Kenrith, the Returned King (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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Kenrith, the Returned King
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Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
Nick Price
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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Gaea's Cradle
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Esper Sentinel
61%inclusion71 decks117 decks
52%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Imperial Seal
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Worldly Tutor
57%inclusion67 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Seedborn Muse
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
46%synergy
Noble Hierarch
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
46%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
56%inclusion65 decks117 decks
45%synergy
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Birds of Paradise
69%inclusion81 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
43%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Silence
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
42%synergy
Bloom Tender
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Underworld Breach
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
90%inclusion105 decks117 decks
72%synergy
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion97 decks117 decks
63%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
81%inclusion95 decks117 decks
68%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion94 decks117 decks
71%synergy
Mox Diamond
76%inclusion89 decks117 decks
71%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
72%inclusion84 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion83 decks117 decks
64%synergy
Smothering Tithe
71%inclusion83 decks117 decks
53%synergy
The One Ring
69%inclusion81 decks117 decks
61%synergy
Force of Will
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
58%synergy
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Opposition Agent
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Grand Abolisher
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Delighted Halfling
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Voice of Victory
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Emiel the Blessed
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Displacer Kitten
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Phantasmal Image
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Vitality
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Mockingbird
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Incubation Druid
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Badgermole Cub
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Devoted Druid
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Sanctum Weaver
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Tataru Taru
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Winota, Joiner of Forces
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
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Intuition
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Force of Negation
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Pact
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
30%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Flusterstorm
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Consultation
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Brain Freeze
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Mental Misstep
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Abrupt Decay
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Crop Rotation
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Eladamri's Call
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Ad Nauseam
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Snap
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Final Fortune
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Summoner's Pact
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Finale of Devastation
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Gamble
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Culling Ritual
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Expropriate
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Neoform
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Natural Order
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Coalition Victory
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sway of the Stars
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-30%synergy
Life from the Loam
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
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Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Winter Orb
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Survival of the Fittest
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Training Grounds
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Aura Shards
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Food Chain
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Humility
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Swift Reconfiguration
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mana Flare
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Chasm
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion108 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion88 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
57%synergy
Lotus Petal
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Basalt Monolith
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-32%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
96%inclusion112 decks117 decks
84%synergy
Tundra
95%inclusion111 decks117 decks
83%synergy
Tropical Island
94%inclusion110 decks117 decks
81%synergy
Bayou
93%inclusion109 decks117 decks
80%synergy
Volcanic Island
92%inclusion108 decks117 decks
80%synergy
Taiga
91%inclusion107 decks117 decks
79%synergy
Savannah
91%inclusion106 decks117 decks
78%synergy
Scrubland
87%inclusion102 decks117 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion98 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
82%inclusion96 decks117 decks
56%synergy
Scalding Tarn
81%inclusion95 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion94 decks117 decks
57%synergy
Flooded Strand
80%inclusion94 decks117 decks
56%synergy
Badlands
79%inclusion93 decks117 decks
69%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
77%inclusion90 decks117 decks
52%synergy
Marsh Flats
75%inclusion88 decks117 decks
53%synergy
Plateau
74%inclusion87 decks117 decks
63%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
72%inclusion84 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Wooded Foothills
70%inclusion82 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Windswept Heath
68%inclusion79 decks117 decks
40%synergy
City of Brass
64%inclusion75 decks117 decks
43%synergy
Mana Confluence
62%inclusion72 decks117 decks
43%synergy
Arid Mesa
61%inclusion71 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
43%synergy
Breeding Pool
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Temple Garden
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Stomping Ground
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Forest
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
-56%synergy
Godless Shrine
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
-52%synergy
Island
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
-55%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Plains
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
-56%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Sacred Foundry
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-59%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Indatha Triome
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
The World Tree
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-18%synergy
Ketria Triome
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-15%synergy
Raugrin Triome
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Zagoth Triome
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-13%synergy
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