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Nick Price
Sep 3, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Esper Cards in Commander
What are the most popular Esper (white, blue, and black) cards in Commander? Let's take a look at the Top 10 most played.
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Lord of the Accursed
79%inclusion107 decks135 decks
74%synergy
Wayward Servant
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
67%synergy
Diregraf Captain
71%inclusion96 decks135 decks
67%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
64%inclusion86 decks135 decks
59%synergy
Undead Augur
61%inclusion83 decks135 decks
56%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
54%inclusion73 decks135 decks
52%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
52%synergy
Rooftop Storm
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Eternal Skylord
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Midnight Reaper
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Binding Mummy
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
42%synergy
Army of the Damned
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
43%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Fleshbag Marauder
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Champion of the Perished
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Death Baron
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
30%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Gravecrawler
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Cryptbreaker
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Wizened Mentor
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Plague Belcher
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Dead
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Forgotten Creation
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
17%synergy
The Scarab God
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Devotee
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Augur
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Master of Death
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Headless Rider
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Zombie Master
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Noosegraf Mob
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Priest of the Crossing
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Gempalm Polluter
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Rot Hulk
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Gravedigger
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
-27%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Lazotep Plating
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Plot
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-27%synergy
Void Rend
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Charm
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Commence the Endgame
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-19%synergy
Esper Charm
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
In Oketra's Name
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Utter End
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Return to Dust
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Flip the Switch
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Corpse Cobble
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
From Under the Floorboards
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Dread Summons
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Dark Salvation
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Necrotic Hex
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Never // Return
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Gisa's Bidding
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Flesh
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Moan of the Unhallowed
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Unconventional Tactics
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Eternity
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cryptcaller Chariot
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
12%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Anchor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Open the Graves
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Graf Harvest
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Mindless Conscription
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Necroduality
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Feast of Sanity
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Zombie Infestation
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Cast Out
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Dying to Serve
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Gravelord
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Grave
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Invasion of Innistrad
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Accursed Duneyard
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Unholy Grotto
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-21%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the True
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion106 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion100 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion129 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion128 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion127 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion115 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Prairie Stream
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Scoured Barrens
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
-18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Field
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy