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Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
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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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Overgrown Battlement
95%inclusion484 decks508 decks
88%synergy
Axebane Guardian
92%inclusion469 decks508 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Denial
93%inclusion470 decks508 decks
85%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
88%inclusion448 decks508 decks
81%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
87%inclusion444 decks508 decks
81%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
82%inclusion418 decks508 decks
76%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
83%inclusion424 decks508 decks
76%synergy
Wall of Omens
82%inclusion419 decks508 decks
74%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
80%inclusion408 decks508 decks
73%synergy
High Alert
79%inclusion401 decks508 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Sylvan Caryatid
78%inclusion395 decks508 decks
72%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion386 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
75%inclusion383 decks508 decks
69%synergy
Shield Sphere
70%inclusion354 decks508 decks
66%synergy
Hover Barrier
68%inclusion347 decks508 decks
63%synergy
Crystal Barricade
68%inclusion154 decks228 decks
62%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
66%inclusion337 decks508 decks
62%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
66%inclusion335 decks508 decks
61%synergy
Wall of Frost
66%inclusion333 decks508 decks
60%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
65%inclusion332 decks508 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion323 decks508 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion313 decks508 decks
42%synergy
Teferi's Protection
61%inclusion308 decks508 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
59%inclusion301 decks508 decks
45%synergy
Aura Shards
44%inclusion223 decks508 decks
37%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion209 decks508 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
38%inclusion191 decks508 decks
24%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
34%inclusion175 decks508 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
26%inclusion132 decks508 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion106 decks508 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Perimeter Captain
63%inclusion318 decks508 decks
57%synergy
Tree of Redemption
61%inclusion308 decks508 decks
56%synergy
Vine Trellis
59%inclusion300 decks508 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
58%inclusion295 decks508 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
57%inclusion289 decks508 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Junk
56%inclusion286 decks508 decks
52%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
56%inclusion285 decks508 decks
51%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
48%inclusion213 decks444 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Glare
46%inclusion235 decks508 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Runes
45%inclusion230 decks508 decks
41%synergy
Flumph
40%inclusion205 decks508 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Roots
40%inclusion203 decks508 decks
36%synergy
Walking Bulwark
39%inclusion198 decks508 decks
35%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
39%inclusion198 decks508 decks
35%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
39%inclusion86 decks222 decks
37%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
37%inclusion186 decks508 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Shards
34%inclusion175 decks508 decks
32%synergy
Carven Caryatid
34%inclusion175 decks508 decks
31%synergy
Angelic Wall
30%inclusion153 decks508 decks
27%synergy
Towering Titan
28%inclusion143 decks508 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Turtle
28%inclusion140 decks508 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Mulch
27%inclusion139 decks508 decks
25%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
27%inclusion137 decks508 decks
24%synergy
Fortified Rampart
26%inclusion134 decks508 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion129 decks508 decks
22%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
25%inclusion128 decks508 decks
22%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
24%inclusion90 decks371 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Nets
22%inclusion114 decks508 decks
21%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
22%inclusion90 decks410 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Tears
21%inclusion109 decks508 decks
20%synergy
Steel Wall
21%inclusion107 decks508 decks
19%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
20%inclusion104 decks508 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion45 decks221 decks
19%synergy
Noble Hierarch
19%inclusion94 decks508 decks
-7%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
18%inclusion92 decks508 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
18%inclusion90 decks508 decks
-17%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
17%inclusion72 decks412 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion87 decks508 decks
15%synergy
Rampart Architect
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Barrier
15%inclusion78 decks508 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion77 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
14%inclusion70 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
13%inclusion68 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
13%inclusion67 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion65 decks508 decks
11%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
12%inclusion63 decks508 decks
10%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
11%inclusion58 decks508 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Kelp
11%inclusion55 decks508 decks
10%synergy
Arbor Adherent
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
63%inclusion322 decks508 decks
33%synergy
Tower Defense
61%inclusion312 decks508 decks
56%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion253 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
49%inclusion251 decks508 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion230 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
44%inclusion222 decks508 decks
34%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion215 decks508 decks
15%synergy
Eerie Interlude
35%inclusion180 decks508 decks
30%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion147 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
26%inclusion131 decks508 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion121 decks508 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion118 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
18%inclusion91 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion84 decks508 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion74 decks508 decks
9%synergy
Ghostway
14%inclusion73 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Bar the Door
14%inclusion71 decks508 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion71 decks508 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion69 decks508 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion66 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion61 decks508 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Claim
9.4%inclusion48 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.7%inclusion44 decks508 decks
-5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.7%inclusion44 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion30 decks435 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
5.7%inclusion29 decks508 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.7%inclusion29 decks508 decks
3%synergy
Solidarity
5.5%inclusion28 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.3%inclusion27 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
63%inclusion318 decks508 decks
56%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion254 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion227 decks508 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Mighty
44%inclusion223 decks508 decks
39%synergy
Three Visits
42%inclusion212 decks508 decks
16%synergy
Last March of the Ents
33%inclusion168 decks508 decks
30%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion138 decks508 decks
-11%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
21%inclusion107 decks508 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion98 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion98 decks508 decks
-6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
19%inclusion95 decks508 decks
17%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
19%inclusion94 decks508 decks
16%synergy
Raise the Past
17%inclusion38 decks221 decks
