Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Reanimator

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Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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Phyrexian Altar
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
95%synergy
Gravecrawler
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Entomb
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
84%synergy
Warren Soultrader
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Cryptbreaker
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
75%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Headless Rider
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Mana Drain
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Undead Augur
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Culling the Weak
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Rooftop Storm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Necroduality
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Plague Belcher
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Diabolic Intent
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
92%synergy
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
60%synergy
The One Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Field of the Dead
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Imperial Seal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Mana Vault
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Undead Warchief
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Diregraf Captain
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Lord of the Undead
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
The Scarab God
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Vengeful Dead
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Putrid Goblin
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Relentless Dead
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Death Baron
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Shambling Ghast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Midnight Reaper
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Rot Hulk
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Zombie Master
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Poxwalkers
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Grave Titan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Feral Ghoul
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Triskelion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Repository Skaab
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Graveborn Muse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Champion of the Perished
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Fell Stinger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grim Servant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mystical Tutor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mental Misstep
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Pact
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Intuition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Shallow Grave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lazotep Plating
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Turn Aside
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Unmarked Grave
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Season of Loss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Cruel Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Blasting Station
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Engineered Explosives
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Orcus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Dance of the Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Honest Work
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Unholy Grotto
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Three Tree City
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Peat Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-34%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Undercity Sewers
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Cavern of Souls
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Island
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Mana Confluence
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-49%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy