Elminster (Commander) - Budget

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Chris Guest
Feb 3, 2026
Ranking All 22 Planeswalkers That Can Be Your Commander, Including Quintorius
With a new planeswalker commander coming in Secrets of Strixhaven, let's rank every planeswalker commander available. Which is your favorite?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turtles in Time
1.2%inclusion1 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
1.1%inclusion1 decks88 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foresee
68%inclusion358 decks525 decks
67%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
66%inclusion349 decks525 decks
65%synergy
Storm Herd
64%inclusion338 decks525 decks
60%synergy
Ugin's Insight
60%inclusion316 decks525 decks
59%synergy
Serum Visions
62%inclusion324 decks525 decks
58%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
57%inclusion301 decks525 decks
56%synergy
Deliberate
58%inclusion302 decks525 decks
56%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion327 decks525 decks
53%synergy
Preordain
62%inclusion325 decks525 decks
53%synergy
Oath of Teferi
52%inclusion274 decks525 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Behold the Multiverse
52%inclusion274 decks525 decks
49%synergy
Augury Owl
51%inclusion269 decks525 decks
49%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
49%inclusion258 decks525 decks
48%synergy
Cryptic Annelid
49%inclusion256 decks525 decks
48%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion253 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Interpret the Signs
48%inclusion253 decks525 decks
47%synergy
Crystal Ball
48%inclusion250 decks525 decks
47%synergy
Treasure Cruise
47%inclusion247 decks525 decks
44%synergy
Siani, Eye of the Storm
47%inclusion246 decks525 decks
46%synergy
Intangible Virtue
46%inclusion243 decks525 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Seer
44%inclusion231 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Sigiled Starfish
44%inclusion229 decks525 decks
43%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
43%inclusion225 decks525 decks
39%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
40%inclusion208 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
38%inclusion115 decks306 decks
36%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
36%inclusion190 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Prognostic Sphinx
36%inclusion190 decks525 decks
36%synergy
Elvish Mariner
35%inclusion182 decks525 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx of Foresight
34%inclusion177 decks525 decks
33%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
32%inclusion169 decks525 decks
32%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
31%inclusion162 decks525 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion141 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
23%inclusion122 decks525 decks
23%synergy
Geist of the Archives
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
21%inclusion108 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Bronze Walrus
19%inclusion98 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Serum Sovereign
19%inclusion98 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
17%inclusion51 decks306 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
16%inclusion82 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visionary
14%inclusion73 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Omenspeaker
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
-14%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Onakke Oathkeeper
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Inga Rune-Eyes
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
10%inclusion42 decks435 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Silver Raven
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Princess Yue
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
5.3%inclusion23 decks436 decks
3%synergy
Stormwing Entity
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Djinni Windseer
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dig Through Time
46%inclusion241 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Precognitive Perception
40%inclusion212 decks525 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion208 decks525 decks
-29%synergy
Contact Other Plane
35%inclusion184 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion178 decks525 decks
-20%synergy
Guiding Bolt
33%inclusion175 decks525 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion163 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Condescend
31%inclusion162 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
31%inclusion161 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion146 decks525 decks
-25%synergy
Dissolve
27%inclusion142 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Brainsurge
25%inclusion125 decks508 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion123 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Diviner's Portent
22%inclusion116 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion106 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Expose to Daylight
19%inclusion100 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
19%inclusion98 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Bane's Contingency
18%inclusion92 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion81 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Perplexing Test
14%inclusion75 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Judge Unworthy
12%inclusion65 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Council's Deliberation
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Stroke
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Memory Drain
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Dovin's Veto
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
-27%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion54 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Emergency Powers
10%inclusion54 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
4%synergy
No More Lies
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Long River's Pull
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Hithlain Knots
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Fading Hope
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Calculated Dismissal
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Anticognition
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Reflection
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Absorb
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-21%synergy
Gods Willing
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Skywhaler's Shot
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Reckoning
43%inclusion228 decks525 decks
41%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion225 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
42%inclusion223 decks525 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Speculation
36%inclusion191 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
35%inclusion183 decks525 decks
34%synergy
Clone Legion
34%inclusion180 decks525 decks
33%synergy
Terminus
34%inclusion176 decks525 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
30%inclusion155 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Entreat the Angels
22%inclusion114 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Runic Shot
19%inclusion101 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Commit // Memory
19%inclusion99 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
18%inclusion95 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Multiple Choice
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
16%inclusion84 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Finale of Glory
14%inclusion76 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
14%inclusion76 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
12%inclusion63 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Freeze in Place
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
-17%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Time Stretch
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Ondu Inversion
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Devout Invocation
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Inscription of Insight
8.4%inclusion44 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Arwen's Gift
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Oath
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Deploy to the Front
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Warrant // Warden
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Dream Cache
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
6%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion118 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Mazemind Tome
15%inclusion77 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Witching Well
13%inclusion69 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Brain in a Jar
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Brainstone
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Candy Trail
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Goggles of Night
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Sanctum
45%inclusion238 decks525 decks
43%synergy
Lost Isle Calling
45%inclusion234 decks525 decks
44%synergy
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
44%inclusion229 decks525 decks
43%synergy
Favorable Winds
30%inclusion159 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Deification
28%inclusion146 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Talent
19%inclusion102 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Regenerations Restored
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Omen of the Sea
16%inclusion82 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Oath of Jace
15%inclusion79 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Elspeth's Talent
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Impetus
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Eyes of the Watcher
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
9.3%inclusion42 decks452 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
-17%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.4%inclusion44 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.2%inclusion16 decks306 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion169 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
32%inclusion166 decks525 decks
31%synergy
New Benalia
28%inclusion145 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion139 decks525 decks
-22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion391 decks525 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion354 decks525 decks
-19%synergy
Azorius Signet
65%inclusion340 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion198 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion176 decks525 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion176 decks525 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion173 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Marble Diamond
29%inclusion150 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion141 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion97 decks525 decks
-10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Locket
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Seer's Lantern
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion522 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion514 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
73%inclusion381 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion375 decks525 decks
-14%synergy
Prairie Stream
63%inclusion330 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Port Town
51%inclusion268 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
46%inclusion240 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
45%inclusion236 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
37%inclusion192 decks525 decks
-26%synergy
Crystal Grotto
33%inclusion174 decks525 decks
32%synergy
Tranquil Cove
33%inclusion171 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion169 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion144 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
25%inclusion132 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion128 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion106 decks525 decks
-23%synergy
Rumble Arena
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
17%inclusion88 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
6%synergy
The Grey Havens
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Study Hall
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion54 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Ondu Inversion
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Meandering River
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
-9%synergy