16%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
16%inclusion82 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
13%inclusion67 decks508 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion62 decks508 decks
-5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.7%inclusion44 decks508 decks
3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.3%inclusion42 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.9%inclusion40 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Destined Confrontation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.1%inclusion31 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
5.5%inclusion28 decks508 decks
-4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.3%inclusion27 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
64%inclusion327 decks508 decks
60%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
55%inclusion279 decks508 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion268 decks508 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion160 decks508 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
13%inclusion68 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
12%inclusion60 decks508 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion56 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
7.9%inclusion40 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Robe of Stars
7.1%inclusion36 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
5.7%inclusion29 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bark of Doran
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
64%inclusion327 decks508 decks
59%synergy
Brave the Sands
56%inclusion285 decks508 decks
51%synergy
Stoneskin
40%inclusion205 decks508 decks
37%synergy
Guardian Project
19%inclusion99 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Primal Rage
16%inclusion82 decks508 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Chorus
16%inclusion80 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion77 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion76 decks508 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Growth
14%inclusion73 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Smile at Death
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion59 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion59 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion29 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
8.7%inclusion44 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.3%inclusion42 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Assemble the Players
7.9%inclusion40 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Aluren
7.9%inclusion40 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Rolling Stones
7.7%inclusion39 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
7.7%inclusion39 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Shield
7.5%inclusion38 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.7%inclusion34 decks508 decks
3%synergy
Exploration
5.9%inclusion30 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Serra's Blessing
5.9%inclusion30 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
5.9%inclusion30 decks508 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
5.9%inclusion30 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.9%inclusion30 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.7%inclusion29 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
16%inclusion83 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
15%inclusion78 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
11%inclusion57 decks508 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion323 decks508 decks
20%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
56%inclusion283 decks508 decks
37%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
44%inclusion224 decks508 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion176 decks508 decks
20%synergy
Access Tunnel
24%inclusion120 decks508 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion69 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion52 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion60 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion56 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.3%inclusion47 decks508 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion42 decks508 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion31 decks508 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion468 decks508 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion422 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion120 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion79 decks508 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
15%inclusion77 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
14%inclusion72 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion67 decks508 decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
12%inclusion63 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion60 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion60 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion60 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Unity
12%inclusion59 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
11%inclusion57 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion55 decks508 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion50 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion32 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion485 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Tropical Island
93%inclusion471 decks508 decks
80%synergy
Savannah
93%inclusion470 decks508 decks
80%synergy
Tundra
92%inclusion469 decks508 decks
80%synergy
Breeding Pool
89%inclusion453 decks508 decks
44%synergy
Plains
89%inclusion453 decks508 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion451 decks508 decks
-5%synergy
Temple Garden
89%inclusion450 decks508 decks
45%synergy
Island
88%inclusion449 decks508 decks
-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
88%inclusion445 decks508 decks
44%synergy
Flooded Strand
81%inclusion414 decks508 decks
49%synergy
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion409 decks508 decks
50%synergy
Windswept Heath
81%inclusion409 decks508 decks
47%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
72%inclusion366 decks508 decks
32%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
70%inclusion356 decks508 decks
40%synergy
Sea of Clouds
69%inclusion350 decks508 decks
39%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
68%inclusion343 decks508 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion236 decks508 decks
-10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
43%inclusion216 decks508 decks
-1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
42%inclusion214 decks508 decks
-10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41%inclusion210 decks508 decks
-7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
40%inclusion203 decks508 decks
-7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
34%inclusion175 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion162 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
26%inclusion134 decks508 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion114 decks508 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion113 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
20%inclusion58 decks293 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
19%inclusion96 decks508 decks
-12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion96 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion95 decks508 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion92 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
18%inclusion90 decks508 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion90 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion89 decks508 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion88 decks508 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion84 decks508 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion83 decks508 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion79 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion45 decks293 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
15%inclusion76 decks508 decks
-31%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion75 decks508 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion73 decks508 decks
10%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion71 decks508 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
14%inclusion71 decks508 decks
-32%synergy
Urban Retreat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion69 decks508 decks
7%synergy
Lush Portico
13%inclusion67 decks508 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
12%inclusion62 decks508 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion59 decks508 decks
3%synergy
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