Varina, Lich Queen (Commander) - Budget 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rowdy Snowballers
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Diregraf Captain
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
84%synergy
Gravecrawler
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
83%synergy
Wayward Servant
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
80%synergy
Rooftop Storm
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Death Baron
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Corpse Knight
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Undead Augur
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Zombie Master
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
The Scarab God
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Cryptbreaker
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
54%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Necroduality
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Undead Warchief
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Plague Belcher
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Headless Rider
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Champion of the Perished
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Bone Miser
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Midnight Reaper
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Grave Titan
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Binding Mummy
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Eternal Skylord
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Rot Hulk
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Wonder
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Dead
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Wizened Mentor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Lord of the Undead
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Forgotten Creation
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Relentless Dead
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Rider
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Augur
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Gempalm Polluter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Undead Butler
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Despark
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Void Rend
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Plating
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Mortify
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Deny the Witch
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Render Silent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Keep Watch
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
From Under the Floorboards
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Dread Summons
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Distant Melody
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Unburial Rites
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Ringsight
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Persist
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Flesh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Orcus
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Winter Orb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Graf Harvest
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Reconnaissance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Feast of Sanity
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Open the Graves
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Call to the Grave
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Dying to Serve
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Tymaret Calls the Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Signet
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Prairie Stream
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-28%synergy
Azorius Chancery
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Port Town
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-30%synergy