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Nick Price
Sep 3, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Esper Cards in Commander
What are the most popular Esper (white, blue, and black) cards in Commander? Let's take a look at the Top 10 most played.
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Lord of the Accursed
79%inclusion107 decks135 decks
74%synergy
Diregraf Captain
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
68%synergy
Wayward Servant
72%inclusion97 decks135 decks
65%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
64%inclusion87 decks135 decks
60%synergy
Undead Augur
61%inclusion83 decks135 decks
56%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
54%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
52%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Eternal Skylord
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Midnight Reaper
54%inclusion73 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Rooftop Storm
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
50%inclusion67 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Binding Mummy
49%inclusion66 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Army of the Damned
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
40%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
43%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
42%inclusion57 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Ratadrabik of Urborg
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Death Baron
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Champion of the Perished
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
32%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Gravecrawler
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Cryptbreaker
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Wizened Mentor
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
25%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Plague Belcher
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Vengeful Dead
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Forgotten Creation
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Augur
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Liliana's Devotee
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
The Scarab God
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Headless Rider
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Master of Death
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Noosegraf Mob
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Zombie Master
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Priest of the Crossing
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Gempalm Polluter
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Gravedigger
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Unbreathing Horde
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Rot Hulk
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
-30%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Plating
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Plot
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-27%synergy
Void Rend
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-19%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Charm
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
In Oketra's Name
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Flip the Switch
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Commence the Endgame
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Esper Charm
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-19%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Corpse Cobble
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
From Under the Floorboards
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Dread Summons
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Dark Salvation
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Necrotic Hex
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Never // Return
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Gisa's Bidding
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Time Wipe
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Flesh
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Moan of the Unhallowed
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Unconventional Tactics
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Eternity
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
38%inclusion29 decks77 decks
30%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Graf Harvest
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Open the Graves
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Mindless Conscription
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Necroduality
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Feast of Sanity
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Zombie Infestation
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Cast Out
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Dying to Serve
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Gravelord
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Grave
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Invasion of Innistrad
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Accursed Duneyard
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Unholy Grotto
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-21%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the True
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion108 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion101 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion79 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Signet
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Crowded Crypt
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Progress
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion130 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion128 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion127 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion116 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion75 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Prairie Stream
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Scoured Barrens
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Field
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Port Town
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy