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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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The Soul Stone
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
97% of 36 decks +91% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
92% of 36 decks +88% synergy
Wayward Servant
89% of 36 decks +82% synergy
Rooftop Storm
86% of 36 decks +81% synergy
Death Baron
72% of 36 decks +67% synergy
Warren Soultrader
71% of 35 decks +67% synergy
Carrion Feeder
69% of 36 decks +67% synergy
Diregraf Captain
69% of 36 decks +65% synergy
Cryptbreaker
69% of 36 decks +63% synergy
Undead Augur
67% of 36 decks +61% synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
72% of 36 decks +60% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
64% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58% of 36 decks +53% synergy
Bone Miser
58% of 36 decks +53% synergy
Relentless Dead
58% of 36 decks +57% synergy
Necroduality
58% of 36 decks +54% synergy
Undead Warchief
58% of 36 decks +55% synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
58% of 36 decks +54% synergy
Diregraf Colossus
58% of 36 decks +54% synergy
Zombie Master
56% of 36 decks +50% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
72% of 36 decks +46% synergy
Demonic Tutor
69% of 36 decks +47% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58% of 36 decks +39% synergy
Rhystic Study
58% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
53% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Ancient Tomb
39% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Teferi's Protection
39% of 36 decks +22% synergy
Field of the Dead
31% of 36 decks +27% synergy
Chrome Mox
25% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Intuition
22% of 36 decks +20% synergy
Creatures
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
53% of 34 decks +48% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
53% of 36 decks +51% synergy
Headless Rider
53% of 36 decks +50% synergy
Lord of the Undead
50% of 36 decks +47% synergy
Plague Belcher
47% of 36 decks +44% synergy
Acererak the Archlich
39% of 36 decks +37% synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
39% of 36 decks +33% synergy
Noxious Ghoul
39% of 36 decks +37% synergy
The Scarab God
39% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
33% of 33 decks +27% synergy
Rot Hulk
31% of 36 decks +27% synergy
Midnight Reaper
31% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Champion of the Perished
31% of 36 decks +28% synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
30% of 33 decks +25% synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
28% of 36 decks +27% synergy
Graveborn Muse
28% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Lord of the Accursed
25% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
25% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Shambling Ghast
25% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Binding Mummy
22% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
22% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
22% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
21% of 33 decks +13% synergy
Accursed Marauder
20% of 35 decks +17% synergy
Master of Death
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Wizened Mentor
19% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Grim Servant
17% of 35 decks +17% synergy
Foulmire Knight
17% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Roaming Throne
17% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Hordewing Skaab
17% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
17% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Shepherd of Rot
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Murderous Rider
14% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Havengul Lich
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Wonder
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Putrid Goblin
14% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Grave Titan
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
12% of 33 decks +3% synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Vengeful Dead
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Cemetery Reaper
11% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Repository Skaab
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Tainted Adversary
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
53% of 36 decks +29% synergy
Entomb
42% of 36 decks +34% synergy
Dark Ritual
42% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Swan Song
42% of 36 decks +23% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Void Rend
31% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Mana Drain
31% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Counterspell
31% of 36 decks -10% synergy
Path to Exile
31% of 36 decks -11% synergy
Dovin's Veto
25% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Deadly Rollick
22% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Denial
22% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Fell the Profane
20% of 35 decks +12% synergy
Mystical Tutor
19% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
17% of 35 decks +5% synergy
Negate
17% of 36 decks -0% synergy
Force of Will
17% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Despark
17% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Chain of Vapor
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Culling the Weak
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Akroma's Will
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Songs of the Damned
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Lazotep Plating
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Fracture
11% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Pact of Negation
11% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Brainstorm
8% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Get Lost
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Ritual
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Force of Negation
8% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Generous Gift
8% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Drown in the Loch
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Mental Misstep
6% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Tainted Pact
6% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Snuff Out
6% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Village Rites
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Clever Concealment
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Deadly Dispute
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Vanishing Verse
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Angel's Grace
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Dispel
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Flusterstorm
6% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Silence
6% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Tale's End
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
53% of 36 decks +37% synergy
Living Death
42% of 36 decks +37% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
39% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Diabolic Intent
33% of 36 decks +28% synergy
Toxic Deluge
33% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
28% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Damn
28% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Buried Alive
17% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Windfall
14% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Imperial Seal
14% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Empty the Laboratory
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Farewell
11% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Ponder
8% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Unmarked Grave
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Victimize
8% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Deep Analysis
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Army of the Damned
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Kindred Dominance
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Damnation
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Raise the Palisade
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Dread Return
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Persist
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Unearth
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Ringsight
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Rite of Oblivion
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
From Under the Floorboards
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Call to the Netherworld
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
44% of 36 decks +37% synergy
Altar of Dementia
25% of 36 decks +23% synergy
The One Ring
22% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Bontu's Monument
19% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Monument to Endurance
19% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Skullclamp
17% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Library of Leng
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Wand of Orcus
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6% of 33 decks +1% synergy
Whip of Erebos
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Scroll Rack
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Jet Medallion
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Herald's Horn
6% of 36 decks +0% synergy
Dolmen Gate
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Smothering Tithe
47% of 36 decks +14% synergy
On Wings of Gold
34% of 32 decks +25% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Kindred Discovery
28% of 36 decks +20% synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
28% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Mystic Remora
28% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Black Market Connections
28% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Anointed Procession
22% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Renewed Solidarity
21% of 33 decks +11% synergy
Reconnaissance
19% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Land Tax
19% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Animate Dead
17% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Grave Pact
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Necropotence
11% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Waste Not
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Zombie Infestation
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Tortured Existence
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Teval's Judgment
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6% of 35 decks +3% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6% of 35 decks +5% synergy
Dance of the Dead
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Open the Graves
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Blind Obedience
6% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Necromancy
6% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Graf Harvest
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
44% of 36 decks +44% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Liliana Vess
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72% of 36 decks +59% synergy
Unholy Grotto
61% of 36 decks +55% synergy
Three Tree City
37% of 35 decks +33% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Cabal Coffers
28% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Bojuka Bog
25% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
24% of 33 decks +15% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20% of 35 decks +17% synergy
Reliquary Tower
19% of 36 decks -14% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Ghost Quarter
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Urza's Saga
8% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Castle Locthwain
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Mortuary Mire
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Buried Ruin
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Emergence Zone
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Academy Ruins
6% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Arcane Signet
86% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
39% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Progress
28% of 36 decks -14% synergy
Dimir Signet
25% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Thought Vessel
17% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Orzhov Signet
17% of 36 decks -20% synergy
Mana Vault
14% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Crowded Crypt
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Mox Diamond
11% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Patchwork Banner
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Lotus Petal
8% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 36 decks -6% synergy
Azorius Signet
8% of 36 decks -26% synergy
Commander's Sphere
6% of 36 decks -15% synergy
Mind Stone
6% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Swamp
83% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Godless Shrine
83% of 36 decks +34% synergy
Island
81% of 36 decks -12% synergy
Watery Grave
81% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Marsh Flats
78% of 36 decks +42% synergy
Polluted Delta
78% of 36 decks +41% synergy
Flooded Strand
78% of 36 decks +41% synergy
Plains
72% of 36 decks -19% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
72% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Vault of Champions
53% of 36 decks +20% synergy
Raffine's Tower
50% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Exotic Orchard
47% of 36 decks -11% synergy
Cavern of Souls
47% of 36 decks +40% synergy
Morphic Pool
44% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Underground River
42% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Mana Confluence
42% of 36 decks +28% synergy
Caves of Koilos
39% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Sea of Clouds
39% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Path of Ancestry
39% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Isolated Chapel
36% of 36 decks +0% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
36% of 36 decks +33% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
31% of 36 decks +27% synergy
Sunken Hollow
31% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
31% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Undercity Sewers
28% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Glacial Fortress
25% of 36 decks -12% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Misty Rainforest
22% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Underground Sea
22% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Arid Mesa
22% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22% of 36 decks +7% synergy
City of Brass
22% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
20% of 35 decks +12% synergy
Prairie Stream
19% of 36 decks -21% synergy
Scrubland
19% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Silent Clearing
19% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Sink into Stupor
17% of 35 decks +5% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Arcane Sanctum
17% of 36 decks -38% synergy
Scalding Tarn
17% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Prismatic Vista
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy