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
Wild Unraveling
3.9%inclusion3 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Keep Out
2.6%inclusion2 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Swat Away
2.6%inclusion2 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Personify
2.6%inclusion2 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Kinbinding
2.6%inclusion2 decks78 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foresee
69%inclusion355 decks516 decks
67%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
67%inclusion346 decks516 decks
66%synergy
Storm Herd
66%inclusion342 decks516 decks
62%synergy
Ugin's Insight
60%inclusion311 decks516 decks
59%synergy
Serum Visions
62%inclusion321 decks516 decks
59%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
58%inclusion298 decks516 decks
56%synergy
Deliberate
58%inclusion299 decks516 decks
56%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion320 decks516 decks
53%synergy
Preordain
62%inclusion318 decks516 decks
52%synergy
Oath of Teferi
53%inclusion273 decks516 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Behold the Multiverse
53%inclusion276 decks516 decks
51%synergy
Augury Owl
52%inclusion268 decks516 decks
50%synergy
Cryptic Annelid
50%inclusion259 decks516 decks
49%synergy
Interpret the Signs
50%inclusion256 decks516 decks
49%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
49%inclusion255 decks516 decks
48%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion252 decks516 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
48%inclusion250 decks516 decks
45%synergy
Crystal Ball
48%inclusion248 decks516 decks
47%synergy
Siani, Eye of the Storm
48%inclusion248 decks516 decks
47%synergy
Dig Through Time
47%inclusion241 decks516 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Seer
45%inclusion233 decks516 decks
44%synergy
Sigiled Starfish
44%inclusion226 decks516 decks
43%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
44%inclusion225 decks516 decks
39%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
40%inclusion206 decks516 decks
36%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
37%inclusion105 decks284 decks
36%synergy
Prognostic Sphinx
37%inclusion189 decks516 decks
36%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
36%inclusion187 decks516 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mariner
35%inclusion182 decks516 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx of Foresight
34%inclusion176 decks516 decks
33%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
32%inclusion163 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
31%inclusion160 decks516 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion141 decks516 decks
24%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
24%inclusion125 decks516 decks
24%synergy
Geist of the Archives
22%inclusion112 decks516 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
21%inclusion107 decks516 decks
17%synergy
Bronze Walrus
19%inclusion100 decks516 decks
19%synergy
Serum Sovereign
19%inclusion98 decks516 decks
19%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
16%inclusion46 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
16%inclusion81 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
15%inclusion75 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
14%inclusion74 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visionary
14%inclusion68 decks486 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
13%inclusion65 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
12%inclusion61 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
12%inclusion60 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Omenspeaker
11%inclusion59 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
11%inclusion59 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
11%inclusion57 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion55 decks516 decks
-14%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
11%inclusion55 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Onakke Oathkeeper
10%inclusion52 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Inga Rune-Eyes
9.5%inclusion49 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.3%inclusion43 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.9%inclusion41 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
7.6%inclusion39 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Princess Yue
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.2%inclusion37 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
-4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Silver Raven
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
-6%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
5.8%inclusion30 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Stormwing Entity
5.6%inclusion29 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Attentive Sunscribe
5.2%inclusion27 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
5.1%inclusion21 decks415 decks
3%synergy
Verge Rangers
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Precognitive Perception
42%inclusion216 decks516 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion213 decks516 decks
-28%synergy
Contact Other Plane
35%inclusion182 decks516 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion181 decks516 decks
-19%synergy
Guiding Bolt
33%inclusion171 decks516 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion165 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Condescend
31%inclusion162 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
31%inclusion159 decks516 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion148 decks516 decks
-25%synergy
Dissolve
27%inclusion140 decks516 decks
26%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion127 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Brainsurge
24%inclusion115 decks486 decks
22%synergy
Diviner's Portent
22%inclusion113 decks516 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion100 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
19%inclusion100 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Expose to Daylight
19%inclusion98 decks516 decks
19%synergy
Bane's Contingency
18%inclusion91 decks516 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion78 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Perplexing Test
15%inclusion76 decks516 decks
13%synergy
Council's Deliberation
13%inclusion65 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Judge Unworthy
13%inclusion65 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Stroke
12%inclusion62 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion60 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Memory Drain
11%inclusion55 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Emergency Powers
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
-28%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
7.6%inclusion39 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Knots
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
5%synergy
No More Lies
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
6.4%inclusion33 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Anticognition
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Reflection
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Calculated Dismissal
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Fading Hope
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Absorb
5.6%inclusion29 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Gods Willing
5.4%inclusion28 decks516 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
-21%synergy
Unwind
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Rally of Wings
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Reckoning
44%inclusion225 decks516 decks
41%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
43%inclusion222 decks516 decks
42%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion221 decks516 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Speculation
38%inclusion195 decks516 decks
36%synergy
Clone Legion
35%inclusion182 decks516 decks
34%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
34%inclusion174 decks516 decks
33%synergy
Terminus
33%inclusion171 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion149 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Entreat the Angels
22%inclusion112 decks516 decks
21%synergy
Runic Shot
19%inclusion100 decks516 decks
19%synergy
Commit // Memory
18%inclusion94 decks516 decks
17%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion90 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Multiple Choice
17%inclusion89 decks516 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
17%inclusion87 decks516 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Glory
15%inclusion79 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
13%inclusion66 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Freeze in Place
12%inclusion64 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Cleansing Nova
12%inclusion61 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
11%inclusion59 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion59 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion58 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
11%inclusion58 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
11%inclusion55 decks516 decks
-17%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion52 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Time Stretch
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Devout Invocation
8.9%inclusion46 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Inscription of Insight
8.3%inclusion43 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Arwen's Gift
7.9%inclusion41 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
7.4%inclusion38 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Oath
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Deploy to the Front
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion34 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.4%inclusion33 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Warrant // Warden
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Dream Cache
5.4%inclusion28 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
5.2%inclusion27 decks516 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.2%inclusion27 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.2%inclusion27 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Migratory Route
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion117 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Witching Well
14%inclusion71 decks516 decks
13%synergy
Mazemind Tome
14%inclusion71 decks516 decks
13%synergy
Brain in a Jar
8.3%inclusion43 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Brainstone
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Candy Trail
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Goggles of Night
5.6%inclusion29 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Sanctum
46%inclusion236 decks516 decks
44%synergy
Intangible Virtue
46%inclusion236 decks516 decks
40%synergy
Lost Isle Calling
45%inclusion230 decks516 decks
44%synergy
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
44%inclusion229 decks516 decks
43%synergy
Favorable Winds
30%inclusion155 decks516 decks
24%synergy
Deification
28%inclusion145 decks516 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Talent
21%inclusion106 decks516 decks
20%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
16%inclusion81 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Regenerations Restored
16%inclusion81 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Oath of Jace
15%inclusion79 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Omen of the Sea
15%inclusion77 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth's Talent
12%inclusion62 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Impetus
11%inclusion56 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Eyes of the Watcher
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
-16%synergy
Wizard Class
9.5%inclusion49 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
9.3%inclusion40 decks431 decks
8%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.9%inclusion46 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.9%inclusion41 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.4%inclusion38 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Champions from Beyond
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.8%inclusion30 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.6%inclusion29 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
7.6%inclusion39 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion168 decks516 decks
27%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
32%inclusion167 decks516 decks
31%synergy
New Benalia
29%inclusion149 decks516 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion141 decks516 decks
-21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion80 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion65 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion59 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
10%inclusion50 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
8.9%inclusion46 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion39 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion383 decks516 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion347 decks516 decks
-19%synergy
Azorius Signet
65%inclusion333 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion194 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion176 decks516 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion175 decks516 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion169 decks516 decks
24%synergy
Marble Diamond
28%inclusion146 decks516 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion135 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion92 decks516 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion78 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
15%inclusion75 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion61 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Locket
8.9%inclusion46 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.8%inclusion26 decks332 decks
8%synergy
Seer's Lantern
7.4%inclusion38 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.8%inclusion30 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion513 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion505 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
73%inclusion377 decks516 decks
35%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion368 decks516 decks
-14%synergy
Prairie Stream
64%inclusion330 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Port Town
51%inclusion265 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
46%inclusion238 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
46%inclusion235 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
37%inclusion189 decks516 decks
-25%synergy
Crystal Grotto
34%inclusion175 decks516 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion167 decks516 decks
16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
31%inclusion161 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion143 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
25%inclusion131 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion121 decks516 decks
-4%synergy
Rumble Arena
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion101 decks516 decks
-24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion88 decks516 decks
6%synergy
The Grey Havens
16%inclusion85 decks516 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
16%inclusion81 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion68 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Study Hall
13%inclusion66 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion48 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Meandering River
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.4%inclusion33 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
-8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
-9%synergy