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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Turbulent Moor
4.9%inclusion3 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Grave Researcher
3.2%inclusion2 decks62 decks
1%synergy
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2.8%inclusion3 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Postmortem Professor
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
90%inclusion386 decks428 decks
84%synergy
Wayward Servant
86%inclusion366 decks428 decks
79%synergy
Rooftop Storm
79%inclusion337 decks428 decks
74%synergy
Diregraf Captain
78%inclusion332 decks428 decks
73%synergy
Death Baron
75%inclusion320 decks428 decks
70%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
69%inclusion297 decks428 decks
65%synergy
Necroduality
67%inclusion287 decks428 decks
63%synergy
Cryptbreaker
69%inclusion295 decks428 decks
62%synergy
Bone Miser
67%inclusion288 decks428 decks
62%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
66%inclusion281 decks428 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
71%inclusion306 decks428 decks
61%synergy
Zombie Master
68%inclusion289 decks428 decks
62%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion277 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
Undead Warchief
64%inclusion276 decks428 decks
61%synergy
Undead Augur
63%inclusion269 decks428 decks
58%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
62%inclusion265 decks428 decks
59%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
58%inclusion249 decks427 decks
54%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
56%inclusion237 decks424 decks
52%synergy
The Scarab God
56%inclusion238 decks428 decks
48%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
54%inclusion232 decks428 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion229 decks428 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion228 decks428 decks
33%synergy
Rhystic Study
47%inclusion203 decks428 decks
17%synergy
Field of the Dead
46%inclusion199 decks428 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion173 decks428 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Tithe
39%inclusion168 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion166 decks428 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion141 decks428 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion104 decks428 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
23%inclusion98 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Undead
54%inclusion232 decks428 decks
52%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion228 decks428 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
53%inclusion226 decks428 decks
51%synergy
Headless Rider
51%inclusion217 decks428 decks
48%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
48%inclusion206 decks428 decks
43%synergy
Warren Soultrader
47%inclusion203 decks428 decks
43%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
45%inclusion189 decks424 decks
39%synergy
Champion of the Perished
44%inclusion188 decks428 decks
41%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
43%inclusion183 decks428 decks
41%synergy
Relentless Dead
43%inclusion182 decks428 decks
41%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
42%inclusion179 decks428 decks
40%synergy
Plague Belcher
42%inclusion178 decks428 decks
39%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
41%inclusion174 decks428 decks
36%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
36%inclusion153 decks428 decks
33%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
35%inclusion147 decks423 decks
28%synergy
Midnight Reaper
34%inclusion147 decks428 decks
28%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
34%inclusion145 decks428 decks
25%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
32%inclusion136 decks428 decks
29%synergy
Rot Hulk
27%inclusion116 decks428 decks
24%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
27%inclusion114 decks428 decks
25%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
26%inclusion110 decks428 decks
25%synergy
Graveborn Muse
26%inclusion110 decks428 decks
24%synergy
Wonder
25%inclusion106 decks428 decks
20%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
25%inclusion104 decks422 decks
19%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion97 decks428 decks
18%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
22%inclusion94 decks428 decks
20%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
22%inclusion94 decks428 decks
20%synergy
Binding Mummy
21%inclusion92 decks428 decks
19%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion87 decks428 decks
12%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
20%inclusion87 decks428 decks
19%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
19%inclusion83 decks428 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion82 decks428 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion76 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
18%inclusion75 decks428 decks
15%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
17%inclusion73 decks428 decks
16%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
17%inclusion73 decks428 decks
16%synergy
Wizened Mentor
15%inclusion62 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
14%inclusion61 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Dead
13%inclusion54 decks428 decks
12%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
12%inclusion51 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
12%inclusion51 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
12%inclusion50 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Master of Death
11%inclusion46 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
10%inclusion44 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Ghast
10%inclusion44 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
10%inclusion42 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Havengul Lich
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
9.3%inclusion40 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
9.3%inclusion40 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
9.0%inclusion38 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
40%inclusion173 decks428 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion172 decks428 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion156 decks428 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion133 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion122 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Void Rend
28%inclusion120 decks428 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion117 decks428 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion104 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion95 decks428 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion88 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion83 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
18%inclusion75 decks428 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion70 decks428 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion52 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion52 decks428 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion51 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion46 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Plating
10%inclusion42 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
1%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion40 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.3%inclusion40 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
8.6%inclusion37 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.4%inclusion36 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.9%inclusion34 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion33 decks428 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
-11%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
6.5%inclusion28 decks428 decks
-8%synergy
Fracture
6.3%inclusion27 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
5.6%inclusion24 decks428 decks
-11%synergy
Mortify
5.1%inclusion22 decks428 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
51%inclusion217 decks428 decks
35%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
47%inclusion202 decks428 decks
44%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion172 decks428 decks
36%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion153 decks428 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion128 decks428 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion116 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion79 decks428 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion65 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion64 decks428 decks
13%synergy
Army of the Damned
14%inclusion60 decks428 decks
12%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion56 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion55 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion53 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
