Reaper King (Commander) - cEDH

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Dwight o' LanternDwight o' Lantern

Jeremy Rowe
Jun 5, 2026
Five Problems with Five-Color Typal Commanders
Jro looks at why five-color typal commanders so often feel hollow in Commander games, giving us a breakdown of five recurring design issues.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Scarecrone
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Heap Doll
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Pili-Pala
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Painter's Servant
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Shire Scarecrow
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Universal Automaton
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Grindstone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Wreckage Wickerfolk
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Esper Sentinel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Realmwalker
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Changeling Outcast
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
The Reaper, King No More
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Dread Tiller
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Scaretiller
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Scarecrow Guide
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Oasis Gardener
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Osseous Sticktwister
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Roaming Throne
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Grand Architect
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Scuttlemutt
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mirror Entity
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Masked Vandal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Metallic Mimic
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Wildfire Wickerfolk
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Scorn Effigy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Taurean Mauler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Jousting Dummy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Chomping Changeling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame Travelers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Omni-Changeling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Foraging Wickermaw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Krang, Utrom Warlord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Dome
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bloom Tender
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Jawbone Skulkin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
One-Eyed Scarecrow
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fang Skulkin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Wickerfolk Thresher
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Straw Soldiers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Noble Hierarch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Wickerfolk Indomitable
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Field Creeper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wild-Field Scarecrow
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mai and Zuko
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Great Divide Guide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Pact of Negation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Personify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Eerie Interlude
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ephemerate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Silence
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ghostway
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Eladamri's Call
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Veil of Summer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Crop Rotation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Momentary Blink
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Transmute Artifact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Another Round
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Panharmonicon
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Everything Pizza
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Forge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Unwinding Clock
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Forge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Legacy Weapon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Springleaf Parade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Molten Echoes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Omen
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dracogenesis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Splinter Twin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Aura Shards
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Conspiracy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Careful Cultivation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Great Furnace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Den
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tree of Tales
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fountainport
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mox Diamond
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Unity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Timeless Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Pillar of Origins
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Windswept Heath
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Misty Rainforest
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Wooded Foothills
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Forest
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Swamp
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-29%synergy
Mountain
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-31%synergy
Island
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Plains
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-32%synergy
Arid Mesa
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Breeding Pool
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Tundra
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Taiga
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Underground Sea
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Tropical Island
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Temple Garden
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Zagoth Triome
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Indatha Triome
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Stomping Ground
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-36%synergy
Ketria Triome
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Plateau
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Savannah
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Bayou
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Raugrin Triome
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Abundant Countryside
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy