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Bennie Smith
Jun 30, 2025
The 5 Most Important Magic Sets for Commander
Bennie Smith breaks down the all-time best five Magic sets for Commander! Come see if your favorite sets are on the list.
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Slimefoot, the Stowaway
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
71%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
59%synergy
Utopia Mycon
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
56%synergy
Winding Constrictor
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Deathspore Thallid
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Fungal Plots
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
44%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Sporecrown Thallid
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Mycoloth
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Sporemound
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Undercellar Myconid
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Conclave Mentor
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Pallid Mycoderm
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Mirkwood Bats
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Cankerbloom
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Force
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Sporoloth Ancient
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Thallid
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Sporesower Thallid
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Fertilid
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Sigil Captain
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Brightcap Badger
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Savage Thallid
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Rot Shambler
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Basking Broodscale
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Corpse Knight
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Thallid Shell-Dweller
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Thelonite Hermit
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Thallid Germinator
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
18%synergy
The Mycotyrant
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Mycologist
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Vitaspore Thallid
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Evolution Witness
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Thallid Soothsayer
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Evolution Sage
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Thallid Omnivore
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Thelon of Havenwood
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Abzan Falconer
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Fungus
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Nemata, Grove Guardian
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Young Wolf
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Psychotrope Thallid
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Aura Mutation
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Abzan Charm
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-39%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Deathsprout
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Seed Spark
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Sprout Swarm
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Spore Swarm
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-32%synergy
Scatter the Seeds
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Sundering Growth
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Infection
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Pledge of Unity
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of Harmony
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Naturalize
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Second Harvest
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Ready // Willing
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Harrow
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Saproling Migration
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Thirsting Roots
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Harmonize
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Ichor
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Duneblast
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Bloom
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Death Mutation
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Explore
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Smell Fear
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Druidic Satchel
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Lantern
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Germination
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Necrogenesis
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Embrace
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Fecundity
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Pollenbright Wings
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Intangible Virtue
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Song of Freyalise
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Life and Limb
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Roots
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Fists of Ironwood
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Night Soil
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sigarda's Summons
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Death's Presence
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Bioengineered Future
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Master Chef
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Branching Evolution
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Hydra's Growth
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Growing Ranks
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
A Realm Reborn
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Gavony Township
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-26%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
-28%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Signet
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Selesnya Signet
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Abzan Banner
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Indatha Crystal
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion102 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion101 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion101 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion73 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Jungle Hollow
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Canopy Vista
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Sands
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Plenty
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Grove
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-25%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-28%synergy
Fortified Village
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Grove
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Krosan Verge
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-17%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-30%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Expanse
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Groves
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Grove
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Meadow
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Graypelt Refuge
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy