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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
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Death Baron
86% of 36 decks +81% synergy
Diregraf Captain
83% of 36 decks +79% synergy
Rooftop Storm
83% of 36 decks +78% synergy
Gravecrawler
83% of 36 decks +77% synergy
Wayward Servant
83% of 36 decks +77% synergy
Diregraf Colossus
78% of 36 decks +73% synergy
Zombie Master
78% of 36 decks +72% synergy
Cryptbreaker
78% of 36 decks +71% synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
72% of 36 decks +68% synergy
Bone Miser
72% of 36 decks +66% synergy
Top Cards
Corpse Knight
72% of 36 decks +60% synergy
Necroduality
69% of 36 decks +65% synergy
Undead Warchief
69% of 36 decks +66% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
67% of 36 decks +63% synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
63% of 35 decks +58% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
61% of 36 decks +56% synergy
Lord of the Undead
61% of 36 decks +58% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Headless Rider
61% of 36 decks +58% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
58% of 36 decks +56% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
61% of 36 decks +35% synergy
Smothering Tithe
50% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Rhystic Study
50% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Demonic Tutor
42% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Field of the Dead
33% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Teferi's Protection
31% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Ancient Tomb
25% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Intuition
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Creatures
God-Eternal Oketra
56% of 36 decks +49% synergy
Carrion Feeder
56% of 36 decks +53% synergy
Undead Augur
56% of 36 decks +50% synergy
Lord of the Accursed
53% of 36 decks +47% synergy
Noxious Ghoul
53% of 36 decks +51% synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
51% of 35 decks +46% synergy
The Scarab God
50% of 36 decks +43% synergy
Warren Soultrader
49% of 35 decks +44% synergy
Rot Hulk
47% of 36 decks +44% synergy
Cemetery Reaper
44% of 36 decks +39% synergy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
43% of 35 decks +36% synergy
Relentless Dead
42% of 36 decks +40% synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
39% of 36 decks +35% synergy
Acererak the Archlich
36% of 36 decks +34% synergy
Plague Belcher
36% of 36 decks +33% synergy
Champion of the Perished
36% of 36 decks +33% synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
33% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Hordewing Skaab
33% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Shepherd of Rot
33% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
31% of 35 decks +23% synergy
Accursed Marauder
31% of 35 decks +29% synergy
Midnight Reaper
31% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
28% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
26% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Roaming Throne
25% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
25% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Graveborn Muse
25% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23% of 35 decks +21% synergy
Murderous Rider
22% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Binding Mummy
22% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
22% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Grave Titan
22% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
22% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Havengul Lich
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Gisa and Geralf
19% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Cleaver Skaab
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Wonder
17% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Vengeful Dead
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Master of Death
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Vile Entomber
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
10% of 31 decks +9% synergy
Wizened Mentor
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Grim Servant
9% of 35 decks +8% synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
9% of 35 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
56% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Counterspell
44% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Mana Drain
36% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Arcane Denial
33% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Void Rend
31% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Entomb
28% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Dark Ritual
28% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Path to Exile
28% of 36 decks -14% synergy
Deadly Rollick
22% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Swan Song
22% of 36 decks +3% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19% of 36 decks -6% synergy
Despark
19% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Dovin's Veto
17% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Frantic Search
14% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Akroma's Will
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Force of Will
11% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Lazotep Plating
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Mystical Tutor
11% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Sink into Stupor
9% of 35 decks -3% synergy
Negate
8% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Clever Concealment
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Force of Negation
8% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Deny the Witch
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Generous Gift
8% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Fell the Profane
6% of 35 decks -2% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Drown in the Loch
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Cabal Ritual
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Deadly Plot
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Culling the Weak
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Permission Denied
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Terror
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Mission Briefing
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Inkshield
6% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Fracture
6% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Pact of Negation
6% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Zombie Apocalypse
58% of 36 decks +55% synergy
Reanimate
53% of 36 decks +37% synergy
Living Death
44% of 36 decks +40% synergy
Victimize
42% of 36 decks +33% synergy
Toxic Deluge
33% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
25% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Empty the Laboratory
25% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Diabolic Intent
22% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Buried Alive
22% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Damn
22% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Army of the Damned
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Supreme Verdict
11% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Windfall
11% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Imperial Seal
11% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Raise the Palisade
11% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9% of 35 decks +5% synergy
Dread Return
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Farewell
8% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
From Under the Floorboards
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Stitch Together
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Kindred Dominance
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Austere Command
6% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Echo of Eons
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Vindicate
6% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Whispering Madness
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Rite of Oblivion
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Damnation
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Dark Salvation
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
42% of 36 decks +35% synergy
Monument to Endurance
32% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Wand of Orcus
28% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
26% of 35 decks +21% synergy
The One Ring
19% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Library of Leng
19% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Altar of Dementia
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Bontu's Monument
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Banner of Kinship
9% of 35 decks +7% synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
9% of 35 decks +7% synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Skullclamp
8% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Urza's Incubator
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Herald's Horn
8% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Lightning Greaves
8% of 36 decks -14% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Coat of Arms
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Expedition Map
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of 36 decks -18% synergy
Enchantments
On Wings of Gold
47% of 34 decks +38% synergy
Kindred Discovery
39% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
33% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Black Market Connections
31% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Renewed Solidarity
29% of 35 decks +18% synergy
Anointed Procession
22% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Animate Dead
22% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Reconnaissance
19% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Mystic Remora
19% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Teval's Judgment
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11% of 35 decks +10% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Tortured Existence
11% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Necromancy
8% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Grave Pact
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Land Tax
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8% of 36 decks -6% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Waste Not
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Open the Graves
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Feast of Sanity
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
28% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
25% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
64% of 36 decks +58% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53% of 36 decks +39% synergy
Three Tree City
43% of 35 decks +39% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
40% of 35 decks +31% synergy
Bojuka Bog
39% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39% of 36 decks +35% synergy
Reliquary Tower
28% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Cabal Coffers
17% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8% of 36 decks -11% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Mutavault
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Academy Ruins
6% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Castle Locthwain
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Rogue's Passage
6% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Talisman of Progress
42% of 36 decks +0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
31% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Dimir Signet
25% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Orzhov Signet
22% of 36 decks -14% synergy
Patchwork Banner
17% of 35 decks +12% synergy
Thought Vessel
17% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14% of 36 decks -0% synergy
Crowded Crypt
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Chrome Mox
11% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Mana Vault
8% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Azorius Signet
6% of 36 decks -29% synergy
Lands
Swamp
94% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
92% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Island
92% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Plains
89% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Watery Grave
75% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Godless Shrine
67% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
58% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Raffine's Tower
56% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Flooded Strand
56% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Isolated Chapel
53% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Polluted Delta
53% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Morphic Pool
50% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Marsh Flats
50% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Vault of Champions
50% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Path of Ancestry
47% of 36 decks +20% synergy
Sunken Hollow
47% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Underground River
44% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Cavern of Souls
44% of 36 decks +37% synergy
Caves of Koilos
42% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Glacial Fortress
39% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Mana Confluence
39% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Sea of Clouds
36% of 36 decks -0% synergy
Arcane Sanctum
33% of 36 decks -21% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31% of 35 decks +20% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
31% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Undercity Sewers
28% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Prairie Stream
28% of 36 decks -13% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Deserted Beach
22% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Floodfarm Verge
17% of 35 decks +6% synergy
Fabled Passage
17% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Tainted Field
17% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Reflecting Pool
17% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Evolving Wilds
17% of 36 decks -9% synergy
City of Brass
17% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Fetid Pools
14% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Fetid Heath
14% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Meticulous Archive
14% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Tainted Isle
11% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Deceit
11% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11% of 36 decks -3% synergy