Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Expensive Sacrifice

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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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Sothera, the Supervoid
100% of 1 decks +97% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
96% of 26 decks +80% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
88% of 26 decks +76% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
88% of 26 decks +71% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
85% of 26 decks +65% synergy
Greedy Freebooter
71% of 24 decks +65% synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
62% of 26 decks +60% synergy
Serrated Scorpion
62% of 26 decks +59% synergy
Diabolic Intent
73% of 26 decks +59% synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
62% of 26 decks +59% synergy
Grave Pact
73% of 26 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
77% of 26 decks +54% synergy
Blood Artist
69% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Lightning Greaves
69% of 26 decks +36% synergy
Dark Ritual
65% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Jet Medallion
65% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Feed the Swarm
62% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Skullclamp
58% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
58% of 26 decks +48% synergy
Shambling Ghast
58% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54% of 26 decks +33% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
88% of 26 decks +60% synergy
Ancient Tomb
81% of 26 decks +69% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
73% of 26 decks +59% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
69% of 26 decks +47% synergy
Imperial Seal
35% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Mox Diamond
31% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Mana Vault
31% of 26 decks +24% synergy
Necropotence
31% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Chrome Mox
27% of 26 decks +21% synergy
The One Ring
23% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Creatures
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
100% of 1 decks +95% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
54% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Skullport Merchant
54% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Bone Shredder
54% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Grim Haruspex
54% of 26 decks +44% synergy
Carrion Feeder
50% of 26 decks +39% synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Blood Pet
46% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
42% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
42% of 26 decks +41% synergy
Skyscanner
42% of 26 decks +41% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
42% of 26 decks +33% synergy
Mindless Automaton
42% of 26 decks +41% synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Bottle Gnomes
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Cadaver Imp
38% of 26 decks +36% synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Disciple of Perdition
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Crypt Ghast
38% of 26 decks -10% synergy
Clattering Augur
38% of 26 decks +36% synergy
Novice Occultist
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38% of 16 decks +27% synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
35% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
35% of 26 decks +33% synergy
Marionette Master
35% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Warren Soultrader
31% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Burglar Rat
31% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Fume Spitter
31% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27% of 26 decks -25% synergy
Big Game Hunter
27% of 26 decks +24% synergy
Virus Beetle
27% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Wriggling Grub
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Infestation Sage
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Coretapper
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
19% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
19% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Soldevi Adnate
19% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Perilous Myr
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Tattered Mummy
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Gleaming Barrier
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Sifter of Skulls
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Nether Traitor
15% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Nezumi Informant
15% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
54% of 26 decks +40% synergy
Imp's Mischief
46% of 26 decks +24% synergy
Deadly Rollick
38% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Village Rites
38% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
38% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Flare of Malice
31% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Deadly Dispute
27% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Ritual
27% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Tragic Slip
23% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Withering Torment
18% of 11 decks -13% synergy
Thrilling Encore
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Wake the Dead
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 16 decks -6% synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Songs of the Damned
12% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Body Count
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Hagra Mauling
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Fatal Push
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Defile
8% of 26 decks -31% synergy
Darkness
8% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Infernal Grasp
8% of 26 decks -18% synergy
Ad Nauseam
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 26 decks -14% synergy
Rain of Filth
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Dismember
8% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
38% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Toxic Deluge
38% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Reanimate
35% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Victimize
31% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Damnation
27% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Grim Tutor
19% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Final Vengeance
18% of 11 decks +16% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Dread Return
15% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Bone Shards
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Exsanguinate
15% of 26 decks -9% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Bubbling Muck
12% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Unearth
12% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Living Death
12% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Profane Tutor
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Blood Money
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Annihilating Glare
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Beseech the Queen
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Eaten Alive
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
54% of 26 decks +48% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
46% of 26 decks +44% synergy
Genesis Chamber
31% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
27% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Altar of Dementia
27% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Meekstone
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Nim Deathmantle
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Smokestack
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Expedition Map
12% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Bontu's Monument
12% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Darksteel Plate
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Commander's Plate
12% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Spawning Pit
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Static Orb
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Winter Orb
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Defense Grid
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
The Golden Throne
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Kormus Bell
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Teval's Judgment
100% of 1 decks +98% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Contamination
50% of 26 decks +46% synergy
Attrition
50% of 26 decks +47% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
46% of 26 decks +35% synergy
Dark Privilege
42% of 26 decks +41% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Black Market
27% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Revel in Riches
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Into the Pit
18% of 11 decks +17% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Open the Graves
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Animate Dead
15% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Blight Mound
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Dark Prophecy
15% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Gift of Doom
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Exquisite Blood
12% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12% of 26 decks +1% synergy
No Mercy
12% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Black Market Connections
12% of 26 decks -11% synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Mind Slash
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Necromancy
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Blessing of Leeches
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85% of 26 decks +47% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
77% of 26 decks +54% synergy
Cabal Coffers
77% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Reliquary Tower
58% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
54% of 26 decks +24% synergy
Bojuka Bog
38% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
38% of 26 decks +28% synergy
High Market
38% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Command Beacon
35% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Urza's Saga
31% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Lake of the Dead
31% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Westvale Abbey
27% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
27% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Castle Locthwain
23% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Vesuva
19% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Witch's Cottage
19% of 26 decks -5% synergy
Peat Bog
19% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Homeward Path
19% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Thespian's Stage
15% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Strip Mine
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Mortuary Mire
12% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Ghost Quarter
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Blast Zone
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
War Room
12% of 26 decks -5% synergy
Deserted Temple
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
City of Traitors
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Vault of Whispers
8% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Wasteland
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Maze of Ith
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Crystal Vein
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Emergence Zone
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Diamond Valley
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Darksteel Citadel
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Field of Ruin
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6% of 16 decks -4% synergy
Diamond City
5% of 19 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Signet
62% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Mana Crypt
50% of 26 decks +46% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
46% of 26 decks +42% synergy
Lotus Petal
27% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Thought Vessel
27% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Mind Stone
19% of 26 decks -13% synergy
Fellwar Stone
15% of 26 decks +0% synergy
Grim Monolith
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Crowded Crypt
12% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Mox Opal
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Springleaf Drum
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
73% of 26 decks -21% synergy
Polluted Delta
46% of 26 decks +43% synergy
Prismatic Vista
42% of 26 decks +40% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42% of 26 decks +39% synergy
Marsh Flats
42% of 26 decks +39% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42% of 26 decks +39% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
31% of 26 decks +24% synergy
Myriad Landscape
23% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Demolition Field
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Cavern of Souls
15% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 16 decks -6% synergy
Urza's Cave
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
12% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Hagra Mauling
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 26 decks -14% synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy