Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Expensive

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Chris Guest
Aug 7, 2025
The Top 40 Monocolored Commanders
What are the most popular monocolored commanders of all time? Let's look at the 40 most played, according to EDHREC.
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Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Agent Venom
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
4.0%inclusion5 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Super Shredder
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
79%inclusion465 decks590 decks
66%synergy
Plague of Vermin
64%inclusion380 decks590 decks
62%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
69%inclusion408 decks590 decks
59%synergy
Bitterblossom
71%inclusion417 decks590 decks
58%synergy
Ophiomancer
70%inclusion415 decks590 decks
55%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
72%inclusion426 decks590 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion460 decks590 decks
55%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
82%inclusion486 decks590 decks
52%synergy
Warren Soultrader
65%inclusion310 decks480 decks
52%synergy
Gravecrawler
64%inclusion379 decks590 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion543 decks590 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion503 decks590 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion468 decks590 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
75%inclusion445 decks590 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion420 decks590 decks
48%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
68%inclusion404 decks590 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion399 decks590 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion398 decks590 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion396 decks590 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion384 decks590 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
82%inclusion481 decks590 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
76%inclusion449 decks590 decks
54%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
69%inclusion408 decks590 decks
40%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
55%inclusion325 decks590 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
55%inclusion324 decks590 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion232 decks590 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion221 decks590 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion178 decks590 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
28%inclusion164 decks590 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion157 decks590 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion343 decks590 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
53%inclusion313 decks590 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion306 decks590 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion298 decks590 decks
39%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
50%inclusion293 decks590 decks
43%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion290 decks590 decks
33%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
48%inclusion282 decks590 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion280 decks590 decks
33%synergy
Bloodghast
44%inclusion262 decks590 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion248 decks590 decks
26%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
41%inclusion244 decks588 decks
31%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion244 decks590 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion238 decks590 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion227 decks590 decks
28%synergy
Nether Traitor
37%inclusion218 decks590 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion203 decks590 decks
14%synergy
Chittering Witch
34%inclusion202 decks590 decks
30%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33%inclusion197 decks590 decks
25%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
31%inclusion183 decks590 decks
29%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
27%inclusion58 decks213 decks
22%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion106 decks453 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion111 decks480 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion136 decks590 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion135 decks590 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
21%inclusion125 decks590 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion96 decks467 decks
13%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion95 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
20%inclusion78 decks385 decks
12%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion113 decks590 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion88 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion107 decks590 decks
-2%synergy
Timeline Culler
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion102 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion82 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion96 decks590 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion96 decks590 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion94 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Reaper
15%inclusion88 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion87 decks590 decks
-2%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
14%inclusion83 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion79 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion76 decks590 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion69 decks590 decks
0%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion68 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
11%inclusion67 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Great Unclean One
11%inclusion66 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Priest of Gix
11%inclusion65 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Putrid Goblin
11%inclusion62 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion62 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
56%inclusion328 decks590 decks
41%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion253 decks590 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion175 decks428 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
41%inclusion241 decks590 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion158 decks480 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
32%inclusion191 decks590 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion175 decks590 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion151 decks590 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion147 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion144 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion136 decks590 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
22%inclusion130 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion119 decks590 decks
-18%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion114 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion82 decks481 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion92 decks590 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion81 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
13%inclusion78 decks590 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion63 decks590 decks
-13%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion62 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.3%inclusion49 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.3%inclusion49 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion49 decks590 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.2%inclusion48 decks582 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Boon
7.5%inclusion44 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.5%inclusion44 decks590 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion44 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion41 decks590 decks
-7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.9%inclusion41 decks590 decks
-3%synergy
Sacrifice
6.8%inclusion40 decks590 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion37 decks590 decks
-3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.8%inclusion34 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion31 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
56%inclusion328 decks590 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion328 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
41%inclusion244 decks590 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
37%inclusion217 decks590 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion203 decks590 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion201 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
28%inclusion165 decks590 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion143 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
24%inclusion140 decks590 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion119 decks590 decks
-16%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion117 decks590 decks
-4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion117 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion114 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion74 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion92 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion77 decks503 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion90 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion61 decks590 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion57 decks590 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.3%inclusion55 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.2%inclusion54 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.8%inclusion46 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion44 decks590 decks
-8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion42 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
6.9%inclusion41 decks590 decks
-13%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion40 decks590 decks
-12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.8%inclusion40 decks590 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion34 decks503 decks
3%synergy
Persist
5.8%inclusion34 decks590 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion32 decks590 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.1%inclusion30 decks590 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
60%inclusion355 decks590 decks
41%synergy
Bontu's Monument
52%inclusion304 decks590 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion174 decks590 decks
-4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion129 decks590 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion124 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion116 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion82 decks590 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
14%inclusion81 decks590 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
-6%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion66 decks590 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion43 decks590 decks
-24%synergy
Thornbite Staff
5.9%inclusion35 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Defense Grid
5.4%inclusion32 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
65%inclusion383 decks590 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
53%inclusion315 decks590 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion262 decks590 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion222 decks590 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion202 decks590 decks
-6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
33%inclusion196 decks590 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion192 decks590 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion187 decks590 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion147 decks590 decks
14%synergy
Carnival of Souls
20%inclusion120 decks590 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion115 decks590 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion109 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion95 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion95 decks590 decks
12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15%inclusion74 decks491 decks
12%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion85 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion79 decks590 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion50 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.3%inclusion55 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
8.6%inclusion51 decks590 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Oubliette
7.3%inclusion43 decks590 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion35 decks590 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.4%inclusion32 decks590 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
48%inclusion283 decks590 decks
35%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
23%inclusion136 decks590 decks
20%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
13%inclusion74 decks590 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion58 decks590 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion549 decks590 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion511 decks590 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion323 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
51%inclusion302 decks590 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion250 decks590 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion233 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion214 decks590 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion160 decks590 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion113 decks590 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion99 decks590 decks
6%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion98 decks590 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
16%inclusion96 decks590 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion75 decks480 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion83 decks590 decks
6%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion73 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion61 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion60 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion57 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
9.2%inclusion54 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.0%inclusion53 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion52 decks590 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion51 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.9%inclusion41 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.4%inclusion38 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion36 decks590 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion35 decks590 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.1%inclusion30 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion537 decks590 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion421 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion125 decks590 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion109 decks590 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion104 decks590 decks
13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion98 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion96 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion89 decks590 decks
11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
15%inclusion88 decks590 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion86 decks590 decks
0%synergy
Mana Crypt
12%inclusion73 decks590 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.5%inclusion56 decks590 decks
-14%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.3%inclusion55 decks590 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion49 decks590 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
7.8%inclusion46 decks590 decks
-24%synergy
Mox Opal
6.8%inclusion40 decks590 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion513 decks590 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion253 decks590 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
37%inclusion217 decks590 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion158 decks480 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion134 decks590 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion129 decks590 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion129 decks590 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion127 decks590 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion93 decks491 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion111 decks590 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion88 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion87 decks590 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion74 decks590 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion66 decks590 decks
-16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion41 decks590 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion31 decks590 decks
1%synergy