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Nick Price
Jun 23, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards from Lord of the Rings
Magic's crossover with Lord of the Rings has been out for a while, so Nick takes us on a tour of the cards from that set that see the most play.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Circle of Power
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
87%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
86%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Roiling Vortex
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Shivan Gorge
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Fate Unraveler
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Endbringer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Cinder Pyromancer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Pestilence
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Spear Spewer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Mayhem Devil
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Charm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Vulshok Sorcerer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Cunning Sparkmage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Prodigal Pyromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Stuffy Doll
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Electrostatic Field
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Firebrand Archer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Blood Seeker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Jeska, Warrior Adept
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Chandra's Magmutt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Triskelion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Brimstone Trebuchet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Calculating Lich
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Syr Carah, the Bold
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Fireslinger
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Immolation Shaman
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Siege-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Party Thrasher
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Ophiomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Viscera Seer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Agate Instigator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Urborg Stalker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Scourge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bat Whisperer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vithian Stinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Ickspitter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Spikefield Hazard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Withering Torment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bolt Bend
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Death Spark
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Geistflame
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Lava Dart
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Carrion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Body Count
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gut Shot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Sorceries
Damnation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Vicious Rumors
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Song of Totentanz
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Flame Fusillade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dead Revels
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flame Jab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gleeful Demolition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Army of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
End the Festivities
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Barbed Wire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Unstable Amulet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
The Ozolith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Copper Tablet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Pariah's Shield
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Golden Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gorgon's Head
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
All Will Be One
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Wound Reflection
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Impact Tremors
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Aether Sting
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Hissing Miasma
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Spiteful Visions
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Theater of Horrors
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Heat of Battle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kyren Negotiations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Koskun Falls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breath of Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elemental Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Manabarbs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Azgol
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Piranha Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kher Keep
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Clinic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Fire Diamond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Luxury Suite
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Raucous Theater
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jagged Barrens
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-39%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-34%synergy