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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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Serrated Scorpion
92% of 26 decks +90% synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
88% of 26 decks +86% synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
85% of 26 decks +83% synergy
Skyscanner
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Novice Occultist
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Skullport Merchant
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Tattered Mummy
77% of 26 decks +76% synergy
Fume Spitter
77% of 26 decks +75% synergy
Bone Shredder
77% of 26 decks +75% synergy
Top Cards
Eaten Alive
77% of 26 decks +73% synergy
Shambling Ghast
77% of 26 decks +72% synergy
Viscera Seer
77% of 26 decks +61% synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75% of 24 decks +69% synergy
Dark Privilege
73% of 26 decks +72% synergy
Village Rites
73% of 26 decks +49% synergy
Cadaver Imp
73% of 26 decks +71% synergy
Blood Pet
73% of 26 decks +65% synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
69% of 26 decks +67% synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
69% of 26 decks +68% synergy
Creatures
Leaden Myr
69% of 26 decks +63% synergy
Burglar Rat
65% of 26 decks +54% synergy
Doomed Dissenter
62% of 26 decks +59% synergy
Gleaming Barrier
62% of 26 decks +61% synergy
Big Game Hunter
62% of 26 decks +59% synergy
Virus Beetle
58% of 26 decks +51% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
55% of 22 decks +53% synergy
Clattering Augur
54% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
54% of 26 decks +53% synergy
Perilous Myr
54% of 26 decks +53% synergy
Basal Thrull
50% of 26 decks +49% synergy
Infestation Sage
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Disciple of Perdition
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Mindless Automaton
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
42% of 26 decks +41% synergy
Bottle Gnomes
42% of 26 decks +42% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Nezumi Informant
42% of 26 decks +35% synergy
Soldevi Adnate
42% of 26 decks +39% synergy
Skittering Surveyor
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Dutiful Attendant
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Dockside Chef
38% of 26 decks +36% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
35% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
35% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
35% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Smothering Abomination
35% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
31% of 16 decks +21% synergy
Vindictive Vampire
31% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
31% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
31% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Innocuous Rat
27% of 11 decks +26% synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
27% of 11 decks +27% synergy
Blood Artist
27% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
27% of 26 decks +24% synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Carrion Feeder
23% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Plagued Rusalka
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Corpse Blockade
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15% of 26 decks -37% synergy
Grim Haruspex
15% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Dunland Crebain
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Cauldron Familiar
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Deathgreeter
15% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Midnight Reaper
15% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
65% of 26 decks +54% synergy
Tragic Slip
58% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
50% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Altar's Reap
46% of 26 decks +43% synergy
Costly Plunder
46% of 26 decks +44% synergy
Defile
42% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Professor's Warning
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Armor of Shadows
35% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Deadly Dispute
31% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
27% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Consuming Corruption
25% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
23% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Dark Ritual
23% of 26 decks -43% synergy
Undying Malice
23% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Nasty End
23% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Breathe Your Last
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Not Dead After All
15% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Murder
15% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Death Denied
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Fake Your Own Death
15% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Body Count
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Cut Down
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Doom Blade
8% of 26 decks -0% synergy
Unlikely Aid
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Offer Immortality
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Feign Death
8% of 26 decks +0% synergy
Without Weakness
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Sorceries
Bone Shards
62% of 26 decks +58% synergy
Bone Splinters
54% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Feed the Swarm
54% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Spark Harvest
50% of 26 decks +49% synergy
Final Vengeance
36% of 11 decks +35% synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Eliminate the Competition
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Pitiless Carnage
30% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Annihilating Glare
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Dread Return
23% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Sign in Blood
23% of 26 decks -14% synergy
Read the Bones
19% of 26 decks +0% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Victimize
15% of 26 decks -10% synergy
Innocent Blood
15% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Unearth
12% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Mutilate
8% of 26 decks -13% synergy
Barter in Blood
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Decree of Pain
8% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Syphon Mind
8% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
38% of 26 decks +36% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
35% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
27% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Transmogrant Altar
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Mirror Shield
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19% of 26 decks -12% synergy
Lightning Coils
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Witch's Cauldron
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Magnifying Glass
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
58% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
54% of 26 decks +50% synergy
Soul Enervation
50% of 22 decks +49% synergy
Blessing of Leeches
35% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
35% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Open the Graves
31% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Soul Channeling
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Fallen Ideal
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Fungal Fortitude
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Consecrated by Blood
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Malevolent Awakening
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Warlock Class
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Skeletal Grimace
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Shadows of the Past
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Pestilence
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
54% of 26 decks +41% synergy
Witch's Cottage
46% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Bojuka Bog
35% of 26 decks -12% synergy
Barren Moor
23% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Polluted Mire
19% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Hidden Necropolis
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
The Dross Pits
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Temple of the False God
15% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Memorial to Folly
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Arid Archway
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Mind Stone
77% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
73% of 26 decks +49% synergy
Commander's Sphere
54% of 26 decks +44% synergy
Arcane Signet
54% of 26 decks -9% synergy
Sol Ring
46% of 26 decks -40% synergy
Infernal Idol
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Prismatic Lens
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Unstable Obelisk
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Fellwar Stone
12% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Thought Vessel
12% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Myriad Landscape
50% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Evolving Wilds
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Conduit Pylons
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy