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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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Gravecrawler
100% of 29 decks +94% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
90% of 29 decks +86% synergy
Wayward Servant
79% of 29 decks +73% synergy
Rooftop Storm
72% of 29 decks +67% synergy
Plague Belcher
69% of 29 decks +66% synergy
Warren Soultrader
69% of 29 decks +65% synergy
Corpse Knight
76% of 29 decks +64% synergy
Bone Miser
69% of 29 decks +63% synergy
Carrion Feeder
66% of 29 decks +63% synergy
Cryptbreaker
69% of 29 decks +62% synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
69% of 29 decks +51% synergy
Diregraf Captain
66% of 29 decks +61% synergy
Reanimate
66% of 29 decks +50% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66% of 29 decks -3% synergy
Undead Augur
66% of 29 decks +60% synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
62% of 29 decks +58% synergy
Zombie Master
59% of 29 decks +53% synergy
Undead Warchief
59% of 29 decks +55% synergy
Relentless Dead
55% of 29 decks +54% synergy
Diregraf Colossus
55% of 29 decks +50% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97% of 29 decks +74% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
90% of 29 decks +69% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
90% of 29 decks +64% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
86% of 29 decks +67% synergy
Ancient Tomb
83% of 29 decks +69% synergy
Rhystic Study
83% of 29 decks +49% synergy
Field of the Dead
45% of 29 decks +41% synergy
Force of Will
41% of 29 decks +28% synergy
Imperial Seal
38% of 29 decks +30% synergy
Intuition
31% of 29 decks +29% synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Undead
55% of 29 decks +52% synergy
Death Baron
55% of 29 decks +50% synergy
The Scarab God
52% of 29 decks +44% synergy
Noxious Ghoul
52% of 29 decks +50% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48% of 29 decks +43% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
48% of 29 decks +46% synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
48% of 29 decks +43% synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
45% of 29 decks +38% synergy
Cemetery Reaper
41% of 29 decks +36% synergy
Lord of the Accursed
38% of 29 decks +32% synergy
Headless Rider
31% of 29 decks +28% synergy
Acererak the Archlich
31% of 29 decks +29% synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
31% of 29 decks +30% synergy
Midnight Reaper
28% of 29 decks +20% synergy
Rot Hulk
24% of 29 decks +21% synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
24% of 29 decks +21% synergy
God-Eternal Oketra
24% of 29 decks +18% synergy
Graveborn Muse
24% of 29 decks +23% synergy
Champion of the Perished
24% of 29 decks +21% synergy
Roaming Throne
21% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
21% of 29 decks +18% synergy
Accursed Marauder
21% of 29 decks +18% synergy
Havengul Lich
21% of 29 decks +20% synergy
Gisa and Geralf
21% of 29 decks +18% synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
21% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Grave Titan
21% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
19% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Putrid Goblin
17% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17% of 29 decks +8% synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
17% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Repository Skaab
17% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
17% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Shepherd of Rot
17% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
17% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Binding Mummy
17% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Grim Servant
17% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Master of Death
17% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Wizened Mentor
14% of 28 decks +9% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14% of 29 decks +12% synergy
Wonder
14% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
14% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
11% of 28 decks +2% synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
11% of 28 decks +3% synergy
Shambling Ghast
10% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
10% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Opposition Agent
10% of 29 decks +1% synergy
Esper Sentinel
10% of 29 decks -18% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of 29 decks -1% synergy
Hordewing Skaab
10% of 29 decks +8% synergy
Lich Lord of Unx
10% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
55% of 29 decks +31% synergy
Entomb
52% of 29 decks +44% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45% of 29 decks +24% synergy
Teferi's Protection
41% of 29 decks +24% synergy
Path to Exile
41% of 29 decks -0% synergy
Swan Song
38% of 29 decks +19% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Dark Ritual
34% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Force of Negation
28% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Pact of Negation
28% of 29 decks +19% synergy
Deadly Rollick
28% of 29 decks +15% synergy
Counterspell
24% of 29 decks -17% synergy
Chain of Vapor
21% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Flusterstorm
21% of 29 decks +12% synergy
Void Rend
21% of 29 decks -11% synergy
Mystical Tutor
21% of 29 decks +8% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Lazotep Plating
14% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Silence
14% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Tainted Pact
10% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Culling the Weak
10% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10% of 29 decks +8% synergy
Despark
10% of 29 decks -7% synergy
Generous Gift
10% of 29 decks -5% synergy
Fell the Profane
10% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Cabal Ritual
10% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
10% of 29 decks -2% synergy
Mental Misstep
7% of 29 decks -0% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Ad Nauseam
7% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Saw in Half
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Akroma's Will
7% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Drown in the Loch
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Tithe
7% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Get Lost
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Denial
7% of 29 decks -13% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Dovin's Veto
7% of 29 decks -17% synergy
Fact or Fiction
7% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45% of 29 decks +26% synergy
Living Death
34% of 29 decks +30% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
34% of 29 decks +26% synergy
Buried Alive
34% of 29 decks +30% synergy
Diabolic Intent
31% of 29 decks +26% synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
31% of 29 decks +28% synergy
Damn
31% of 29 decks +11% synergy
Victimize
24% of 29 decks +15% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24% of 29 decks +22% synergy
Windfall
21% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Welcome the Dead
19% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17% of 29 decks +15% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14% of 29 decks +12% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Farewell
14% of 29 decks +1% synergy
Damnation
14% of 29 decks +11% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Hour of Revelation
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Stitch Together
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Replenish
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Unmarked Grave
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Feed the Swarm
7% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
45% of 29 decks +38% synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
31% of 29 decks +26% synergy
The One Ring
21% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Skullclamp
17% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Altar of Dementia
17% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Monument to Endurance
11% of 28 decks +3% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Amulet of Vigor
10% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Wand of Orcus
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7% of 29 decks -3% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7% of 29 decks -2% synergy
Banner of Kinship
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
7% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Library of Leng
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7% of 29 decks +0% synergy
Enchantments
Smothering Tithe
52% of 29 decks +18% synergy
Necroduality
45% of 29 decks +41% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
38% of 29 decks +34% synergy
Mystic Remora
38% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Animate Dead
34% of 29 decks +24% synergy
On Wings of Gold
32% of 28 decks +23% synergy
Kindred Discovery
31% of 29 decks +23% synergy
Anointed Procession
28% of 29 decks +19% synergy
Black Market Connections
28% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Reconnaissance
24% of 29 decks +22% synergy
Grave Pact
17% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Dance of the Dead
17% of 29 decks +15% synergy
Necromancy
14% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
14% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Renewed Solidarity
11% of 28 decks +1% synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
10% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Necropotence
10% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Teval's Judgment
10% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7% of 29 decks -2% synergy
Arcane Adaptation
7% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Feast of Sanity
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Land Tax
7% of 29 decks +1% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Blind Obedience
7% of 29 decks -6% synergy
Graf Harvest
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7% of 29 decks -7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
31% of 29 decks +30% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
7% of 29 decks -2% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72% of 29 decks +59% synergy
Unholy Grotto
48% of 29 decks +42% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
45% of 29 decks +41% synergy
Three Tree City
28% of 29 decks +24% synergy
Cabal Coffers
28% of 29 decks +24% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Bojuka Bog
21% of 29 decks -7% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
21% of 29 decks +8% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Reliquary Tower
17% of 29 decks -16% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14% of 28 decks +5% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Academy Ruins
10% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Buried Ruin
10% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Urza's Saga
10% of 29 decks -2% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10% of 29 decks +4% synergy
Wasteland
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Emergence Zone
7% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Mutavault
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7% of 29 decks +0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90% of 29 decks -1% synergy
Arcane Signet
79% of 29 decks -9% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62% of 29 decks +20% synergy
Talisman of Progress
45% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Dimir Signet
38% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Mana Vault
34% of 29 decks +24% synergy
Chrome Mox
34% of 29 decks +24% synergy
Orzhov Signet
31% of 29 decks -6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
28% of 29 decks -7% synergy
Mox Diamond
28% of 29 decks +20% synergy
Lotus Petal
21% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Azorius Signet
14% of 29 decks -21% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10% of 29 decks -4% synergy
Mox Opal
10% of 29 decks +1% synergy
Mox Amber
7% of 29 decks +1% synergy
Patchwork Banner
7% of 29 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
100% of 29 decks +84% synergy
Scrubland
100% of 29 decks +84% synergy
Marsh Flats
97% of 29 decks +60% synergy
Godless Shrine
97% of 29 decks +48% synergy
Polluted Delta
97% of 29 decks +60% synergy
Tundra
93% of 29 decks +77% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
93% of 29 decks +44% synergy
Watery Grave
93% of 29 decks +45% synergy
Flooded Strand
93% of 29 decks +56% synergy
Swamp
90% of 29 decks -1% synergy
Command Tower
90% of 29 decks -3% synergy
Island
83% of 29 decks -10% synergy
Plains
79% of 29 decks -12% synergy
Cavern of Souls
76% of 29 decks +69% synergy
Morphic Pool
55% of 29 decks +20% synergy
Vault of Champions
55% of 29 decks +22% synergy
Raffine's Tower
48% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Mana Confluence
48% of 29 decks +34% synergy
Sea of Clouds
45% of 29 decks +8% synergy
City of Brass
45% of 29 decks +29% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45% of 29 decks +33% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38% of 29 decks +27% synergy
Prismatic Vista
31% of 29 decks +27% synergy
Misty Rainforest
28% of 29 decks +16% synergy
Undercity Sewers
28% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Underground River
28% of 29 decks -3% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24% of 29 decks +22% synergy
Exotic Orchard
24% of 29 decks -34% synergy
Scalding Tarn
24% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Reflecting Pool
21% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Arid Mesa
21% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Caves of Koilos
21% of 29 decks -14% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21% of 29 decks +17% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Sunken Ruins
17% of 29 decks +11% synergy
Windswept Heath
17% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
17% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17% of 29 decks -16% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Silent Clearing
14% of 29 decks +11% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14% of 29 decks +3% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14% of 29 decks -7% synergy
Isolated Chapel
14% of 29 decks -22% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
14% of 29 decks -16% synergy
Fetid Heath
10% of 29 decks +0% synergy
Path of Ancestry
10% of 29 decks -17% synergy
Glacial Fortress
10% of 29 decks -27% synergy