Zedruu the Greathearted (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Cards in Commander 2011
Commander 2011 turns 15 next month. Nick Price dives into the 10 most-played cards from the release's first dedicated product, and why they still matter to brewers in 2026.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dirgur Focusmage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Joined Researchers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mathemagics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Humble Defector
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Role Reversal
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Harmless Offering
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Steel Golem
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
64%synergy
Nine Lives
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
64%synergy
Aggressive Mining
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Rust Elemental
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Akroan Horse
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Bazaar Trader
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Propaganda
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Grid Monitor
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Body of Knowledge
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Puca's Mischief
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Hithlain Rope
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Ghostly Prison
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-26%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Iroh, Tea Master
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Vedalken Plotter
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Goldnight Castigator
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Windborn Muse
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Pramikon, Sky Rampart
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Coveted Falcon
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Zidane, Tantalus Thief
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
30%synergy
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Cadets
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Cinder Giant
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Bronze Bombshell
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
The Second Doctor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Daring Thief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Djinn of Infinite Deceits
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Clever Impersonator
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Nabber
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The Council of Four
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Denial
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Master
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Locust God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Omni-Changeling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Station Monitor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wrong Turn
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Brand
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Chef's Kiss
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reins of Power
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sudden Substitution
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Borders
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
New Way Forward
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Palm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Perch Protection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Counterflux
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wear // Tear
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Desculpting Blast
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Shifting Grift
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Identity
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Supreme Verdict
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cleansing Nova
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Political Trickery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Donate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Warp World
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Switcheroo
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cultural Exchange
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Legerdemain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Open the Vaults
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Auction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Scrambleverse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Order of Succession
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Leave // Chance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Insurrection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Jinxed Choker
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Jinxed Idol
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Recording
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Knowledge Pool
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Crown of Doom
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ivory Tower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Paradox Haze
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Moderation
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Pyromancer's Swath
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Delusions of Mediocrity
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Solitary Confinement
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Transcendence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Illusions of Grandeur
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Statecraft
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Oblivion Ring
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Robe of Mirrors
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Solemnity
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Detention Sphere
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Conjured Currency
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sphere of Safety
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Banishing Light
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Delaying Shield
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Grasp of Fate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Form of the Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Island Sanctuary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Thought Lash
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Stasis Snare
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Risky Move
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Possibility Storm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Web of Inertia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spellshock
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Wild Research
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dream Tides
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Share the Spoils
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Embargo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hive Mind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Kismet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Celestial Dawn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hardlight Containment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Kher Keep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Boros Signet
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Coveted Jewel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-31%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jeskai Banner
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Monastery
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Perilous Landscape
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Battlefield Forge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Garrison
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Cove
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Rainbow Vale
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rugged Prairie
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Gate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-34%synergy
Alpine Meadow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
University Campus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Massif
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Crossroads Village
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy