Varina, Lich Queen (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
90%inclusion313 decks346 decks
84%synergy
Wayward Servant
86%inclusion296 decks346 decks
79%synergy
Diregraf Captain
78%inclusion271 decks346 decks
74%synergy
Rooftop Storm
79%inclusion273 decks346 decks
74%synergy
Death Baron
77%inclusion268 decks346 decks
73%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
70%inclusion243 decks346 decks
66%synergy
Undead Warchief
68%inclusion235 decks346 decks
65%synergy
Zombie Master
70%inclusion243 decks346 decks
64%synergy
Cryptbreaker
71%inclusion245 decks346 decks
64%synergy
Necroduality
67%inclusion233 decks346 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
71%inclusion245 decks346 decks
59%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion231 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Miser
64%inclusion222 decks346 decks
59%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
64%inclusion222 decks346 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
63%inclusion217 decks346 decks
59%synergy
Undead Augur
62%inclusion214 decks346 decks
56%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
58%inclusion200 decks342 decks
54%synergy
Lord of the Undead
58%inclusion201 decks346 decks
55%synergy
The Scarab God
56%inclusion195 decks346 decks
49%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
55%inclusion191 decks346 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion195 decks346 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion195 decks346 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion167 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Field of the Dead
45%inclusion157 decks346 decks
42%synergy
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion144 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion140 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
34%inclusion118 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion90 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion82 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion183 decks346 decks
48%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
53%inclusion179 decks339 decks
48%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion180 decks346 decks
50%synergy
Headless Rider
51%inclusion176 decks346 decks
48%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
50%inclusion173 decks346 decks
44%synergy
Warren Soultrader
49%inclusion168 decks343 decks
45%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
45%inclusion155 decks346 decks
43%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
45%inclusion151 decks339 decks
39%synergy
Plague Belcher
43%inclusion149 decks346 decks
40%synergy
Relentless Dead
43%inclusion148 decks346 decks
41%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
42%inclusion145 decks346 decks
40%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
41%inclusion143 decks346 decks
37%synergy
Champion of the Perished
41%inclusion143 decks346 decks
39%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
36%inclusion124 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
35%inclusion120 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Midnight Reaper
33%inclusion113 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
33%inclusion110 decks338 decks
25%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
31%inclusion107 decks346 decks
28%synergy
Graveborn Muse
29%inclusion99 decks346 decks
27%synergy
Rot Hulk
27%inclusion95 decks346 decks
24%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
26%inclusion90 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Wonder
24%inclusion84 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
23%inclusion77 decks337 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion79 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
23%inclusion79 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Binding Mummy
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
22%inclusion76 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
19%inclusion66 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
18%inclusion64 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
18%inclusion61 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion59 decks342 decks
14%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
17%inclusion59 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Wizened Mentor
16%inclusion54 decks337 decks
12%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Dead
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
12%inclusion40 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
11%inclusion39 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Havengul Lich
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Master of Death
10%inclusion36 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Grim Servant
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Ghast
10%inclusion34 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
10%inclusion33 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion142 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion139 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion116 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion102 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion99 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Void Rend
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion91 decks346 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion82 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion79 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion75 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion60 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion58 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion55 decks346 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion38 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion34 decks346 decks
-7%synergy
Lazotep Plating
10%inclusion33 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion33 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.4%inclusion22 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
6.4%inclusion22 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
6.4%inclusion22 decks346 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
-4%synergy
Intuition
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
47%inclusion164 decks346 decks
32%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
47%inclusion163 decks346 decks
44%synergy
Living Death
42%inclusion144 decks346 decks
37%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion120 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion98 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion93 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion66 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Army of the Damned
12%inclusion42 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
11%inclusion38 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion36 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
10%inclusion33 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion25 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Stitch Together
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
5%synergy
From Under the Floorboards
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion125 decks346 decks
30%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion108 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
30%inclusion101 decks339 decks
26%synergy
Monument to Endurance
24%inclusion80 decks337 decks
16%synergy
Wand of Orcus
18%inclusion63 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion60 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion42 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion40 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion36 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
7.1%inclusion24 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
44%inclusion147 decks337 decks
35%synergy
Kindred Discovery
37%inclusion127 decks346 decks
29%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
31%inclusion107 decks346 decks
28%synergy
Reconnaissance
28%inclusion97 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Anointed Procession
27%inclusion95 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
27%inclusion92 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion71 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
20%inclusion67 decks338 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion68 decks346 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Graf Harvest
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.3%inclusion15 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Zombie Infestation
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
26%inclusion89 decks346 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
21%inclusion72 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
20%inclusion69 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
67%inclusion232 decks346 decks
61%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion205 decks346 decks
46%synergy
Three Tree City
34%inclusion116 decks343 decks
30%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
32%inclusion109 decks338 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion102 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion101 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion97 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion63 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion58 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion46 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion328 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion306 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion192 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion168 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion106 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion103 decks346 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
29%inclusion101 decks346 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
28%inclusion97 decks346 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Signet
13%inclusion46 decks346 decks
-19%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion44 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion39 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion36 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Vault
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion328 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion323 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Island
91%inclusion315 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion311 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion275 decks346 decks
30%synergy
Godless Shrine
76%inclusion264 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
68%inclusion235 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion214 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Raffine's Tower
59%inclusion204 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
59%inclusion203 decks346 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion201 decks346 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion182 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
51%inclusion176 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion168 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion166 decks346 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
47%inclusion164 decks346 decks
41%synergy
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion158 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion155 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion151 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion147 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
38%inclusion130 decks346 decks
-17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
35%inclusion122 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion101 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
29%inclusion101 decks346 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion100 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
27%inclusion93 decks346 decks
-14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion76 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion72 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion68 decks346 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion68 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion65 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion61 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion61 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
17%inclusion60 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion51 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
-12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion46 decks346 decks
6%synergy