Gift
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Strength of Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.3xlift
Rootborn Defenses
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ephemerate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Boros Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Crop Rotation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Return of the Wildspeaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Clever Concealment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Blossoming Defense
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Smuggler's Surprise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Beast Within
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Shields of Velis Vel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Vines of Vastwood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Legion Leadership
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Collective Resistance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sejiri Shelter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Druid's Deliverance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Three Visits
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Farseek
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Cultivate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Decimate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Shared Roots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.3xlift
Austere Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Wake the Reflections
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Don't Move
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Wrath of God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Last March of the Ents
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Primal Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Soul's Majesty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Idyllic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Savage Order
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sylvan Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Selvala's Stampede
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Gamble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Explore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Shamanic Revelation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Winds of Change
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Skullclamp
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Monster Manual
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Maskwood Nexus
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
The Great Henge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Emerald Medallion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Oketra's Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Dino DNA
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Blasting Station
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
The One Ring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Scroll Rack
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
The Golden Throne
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Rhonas's Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Strionic Resonator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Thornbite Staff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Spawning Pit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Enchantments
Doubling Season
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Rhythm of the Wild
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Fanatical Devotion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Warstorm Surge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Annie Joins Up
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Martyr's Cause
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sylvan Library
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Darksteel Mutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Exploration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Carpet of Flowers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Garruk's Uprising
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Mass Hysteria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Shadow in the Warp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Parallel Lives
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Murmuration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Burgeoning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Aura Shards
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Asceticism
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Poetic Ingenuity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Growing Ranks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Primal Vigor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Land Tax
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Elemental Bond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Determined Iteration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Defense of the Heart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Goblin Bombardment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Muster the Departed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Trouble in Pairs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Life Finds a Way
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Vivien of the Arkbow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Huatli, Warrior Poet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Xenagos, the Reveler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Garruk, Savage Herald
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Utility Lands
High Market
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Mosswort Bridge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Fountainport
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Multiversal Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.3xlift
Ishgard, the Holy See
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.3xlift
Kor Haven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Restless Ridgeline
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Forge of Heroes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Gaea's Cradle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Gavony Township
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Boseiju, Who Endures
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Kessig Wolf Run
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Three Tree City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Animal Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Gruul Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Herd Heirloom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.3xlift
Selesnya Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Boros Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Conviction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Unity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Impulse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
1.0xlift
Forest
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Plains
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
1.0xlift
Stomping Ground
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Jungle Shrine
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Wooded Foothills
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Rugged Prairie
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Jetmir's Garden
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Sungrass Prairie
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Fortified Village
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sundown Pass
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sheltering Landscape
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Wooded Bastion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Cragcrown Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Boros Garrison
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Needleverge Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Arid Mesa
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Hushwood Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Clifftop Retreat
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Temple Garden
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0.8xlift
Radiant Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.3xlift
Game Trail
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Selesnya Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Rockfall Vale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Taiga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Mossfire Valley
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Radiant Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Highland Forest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sunpetal Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Blossoming Sands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Spire Garden
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Furycalm Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Gruul Turf
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.6xlift
Rugged Highlands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Savannah
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Branchloft Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Unknown Shores
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Arctic Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Alpine Meadow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Sunscorched Divide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
Rootbound Crag
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1.2xlift
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