Varina, Lich Queen (Commander) - Optimized Discard

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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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Bloodline Bidding
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Gathering Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Identity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
86%synergy
Wayward Servant
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
83%synergy
Death Baron
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
77%synergy
Necroduality
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
69%synergy
Unholy Grotto
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Undead Warchief
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Diregraf Captain
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
66%synergy
Undead Augur
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
65%synergy
Cryptbreaker
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
64%synergy
Zombie Master
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
64%synergy
Bone Miser
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Rooftop Storm
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Field of the Dead
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Undead
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
57%synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Champion of the Perished
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Headless Rider
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
41%synergy
The Scarab God
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Relentless Dead
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Warren Soultrader
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Midnight Reaper
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Plague Belcher
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Rot Hulk
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Graveborn Muse
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Binding Mummy
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Wonder
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Murderous Rider
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Wizened Mentor
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Foulmire Knight
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Priest of the Crossing
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Master of Death
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Changeling Outcast
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Void Rend
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Negate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Get Lost
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Living Death
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Dismantling Wave
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Welcome the Dead
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cryptcaller Chariot
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Wand of Orcus
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Monument to Endurance
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Library of Leng
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Feldon's Cane
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Reconnaissance
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Anointed Procession
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Tortured Existence
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Feast of Sanity
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Zombie Infestation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Haunted One
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mindless Conscription
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Alexi's Cloak
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Accursed Duneyard
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the True
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Signet
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Island
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Plains
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Raffine's Tower
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Meticulous Archive
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Tundra
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy