Jon Irenicus, Shattered One (Commander) - Budget Core

Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Cards in Commander 2011
Commander 2011 turns 15 next month. Nick Price dives into the 10 most-played cards from the release's first dedicated product, and why they still matter to brewers in 2026.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Coercive Impetus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Flesh Reaver
75%inclusion115 decks154 decks
72%synergy
Wretched Anurid
72%inclusion111 decks154 decks
70%synergy
Demonic Taskmaster
71%inclusion109 decks154 decks
69%synergy
Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore
69%inclusion107 decks154 decks
68%synergy
Evil Eye of Urborg
62%inclusion96 decks154 decks
60%synergy
Lord of the Pit
60%inclusion92 decks154 decks
58%synergy
Plague Reaver
60%inclusion92 decks154 decks
58%synergy
Ebon Drake
57%inclusion88 decks154 decks
55%synergy
Rust Elemental
55%inclusion85 decks154 decks
53%synergy
Thought Eater
55%inclusion84 decks154 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
62%inclusion95 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Archfiend of the Dross
54%inclusion83 decks154 decks
52%synergy
Wrong Turn
54%inclusion83 decks154 decks
52%synergy
Priest of the Blood Rite
53%inclusion82 decks154 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
53%inclusion82 decks154 decks
52%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
50%inclusion77 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion77 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Run Away Together
50%inclusion77 decks154 decks
45%synergy
Modify Memory
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Morkrut Necropod
48%inclusion74 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Painwracker Oni
47%inclusion73 decks154 decks
47%synergy
Liege of the Pit
44%inclusion67 decks154 decks
43%synergy
Slither Blade
43%inclusion66 decks154 decks
31%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
40%synergy
Yukora, the Prisoner
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Drinker of Sorrow
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Coveted Falcon
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Tormented Soul
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
33%synergy
Steel Golem
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
32%synergy
Thought Devourer
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
31%synergy
Greater Harvester
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Rotting Regisaur
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Sly Instigator
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Vislor Turlough
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Gutwrencher Oni
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Changeling Outcast
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Hasran Ogress
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Horde
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Thrummingbird
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Plague Stinger
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Serendib Efreet
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Graf Reaver
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Desecration Elemental
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Grinning Demon
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Grid Monitor
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Phantom Warrior
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Invisible Stalker
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Ichor Rats
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Master of the Feast
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Vraska's Fall
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
-20%synergy
Experimental Augury
29%inclusion45 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Unsummon
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Filter Out
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Serum Snare
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Get Out
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Reject Imperfection
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Evacuation
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Domineering Will
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Bane's Contingency
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-29%synergy
Opt
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Vapor Snag
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Unwind
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Refute
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-25%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Dissipate
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fateful Handoff
43%inclusion66 decks154 decks
42%synergy
Shifting Grift
38%inclusion58 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
30%inclusion46 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Switcheroo
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Ringsight
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Vat Emergence
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Legerdemain
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Notion Rain
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Necrotic Hex
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion50 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Assault Suit
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Contagion Clasp
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
The Key to the Vault
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Parasitic Impetus
44%inclusion68 decks154 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Impetus
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
37%synergy
The Trickster-God's Heist
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Rite of Belzenlok
29%inclusion44 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Dissipation Field
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Vow of Flight
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Exchange of Words
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Alexi's Cloak
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Vow of Torment
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Necrogen Communion
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Visions of Brutality
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Vow of Malice
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Cryoshatter
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
-21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
-26%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion116 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion99 decks154 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion91 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
55%inclusion85 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion78 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
47%inclusion72 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion154 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion154 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion119 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
59%inclusion91 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion83 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
53%inclusion81 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
53%inclusion81 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
51%inclusion79 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion66 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-45%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-35%synergy