Noctis Lucis Caelum (Commander) - Optimized Reanimator

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
Gleaming Bastion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Undead Hand Ninja
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Iron Man, Armored Avenger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Sentry, Golden Guardian
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
66%synergy
Buried Alive
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Entomb
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
60%synergy
Animate Dead
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Training Grounds
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Necromancy
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Birds of Paradise
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Noble Hierarch
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Bloom Tender
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Seedborn Muse
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Worldly Tutor
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Composite Golem
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Icetill Explorer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Hermit Druid
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Emiel the Blessed
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Frog
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Voice of Victory
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fauna Shaman
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Void Winnower
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Karmic Guide
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Spore Frog
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Anger
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Aurora Awakener
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Silence
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Crop Rotation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Eladamri's Call
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Faithful Mending
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Shallow Grave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Exhume
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Unmarked Grave
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Careful Study
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Life // Death
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Stitch Together
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dance of the Dead
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mirari's Wake
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Exploration
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Island
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Plains
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Forest
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Godless Shrine
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Windswept Heath
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Temple Garden
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Stomping Ground
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Mountain
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-31%synergy
Steam Vents
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Indatha Triome
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Triome
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Raffine's Tower
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Tropical Island
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Savai Triome
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
The World Tree
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Sea of Clouds
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ketria Triome
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Bayou
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tundra
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy