Kardur, Doomscourge (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

Michael Celani
Jun 6, 2025
The Top Ten ETB Effects In Commander
What are the best enter the battlefield (ETB) effects in Commander? Michael Celani's here with a Top 10 list, and he dares you to disagree.
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MTGStocks
Conjurer's Closet
75% of 12 decks +71% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
75% of 12 decks +61% synergy
Diabolic Intent
67% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
58% of 12 decks +51% synergy
Massacre Wurm
58% of 12 decks +51% synergy
Village Rites
67% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Skullclamp
58% of 12 decks +48% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58% of 12 decks +47% synergy
Command Beacon
50% of 12 decks +44% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
50% of 12 decks +44% synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
58% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Deadly Rollick
58% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Feed the Swarm
58% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Chaos Warp
58% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Viscera Seer
50% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Animate Dead
50% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Rakdos Charm
50% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Blasphemous Act
50% of 12 decks -1% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
42% of 12 decks +37% synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
75% of 12 decks +59% synergy
Demonic Tutor
75% of 12 decks +56% synergy
Jeska's Will
67% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Deflecting Swat
50% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Necropotence
42% of 12 decks +35% synergy
The One Ring
42% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Ancient Tomb
33% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Chrome Mox
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Gamble
25% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Creatures
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
60% of 5 decks +53% synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
42% of 12 decks +36% synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
42% of 12 decks +35% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
42% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
42% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Ogre Slumlord
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Woe Strider
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Carrion Feeder
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Mayhem Devil
33% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Valki, God of Lies
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Ophiomancer
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Harvester of Souls
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Grim Hireling
25% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
25% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
25% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
58% of 12 decks +43% synergy
Deadly Dispute
42% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Bedevil
42% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Nasty End
33% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
33% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Feign Death
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Undying Malice
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Not Dead After All
33% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Terminate
33% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Undying Evil
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Fire Covenant
25% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
25% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Damnation
33% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Vandalblast
33% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Song of Totentanz
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Twinflame
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Sign in Blood
25% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Genesis Chamber
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Urabrask's Forge
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Golden Argosy
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Blade of Selves
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
42% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
33% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Black Market Connections
33% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Dance of the Dead
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Utility Lands
Sanctum of Eternity
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Bojuka Bog
33% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Witch's Cottage
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
War Room
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Restless Vents
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Mortuary Mire
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Sol Ring
92% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Rakdos Signet
75% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Fellwar Stone
67% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Cursed Mirror
42% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Crowded Crypt
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Thought Vessel
25% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
25% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100% of 12 decks +55% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
92% of 12 decks +60% synergy
Command Tower
83% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Haunted Ridge
75% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
75% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Luxury Suite
67% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Arid Mesa
58% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Prismatic Vista
50% of 12 decks +44% synergy
Tainted Peak
50% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Raucous Theater
45% of 11 decks +24% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Badlands
42% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Mount Doom
42% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Graven Cairns
42% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Scalding Tarn
33% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Polluted Delta
33% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Fabled Passage
33% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Marsh Flats
33% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Mana Confluence
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Wooded Foothills
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25% of 12 decks -9% synergy