Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Spellslinger

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Cooper Gottfried
Feb 9, 2026
The Top 40 Three-Mana Commanders
It's another Top 40 list from EDHREC! This time we're looking at the most popular commanders that you can play for just three mana.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sear
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Impolite Entrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Boulder Dash
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magic Damper
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Guttersnipe
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Wild Ride
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Haste Magic
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Fire Magic
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Curiosity
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Coruscation Mage
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Opt
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Tandem Lookout
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Firebrand Archer
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Queen Brahne
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Tempest Angler
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Elemental
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Firebending Student
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Bomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Urabrask
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Enigma Drake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Flux Channeler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Shore Up
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Octopus Form
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thunder Magic
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fists of Flame
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Laughing Mad
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Twisted Image
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Slick Sequence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Flame of Anor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Syncopate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Siege Smash
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Monstrous Rage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Demand Answers
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Brute Force
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Comet Storm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Titan's Strength
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Leap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ice Magic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Giantfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eject
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Opera Love Song
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Suplex
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Combat Tutorial
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Enigma
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Charge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Strike It Rich
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Recollection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Crash Through
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Relay
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ancestral Anger
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Haze of Rage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Momo's Heist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Choco-Comet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Memories Returning
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Mark
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Ophidian Eye
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Courage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Noggle the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Man No More
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fresh Start
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wingspan Stride
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Flood the Engine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Firemind's Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Combat Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ether
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Prophetic Prism
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Eroded Canyon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-38%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy