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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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Diregraf Colossus
84%inclusion118 decks140 decks
80%synergy
Wayward Servant
86%inclusion120 decks140 decks
79%synergy
Gravecrawler
85%inclusion119 decks140 decks
79%synergy
Death Baron
83%inclusion116 decks140 decks
78%synergy
Undead Augur
81%inclusion114 decks140 decks
76%synergy
Diregraf Captain
79%inclusion110 decks140 decks
74%synergy
Cryptbreaker
80%inclusion112 decks140 decks
73%synergy
Undead Warchief
76%inclusion107 decks140 decks
73%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
76%inclusion107 decks140 decks
73%synergy
Necroduality
76%inclusion107 decks140 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
76%inclusion106 decks140 decks
64%synergy
Lord of the Undead
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
72%synergy
Bone Miser
74%inclusion103 decks140 decks
68%synergy
Rooftop Storm
73%inclusion102 decks140 decks
67%synergy
Zombie Master
71%inclusion99 decks140 decks
65%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
68%inclusion73 decks107 decks
63%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
67%inclusion65 decks97 decks
62%synergy
Headless Rider
64%inclusion90 decks140 decks
62%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
45%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Scarab God
60%inclusion84 decks140 decks
53%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion76 decks140 decks
50%synergy
Champion of the Perished
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
48%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
44%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
47%inclusion46 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Carrion Feeder
46%inclusion65 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Relentless Dead
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion56 decks124 decks
41%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
42%synergy
Midnight Reaper
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Graveborn Muse
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Plague Belcher
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Binding Mummy
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Wonder
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Master of Death
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Wizened Mentor
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Havengul Lich
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Rot Hulk
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Dead
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Lich Lord of Unx
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Void Rend
46%inclusion65 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Dovin's Veto
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Plating
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Plot
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Deny the Witch
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Negate
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Fracture
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Zombie Apocalypse
61%inclusion85 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Living Death
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Raise the Palisade
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Welcome the Dead
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
From Under the Floorboards
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Distant Melody
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dark Salvation
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
40%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Monument to Endurance
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Wand of Orcus
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Library of Leng
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
49%inclusion48 decks97 decks
41%synergy
Kindred Discovery
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
40%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Anointed Procession
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Reconnaissance
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Graf Harvest
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Zombie Infestation
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
69%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion103 decks140 decks
60%synergy
Three Tree City
43%inclusion52 decks122 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion123 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion114 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Progress
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
-11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Signet
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion133 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion128 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion123 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion122 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion121 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Island
85%inclusion119 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Raffine's Tower
81%inclusion114 decks140 decks
40%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
76%inclusion107 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
74%inclusion103 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
71%inclusion100 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Vault of Champions
64%inclusion90 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
64%inclusion90 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Morphic Pool
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion80 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
42%inclusion57 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Sea of Clouds
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Meticulous Archive
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Tundra
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Deserted Beach
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
-18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
1%synergy