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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Archenemy's Charm
10% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7% of 29 decks -1% synergy
Elegy Acolyte
7% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Susurian Voidborn
4% of 28 decks +1% synergy
Timeline Culler
3% of 29 decks -2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vilis, Broker of Blood
79% of 80 decks +65% synergy
Blood Celebrant
61% of 80 decks +57% synergy
Font of Agonies
59% of 80 decks +54% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
61% of 80 decks +50% synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
55% of 80 decks +49% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
59% of 80 decks +48% synergy
Exsanguinate
66% of 80 decks +42% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
94% of 80 decks +42% synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
45% of 80 decks +41% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55% of 80 decks +40% synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95% of 80 decks +29% synergy
Jet Medallion
86% of 80 decks +28% synergy
Reanimate
62% of 80 decks +25% synergy
Crypt Ghast
61% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Sign in Blood
55% of 80 decks +18% synergy
Feed the Swarm
54% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Exquisite Blood
52% of 80 decks +39% synergy
Toxic Deluge
52% of 80 decks +16% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
51% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Sanguine Bond
50% of 80 decks +38% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
84% of 80 decks +54% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59% of 80 decks +36% synergy
Demonic Tutor
59% of 80 decks +30% synergy
Necropotence
57% of 80 decks +42% synergy
Ancient Tomb
36% of 80 decks +24% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31% of 80 decks +17% synergy
Mana Vault
28% of 80 decks +20% synergy
The One Ring
21% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Imperial Seal
19% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Opposition Agent
19% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50% of 80 decks +39% synergy
Necrotic Ooze
42% of 80 decks +38% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42% of 77 decks +33% synergy
Skirge Familiar
41% of 80 decks +36% synergy
Blood Pet
40% of 80 decks +32% synergy
Dimir House Guard
38% of 80 decks +33% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
34% of 80 decks +27% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34% of 80 decks +18% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31% of 80 decks +20% synergy
Blood Artist
29% of 80 decks -2% synergy
Vile Entomber
29% of 80 decks +23% synergy
Pontiff of Blight
28% of 80 decks +23% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
26% of 80 decks +21% synergy
Dread Presence
26% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
26% of 80 decks +22% synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
26% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Fleshwrither
24% of 80 decks +22% synergy
Nirkana Revenant
24% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Balthor the Defiled
24% of 80 decks +21% synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
24% of 80 decks +19% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Thrull Parasite
21% of 80 decks +19% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21% of 80 decks +16% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Twilight Prophet
18% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Viscera Seer
18% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Basilica Screecher
16% of 80 decks +14% synergy
Reiver Demon
16% of 80 decks +14% synergy
Massacre Wurm
16% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
15% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14% of 79 decks +9% synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Sangromancer
14% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Dark Confidant
12% of 80 decks +6% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
12% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Carrion Feeder
12% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
11% of 79 decks +9% synergy
Gravecrawler
11% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11% of 80 decks -12% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11% of 80 decks -7% synergy
Grim Servant
10% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Overeager Apprentice
10% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
10% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
10% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
10% of 80 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
48% of 80 decks +25% synergy
Cabal Ritual
48% of 80 decks +30% synergy
Imp's Mischief
41% of 80 decks +19% synergy
Entomb
38% of 80 decks +26% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Withering Torment
34% of 79 decks +3% synergy
Culling the Weak
31% of 80 decks +17% synergy
Saw in Half
29% of 80 decks +22% synergy
Fell the Profane
28% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Defile
28% of 80 decks -11% synergy
Dismember
28% of 80 decks +16% synergy
Rain of Filth
21% of 80 decks +19% synergy
Sacrifice
19% of 80 decks +14% synergy
Snuff Out
19% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Not Dead After All
19% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Infernal Grasp
18% of 80 decks -8% synergy
Go for the Throat
16% of 80 decks -7% synergy
Consuming Corruption
16% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Undying Malice
16% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Cut Down
14% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
14% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Feign Death
11% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Force of Despair
10% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Grasp of Darkness
10% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Bitter Triumph
10% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Hero's Downfall
9% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Darkness
9% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Ad Nauseam
9% of 80 decks +6% synergy
Flare of Malice
8% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Slaughter Pact
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Withering Boon
8% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Astarion's Thirst
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Bile Blight
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Shred Memory
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6% of 80 decks -8% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Stinging Study
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Village Rites
5% of 80 decks -19% synergy
Deadly Dispute
5% of 80 decks -18% synergy
Armor of Shadows
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Murder
5% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Shallow Grave
5% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Baleful Mastery
5% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Victim of Night
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
41% of 80 decks +29% synergy
Buried Alive
40% of 80 decks +29% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
39% of 80 decks +24% synergy
Beseech the Queen
36% of 80 decks +30% synergy
Final Parting
35% of 80 decks +30% synergy
Dark Petition
34% of 80 decks +30% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
34% of 80 decks +21% synergy
Night's Whisper
32% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Bubbling Muck
26% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25% of 80 decks +23% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Damnation
24% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Chain of Smog
20% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Diabolic Intent
19% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
19% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Read the Bones
19% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18% of 77 decks +1% synergy
Temporal Extortion
16% of 80 decks +14% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
16% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Victimize
15% of 80 decks -10% synergy
Repay in Kind
15% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Persist
15% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Doomsday
14% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
12% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Thoughtseize
12% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Unmarked Grave
11% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Razaketh's Rite
10% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Exhume
10% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Profane Transfusion
9% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Duress
9% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Dread Return
9% of 80 decks -4% synergy
Mutilate
9% of 80 decks -12% synergy
Profane Tutor
8% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Stitch Together
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Invoke Despair
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Demonic Counsel
6% of 79 decks +3% synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Promise of Power
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Rush of Dread
5% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Infernal Contract
5% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Ancient Craving
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Gix's Command
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Diresight
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Corrupt
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Essence Harvest
5% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30% of 80 decks +22% synergy
Bontu's Monument
29% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Demon's Horn
28% of 80 decks +23% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Defense Grid
24% of 80 decks +22% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
19% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Whip of Erebos
16% of 80 decks +6% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16% of 51 decks -4% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12% of 80 decks -7% synergy
Pact Weapon
12% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Prism Ring
10% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Expedition Map
10% of 80 decks -3% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 80 decks -8% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Commander's Plate
6% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Skullclamp
5% of 80 decks -16% synergy
Soul Conduit
5% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Mindcrank
5% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Helm of Awakening
5% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
38% of 80 decks +20% synergy
Heartless Summoning
31% of 80 decks +27% synergy
Black Market Connections
24% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Greed
21% of 80 decks +13% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Pestilence
19% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Necromancy
18% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Dance of the Dead
15% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Vampiric Link
15% of 80 decks +14% synergy
Polluted Bonds
12% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11% of 79 decks +4% synergy
Black Market
11% of 80 decks -10% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11% of 80 decks +1% synergy
No Mercy
11% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Underworld Dreams
9% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
9% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Necrodominance
9% of 80 decks +6% synergy
Grave Pact
6% of 80 decks -12% synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5% of 79 decks +2% synergy
Dark Tutelage
5% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Underworld Connections
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Wound Reflection
5% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Oubliette
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
24% of 80 decks +18% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Sorin Markov
12% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74% of 80 decks +18% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55% of 80 decks +17% synergy
Bojuka Bog
51% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50% of 80 decks +20% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
46% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Reliquary Tower
44% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
31% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Rogue's Passage
31% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
30% of 80 decks +20% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Castle Locthwain
24% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Barren Moor
20% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Crystal Vein
19% of 80 decks +16% synergy
Witch's Cottage
19% of 80 decks -6% synergy
Emergence Zone
19% of 80 decks +15% synergy
Urza's Saga
18% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Lake of the Dead
15% of 80 decks +10% synergy
Command Beacon
12% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Mortuary Mire
11% of 80 decks -2% synergy
Radiant Fountain
11% of 80 decks +9% synergy
War Room
11% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Deserted Temple
10% of 80 decks +6% synergy
Blast Zone
9% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Thespian's Stage
8% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Strip Mine
8% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Vault of Whispers
6% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6% of 80 decks -4% synergy
Peat Bog
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Homeward Path
6% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Memorial to Folly
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
City of Traitors
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Field of Ruin
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98% of 80 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Signet
61% of 80 decks -2% synergy
Mind Stone
31% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Lotus Petal
28% of 80 decks +20% synergy
Thought Vessel
24% of 80 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Thran Dynamo
15% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Nyx Lotus
15% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Chrome Mox
14% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11% of 80 decks -13% synergy
Grim Monolith
10% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Mox Amber
9% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Paradise Plume
8% of 80 decks +7% synergy
Mox Diamond
8% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Springleaf Drum
6% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Mox Opal
6% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
5% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Pristine Talisman
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
98% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35% of 80 decks +13% synergy
Fell the Profane
28% of 80 decks +9% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 80 decks -5% synergy
Cavern of Souls
11% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Cave
10% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of 80 decks -1% synergy
Boggart Trawler
6% of 80 decks -2% synergy
Marsh Flats
6% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Polluted Delta
6% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Prismatic Vista
5% of 80 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
5% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Demolition Field
5% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5% of 80 decks -2% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5% of 80 decks +2% synergy