12%inclusion52 decks428 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion46 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion43 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.3%inclusion40 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.1%inclusion39 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
8.9%inclusion38 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.2%inclusion35 decks428 decks
-7%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.7%inclusion33 decks428 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.0%inclusion30 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.8%inclusion29 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.3%inclusion27 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.1%inclusion26 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
From Under the Floorboards
5.8%inclusion25 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
5.1%inclusion22 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion153 decks428 decks
30%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
34%inclusion143 decks424 decks
30%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
32%inclusion138 decks428 decks
26%synergy
Monument to Endurance
27%inclusion112 decks422 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion80 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Wand of Orcus
17%inclusion73 decks428 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion70 decks428 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion63 decks428 decks
-8%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion53 decks428 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion49 decks428 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion48 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion45 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion42 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.4%inclusion36 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.2%inclusion35 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
6.9%inclusion29 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion27 decks428 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
41%inclusion174 decks422 decks
34%synergy
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion153 decks428 decks
28%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
32%inclusion139 decks428 decks
29%synergy
Anointed Procession
27%inclusion116 decks428 decks
20%synergy
Reconnaissance
26%inclusion110 decks428 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion109 decks428 decks
17%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
20%inclusion86 decks423 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion87 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion86 decks428 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion75 decks428 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion61 decks428 decks
-6%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion48 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
8.6%inclusion37 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.2%inclusion35 decks428 decks
-6%synergy
Graf Harvest
8.2%inclusion35 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
6.5%inclusion28 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Zombie Infestation
6.3%inclusion27 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.1%inclusion26 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.9%inclusion22 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
5.6%inclusion24 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.6%inclusion24 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Open the Graves
5.4%inclusion23 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion23 decks428 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
27%inclusion115 decks428 decks
24%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
20%inclusion86 decks428 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
19%inclusion80 decks428 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
65%inclusion279 decks428 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion251 decks428 decks
46%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion143 decks428 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
31%inclusion134 decks428 decks
28%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
31%inclusion130 decks423 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion126 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion122 decks428 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion86 decks428 decks
17%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion78 decks428 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion60 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion59 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion58 decks428 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion44 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
8.9%inclusion38 decks428 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.4%inclusion23 decks428 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion403 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion371 decks428 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion233 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion210 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion132 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
29%inclusion122 decks428 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion116 decks428 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion108 decks428 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Signet
13%inclusion57 decks428 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion49 decks428 decks
-13%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion44 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.6%inclusion37 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion33 decks428 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.8%inclusion29 decks428 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion407 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion405 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion396 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Plains
89%inclusion381 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion328 decks428 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion320 decks428 decks
23%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
69%inclusion294 decks428 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion258 decks428 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
57%inclusion246 decks428 decks
19%synergy
Raffine's Tower
57%inclusion245 decks428 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
56%inclusion240 decks428 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion225 decks428 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion213 decks428 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion196 decks428 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
45%inclusion194 decks428 decks
39%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion194 decks428 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion190 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion186 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion183 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion175 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion173 decks428 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
40%inclusion172 decks428 decks
-14%synergy
Sea of Clouds
34%inclusion147 decks428 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
30%inclusion130 decks428 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion124 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion122 decks428 decks
-3%synergy
Prairie Stream
26%inclusion113 decks428 decks
-14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion94 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion90 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion85 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion84 decks428 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion83 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion81 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
18%inclusion77 decks428 decks
15%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion75 decks428 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion74 decks428 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
17%inclusion73 decks428 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion70 decks428 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion67 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion64 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion64 decks428 decks
13%synergy
Tundra
14%inclusion62 decks428 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion62 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Meticulous Archive
14%inclusion59 decks428 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion58 decks428 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
13%inclusion56 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion55 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion54 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion54 decks428 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion53 decks428 decks
4%synergy