Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Budget Core

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Bennie Smith
Jan 5, 2026
The 2025 Commanders That Broke EDHREC Top 100
2025 brought a ton of fresh new commander designs, but which ones broke into EDHREC's Top 100 Commander list?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dragonfly Swarm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Airship Engine Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laughing Mad
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Mysidian Elder
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Circle of Power
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Suplex
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Queen Brahne
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Essence Flux
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Overkill
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Planar Incision
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Hecteyes
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Quistis Trepe
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Anger
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
The Raven Man
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Burglar Rat
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Malboro
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Virus Beetle
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Locke Cole
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Halo Forager
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Big Game Hunter
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Containment Construct
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Strago and Relm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Necrogoyf
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Negate
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Syncopate
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Espers to Magicite
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Fight On!
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Magic Damper
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Ice Magic
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Fire Magic
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Thunder Magic
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Blur
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Displace
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Siren's Ruse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Haste Magic
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Light of Judgment
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Transpose
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Eject
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Sage's Dousing
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Consider
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Temper
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Relm's Sketching
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Evil Reawakened
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Combat Tutorial
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Splash Portal
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Snort
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Poison the Waters
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Memories Returning
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Resentful Revelation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
River's Rebuke
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Vicious Rumors
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Intervention
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Collective Brutality
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Duress
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Terminal Agony
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Arterial Flow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Embrace
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Random Encounter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Entropic Battlecruiser
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
World Map
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
The Fire Crystal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Riddles
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Atomic Microsizer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
The Gold Saucer
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Blitzball
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geode
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ether
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Ash Barrens
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Crossroads Village
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-27%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Command Bridge
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-30%synergy
Starting Town
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Asylum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy