Orvar, the All-Form (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Clockspinning
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
87%synergy
Whim of Volrath
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
85%synergy
Thermal Flux
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
70%synergy
Mind Games
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
67%synergy
Spellseeker
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
65%synergy
Archaeomancer
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Merchant Scroll
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
15%synergy
High Tide
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Peregrine Drake
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Mana Drain
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Mystical Tutor
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Force of Will
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Aether Channeler
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Mulldrifter
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Roaming Throne
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Impostors
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Micromancer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Haughty Djinn
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Agent of Treachery
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sower of Temptation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Master of Waves
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Docent of Perfection
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Dragonologist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Timestream Navigator
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Loyal Inventor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Artisan of Forms
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Clever Impersonator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Meteor Golem
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Spellskite
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Dream's Grip
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Pongify
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Twitch
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Swan Song
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Shimmering Mirage
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Enervate
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Glamerdye
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Jolt
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Twiddle
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Alter Reality
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Whir of Invention
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Twisted Image
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Argent Mutation
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Shadow Rift
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Hydroblast
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Leap
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Infuse
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Slip Out the Back
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Essence Flux
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Capsize
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Strix Serenade
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Dizzy Spell
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Mizzium Skin
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Jinx
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Crystal Spray
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-26%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Gigadrowse
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Misdirection
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
See Double
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Geistwave
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Hidden Strings
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Solve the Equation
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Step Through
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Fabricate
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Lórien Revealed
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Trait Doctoring
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Energy Tap
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Polymorph
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Walk the Aeons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Braingeyser
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mirror Box
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Imposter Mech
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Winter Moon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Amphibian Downpour
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Treachery
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Back to Basics
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Counterbalance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Steal Enchantment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Swarmyard
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Cloudpost
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Academy Ruins
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
2%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Glimmerpost
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Castle Vantress
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Tolaria West
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Powerstone Shard
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Cave
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy