Alela, Artful Provocateur (Commander) - Core

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Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Retro-Mutation
2.4%inclusion3 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Mole Module
1.6%inclusion2 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
1.6%inclusion2 decks125 decks
-3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
1.0%inclusion2 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Does Machines
1.0%inclusion2 decks205 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Intangible Virtue
58%inclusion728 decks1.25K decks
54%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
53%inclusion662 decks1.25K decks
51%synergy
Favorable Winds
51%inclusion638 decks1.25K decks
49%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
47%inclusion594 decks1.25K decks
45%synergy
Bident of Thassa
53%inclusion657 decks1.25K decks
44%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
44%inclusion554 decks1.25K decks
41%synergy
Spell Stutter
41%inclusion517 decks1.25K decks
40%synergy
All That Glitters
46%inclusion581 decks1.25K decks
38%synergy
Scion of Oona
37%inclusion468 decks1.25K decks
35%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
41%inclusion511 decks1.25K decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion606 decks1.25K decks
-20%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion503 decks1.25K decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Strix
40%inclusion499 decks1.25K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion499 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
37%inclusion464 decks1.25K decks
32%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
35%inclusion444 decks1.25K decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion442 decks1.25K decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion425 decks1.25K decks
-8%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
32%inclusion404 decks1.25K decks
30%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
31%inclusion387 decks1.25K decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
6.6%inclusion83 decks1.25K decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Starnheim Courser
31%inclusion385 decks1.25K decks
27%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
31%inclusion385 decks1.25K decks
29%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
28%inclusion348 decks1.25K decks
26%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
28%inclusion345 decks1.25K decks
26%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
26%inclusion321 decks1.25K decks
17%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
24%inclusion257 decks1.05K decks
17%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
23%inclusion285 decks1.25K decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion279 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Foundry Inspector
21%inclusion267 decks1.25K decks
14%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
21%inclusion257 decks1.25K decks
20%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion193 decks967 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
20%inclusion247 decks1.25K decks
19%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
18%inclusion229 decks1.25K decks
11%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion66 decks383 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Formation
17%inclusion212 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
16%inclusion206 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
16%inclusion166 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
16%inclusion197 decks1.25K decks
15%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
15%inclusion191 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion186 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
14%inclusion179 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Sower of Temptation
14%inclusion171 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Talion's Messenger
14%inclusion170 decks1.25K decks
13%synergy
Halo Forager
13%inclusion165 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
13%inclusion163 decks1.25K decks
13%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
13%inclusion157 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Malleable Impostor
12%inclusion153 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
11%inclusion143 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter
11%inclusion142 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
11%inclusion139 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion134 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
10%inclusion127 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
10%inclusion125 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion125 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
10%inclusion125 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Brazen Borrower
10%inclusion124 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Faerie Artisans
10%inclusion123 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
10%inclusion119 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
10%inclusion119 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Enduring Innocence
9.3%inclusion98 decks1.05K decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
8.2%inclusion103 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Zur the Enchanter
8.2%inclusion103 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Moat
8.0%inclusion100 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Sprite Noble
7.7%inclusion96 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
7.6%inclusion95 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Likeness Looter
7.5%inclusion94 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.4%inclusion93 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Skycat Sovereign
7.4%inclusion92 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
7.3%inclusion91 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Void Rend
28%inclusion345 decks1.25K decks
-7%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion321 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion217 decks1.25K decks
-8%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion214 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion192 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion192 decks1.25K decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion189 decks1.25K decks
-5%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion177 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Faerie Fencing
13%inclusion158 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion142 decks1.25K decks
-16%synergy
Lofty Denial
10%inclusion127 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
10%inclusion24 decks239 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.2%inclusion22 decks239 decks
8%synergy
Dispatch
8.6%inclusion107 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.0%inclusion100 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Faerie Trickery
7.8%inclusion97 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
7.6%inclusion95 decks1.25K decks
-2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion85 decks1.25K decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
6.8%inclusion85 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Fracture
6.2%inclusion77 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Opt
5.8%inclusion72 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
5.5%inclusion69 decks1.25K decks
-11%synergy
Faebloom Trick
5.3%inclusion51 decks967 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
27%inclusion333 decks1.25K decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Manse
17%inclusion207 decks1.25K decks
13%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
16%inclusion203 decks1.25K decks
15%synergy
Winged Words
15%inclusion193 decks1.25K decks
15%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
12%inclusion152 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion138 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion135 decks1.25K decks
-10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion133 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion120 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
9.3%inclusion116 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.9%inclusion111 decks1.25K decks
-6%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
8.6%inclusion108 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.5%inclusion94 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
6.1%inclusion76 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Winnowing
5.9%inclusion14 decks239 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.25K decks
-5%synergy
Notorious Throng
5.2%inclusion65 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.1%inclusion64 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
25%inclusion308 decks1.25K decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion306 decks1.25K decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion295 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Spear of Heliod
18%inclusion229 decks1.25K decks
17%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
12%inclusion156 decks1.25K decks
11%synergy
Nettlecyst
12%inclusion150 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Cranial Plating
11%inclusion139 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
The Indomitable
11%inclusion137 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion104 decks967 decks
9%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
10%inclusion129 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
9.2%inclusion115 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Mace of the Valiant
7.8%inclusion98 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.5%inclusion94 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Parhelion II
7.4%inclusion92 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.2%inclusion90 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
6.9%inclusion86 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Cloud Key
6.8%inclusion85 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
6.7%inclusion16 decks239 decks
6%synergy
Weatherlight
6.6%inclusion83 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Prodigy's Prototype
6.5%inclusion81 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Imposter Mech
6.5%inclusion81 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Mobilizer Mech
