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Dec 15, 2025
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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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Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Ozolith
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Nazgûl
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Barad-dûr
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Call of the Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
The Black Gate
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Warg Rider
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Living Death
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
87%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Ancient Tomb
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Mana Vault
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Chrome Mox
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Anger
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Norman Osborn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wonder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Bone Miser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Silent Arbiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Filth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spark Double
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Moria Scavenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Changeling Outcast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mockingbird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Orcish Medicine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cast into the Fire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Plating
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Claim the Precious
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Widespread Brutality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Full Throttle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Heat Shimmer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Callous Dismissal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Molten Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Shadowspear
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Embercleave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Underworld Breach
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Necromancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
March from the Black Gate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
There and Back Again
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Saga
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Wasteland
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Rivendell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Mines of Moria
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Command Beacon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Field of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
36%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Inherited Envelope
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Locket
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Locket
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Xander's Lounge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mount Doom
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Training Center
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Reflecting Pool
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
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