Varina, Lich Queen (Commander) - Budget Core

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Linda, Kandarian QueenLinda, Kandarian Queen

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
77%inclusion103 decks134 decks
71%synergy
Wayward Servant
75%inclusion100 decks134 decks
68%synergy
Diregraf Captain
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
65%synergy
Undead Augur
63%inclusion84 decks134 decks
57%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
62%inclusion83 decks134 decks
57%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
60%inclusion80 decks134 decks
54%synergy
Eternal Skylord
54%inclusion73 decks134 decks
52%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
50%synergy
Rooftop Storm
54%inclusion73 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
48%synergy
Midnight Reaper
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
45%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
49%inclusion66 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Binding Mummy
46%inclusion61 decks134 decks
43%synergy
Army of the Damned
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
43%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
-24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
39%synergy
Death Baron
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Vizier of the Scorpion
41%inclusion55 decks134 decks
40%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
40%inclusion54 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Champion of the Perished
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Gravecrawler
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Cryptbreaker
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
28%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Plague Belcher
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Murderous Rider
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Wizened Mentor
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Augur
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
22%synergy
The Scarab God
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Forgotten Creation
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Dead
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Zombie Master
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Master of Death
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Gempalm Polluter
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Headless Rider
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Devotee
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Priest of the Crossing
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Noosegraf Mob
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Rot Hulk
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Gravedigger
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Unbreathing Horde
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Despark
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Lazotep Plating
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
-22%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Plot
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Void Rend
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
-19%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
-27%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Obscura Charm
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-19%synergy
Commence the Endgame
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-20%synergy
Return to Dust
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
In Oketra's Name
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Corpse Cobble
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Flip the Switch
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
From Under the Floorboards
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Dread Summons
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Necrotic Hex
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Dark Salvation
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Never // Return
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Gisa's Bidding
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Flesh
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Moan of the Unhallowed
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Unconventional Tactics
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cryptcaller Chariot
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-17%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Essence Anchor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Graf Harvest
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Open the Graves
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Mindless Conscription
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Necroduality
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Zombie Infestation
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Feast of Sanity
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Cast Out
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Dying to Serve
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Gravelord
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Invasion of Innistrad
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Accursed Duneyard
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Unholy Grotto
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-23%synergy
Desert of the True
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion110 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion102 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion82 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion65 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Progress
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-19%synergy
Azorius Locket
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion128 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion128 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion127 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion116 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion78 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion78 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion77 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion76 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion58 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Prairie Stream
43%inclusion58 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
-14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
-13%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
-10%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
3%synergy