Alela, Artful Provocateur (Commander) - Budget 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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Retro-Mutation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Intangible Virtue
55%inclusion69 decks125 decks
51%synergy
Favorable Winds
50%inclusion62 decks125 decks
47%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
47%inclusion59 decks125 decks
46%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
39%inclusion49 decks125 decks
37%synergy
All That Glitters
44%inclusion55 decks125 decks
35%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
37%inclusion46 decks125 decks
33%synergy
Starnheim Courser
34%inclusion43 decks125 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
37%inclusion46 decks125 decks
28%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
34%inclusion43 decks125 decks
28%synergy
Spell Stutter
29%inclusion36 decks125 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Foundry Inspector
32%inclusion40 decks125 decks
25%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion39 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion37 decks125 decks
22%synergy
Inspiring Leader
28%inclusion35 decks125 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion32 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
26%inclusion32 decks125 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion32 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
24%inclusion30 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
23%inclusion29 decks125 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
20%synergy
Arcanist's Owl
20%inclusion25 decks125 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Silver Myr
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Formation
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Gold Myr
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Skycat Sovereign
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion17 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mechanist
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Shinechaser
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Vandal
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Barrow Naughty
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Jubilant Skybonder
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Merrow Skyswimmer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Shore Lurker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rooftop Percher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sunderflock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Halo Forager
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Talion's Messenger
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Threadbind Clique
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Animating Faerie
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Tide Skimmer
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Noble
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Mortify
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Fencing
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
17%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Lofty Denial
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Void Rend
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
-19%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
-54%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
-27%synergy
Make a Stand
14%inclusion17 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion17 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Charm
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rally of Wings
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
-34%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Peppersmoke
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Bladebrand
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Manse
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
17%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Into the Fae Court
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
Divination
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Witching Well
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
22%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
21%inclusion26 decks125 decks
18%synergy
Cranial Plating
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Mace of the Valiant
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
-7%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Spear of Heliod
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Nettlecyst
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Vial
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport Bell
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Rally the Ranks
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
21%synergy
Frogify
22%inclusion27 decks125 decks
21%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
21%inclusion26 decks125 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Banishing Light
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
17%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Military Intelligence
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Witness Protection
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Utter Insignificance
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Lawmage's Binding
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Grasp of Fate
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Efficient Construction
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Conclave Tribunal
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Coastal Piracy
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Noggle the Mind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Combat Research
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Ethereal Armor
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Glorious Anthem
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Heliod
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Feywild Visitor
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Paladin Class
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Pacifism
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Unable to Scream
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Liminal Hold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Destiny
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Staggering Insight
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Prison Realm
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Force of Virtue
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Charmed Sleep
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Finale
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Omen of the Sea
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Soul Snare
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Ring
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Hardlight Containment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Capture Sphere
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Stab Wound
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Cradle of Safety
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-28%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion69 decks125 decks
-33%synergy
Sol Ring
54%inclusion67 decks125 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion61 decks125 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Signet
44%inclusion55 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion49 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion44 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion42 decks125 decks
21%synergy
Heraldic Banner
25%inclusion31 decks125 decks
24%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
18%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion17 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
-31%synergy
Prophetic Prism
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
-39%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
-33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
-22%synergy
Azorius Locket
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geode
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion125 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion125 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion125 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion89 decks125 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion62 decks125 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
46%inclusion57 decks125 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion43 decks125 decks
-24%synergy
Prairie Stream
34%inclusion43 decks125 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
34%inclusion43 decks125 decks
28%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion38 decks125 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion36 decks125 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion35 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion35 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion34 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion31 decks125 decks
19%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion29 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion25 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion25 decks125 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Port Town
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Esper Panorama
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Razortide Bridge
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion17 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
-24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
-29%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
-32%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
-25%synergy
Waterfront District
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-31%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
5%synergy