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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
81%inclusion113 decks140 decks
75%synergy
Diregraf Captain
79%inclusion110 decks140 decks
74%synergy
Wayward Servant
72%inclusion101 decks140 decks
66%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
62%inclusion87 decks140 decks
60%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
58%synergy
Undead Augur
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
54%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
51%inclusion72 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
51%inclusion72 decks140 decks
48%synergy
Rooftop Storm
53%inclusion74 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Reaper
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Binding Mummy
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Eternal Skylord
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
46%inclusion65 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Army of the Damned
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Death Baron
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Champion of the Perished
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Vengeful Dead
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Headless Rider
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Gravecrawler
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Master of Death
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Liliana's Devotee
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
24%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Wizened Mentor
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Noosegraf Mob
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Forgotten Creation
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Murderous Rider
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Augur
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Cryptbreaker
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Wonder
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Plague Belcher
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Gravedigger
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Unbreathing Horde
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
15%synergy
The Scarab God
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Gempalm Polluter
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Negate
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
-33%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Lazotep Plating
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Mortify
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-23%synergy
Void Rend
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Plot
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Charm
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Flip the Switch
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Esper Charm
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
In Oketra's Name
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Cobble
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Deny the Witch
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Commence the Endgame
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Sorceries
From Under the Floorboards
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Dread Summons
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Dark Salvation
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Damn
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Necrotic Hex
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Gisa's Bidding
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Flesh
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Unburial Rites
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Never // Return
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Moan of the Unhallowed
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Unconventional Tactics
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Eternity
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Endless Ranks of the Dead
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Graf Harvest
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Open the Graves
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
33%synergy
On Wings of Gold
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Mindless Conscription
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Dying to Serve
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Zombie Infestation
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Necroduality
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Cast Out
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Grave
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Invasion of Innistrad
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-21%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Unholy Grotto
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the True
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion109 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion105 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion80 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Progress
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Heraldic Banner
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion136 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion135 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion133 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion122 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion80 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion74 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion74 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Scoured Barrens
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Caves of Koilos
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Obscura Storefront
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Isolated Chapel
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
3%synergy