Varina, Lich Queen (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Nick Price
Sep 3, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Esper Cards in Commander
What are the most popular Esper (white, blue, and black) cards in Commander? Let's take a look at the Top 10 most played.
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Bloodline Bidding
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Diregraf Colossus
84%inclusion114 decks135 decks
80%synergy
Gravecrawler
85%inclusion115 decks135 decks
79%synergy
Wayward Servant
85%inclusion115 decks135 decks
79%synergy
Undead Augur
82%inclusion111 decks135 decks
77%synergy
Death Baron
81%inclusion109 decks135 decks
76%synergy
Diregraf Captain
77%inclusion104 decks135 decks
73%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
76%inclusion102 decks135 decks
72%synergy
Undead Warchief
75%inclusion101 decks135 decks
72%synergy
Lord of the Undead
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
70%synergy
Necroduality
74%inclusion100 decks135 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Cryptbreaker
76%inclusion103 decks135 decks
70%synergy
Corpse Knight
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
62%synergy
Rooftop Storm
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
67%synergy
Bone Miser
71%inclusion96 decks135 decks
66%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
68%inclusion77 decks114 decks
63%synergy
Zombie Master
67%inclusion91 decks135 decks
62%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
67%inclusion70 decks105 decks
62%synergy
Headless Rider
67%inclusion90 decks135 decks
64%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
55%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Hordewing Skaab
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
54%synergy
The Scarab God
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Champion of the Perished
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
50%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
42%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
48%inclusion50 decks105 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Relentless Dead
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
41%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Graveborn Muse
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Midnight Reaper
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Plague Belcher
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Binding Mummy
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Murderous Rider
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Wonder
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Havengul Lich
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Wizened Mentor
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Rot Hulk
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Master of Death
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Dead
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Repository Skaab
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
-16%synergy
Void Rend
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Plating
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Plot
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Fracture
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Zombie Apocalypse
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
55%synergy
Living Death
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Army of the Damned
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Welcome the Dead
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
6%synergy
From Under the Floorboards
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Summons
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Dark Salvation
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cryptcaller Chariot
47%inclusion49 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Monument to Endurance
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Wand of Orcus
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
56%inclusion59 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Anointed Procession
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Reconnaissance
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Graf Harvest
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Haunted One
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Zombie Infestation
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
60%synergy
Unholy Grotto
72%inclusion97 decks135 decks
66%synergy
Three Tree City
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion116 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion108 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion75 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion70 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Crowded Crypt
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Signet
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion131 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion123 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion121 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion120 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Plains
84%inclusion114 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Island
84%inclusion113 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
80%inclusion108 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Raffine's Tower
80%inclusion108 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
76%inclusion103 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Marsh Flats
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Flooded Strand
71%inclusion96 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Vault of Champions
64%inclusion86 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Sea of Clouds
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
-18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Tundra
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Meticulous Archive
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
-18%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
10%synergy