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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100% of 10 decks +96% synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
90% of 10 decks +85% synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
80% of 10 decks +77% synergy
Fractured Sanity
80% of 10 decks +73% synergy
Ruin Crab
80% of 10 decks +72% synergy
Propaganda
100% of 10 decks +72% synergy
Spellskite
80% of 10 decks +69% synergy
Commander's Plate
70% of 10 decks +66% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
80% of 10 decks +64% synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70% of 10 decks +63% synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
80% of 10 decks +53% synergy
Lightning Greaves
80% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Windfall
70% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
70% of 10 decks +42% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
70% of 10 decks +62% synergy
Undead Alchemist
60% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Fireshrieker
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Sword of the Animist
60% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
60% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Slip Out the Back
60% of 10 decks +53% synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
90% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
80% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
70% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Force of Will
50% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Mystical Tutor
40% of 10 decks +14% synergy
The One Ring
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Ancient Tomb
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Expropriate
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Mox Diamond
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
60% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Soulless Jailer
60% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Spark Double
50% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Auton Soldier
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Fleet Swallower
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
40% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Hedron Crab
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
The Reality Chip
40% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Riddlekeeper
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
40% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
30% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Brass Squire
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Silent Arbiter
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Manic Scribe
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Mirelurk Queen
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Ledger Shredder
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Hunted Phantasm
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Fog Bank
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Painter's Servant
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Vendilion Clique
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gilded Drake
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Jace's Archivist
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Relic Golem
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Cosima, God of the Voyage
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Archaeomancer
10% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Flesh Duplicate
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Illusory Angel
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
60% of 10 decks -8% synergy
Arcane Denial
60% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Visions of Beyond
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Pongify
50% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Aetherize
50% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Sink into Stupor
50% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Reality Shift
40% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Brainstorm
40% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Force of Negation
30% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Swan Song
30% of 10 decks +5% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30% of 10 decks -5% synergy
High Tide
30% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Negate
20% of 10 decks -19% synergy
Into the Story
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Didn't Say Please
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Reenact the Crime
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Cyber Conversion
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Thought Collapse
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Frantic Search
20% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Archive Trap
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Shore Up
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Stubborn Denial
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Strix Serenade
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Aetherspouts
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Thought Scour
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Glimmerburst
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Nexus of Fate
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Winds of Rebuke
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
See Double
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Whir of Invention
10% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Trickbind
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Mission Briefing
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Drown in Dreams
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Flusterstorm
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Archmage's Charm
10% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Get Out
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
50% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Traumatize
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
40% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Nanogene Conversion
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Fabricate
30% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Spectral Deluge
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Sorcerous Squall
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Treasure Cruise
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
One with the Machine
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Heist
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mind Bomb
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bond of Insight
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Cut Your Losses
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Curse of the Swine
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Chart a Course
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Bribery
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Fascination
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Ravenform
10% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Flood of Tears
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Enter the Enigma
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Season of Weaving
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Lórien Revealed
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Flow of Ideas
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
60% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Leyline Axe
60% of 5 decks +57% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Mindcrank
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Helm of the Host
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Bonehoard
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
40% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Colossus Hammer
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Sword of Vengeance
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Grindstone
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Thran Power Suit
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Ghost Vacuum
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Altar of the Brood
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Sword of War and Peace
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Nuka-Nuke Launcher
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Nautiloid Ship
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Winged Boots
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Crawlspace
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Strata Scythe
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Andúril, Flame of the West
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Lothlórien Blade
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Hand of Vecna
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Trepanation Blade
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Darksteel Plate
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mirror Box
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Brass Knuckles
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Argentum Armor
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Winter Moon
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Millstone
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Champion's Helm
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50% of 10 decks +42% synergy
Mystic Remora
40% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Unable to Scream
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Fraying Sanity
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Back to Basics
30% of 10 decks +21% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Witness Protection
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Nerd Rage
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Teferi's Veil
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Forced Fruition
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Insight
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Levitation
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Anti-Magic Aura
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Alexi's Cloak
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Robe of Mirrors
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
90% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
80% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Maze of Ith
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Academy Ruins
50% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Urza's Saga
50% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
40% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
40% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Reliquary Tower
30% of 10 decks -26% synergy
War Room
30% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Rogue's Passage
30% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Archway of Innovation
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Thespian's Stage
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Rivendell
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Palace
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Castle Vantress
10% of 10 decks -10% synergy
Terrain Generator
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Command Beacon
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Halimar Depths
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Deserted Temple
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Arcane Signet
80% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Midnight Clock
50% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
40% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Thought Vessel
30% of 10 decks -22% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Mind Stone
10% of 10 decks -28% synergy
Chrome Mox
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Mana Vault
10% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Mox Opal
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Commander's Sphere
10% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Caged Sun
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Mox Amber
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Basalt Monolith
10% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Prismatic Lens
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
10% of 10 decks -10% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Island
60% of 10 decks -33% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
50% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Myriad Landscape
50% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Sink into Stupor
50% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Scalding Tarn
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Flooded Strand
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Polluted Delta
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Command Tower
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Misty Rainforest
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Prismatic Vista
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Flood Plain
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bad River
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Tarnation Vista
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Mirrex
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Demolition Field
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Cavern of Souls
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy