Noctis Lucis Caelum (Commander) - Lifegain

Original Name:

Kenrith, the Returned KingKenrith, the Returned King

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Joined Researchers
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Planar Engineering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Flashback
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mind into Matter
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
42%inclusion92 decks217 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion77 decks217 decks
35%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
37%inclusion80 decks217 decks
35%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
37%inclusion80 decks217 decks
34%synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
35%inclusion75 decks217 decks
33%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion71 decks217 decks
32%synergy
Soul Warden
29%inclusion63 decks217 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Remedy
25%inclusion55 decks217 decks
25%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
22%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion49 decks217 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion115 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
36%inclusion78 decks217 decks
-6%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion72 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion69 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion65 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion53 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion47 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
21%inclusion46 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion71 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Seedborn Muse
29%inclusion63 decks217 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion60 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion58 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion55 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion40 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion40 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Bloom Tender
20%inclusion43 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
19%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
18%inclusion39 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
17%inclusion37 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Essence Warden
15%inclusion33 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
15%inclusion33 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Plague Drone
15%inclusion33 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Resplendent Angel
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Angel of Destiny
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Noble Hierarch
13%inclusion29 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
10%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Spore Frog
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Archangel of Thune
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Willbreaker
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Shards
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Suture Priest
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Incubation Druid
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Selvala, Explorer Returned
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Crested Sunmare
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Delighted Halfling
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Treebeard, Gracious Host
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
19%inclusion42 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
-10%synergy
Congregate
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion24 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Eladamri's Call
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Condemn
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Silence
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Benevolent Offering
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
1%synergy
False Cure
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Negate
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Blessed Alliance
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
18%inclusion39 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-6%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
13%inclusion29 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Healing Hands
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
-8%synergy
Wrath of God
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Primal Command
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion43 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion40 decks217 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Heartstone
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
8%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion39 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion33 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Accord
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Cleric Class
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Test of Endurance
12%inclusion26 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Mirari's Wake
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Happily Ever After
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Sterling Grove
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Burgeoning
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Griffin Aerie
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Privileged Position
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Light of Promise
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion64 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion26 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Baldur's Gate
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Maze's End
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Basilisk Gate
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion180 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion156 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
52%inclusion112 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion61 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88%inclusion191 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion179 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
70%inclusion151 decks217 decks
-6%synergy
Forest
70%inclusion151 decks217 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion146 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Island
62%inclusion135 decks217 decks
-17%synergy
Mountain
57%inclusion123 decks217 decks
-21%synergy
Godless Shrine
35%inclusion76 decks217 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion71 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Temple Garden
32%inclusion70 decks217 decks
3%synergy
The World Tree
32%inclusion69 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
31%inclusion68 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
30%inclusion65 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Breeding Pool
29%inclusion62 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion61 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
27%inclusion58 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion58 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
26%inclusion57 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Indatha Triome
25%inclusion55 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion53 decks217 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion52 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion51 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Stomping Ground
24%inclusion51 decks217 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion51 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion48 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion47 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion45 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion44 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion43 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
18%inclusion39 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Raffine's Tower
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Savai Triome
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-8%synergy
Ketria Triome
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Crypt
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Zagoth Triome
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Canopy Vista
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Seaside Citadel
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Savannah
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Bayou
13%inclusion29 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Taiga
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Tropical Island
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
6%synergy