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Cooper Gottfried
Dec 15, 2025
Cooper Gottfried
The Top 40 Three-Colored Commanders
Who are the most popular three-colored commanders? Let's find out, with this list of the top 40, with data from EDHREC.
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Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Airship Engine Room
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Swampsnare Trap
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Precision
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
71%inclusion163 decks230 decks
65%synergy
Foray of Orcs
68%inclusion156 decks230 decks
64%synergy
March from the Black Gate
66%inclusion151 decks230 decks
61%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
65%inclusion149 decks230 decks
60%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
63%inclusion146 decks230 decks
59%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
66%inclusion151 decks230 decks
59%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
63%inclusion144 decks230 decks
58%synergy
Dunland Crebain
56%inclusion129 decks230 decks
54%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
59%inclusion135 decks230 decks
53%synergy
Claim the Precious
57%inclusion131 decks230 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Ringsight
60%inclusion138 decks230 decks
53%synergy
Treason of Isengard
56%inclusion129 decks230 decks
51%synergy
Orcish Medicine
53%inclusion123 decks230 decks
49%synergy
Saruman the White
53%inclusion121 decks230 decks
50%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
50%inclusion116 decks230 decks
48%synergy
Swarming of Moria
50%inclusion116 decks230 decks
48%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
50%inclusion115 decks230 decks
45%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
50%inclusion114 decks230 decks
47%synergy
Summons of Saruman
47%inclusion107 decks230 decks
42%synergy
Mordor Muster
47%inclusion107 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Orcish Siegemaster
45%inclusion104 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
42%inclusion96 decks230 decks
37%synergy
Moria Scavenger
40%inclusion93 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion91 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
38%inclusion87 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
37%inclusion86 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
29%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
31%synergy
Oliphaunt
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
30%inclusion70 decks230 decks
29%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
30%inclusion69 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
30%inclusion69 decks230 decks
29%synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
30%inclusion68 decks230 decks
29%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
28%inclusion64 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Warg Rider
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Anger
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Skylord
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
16%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Ringwraiths
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Moria Marauder
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Nabber
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Rangers of Ithilien
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Grim Initiate
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Olog-hai Crusher
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Soothing of Sméagol
41%inclusion94 decks230 decks
38%synergy
Glorious Gale
38%inclusion87 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
29%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Nasty End
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
-19%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
-12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion47 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
Commence the Endgame
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
-21%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
-16%synergy
Bitter Downfall
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Cast into the Fire
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Smite the Deathless
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Rush the Room
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Gollum's Bite
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Crush Dissent
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Fling
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Overkill
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Opt
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Knots
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Siege Smash
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Surrounded by Orcs
43%inclusion98 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Widespread Brutality
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Birthday Escape
37%inclusion84 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
35%inclusion81 decks230 decks
33%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion67 decks230 decks
-16%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
23%synergy
The Torment of Gollum
23%inclusion54 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Invade the City
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
17%synergy
The Black Breath
16%inclusion37 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Wake the Dragon
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Languish
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Callous Dismissal
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Lidless Gaze
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Mordor on the March
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
-18%synergy
Aether Gale
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Evil Reawakened
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
Stone of Erech
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Culling Dais
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
45%inclusion104 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
45%inclusion103 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Call of the Ring
40%inclusion92 decks230 decks
31%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
30%inclusion70 decks230 decks
28%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
25%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Rising of the Day
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Mindless Conscription
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Shiny Impetus
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
There and Back Again
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Outpost Siege
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Makeshift Munitions
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Barrage of Expendables
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
23%inclusion53 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Barad-dûr
52%inclusion119 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion100 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-30%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion182 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion172 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
52%inclusion120 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Inherited Envelope
47%inclusion107 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion97 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion90 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20%inclusion46 decks230 decks
-25%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion46 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
-29%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion230 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion229 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion229 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion180 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion144 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion135 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion106 decks230 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion103 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion102 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion98 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion85 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
34%inclusion79 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion74 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
30%inclusion69 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
26%inclusion60 decks230 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion46 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
-23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
2%synergy
The Grey Havens
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-16%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
-21%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
4%synergy
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