Phage the Untouchable (Commander) - Commander Matters

Jeff Dunn
The 10 Best Mel Commanders
Mel commanders are lauded as the best-designed legendaries, or as perfect enablers for digging out edge case interactions. Here are the top ten!
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Blasphemous Edict
100% of 1 decks +41% synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50% of 2 decks +38% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
33% of 3 decks +15% synergy
Withering Torment
33% of 3 decks -23% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33% of 3 decks +20% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Torpor Orb
90% of 10 decks +89% synergy
Command Beacon
90% of 10 decks +82% synergy
Endless Whispers
80% of 10 decks +79% synergy
Campfire
80% of 10 decks +78% synergy
Netherborn Altar
80% of 10 decks +78% synergy
Rogue's Passage
90% of 10 decks +74% synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
70% of 10 decks +69% synergy
Stunning Reversal
70% of 10 decks +69% synergy
Platinum Angel
70% of 10 decks +68% synergy
Magus of the Coffers
70% of 10 decks +61% synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
90% of 10 decks +44% synergy
Jet Medallion
80% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Nirkana Revenant
70% of 10 decks +56% synergy
Exsanguinate
70% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Mutilate
70% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Dark Ritual
70% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Filth
60% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Withering Boon
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
60% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Creatures
Grim Servant
67% of 3 decks +59% synergy
Boggart Trawler
67% of 3 decks +55% synergy
Thrull Wizard
50% of 10 decks +50% synergy
Dread Presence
50% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Leaden Myr
40% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Massacre Girl
40% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40% of 10 decks +24% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
40% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Bismuth Mindrender
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Defiler of Flesh
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Blood Pet
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Burnished Hart
30% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
30% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Geode Golem
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Royal Assassin
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Twilight Prophet
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Opposition Agent
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Plaguecrafter
20% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
20% of 10 decks -7% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Illuminor Szeras
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11% of 9 decks -7% synergy
Entrails Feaster
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Soul Collector
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Shakedown Heavy
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Vampire Hexmage
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Basal Thrull
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gravedigger
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Thug
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Avatar of Woe
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Stinkweed Imp
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Liliana's Reaver
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
67% of 3 decks +44% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Defile
50% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
40% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Bitter Triumph
40% of 5 decks +23% synergy
Cabal Ritual
40% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Flare of Malice
33% of 3 decks +21% synergy
Consuming Corruption
33% of 3 decks +7% synergy
Stinging Study
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Imp's Mischief
30% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Offer Immortality
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Sacrifice
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Songs of the Damned
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Darkness
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Snuff Out
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Dismember
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Culling the Weak
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Soul Shatter
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Go for the Throat
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
One with Nothing
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Sickening Shoal
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Plunge into Darkness
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Demonic Consultation
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Dash Hopes
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Rain of Filth
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Altar's Reap
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Ad Nauseam
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Slaughter Pact
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Hagra Mauling
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Force of Despair
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Hero's Downfall
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Doom Blade
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Murder
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Baleful Mastery
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Deadly Rollick
10% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Village Rites
10% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Infernal Grasp
10% of 10 decks -17% synergy
Sorceries
Insatiable Avarice
60% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Demonic Tutor
60% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Sign in Blood
50% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Feed the Swarm
50% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Temporal Extortion
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Profane Tutor
40% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
40% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Bubbling Muck
40% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
40% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
40% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Damnation
40% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Toxic Deluge
40% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Come Back Wrong
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Grim Tutor
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Read the Bones
30% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Night's Whisper
30% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Dirge of Dread
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Diabolic Revelation
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Increasing Ambition
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Call to the Netherworld
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Dark Petition
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Imperial Seal
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Syphon Mind
20% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Liturgy of Blood
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Demonic Collusion
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Aid the Fallen
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Disentomb
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Killing Wave
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Profane Transfusion
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Repay in Kind
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Blood Money
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Deadly Tempest
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Ancient Craving
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Ambition's Cost
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Damnable Pact
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Beseech the Queen
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Diabolic Intent
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Reanimate
10% of 10 decks -23% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Brotherhood Regalia
67% of 3 decks +63% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
60% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Key to the City
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Commander's Plate
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Lightning Greaves
50% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50% of 10 decks +17% synergy
The Golden Throne
44% of 9 decks +43% synergy
Lich's Mirror
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Prowler's Helm
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Manifold Key
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Expedition Map
20% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Bontu's Monument
20% of 10 decks -8% synergy
Mithril Coat
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
The One Ring
11% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Mirror Universe
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Dermotaxi
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fleetfeather Sandals
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Hot Soup
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Umbral Mantle
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Haunted Cloak
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mirage Mirror
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Helm of the Host
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Strionic Resonator
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Defense Grid
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Pact Weapon
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10% of 10 decks -10% synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
60% of 10 decks +21% synergy
Dragon Shadow
50% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Dauthi Embrace
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Lich's Mastery
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
No Mercy
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Black Market Connections
40% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Black Market
40% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
30% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Exquisite Blood
30% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Necropotence
30% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Leshrac's Rite
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Greed
20% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Call of the Ring
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Grisly Transformation
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fear
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Koskun Falls
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Infernal Darkness
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Omen of the Dead
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Tainted Aether
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Carnival of Souls
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Underworld Connections
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Oubliette
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Bitterblossom
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Painful Quandary
10% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Waste Not
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10% of 10 decks -4% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Animate Dead
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana Vess
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
40% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sorin Markov
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
90% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80% of 10 decks +41% synergy
The Black Gate
62% of 8 decks +58% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
60% of 10 decks +51% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
60% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Reliquary Tower
50% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Bojuka Bog
50% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Witch's Cottage
40% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
33% of 3 decks +20% synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
30% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Ancient Tomb
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
War Room
30% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Castle Locthwain
30% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Leechridden Swamp
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Vesuva
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Memorial to Folly
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Thespian's Stage
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Mortuary Mire
20% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Urza's Workshop
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Barad-dûr
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Urza's Factory
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Urza's Tower
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Urza's Mine
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Urza's Power Plant
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Dark Depths
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
City of Traitors
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Peat Bog
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Blast Zone
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Maze of Ith
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Strip Mine
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Lake of the Dead
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Urza's Saga
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
60% of 5 decks +43% synergy
Nyx Lotus
50% of 10 decks +40% synergy
Arcane Signet
40% of 10 decks -23% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Mana Crypt
30% of 10 decks +21% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
30% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
30% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Mind Stone
30% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Gauntlet of Power
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Mana Vault
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Chromatic Orrery
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Basalt Monolith
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Grim Monolith
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Mox Opal
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Mox Diamond
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Mox Amber
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Thran Dynamo
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Chrome Mox
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Gilded Lotus
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Lotus Petal
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Commander's Sphere
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 10 decks -19% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
30% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Polluted Delta
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Marsh Flats
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Demolition Field
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Ash Barrens
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Prismatic Vista
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Evolving Wilds
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy