Kellan, the Fae-BloodedKellan, the Fae-Blooded | Art by Anna Steinbauer

After last week's foray into the Lost Caverns of Ixalan, my long-term endeavor to bring you the most played cards from every set now brings me into the Wilds of Eldraine.

This gorgeous fairy tale plane is one of my favorite destinations in all of Magic: The Gathering, so let's dive right in and see which cards EDHREC users are slotting into their decks!

10. Virtue of PersistenceVirtue of Persistence - 78,450 Decks

I absolutely love cards that are good both early and late in the game. This fits the bill, and it boasts even more upside by virtue of the fact that you don't even lose the Debtors' KnellDebtors' Knell half of the card when you fire off Locthwain Scorn to deal with a utility creature!

The seven-mana enchantment may not threaten to end the game quickly, but it's still a great inclusion in any deck that uses the graveyard as a resource. Obeka, Splitter of SecondsObeka, Splitter of Seconds can play Virtue to get more ReanimateReanimate triggers out of it, Aminatou, Veil PiercerAminatou, Veil Piercer or The Infamous CruelclawThe Infamous Cruelclaw can get you a huge discount on it if you get lucky, and Indominus Rex, AlphaIndominus Rex, Alpha lets you bin creatures you know you'll want back in play - and for a profit, too!

9. Collector's VaultCollector's Vault - 81,315 Decks

If you're playing Vault, you probably want one of two things: specific cards in your graveyard or discard triggers. Where this shines is in giving you what you need and extra mana and cardboard in the process.

Greasefang, Okiba BossGreasefang, Okiba Boss, for example, wants this in her hyper-focused deck that absolutely needs the right Vehicle in your 'yard, but she also can make use of the extra mana to set up multi-spell turns or hold up protection effects. The Capitoline TriadThe Capitoline Triad, meanwhile, wants to bin expensive artifacts, legendary cards, and Sagas to power out the emblem, but appreciates how the Treasures help cast these historic cards when necessary.

AsmoranomardicadaistinaculdacarAsmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar and Captain Howler, Sea ScourgeCaptain Howler, Sea Scourge, meanwhile, are firmly on the "discard trigger" end of the spectrum.

Vihaan, GoldwakerVihaan, Goldwaker is just greedy and wants as many Treasures as possible.

8. Talion, the Kindly LordTalion, the Kindly Lord - 85,307 Decks, 8,285 as Commander

Cards like Chalice of the VoidChalice of the Void, CounterbalanceCounterbalance, and Sanctum PrelateSanctum Prelate that prevent you from playing stuff or counter what you do play are really annoying. I'm not saying Talion isn't, but at least they let the game of Magic: The Gathering unfold, beginning with a very interesting decision and ending hopefully with some card advantage.

Which number do you name? Well, it depends on which commanders you're up against and how the game looks when Talion joins the fray, but I would advise you to think about mana values of removal spells rather than of threats. If you're worried about four-mana cards ruining your day, then opponents can just spend a removal spell on them and get on with it; whereas, if you name two or three to cover disruption like Bitter TriumphBitter Triumph, Generous GiftGenerous Gift, or Chaos WarpChaos Warp, then you'll have gotten your money's worth.

Having your own CounterspellCounterspells and other protection effects change that calculus, though. What I am sure of is how much I love cards that introduce a mini-game to the table.

7. Agatha's Soul CauldronAgatha's Soul Cauldron - 98,672 Decks

That's a lot of text for an artifact that essentially says, "Win the game." You need only check out Cauldron's Commander Spellbook entry to learn how many ways there are to go infinite. Even without the combo potential, its abilities go great in archetypes like Legends with Sisay, Weatherlight CaptainSisay, Weatherlight Captain, which tends to run a lot of cards with powerful activated abilities.

Agatha of the Vile CauldronAgatha of the Vile Cauldron predictably likes running her namesake card in an activated-ability-focused Gruul () counters build where her power can go up and the cost of activating Bhaal's InvokerBhaal's Invoker, Magus of the CandelabraMagus of the Candelabra, and Svella, Ice ShaperSvella, Ice Shaper go way down.

6. Moonshaker CavalryMoonshaker Cavalry - 106,024 Decks

It's the white Craterhoof BehemothCraterhoof Behemoth! This is a great payoff or finisher in decks that like to go wide with tokens, like Sidar Jabari of ZhalfirSidar Jabari of Zhalfir, Millicent, Restless RevenantMillicent, Restless Revenant, and King of the OathbreakersKing of the Oathbreakers.

Standard-lovers like me will appreciate Kara Blinebury's port of the Esper Pixie archetype into Commander, which utilizes Cavalry as an extremely effective bit of top end. Check it out!

5. Not Dead After AllNot Dead After All - 123,880 Decks

I just wrote about this effect in my article on the most played MDFCs in Commander. When Not Dead After All is good, it's incredible. Not only does it do a great impression of a Turn AsideTurn Aside or Blossoming DefenseBlossoming Defense, it also re-triggers enters effects and can even be cast proactively on useful sacrifice fodder.

If you really want to build around it, this ability works mischievously well with one of the most unique text boxes in all of Magic: The Gathering. With Deadpool, Trading CardDeadpool, Trading Card, ways to sac it, and a bunch of Feign DeathFeign Deaths and Undying MaliceUndying Malices, you can keep rebuying your Merc with the Mouth, imprinting its detrimental abilities onto your opponents' best threats in the process. That's nasty!

4. Up the BeanstalkUp the Beanstalk - 128,113 Decks

Remember when blue was best color for card advantage? I'm exaggerating, but, between this, Garruk's UprisingGarruk's Uprising, Guardian ProjectGuardian Project, and Tribute to the World TreeTribute to the World Tree, among others, green gamers have no shortage of ways to keep their hands full.

Getting to draw a card right away is really the icing on the cake here, because you do need to jump through a couple of hoops to get this going. Having one extra card to help you get your mana set up is huge, and so are the various Dragons, Dinosaurs, Eldrazi, and cascade payoffs you'll be casting every turn once you have this set up.

Beanstalk is also pretty busted with cards that cost a lot on their face, but that give you steep discounts, like Blasphemous ActBlasphemous Act and Shadow in the WarpShadow in the Warp. Or, you can help trigger some of my Standard and Modern nostalgia by drawing a card off a one-mana Leyline BindingLeyline Binding.

3. Beseech the MirrorBeseech the Mirror - 140,260 Decks

When a card makes Harvey McGuinness' top sorceries in cEDH list, you know it packs a punch. Tutors are broken in Commander — yes, even Diabolic TutorDiabolic Tutor, which this does a good impression of if you squint and completely miss the bargain ability. Once you sacrifice something, you truly do get a bargain, getting to cast most cards you could tutor up for free.

Harvey suggests fetching The One RingThe One Ring, which sounds incredible. Or, you could go the combo route and substitute this for any engine piece that costs four or less.

DougY also shouts Beseech out in his tutor-heavy look at new commander candidate Silverquill, the DisputantSilverquill, the Disputant.

2. Throne of EldraineThrone of Eldraine - 146,062 Decks

In my two years of writing lists for EDHREC, this might be the first time a card named after a set has made the top 10 cut. I would love to be wrong, though, so feel free to let me know if I've featured a namesake before.

This is a souped up Gilded LotusGilded Lotus or Thran DynamoThran Dynamo that works best in a monocolor deck, where you can make use of the card draw ability and ensure that the four mana it generates gets used up completely. It makes a lot of sense in decks like Giada, Font of HopeGiada, Font of Hope, where you're both playing one color and a bunch of midrange payoffs like Herald of WarHerald of War, Lyra DawnbringerLyra Dawnbringer, and Sephara, Sky's BladeSephara, Sky's Blade.

Krenko, Mob BossKrenko, Mob Boss also plays Throne at a reasonable rate, likely because the deck plays a bunch of four-drops like Krenko himself, Purphoros, God of the ForgePurphoros, God of the Forge, and Zada, Hedron GrinderZada, Hedron Grinder. Casting this and using its ability to play a threat on the same turn is one of the best feelings in the world.

1. Stroke of MidnightStroke of Midnight - 413,499 Decks

A better Generous GiftGenerous Gift (unless we care about destroying lands, which we absolutely do a lot of the time) is a great card in Commander, especially compared to white's other flexible removal spells. Get LostGet Lost is cheaper, which is enough to give it the edge in other Constructed formats, but here, the two Map tokens will often punish you a lot harder than a 1/1 could.

Grasp of FateGrasp of Fate scales well with multiplayer games, until a Reclamation SageReclamation Sage ruins your day. Swords to PlowsharesSwords to Plowshares and Path to ExilePath to Exile are the two most played mono-white cards in Commander, but sometimes you need to deal with noncreature permanents.

The vast majority of Commander decks need interaction, and Stroke of MidnightStroke of Midnight just happens to be one of the best answers available.

My Story Ends When I Say SoMy Story Ends When I Say So

It's great how, the more sets we cover, the more we get to see which sets had a bigger impact on Commander than others. Wilds of Eldraine is a certified banger of a set in my heart, but it's some distance behind Lost Caverns of Ixalan in terms of format footprint. Who's counting, though?

And, more importantly, what's your favorite card from WOE that didn't make the list? It's so hard for me to pick one, but I think I'll go with Decadent DragonDecadent Dragon.