Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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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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Force of Negation
92% of 37 decks +76% synergy
Pact of Negation
81% of 37 decks +70% synergy
Mana Drain
92% of 37 decks +65% synergy
Swan Song
89% of 37 decks +64% synergy
Flusterstorm
73% of 37 decks +63% synergy
Spell Pierce
70% of 37 decks +62% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
70% of 37 decks +58% synergy
Dispel
62% of 37 decks +53% synergy
Strix Serenade
62% of 13 decks +52% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
65% of 37 decks +49% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
97% of 37 decks +30% synergy
Brainstorm
81% of 37 decks +40% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
76% of 37 decks +41% synergy
Negate
76% of 37 decks +37% synergy
Mystic Remora
76% of 37 decks +48% synergy
Arcane Denial
76% of 37 decks +40% synergy
Pongify
73% of 37 decks +33% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
70% of 37 decks +36% synergy
Isochron Scepter
65% of 37 decks +46% synergy
Ponder
62% of 37 decks +32% synergy
Game Changers
Force of Will
100% of 37 decks +82% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100% of 37 decks +76% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
97% of 37 decks +61% synergy
Mystical Tutor
92% of 37 decks +67% synergy
Rhystic Study
89% of 37 decks +54% synergy
Chrome Mox
59% of 37 decks +50% synergy
Ancient Tomb
49% of 37 decks +36% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
46% of 37 decks +33% synergy
The One Ring
27% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Mox Diamond
19% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
57% of 37 decks +35% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
49% of 37 decks +37% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
49% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
42% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
35% of 37 decks +29% synergy
Enduring Curiosity
33% of 9 decks +27% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
30% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
27% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Guile
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
24% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Haughty Djinn
24% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Archmage of Runes
20% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Spellseeker
19% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
16% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
15% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Archaeomancer
14% of 37 decks -2% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Leveler
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13% of 31 decks +8% synergy
Phantasmal Image
11% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
8% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8% of 37 decks -10% synergy
The Reality Chip
8% of 37 decks -5% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
8% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
5% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
5% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
5% of 37 decks -2% synergy
Mocking Sprite
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Peregrine Drake
5% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Curiosity Crafter
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Walking Ballista
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Malevolent Hermit
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Gilded Drake
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Docent of Perfection
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Spark Double
5% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Etherium Sculptor
5% of 37 decks -12% synergy
Deadeye Navigator
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Geyser Drake
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Rewind
59% of 37 decks +47% synergy
Opt
54% of 37 decks +29% synergy
Disallow
54% of 37 decks +47% synergy
Snap
54% of 37 decks +37% synergy
Narset's Reversal
54% of 37 decks +42% synergy
Unwind
54% of 37 decks +44% synergy
Mana Leak
51% of 37 decks +45% synergy
Mental Misstep
51% of 37 decks +44% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
49% of 37 decks +28% synergy
High Tide
49% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Sink into Stupor
46% of 13 decks +26% synergy
Wizard's Retort
46% of 37 decks +41% synergy
Frantic Search
43% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Cryptic Command
43% of 37 decks +32% synergy
Abjure
43% of 37 decks +39% synergy
Foil
41% of 37 decks +35% synergy
Delay
41% of 37 decks +36% synergy
Reality Shift
38% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Consider
38% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Tale's End
38% of 37 decks +34% synergy
Dig Through Time
35% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
35% of 37 decks +30% synergy
Wash Away
35% of 37 decks +30% synergy
Chain of Vapor
32% of 37 decks +27% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
32% of 37 decks +27% synergy
Archmage's Charm
32% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Stifle
32% of 37 decks +30% synergy
Miscast
32% of 37 decks +29% synergy
Resculpt
30% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Trickbind
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Defabricate
27% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Daze
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Impulse
27% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Mystic Confluence
24% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Stern Scolding
19% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
19% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Aetherize
19% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Long River's Pull
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Misdirection
16% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Remand
16% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Exclude
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Nexus of Fate
14% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Peek
14% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Saw It Coming
14% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Annul
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Flare of Denial
12% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Spell Snare
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Fact or Fiction
11% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Capsize
11% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
54% of 37 decks +42% synergy
Preordain
46% of 37 decks +21% synergy
Windfall
43% of 37 decks +20% synergy
Solve the Equation
43% of 37 decks +29% synergy
Merchant Scroll
43% of 37 decks +33% synergy
Serum Visions
38% of 37 decks +27% synergy
Time Warp
24% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Timetwister
16% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Fabricate
16% of 37 decks -6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Personal Tutor
14% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Time Spiral
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Echo of Eons
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Curse of the Swine
11% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Mass Polymorph
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Step Through
11% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Flood of Recollection
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Ravenform
8% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Reshape
8% of 37 decks +0% synergy
River's Rebuke
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Rise from the Tides
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Wash Out
5% of 37 decks +0% synergy
Deep Analysis
5% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Ancestral Vision
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Distant Melody
5% of 37 decks +0% synergy
Transmute Artifact
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Polymorph
5% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Day's Undoing
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Arcane Heist
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
54% of 37 decks -2% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
38% of 37 decks +23% synergy
Winter Moon
29% of 17 decks +25% synergy
Proteus Staff
16% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Lightning Greaves
11% of 37 decks -15% synergy
Primal Amulet
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Expedition Map
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 37 decks -20% synergy
Bident of Thassa
8% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Coat of Arms
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Void Mirror
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Chalice of the Void
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
The Magic Mirror
5% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
51% of 37 decks +43% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
32% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Propaganda
24% of 37 decks -4% synergy
As Foretold
22% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19% of 27 decks +13% synergy
Counterbalance
16% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Telepathy
14% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Search for Azcanta
14% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Kindred Discovery
11% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Dress Down
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Favorable Winds
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Omniscience
8% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Arcane Melee
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Laboratory
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5% of 37 decks -12% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Overburden
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Precognition Field
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Stasis
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Wizard Class
5% of 37 decks -11% synergy
Font of Magic
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Coastal Piracy
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Power Artifact
5% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Opposition
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
5% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
92% of 37 decks +41% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
73% of 37 decks +48% synergy
Reliquary Tower
54% of 37 decks -2% synergy
Rivendell
30% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Urza's Saga
27% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Castle Vantress
24% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22% of 37 decks +11% synergy
War Room
22% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Three Tree City
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Strip Mine
16% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Tolaria West
14% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Command Beacon
14% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11% of 37 decks -5% synergy
Wasteland
11% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Halimar Depths
11% of 37 decks +0% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Fountainport
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Sunken Palace
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Terrain Generator
8% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8% of 37 decks -7% synergy
Maze of Ith
5% of 37 decks +0% synergy
Remote Isle
5% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Signet
76% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
57% of 37 decks +52% synergy
Mana Crypt
49% of 37 decks +43% synergy
Thought Vessel
43% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Mana Vault
24% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Fellwar Stone
22% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Patchwork Banner
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Lotus Petal
16% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Mox Amber
14% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Sky Diamond
14% of 37 decks -11% synergy
Midnight Clock
14% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Basalt Monolith
11% of 37 decks +0% synergy
Mind Stone
11% of 37 decks -27% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Grim Monolith
8% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 37 decks -2% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Heraldic Banner
5% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
5% of 37 decks -5% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Lands
Island
78% of 37 decks -15% synergy
Flooded Strand
49% of 37 decks +40% synergy
Sink into Stupor
46% of 13 decks +26% synergy
Scalding Tarn
46% of 37 decks +38% synergy
Polluted Delta
43% of 37 decks +35% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
42% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Misty Rainforest
41% of 37 decks +33% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Prismatic Vista
22% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Myriad Landscape
16% of 37 decks -11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Cavern of Souls
14% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Jwari Disruption
11% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Horizon of Progress
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Silundi Vision
8% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Fabled Passage
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Demolition Field
8% of 37 decks +3% synergy