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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
Wild Unraveling
3.8%inclusion3 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Keep Out
2.6%inclusion2 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Swat Away
2.5%inclusion2 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Kinbinding
2.5%inclusion2 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Personify
2.5%inclusion2 decks80 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foresee
69%inclusion355 decks517 decks
67%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
67%inclusion346 decks517 decks
66%synergy
Storm Herd
66%inclusion341 decks517 decks
62%synergy
Ugin's Insight
60%inclusion310 decks517 decks
59%synergy
Serum Visions
62%inclusion320 decks517 decks
58%synergy
Deliberate
58%inclusion300 decks517 decks
56%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
57%inclusion297 decks517 decks
56%synergy
Preordain
62%inclusion319 decks517 decks
52%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion319 decks517 decks
52%synergy
Oath of Teferi
53%inclusion273 decks517 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Behold the Multiverse
53%inclusion276 decks517 decks
50%synergy
Augury Owl
51%inclusion266 decks517 decks
50%synergy
Cryptic Annelid
50%inclusion257 decks517 decks
49%synergy
Interpret the Signs
49%inclusion255 decks517 decks
49%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
49%inclusion254 decks517 decks
48%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion252 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
48%inclusion249 decks517 decks
45%synergy
Siani, Eye of the Storm
48%inclusion247 decks517 decks
47%synergy
Crystal Ball
48%inclusion247 decks517 decks
47%synergy
Dig Through Time
47%inclusion242 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion40 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Seer
45%inclusion231 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
44%inclusion225 decks517 decks
39%synergy
Sigiled Starfish
44%inclusion225 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
40%inclusion205 decks517 decks
35%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
37%inclusion106 decks289 decks
36%synergy
Prognostic Sphinx
37%inclusion189 decks517 decks
36%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
36%inclusion186 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mariner
35%inclusion183 decks517 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx of Foresight
34%inclusion176 decks517 decks
33%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
31%inclusion162 decks517 decks
31%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
31%inclusion158 decks517 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion140 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
24%inclusion123 decks517 decks
23%synergy
Geist of the Archives
22%inclusion112 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
21%inclusion108 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Bronze Walrus
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Serum Sovereign
19%inclusion98 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
16%inclusion81 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
14%inclusion74 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
14%inclusion73 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visionary
14%inclusion68 decks489 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
12%inclusion64 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Omenspeaker
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
11%inclusion57 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
-14%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Onakke Oathkeeper
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Inga Rune-Eyes
9.5%inclusion49 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
9.3%inclusion39 decks418 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.5%inclusion44 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Princess Yue
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
-4%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Silver Raven
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
-6%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Stormwing Entity
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Attentive Sunscribe
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Verge Rangers
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
5.0%inclusion21 decks419 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Precognitive Perception
41%inclusion214 decks517 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion212 decks517 decks
-28%synergy
Contact Other Plane
35%inclusion183 decks517 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion181 decks517 decks
-19%synergy
Guiding Bolt
33%inclusion171 decks517 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion166 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Condescend
31%inclusion162 decks517 decks
31%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
30%inclusion157 decks517 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion149 decks517 decks
-24%synergy
Dissolve
27%inclusion140 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion128 decks517 decks
-7%synergy
Brainsurge
24%inclusion116 decks489 decks
22%synergy
Diviner's Portent
22%inclusion112 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion101 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Expose to Daylight
19%inclusion98 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Bane's Contingency
18%inclusion91 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion79 decks517 decks
0%synergy
Perplexing Test
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Judge Unworthy
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Council's Deliberation
13%inclusion65 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Stroke
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Drain
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Emergency Powers
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
-28%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
7.7%inclusion40 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
7.3%inclusion34 decks467 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Knots
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
5%synergy
No More Lies
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Cancel
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Fading Hope
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Anticognition
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Reflection
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Calculated Dismissal
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Absorb
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Gods Willing
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
-21%synergy
Rally of Wings
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Delightful Discovery
5.0%inclusion21 decks418 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Reckoning
43%inclusion223 decks517 decks
40%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion222 decks517 decks
27%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
43%inclusion221 decks517 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Speculation
38%inclusion194 decks517 decks
36%synergy
Clone Legion
35%inclusion181 decks517 decks
34%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
34%inclusion174 decks517 decks
33%synergy
Terminus
33%inclusion172 decks517 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion152 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Entreat the Angels
22%inclusion112 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Runic Shot
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Commit // Memory
18%inclusion94 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
18%inclusion92 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Multiple Choice
17%inclusion89 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
17%inclusion86 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Finale of Glory
15%inclusion79 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Freeze in Place
12%inclusion64 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Cleansing Nova
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
-17%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Time Stretch
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Devout Invocation
8.9%inclusion46 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Inscription of Insight
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Arwen's Gift
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Oath
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
-5%synergy
Deploy to the Front
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Warrant // Warden
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Dream Cache
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Migratory Route
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion118 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Mazemind Tome
14%inclusion73 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Witching Well
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Brain in a Jar
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Brainstone
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Candy Trail
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Goggles of Night
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Sanctum
45%inclusion235 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Intangible Virtue
45%inclusion234 decks517 decks
39%synergy
Lost Isle Calling
44%inclusion230 decks517 decks
44%synergy
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
44%inclusion227 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Favorable Winds
30%inclusion155 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Deification
28%inclusion145 decks517 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Talent
20%inclusion104 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Regenerations Restored
16%inclusion81 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
16%inclusion81 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Oath of Jace
15%inclusion79 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Omen of the Sea
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth's Talent
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Impetus
11%inclusion57 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Eyes of the Watcher
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
-16%synergy
Wizard Class
9.5%inclusion49 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
9.2%inclusion40 decks434 decks
8%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion167 decks517 decks
27%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
32%inclusion166 decks517 decks
31%synergy
New Benalia
29%inclusion149 decks517 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion141 decks517 decks
-21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion81 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion64 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion58 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
10%inclusion50 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
8.9%inclusion46 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion383 decks517 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion347 decks517 decks
-20%synergy
Azorius Signet
65%inclusion334 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion191 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion177 decks517 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion176 decks517 decks
-16%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion171 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Marble Diamond
29%inclusion148 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion136 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion91 decks517 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion78 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
14%inclusion74 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Locket
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Seer's Lantern
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion514 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion506 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
73%inclusion378 decks517 decks
35%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion368 decks517 decks
-15%synergy
Prairie Stream
63%inclusion328 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Port Town
51%inclusion264 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
46%inclusion238 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
45%inclusion235 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
36%inclusion188 decks517 decks
-26%synergy
Crystal Grotto
34%inclusion175 decks517 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion167 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
31%inclusion162 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion144 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
25%inclusion131 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion122 decks517 decks
-4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion102 decks517 decks
-24%synergy
Rumble Arena
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion88 decks517 decks
6%synergy
The Grey Havens
16%inclusion85 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
16%inclusion82 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Study Hall
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
-5%synergy
Meandering River
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
-9%synergy