Commander

Most played

1. Austere Command #171A Special Guest, and the most played card you can open in the set.
2. Rockfall Vale #225The slowland cycle is the set's real Commander gift.
3. Shipwreck Marsh #227Same cycle, and the best land in the draft format too.
4. Deserted Beach #267Same cycle.
5. Consider #364A Special Guest cantrip in tens of thousands of decks.
6. Chandra, Torch of Defiance #1,487A reprint that still does everything.

Strategies it feeds

• Lands and fixingRockfall Vale, Shipwreck Marsh, Deserted Beach, Haunted Ridge, Overgrown Farmland
• SuperfriendsWay of the Healer, Way of the Mind Sculptor, Sanctum Lurker, Jace's Machinations
• SpellslingerSamut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Splinter Twin, Sublime Epiphany, Consider
• Graveyard and reanimationReturn to the Light Realms, Liliana the Repentant, Rewrite Regrets
• Echoed commandersKiora of Salt and Sand, Hapatra, the Desert Fang, Vraska, the Cutting Glare
• EldraziEmrakul, the Exigent Doom, Eye of Ugin

Most played

1. Wood Elves #690A reprint, and comfortably the most played card from this set.
2. Settle the Wreckage #3,337Another reprint with real Commander history.
3. Smaug the Magnificent #7,667The dragon, and the set's best known original card.
4. Gleaming Splendor #8,101The chase card.
5. The Queen of Dale #10,404A legend with modest uptake.
6. Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver #10,853

Strategies it feeds

• Ramp and fixingWood Elves
• Board wipes and answersSettle the Wreckage
• DragonsSmaug the Magnificent
• EquipmentOrcrist, Goblin-cleaver
• Legendary commandersBilbo, Thief in the Night, The Queen of Dale
• Treasure and wealthGleaming Splendor

Most played

1. Thirst for Knowledge #2,030A reprint, and the most played card in the set.
2. Lightning Strike #2,347A reprint.
3. Giant Growth #3,376A reprint.
4. Take Up the Shield #3,615A reprint.
5. Blazing Crescendo #3,617A reprint.
6. Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor #5,626

Strategies it feeds

• ArtefactsThe Mind Stone, The Ten Rings, Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
• Equipment and voltronMjölnir, Hammer of Thor
• Character commandersThor, God of Thunder, Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
• Card drawThirst for Knowledge
• Go wide teamsTake Up the Shield
• Budget decksLightning Strike, Giant Growth

Most played

1. Terramorphic Expanse #28A reprint, and the most played card in the set.
2. Dreamroot Cascade #177The slow dual cycle, reprinted and always wanted.
3. Stormcarved Coast #188Same cycle.
4. Sundown Pass #270Same cycle.
5. Shattered Sanctum #279Same cycle.
6. Deathcap Glade #361

Strategies it feeds

• Lands and fixingDreamroot Cascade, Stormcarved Coast, Sundown Pass, Shattered Sanctum
• SpellslingerImprovisation Capstone, Erode
• Tutors and toolboxEmeritus of Woe
• Card advantageEmeritus of Ideation
• Five colourGermination Practicum
• College commandersWitherbloom, the Balancer

Most played

1. Negate #55A reprint, and by a wide margin the most played card in the set.
2. Escape Tunnel #817A cheap utility land with steady uptake.
3. Krang, Utrom Warlord #3,999The chase card and the best new Commander card here.
4. The Ooze #4,686A thematic artefact with a modest following.
5. Cool but Rude #5,262A multicolour payoff people enjoyed.
6. Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 #5,412

Strategies it feeds

• InteractionNegate
• Lands and utilityEscape Tunnel
• Villain commandersKrang, Utrom Warlord, Super Shredder
• ArtefactsThe Ooze
• Multicolour valueCool but Rude
• Budget buildsEscape Tunnel, Make Your Move

Most played

1. Evolving Wilds #19A reprint, and the most played card in the set.
2. Hallowed Fountain #63Shockland.
3. Steam Vents #65Shockland.
4. Blood Crypt #69Shockland.
5. Overgrown Tomb #71
6. Temple Garden #83Shockland.

Strategies it feeds

• Lands and mana basesHallowed Fountain, Steam Vents, Blood Crypt, Temple Garden
• Ramp and fixingBloom Tender
• KindredBitterbloom Bearer
• Transforming legendsBitterbloom Bearer
• Value enginesChronicle of Victory
• Control and interactionHexing Squelcher

Most played

1. Redirect Lightning #602The most played card from the set in Commander.
2. Bender's Waterskin #611Cheap equipment that slots into many decks.
3. Shared Roots #1,178A quiet green engine with steady uptake.
4. Badgermole Cub #1,302The chase card, and a real Commander card too.
5. Abandoned Air Temple #1,310A utility land, which Commander always finds room for.
6. Wan Shi Tong, Librarian #1,351The set's marquee legend.

