Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Discard

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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
Redirect Lightning
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Hama, the Bloodbender
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Waste Not
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Essence Flux
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Saw in Half
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Miscast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Electroduplicate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Anger
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Counsel
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Kefka, Dancing Mad
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Displacer Kitten
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Baleful Strix
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Combat Celebrant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Generator Servant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Goldhound
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Reckless Barbarian
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Skirk Prospector
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bone Miser
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Queen Brahne
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Norman Osborn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Laughing Mad
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Perplex
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Delay
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Bolt Bend
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Flare of Duplication
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Burnt Offering
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Espers to Magicite
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Misdirection
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Commandeer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Snapback
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Unsubstantiate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thunder Magic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blur
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Ringsight
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Final Parting
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Strike It Rich
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Rite of Flame
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Persist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Dark Deal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Circle of Power
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Burning Inquiry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Vicious Rumors
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Change of Fortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Careful Study
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Stitch Together
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arterial Flow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Monument to Endurance
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Talent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Pentad Prism
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Spire of Industry
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
River of Tears
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Mine
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-26%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Treno, Dark City
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-31%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-36%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy