Dr. Ian Malcolm (Commander) - Populate

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Atla Palani, Nest TenderAtla Palani, Nest Tender

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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Blazing Firesinger
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Pursue the Past
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sundering Growth
88%inclusion200 decks228 decks
82%synergy
Growing Ranks
78%inclusion177 decks228 decks
75%synergy
Druid's Deliverance
73%inclusion166 decks228 decks
70%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
74%inclusion168 decks228 decks
68%synergy
Palani's Hatcher
69%inclusion158 decks228 decks
60%synergy
Full Flowering
52%inclusion119 decks228 decks
51%synergy
Nesting Dragon
55%inclusion125 decks228 decks
51%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
55%inclusion126 decks228 decks
50%synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
50%inclusion115 decks228 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
54%inclusion122 decks228 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
72%inclusion164 decks228 decks
23%synergy
Farseek
64%inclusion146 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
57%inclusion129 decks228 decks
44%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion122 decks228 decks
38%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
53%inclusion121 decks228 decks
34%synergy
Ghalta and Mavren
53%inclusion121 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Rampant Growth
51%inclusion117 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
51%inclusion116 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Dinosaur Egg
49%inclusion111 decks228 decks
43%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion105 decks228 decks
-11%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Aura Shards
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Natural Order
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Zacama, Primal Calamity
41%inclusion93 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Mirror Entity
40%inclusion91 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Ghired, Conclave Exile
38%inclusion87 decks228 decks
37%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion84 decks228 decks
35%synergy
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
36%inclusion83 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
36%inclusion82 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Roc Egg
35%inclusion80 decks228 decks
34%synergy
Worldspine Wurm
35%inclusion80 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Giant Adephage
34%inclusion77 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Dragon Egg
33%inclusion75 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
32%inclusion72 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Apex Altisaur
32%inclusion72 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Quartzwood Crasher
29%inclusion67 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Terastodon
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Regisaur Alpha
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Goring Ceratops
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Wayfaring Temple
21%inclusion47 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Temple Altisaur
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Titanoth Rex
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Kogla and Yidaro
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Raptor
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Vaultborn Tyrant
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Nesting Dovehawk
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Ranging Raptors
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Selesnya Eulogist
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Polyraptor
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Mysterious Egg
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Kodama of the East Tree
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Hulking Raptor
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Garruk's Packleader
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Rukh Egg
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Summoner's Egg
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Forerunner of the Empire
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Raging Swordtooth
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
44%inclusion100 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Naya Charm
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion91 decks228 decks
-14%synergy
Second Harvest
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
-14%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
-4%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Trostani's Judgment
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Boros Charm
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Momentous Fall
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Congregation at Dawn
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Entish Restoration
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Slice in Twain
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Harrow
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Personify
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tail Swipe
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Shake the Foundations
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ghired's Belligerence
45%inclusion102 decks228 decks
44%synergy
Kodama's Reach
42%inclusion95 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Explore
30%inclusion69 decks228 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion67 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Wake the Reflections
27%inclusion61 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Harmonize
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Primal Growth
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
-4%synergy
Hate Mirage
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Thunderherd Migration
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Decimate
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
0%synergy
By Invitation Only
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Last March of the Ents
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion103 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion80 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Culling Dais
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Thornbite Staff
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Blasting Station
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Mimic Vat
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Monster Manual
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
10%synergy
The Golden Throne
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
8%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Dino DNA
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
4%synergy
The Great Henge
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Foundry
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Song of the Worldsoul
43%inclusion97 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Determined Iteration
40%inclusion91 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Annie Joins Up
39%inclusion89 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Life Finds a Way
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
37%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
33%inclusion75 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Muster the Departed
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Parallel Lives
27%inclusion61 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
26%inclusion60 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Elemental Bond
25%inclusion57 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Warstorm Surge
24%inclusion54 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Anointed Procession
21%inclusion49 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Colossal Majesty
21%inclusion49 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Springleaf Parade
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Doubling Season
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Martyr's Cause
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Welcome to . . .
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
4%synergy
The Dragon-Kami Reborn
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Aether Flash
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Barrage of Expendables
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Makeshift Munitions
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Primal Hunter
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Huatli, Warrior Poet
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
41%inclusion94 decks228 decks
38%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion73 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
25%inclusion57 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Three Tree City
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Gargoyle Castle
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion197 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion158 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
21%inclusion47 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Selesnya Signet
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Signet
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Boros Signet
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion224 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion224 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion223 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion210 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Shrine
81%inclusion185 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Cinder Glade
64%inclusion146 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion129 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Canopy Vista
50%inclusion113 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion104 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion82 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
35%inclusion80 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
34%inclusion77 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Gruul Turf
32%inclusion74 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Boros Garrison
29%inclusion65 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Rootbound Crag
29%inclusion65 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
28%inclusion63 decks228 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion60 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Blossoming Sands
25%inclusion57 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Rockfall Vale
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Temple Garden
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
-18%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
24%inclusion54 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
-21%synergy
Rugged Highlands
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Sacred Foundry
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
-18%synergy
Sheltering Landscape
22%inclusion49 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Naya Panorama
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Krosan Verge
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Spire Garden
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Graypelt Refuge
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Spectator Seating
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Kazandu Refuge
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
-20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Sundown Pass
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Abandon
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Plenty
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
-18%synergy
Hushwood Verge
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
-16%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-20%synergy
Karplusan Forest
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Brushland
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
-11%synergy
Game Trail
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
4%synergy