Strategies it feeds

• InteractionRedirect Lightning
• Equipment and aurasBender's Waterskin
• Lands and utilityAbandoned Air Temple
• Kindred and elementalsShared Roots
• Legendary commandersWan Shi Tong, Librarian, The Legend of Roku
• Defensive and fogThe Walls of Ba Sing Se

Most played

1. The Soul Stone #1,046The most expensive card in this collection and the set's best Commander card.
2. Electro, Assaulting Battery #1,369A villain with real uptake.
3. Vibrant Cityscape #1,533A land, and lands always find homes.
4. Chameleon, Master of Disguise #1,982A clone-adjacent effect with a following.
5. Shock #2,226A reprint.
6. Multiversal Passage #2,312

Strategies it feeds

• ArtefactsThe Soul Stone
• Lands and fixingVibrant Cityscape
• Clones and copyingChameleon, Master of Disguise
• Villain commandersNorman Osborn, Electro, Assaulting Battery
• TransformationSpectacular Spider-Man
• Budget interactionShock

Most played

1. Watery Grave #51A shockland, and one of the most played cards in Commander full stop.
2. Breeding Pool #60Same cycle.
3. Godless Shrine #61Same cycle.
4. Stomping Ground #68Same cycle.
5. Sacred Foundry #74And the fifth. A complete shockland cycle in one set.
6. Icetill Explorer #674

Strategies it feeds

• Lands and mana basesWatery Grave, Breeding Pool, Godless Shrine, Stomping Ground, Sacred Foundry
• Ramp and big creaturesOuroboroid, Icetill Explorer
• Artifacts and spacecraftQuantum Riddler
• PlaneswalkersTezzeret, Cruel Captain
• Colourless and fixingEvendo, Waking Haven
• Voltron and equipmentQuantum Riddler

Most played

1. The Earth Crystal #748The most played card in the set, and near the bottom in draft.
2. Starting Town #778A land that fixes and does it cheaply. Universally playable.
3. The Fire Crystal #939Same cycle, same story.
4. Buster Sword #943The chase card, and a genuine equipment staple.
5. The Wind Crystal #1,047The Crystals are the set's real Commander contribution.
6. Genji Glove #1,149Equipment payoff with a following.

Strategies it feeds

• Artifacts and equipmentBuster Sword, Genji Glove
• Ramp and big manaThe Earth Crystal, The Fire Crystal, The Wind Crystal
• Lands and fixingStarting Town
• Character commandersCloud, Midgar Mercenary, Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
• Sagas and summonsSummon: Bahamut
• Graveyard and recursionDark Confidant

Most played

1. Evolving Wilds #19A reprint, and the most played card in the set.
2. Craterhoof Behemoth #312The marquee reprint, and a green finisher in thousands of decks.
3. Nomad Outpost #369The tri-land cycle returning is the set's biggest Commander gift.
4. Mystic Monastery #375Same cycle. Cheap, universal, always played.
5. Opulent Palace #382And again. Five colours of tri-lands is a lot of value.
6. Frontier Bivouac #395

Strategies it feeds

• Lands and fixingNomad Outpost, Mystic Monastery, Opulent Palace, Evolving Wilds
• Big green finishersCraterhoof Behemoth
• Dragons and kindredUgin, Eye of the Storms, Betor, Kin to All
• Tokens and go wideElspeth, Storm Slayer
• Wedge commandersSidisi, Regent of the Mire, Betor, Kin to All
• Graveyard valueQarsi Revenant, Teval, Arbiter of Virtue

Most played

1. Scoured Barrens #730A reprint of a common dual land, and the most played card in the set.
2. Jungle Hollow #766Another reprinted common dual.
3. Bleachbone Verge #832The Verge cycle, the set's genuine contribution.
4. Sunbillow Verge #869Same cycle, same story.
5. Riverpyre Verge #912And again. Five of the top six Commander cards here are lands.
6. Spell Pierce #913A reprint, and correctly on every never-draft list.

Strategies it feeds

• Lands and fixingBleachbone Verge, Sunbillow Verge, Riverpyre Verge, Scoured Barrens
• Vehicles and artifactsMonument to Endurance, The Aetherspark
• Value enginesMonument to Endurance
• InteractionSpell Pierce
• CommandersLoot, the Pathfinder
• Exhaust payoffsLumbering Worldwagon

Most played

1. Terramorphic Expanse #28A reprint, and the most played card in the set by a distance.
2. Untimely Malfunction #276Cheap, flexible red interaction. Exactly what Commander wants.
3. Withering Torment #277Efficient black removal that answers more than creatures.
4. Enduring Vitality #445Mana creature plus anthem, and it survives a wrath.
5. Blazemire Verge #529The Verge dual cycle, quietly the set's most enduring contribution.
6. Gloomlake Verge #601

Strategies it feeds

• Graveyard and reanimatorOverlord of the Balemurk, Withering Torment
• Enchantress and RoomsUnholy Annex, Enduring Vitality
• Lands and fixingBlazemire Verge, Gloomlake Verge, Terramorphic Expanse
• InteractionUntimely Malfunction, Withering Torment
• Lifegain and drainEnduring Tenacity, Starscape Cleric
• Big mythic top endOverlord of the Mistmoors, Valgavoth, Terror Eater

Most played

1. Fabled Passage #48The most played card in the set, and a reprint.
2. Three Tree City #176Kindred ramp. The set's chase card and its best new Commander land.
3. Patchwork Banner #201Kindred lord and fixer in one, at uncommon.
4. Dawn's Truce #353Protection and a fog. Near unplayable in draft, everywhere in Commander.
5. Caretaker's Talent #635The token engine that scales into a draw engine.
6. Innkeeper's Talent #676Counters, doubled counters, then a real ultimate.

Strategies it feeds

• Kindred and typalThree Tree City, Patchwork Banner, Valley Mightcaller
• Tokens and go wideCaretaker's Talent, Season of Weaving, Baylen, the Haymaker
• Lands and rampLumra, Fabled Passage, Three Tree City, Fountainport
• SpellslingerValley Floodcaller, Coruscation Mage, Stormcatch Mentor, Ral, Crackling Wit
• CountersInnkeeper's Talent, Overprotect, Valley Mightcaller
• Protection and interactionDawn's Truce, Into the Flood Maw, Parting Gust, Maha