6.3%inclusion79 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.2%inclusion78 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
6.1%inclusion76 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Junker
6.0%inclusion49 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.9%inclusion14 decks239 decks
4%synergy
Peacewalker Colossus
5.8%inclusion73 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
5.8%inclusion72 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Mechtitan Core
5.7%inclusion71 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Aerial Surveyor
5.6%inclusion70 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
5.2%inclusion65 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Surgehacker Mech
5.2%inclusion65 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.1%inclusion64 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
29%inclusion358 decks1.25K decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
28%inclusion348 decks1.25K decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion346 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Inspiring Leader
26%inclusion322 decks1.25K decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion319 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
25%inclusion308 decks1.25K decks
18%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
22%inclusion73 decks327 decks
22%synergy
Mirrormade
20%inclusion256 decks1.25K decks
11%synergy
Rally the Ranks
20%inclusion254 decks1.25K decks
19%synergy
Grasp of Fate
20%inclusion249 decks1.25K decks
14%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
18%inclusion230 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Coastal Piracy
18%inclusion226 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
17%inclusion216 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Gravitational Shift
17%inclusion211 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Witness Protection
17%inclusion211 decks1.25K decks
15%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
17%inclusion211 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion196 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion191 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
14%inclusion158 decks1.12K decks
11%synergy
Frogify
14%inclusion169 decks1.25K decks
13%synergy
Combat Research
12%inclusion155 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
12%inclusion153 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
12%inclusion100 decks821 decks
4%synergy
Anointed Procession
12%inclusion151 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Ethereal Armor
12%inclusion149 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion145 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion133 decks1.18K decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
11%inclusion136 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion134 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Safety
11%inclusion133 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Feywild Visitor
10%inclusion129 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
9.4%inclusion118 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Banishing Light
9.2%inclusion115 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
9.0%inclusion113 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.7%inclusion109 decks1.25K decks
-12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.6%inclusion108 decks1.25K decks
-4%synergy
Military Intelligence
8.6%inclusion107 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Efficient Construction
8.5%inclusion106 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.5%inclusion106 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Radiant Destiny
8.3%inclusion104 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Paladin Class
8.2%inclusion102 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.1%inclusion84 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Heliod
8.1%inclusion101 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
7.8%inclusion97 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.5%inclusion94 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Court of Grace
6.6%inclusion83 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Glorious Anthem
6.1%inclusion76 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.0%inclusion71 decks1.18K decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.0%inclusion75 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.9%inclusion29 decks491 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion325 decks1.25K decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion301 decks1.25K decks
-3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
18%inclusion228 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion199 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Ancient Den
15%inclusion192 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion192 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Faerie Conclave
14%inclusion177 decks1.25K decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion173 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
10%inclusion131 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.8%inclusion110 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion106 decks1.25K decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion98 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
7.5%inclusion85 decks1.13K decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.4%inclusion93 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
6.6%inclusion83 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.05K decks1.25K decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion1.04K decks1.25K decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Signet
52%inclusion651 decks1.25K decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion638 decks1.25K decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
46%inclusion579 decks1.25K decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion506 decks1.25K decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
37%inclusion468 decks1.25K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion464 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion437 decks1.25K decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion354 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion350 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion334 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
24%inclusion265 decks1.12K decks
19%synergy
Heraldic Banner
18%inclusion231 decks1.25K decks
18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion163 decks1.25K decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion152 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.9%inclusion86 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion81 decks1.25K decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.2%inclusion78 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion75 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion64 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion1.24K decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion1.23K decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion1.22K decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion1.11K decks1.25K decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
60%inclusion752 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion655 decks1.25K decks
-6%synergy
Prairie Stream
47%inclusion593 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion572 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
38%inclusion473 decks1.25K decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion470 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion455 decks1.25K decks
12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion414 decks1.25K decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion386 decks1.25K decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion370 decks1.25K decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion306 decks1.25K decks
-26%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
24%inclusion305 decks1.25K decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Silence
24%inclusion304 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
24%inclusion300 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Raffine's Tower
24%inclusion297 decks1.25K decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion290 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
23%inclusion271 decks1.18K decks
9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion285 decks1.25K decks
-9%synergy
Godless Shrine
23%inclusion284 decks1.25K decks
-28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion282 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion256 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion244 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion241 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Port Town
19%inclusion239 decks1.25K decks
2%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion232 decks1.25K decks
-15%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
18%inclusion220 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Deserted Beach
18%inclusion219 decks1.25K decks
-3%synergy
Sea of Clouds
17%inclusion216 decks1.25K decks
-18%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion216 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
16%inclusion203 decks1.25K decks
10%synergy
Secluded Glen
16%inclusion201 decks1.25K decks
15%synergy
Razortide Bridge
16%inclusion200 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion200 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion199 decks1.25K decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion191 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
15%inclusion183 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
14%inclusion179 decks1.25K decks
-18%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion174 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
14%inclusion173 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion170 decks1.25K decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion167 decks1.25K decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion161 decks1.25K decks
-25%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion158 decks1.25K decks
-25%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion157 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion146 decks1.25K decks
-24%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion142 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy