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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
76%synergy
Waste Not
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Essence Flux
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Saw in Half
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Electroduplicate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Megrim
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Anger
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Displacer Kitten
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Combat Celebrant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Generator Servant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Goldhound
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Fell Specter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Blood Pet
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Reckless Barbarian
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Skirk Prospector
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Queen Brahne
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mayhem Devil
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mysidian Elder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bone Miser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Quistis Trepe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Spell Pierce
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Miscast
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Espers to Magicite
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Laughing Mad
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Perplex
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Delay
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Misdirection
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Flare of Duplication
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Burnt Offering
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Overkill
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Planar Incision
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Commandeer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Snapback
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Lapse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Blur
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unsubstantiate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Thunder Magic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Syphon Mind
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ringsight
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Final Parting
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Strike It Rich
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Persist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Rite of Flame
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Dark Deal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Circle of Power
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Burning Inquiry
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vicious Rumors
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Poison the Waters
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Suplex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Monument to Endurance
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Bandit's Talent
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Necromancy
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Raiders' Wake
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Oppression
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Curiosity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Witness Protection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Peat Bog
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Pentad Prism
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Peak
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Spire of Industry
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Mine
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Treno, Dark City
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-29%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-29%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy