Terra Branford (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Urza, Lord High ArtificerUrza, Lord High Artificer

Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sewer-veillance Cam
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Brush Off
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Donatello, Way with Machines
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Fugitive Droid
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sai, Master Thopterist
68%inclusion129 decks191 decks
55%synergy
Foundry Inspector
69%inclusion132 decks191 decks
55%synergy
Ornithopter
59%inclusion113 decks191 decks
51%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
68%inclusion129 decks191 decks
50%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
57%inclusion108 decks191 decks
48%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
49%inclusion93 decks191 decks
39%synergy
Seat of the Synod
56%inclusion107 decks191 decks
37%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
45%inclusion86 decks191 decks
37%synergy
Efficient Construction
43%inclusion83 decks191 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
56%inclusion107 decks191 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion141 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion109 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
56%inclusion107 decks191 decks
31%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
48%inclusion92 decks191 decks
36%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
48%inclusion91 decks191 decks
-11%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
46%inclusion88 decks191 decks
36%synergy
Fabricate
42%inclusion80 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Welding Jar
41%inclusion79 decks191 decks
36%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
41%inclusion79 decks191 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Forge
40%inclusion77 decks191 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
31%inclusion60 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-25%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
-26%synergy
Creatures
Thought Monitor
40%inclusion76 decks191 decks
29%synergy
Shimmer Myr
38%inclusion72 decks191 decks
31%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
36%inclusion69 decks191 decks
28%synergy
Trinket Mage
34%inclusion64 decks191 decks
24%synergy
The Reality Chip
30%inclusion58 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Trophy Mage
29%inclusion55 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Tribute Mage
28%inclusion53 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
25%inclusion48 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion42 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
21%inclusion41 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
21%inclusion41 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Master of Etherium
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Silver Myr
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Steel Overseer
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Riddlesmith
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Memnite
17%inclusion33 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
17%inclusion32 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Myr Retriever
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Grand Architect
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Master Transmuter
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
4%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Battered Golem
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Scrap Trawler
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Whirler Rogue
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Steel Hellkite
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Pili-Pala
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Mechan Assembler
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Emissary Escort
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Scour for Scrap
38%inclusion48 decks126 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion71 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Whir of Invention
35%inclusion66 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion64 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
32%inclusion62 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Spell Pierce
27%inclusion51 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion50 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
24%inclusion46 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
23%inclusion44 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
High Tide
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Leak
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
-21%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
-18%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
16%inclusion30 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Machine Over Matter
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
-15%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
-19%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Desynchronization
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Unwind
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
-12%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-9%synergy
Essence Flux
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Spell Swindle
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Access Denied
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
-11%synergy
Annul
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Miscast
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Delay
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Rebuild
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Consider
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-8%synergy
Defabricate
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Cerebral Download
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
35%inclusion66 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Reshape
26%inclusion50 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion41 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
-8%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion36 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion33 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
One with the Machine
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
8%synergy
March of Progress
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Polymorph
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Rise and Shine
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Fissure
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Universal Surveillance
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
39%inclusion75 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Howling Mine
37%inclusion71 decks191 decks
30%synergy
Unwinding Clock
37%inclusion70 decks191 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion63 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Winter Orb
32%inclusion62 decks191 decks
28%synergy
Winter Moon
32%inclusion61 decks191 decks
28%synergy
Codex Shredder
29%inclusion55 decks191 decks
23%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
27%inclusion52 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Spellbook
27%inclusion51 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Manifold Key
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Cloud Key
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Static Orb
25%inclusion47 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Sculpting Steel
25%inclusion47 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Pithing Needle
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Repurposing Bay
18%inclusion34 decks189 decks
14%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
17%inclusion33 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Witching Well
17%inclusion32 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Voltaic Key
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Relic
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Storage Matrix
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Cryogen Relic
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Stone of Erech
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Forsaken Monument
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Insight Engine
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Bauble
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Herbal Poultice
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Prized Statue
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Bone Saw
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Voyager Staff
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Golem Foundry
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Genesis Chamber
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Golem's Heart
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Elsewhere Flask
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Thopter Spy Network
36%inclusion68 decks191 decks
28%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Mechanized Production
24%inclusion46 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
-11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion36 decks189 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion33 decks191 decks
-9%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
3%synergy
The Antiquities War
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Training Grounds
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Witness Protection
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Future Sight
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
41%inclusion78 decks191 decks
29%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
41%inclusion78 decks191 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion64 decks191 decks
-23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion50 decks191 decks
-24%synergy
Archway of Innovation
25%inclusion47 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Mine
24%inclusion46 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Tower
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Starforge
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
Treasure Vault
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
5%synergy
War Room
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
-8%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
-3%synergy
Blast Zone
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Tolaria West
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion172 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion118 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
60%inclusion114 decks191 decks
44%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion96 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion91 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
39%inclusion74 decks191 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion53 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Prophetic Prism
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Star
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-17%synergy
Guild Globe
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion184 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
5%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Power Depot
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
4%synergy