Noctis Lucis Caelum (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dina's Guidance
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Charging Strifeknight
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Harsh Annotation
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
42%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Training Grounds
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Composite Golem
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Spore Frog
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Willbreaker
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Crop Rotation
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Eternal Witness
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Incubation Druid
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Humble Defector
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Selvala, Explorer Returned
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Fathom Mage
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Dauntless Escort
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Windborn Muse
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Gluntch, the Bestower
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Reclamation Sage
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Pramikon, Sky Rampart
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
The Council of Four
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Kami of False Hope
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Queen Marchesa
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Círdan the Shipwright
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Druid
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sage of Hours
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Ignis Scientia
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Magister of Worth
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Zacama, Primal Calamity
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Selfless Spirit
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Ballot Broker
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Noble Hierarch
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Children of Korlis
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Prompto Argentum
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Split Decision
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Harrow
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Silence
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Illusion of Choice
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Sail into the West
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Rewind
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Eureka Moment
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-17%synergy
Eladamri's Call
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Shared Summons
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tempt with Discovery
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Circuitous Route
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Plea for Power
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Council's Judgment
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Neoform
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Damn
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Open the Gates
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Explore
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Capital Punishment
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Explore the Underdark
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-20%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Minds Aglow
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Heartstone
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Door to Nothingness
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Coercive Portal
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
The Regalia
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Wedding Ring
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Happily Ever After
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Cowardice
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Guild Summit
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Mana Flare
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Maze's End
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Baldur's Gate
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Gate
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion89 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion85 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
95%inclusion111 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion107 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Island
91%inclusion106 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion105 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Mountain
87%inclusion102 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion97 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Seaside Citadel
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Cinder Glade
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Shrine
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
1%synergy
The World Tree
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Nomad Outpost
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Boros Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Savage Lands
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Gateway Plaza
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Verge
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Cliffgate
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Manor Gate
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Gond Gate
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy