Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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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Umbral Collar Zealot
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
87% of 221 decks +85% synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
83% of 221 decks +80% synergy
Skyscanner
79% of 221 decks +77% synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
76% of 221 decks +75% synergy
Novice Occultist
75% of 221 decks +73% synergy
Tattered Mummy
74% of 221 decks +73% synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
75% of 221 decks +73% synergy
Viscera Seer
86% of 221 decks +70% synergy
Bone Shredder
72% of 221 decks +70% synergy
Skullport Merchant
72% of 221 decks +70% synergy
Top Cards
Shambling Ghast
75% of 221 decks +70% synergy
Doomed Dissenter
72% of 221 decks +69% synergy
Fume Spitter
71% of 221 decks +69% synergy
Greedy Freebooter
70% of 194 decks +64% synergy
Village Rites
70% of 221 decks +46% synergy
Cadaver Imp
69% of 221 decks +67% synergy
Blood Pet
68% of 221 decks +60% synergy
Tragic Slip
67% of 221 decks +46% synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
67% of 221 decks +65% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
66% of 221 decks +43% synergy
Creatures
Big Game Hunter
64% of 221 decks +61% synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
63% of 221 decks +62% synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
58% of 221 decks +57% synergy
Clattering Augur
58% of 221 decks +56% synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
58% of 221 decks +57% synergy
Burglar Rat
57% of 221 decks +46% synergy
Perilous Myr
57% of 221 decks +56% synergy
Gleaming Barrier
56% of 221 decks +55% synergy
Leaden Myr
54% of 221 decks +48% synergy
Virus Beetle
54% of 221 decks +47% synergy
Dutiful Attendant
52% of 221 decks +52% synergy
Dockside Chef
52% of 221 decks +50% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
50% of 221 decks +44% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
46% of 221 decks +38% synergy
Nezumi Informant
46% of 221 decks +38% synergy
Disciple of Perdition
45% of 221 decks +44% synergy
Mindless Automaton
44% of 221 decks +43% synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
43% of 221 decks +41% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41% of 221 decks +21% synergy
Bottle Gnomes
41% of 221 decks +40% synergy
Hecteyes
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39% of 221 decks -13% synergy
Carrion Feeder
38% of 221 decks +27% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
37% of 114 decks +26% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
36% of 162 decks +35% synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
36% of 221 decks +35% synergy
Soldevi Adnate
36% of 221 decks +32% synergy
Basal Thrull
34% of 221 decks +33% synergy
Infestation Sage
34% of 50 decks +29% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33% of 221 decks +13% synergy
Blood Artist
33% of 221 decks +2% synergy
Grim Haruspex
33% of 221 decks +23% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33% of 221 decks +25% synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
31% of 221 decks +30% synergy
Midnight Reaper
28% of 221 decks +19% synergy
Skittering Surveyor
28% of 221 decks +27% synergy
Vindictive Vampire
26% of 221 decks +23% synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
26% of 221 decks +26% synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
25% of 221 decks +24% synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24% of 221 decks +23% synergy
Smothering Abomination
23% of 221 decks +21% synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
23% of 83 decks +22% synergy
Corpse Blockade
23% of 221 decks +22% synergy
Wriggling Grub
20% of 54 decks +18% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
20% of 221 decks +17% synergy
Plagued Rusalka
19% of 221 decks +19% synergy
Death Cultist
19% of 221 decks +19% synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
19% of 221 decks +18% synergy
Deathgreeter
19% of 221 decks +15% synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
19% of 160 decks +18% synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
49% of 221 decks +37% synergy
Altar's Reap
43% of 221 decks +41% synergy
Costly Plunder
40% of 221 decks +37% synergy
Defile
38% of 221 decks -1% synergy
Armor of Shadows
35% of 221 decks +33% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
31% of 113 decks +29% synergy
Undying Malice
28% of 221 decks +19% synergy
Professor's Warning
26% of 221 decks +25% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
26% of 221 decks +19% synergy
Alesha's Legacy
25% of 8 decks +24% synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
24% of 221 decks +21% synergy
Consuming Corruption
22% of 112 decks +6% synergy
Not Dead After All
21% of 221 decks +10% synergy
Dark Ritual
21% of 221 decks -45% synergy
Deadly Dispute
20% of 221 decks -2% synergy
Nasty End
20% of 221 decks +17% synergy
Murder
19% of 221 decks +8% synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18% of 221 decks +12% synergy
Breathe Your Last
17% of 110 decks +15% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16% of 221 decks +12% synergy
Without Weakness
16% of 221 decks +15% synergy
Feign Death
15% of 221 decks +8% synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
15% of 221 decks +14% synergy
Maximum Overdrive
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Body Count
13% of 221 decks +12% synergy
Offer Immortality
13% of 221 decks +11% synergy
Doom Blade
10% of 221 decks +1% synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Wake the Dead
7% of 221 decks +6% synergy
Spin Out
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Unlikely Aid
7% of 221 decks +6% synergy
Death Denied
7% of 221 decks +6% synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
6% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Fanatical Offering
6% of 194 decks +4% synergy
Undying Evil
5% of 221 decks +2% synergy
Rush of Vitality
5% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
58% of 221 decks +55% synergy
Bone Shards
54% of 221 decks +51% synergy
Feed the Swarm
53% of 221 decks +1% synergy
Spark Harvest
44% of 221 decks +43% synergy
Bone Splinters
40% of 221 decks +38% synergy
Victimize
35% of 221 decks +10% synergy
Annihilating Glare
28% of 221 decks +27% synergy
Dread Return
25% of 221 decks +13% synergy
Sign in Blood
24% of 221 decks -12% synergy
Final Vengeance
24% of 80 decks +22% synergy
Eliminate the Competition
23% of 221 decks +23% synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
21% of 221 decks +21% synergy
Read the Bones
19% of 221 decks -0% synergy
Unearth
16% of 221 decks +8% synergy
Pitiless Carnage
16% of 129 decks +14% synergy
Worthy Cost
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Innocent Blood
10% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8% of 221 decks +7% synergy
Mutilate
8% of 221 decks -13% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6% of 221 decks -9% synergy
Night's Whisper
6% of 221 decks -18% synergy
Barter in Blood
5% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Syphon Mind
5% of 221 decks -8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
43% of 221 decks +40% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28% of 221 decks -3% synergy
Transmogrant Altar
24% of 221 decks +23% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
21% of 221 decks +17% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20% of 221 decks +3% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
19% of 221 decks +18% synergy
Lightning Coils
18% of 221 decks +17% synergy
Phantom Train
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Mirror Shield
15% of 221 decks +15% synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
11% of 221 decks +11% synergy
Witch's Cauldron
9% of 221 decks +8% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8% of 221 decks -11% synergy
Spawning Pit
8% of 221 decks +7% synergy
Ravenous Amulet
8% of 51 decks +7% synergy
Culling Dais
7% of 221 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
61% of 221 decks +59% synergy
Vampiric Rites
50% of 221 decks +44% synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
45% of 221 decks +41% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42% of 221 decks +26% synergy
Soul Enervation
39% of 162 decks +38% synergy
Open the Graves
37% of 221 decks +33% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29% of 221 decks +18% synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
25% of 8 decks +23% synergy
Blessing of Leeches
24% of 221 decks +22% synergy
Soul Channeling
15% of 221 decks +14% synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
15% of 221 decks +14% synergy
Fallen Ideal
14% of 221 decks +14% synergy
Gift of Doom
6% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Mind Slash
6% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Skeletal Grimace
5% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5% of 191 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
32% of 221 decks +19% synergy
Witch's Cottage
32% of 221 decks +8% synergy
Bojuka Bog
20% of 221 decks -26% synergy
Barren Moor
20% of 221 decks +9% synergy
Polluted Mire
12% of 221 decks +7% synergy
Memorial to Folly
10% of 221 decks +7% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 221 decks -1% synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5% of 197 decks +3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
56% of 221 decks +32% synergy
Sol Ring
55% of 221 decks -31% synergy
Mind Stone
52% of 221 decks +20% synergy
Arcane Signet
46% of 221 decks -17% synergy
Commander's Sphere
19% of 221 decks +9% synergy
Thought Vessel
12% of 221 decks -16% synergy
Prismatic Lens
10% of 221 decks +8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
10% of 221 decks -6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 221 decks +5% synergy
Myriad Landscape
31% of 221 decks +4% synergy