Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Expensive Control

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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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Ninja Teen
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faerie Mastermind
95%inclusion83 decks87 decks
85%synergy
Scion of Oona
92%inclusion80 decks87 decks
85%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
87%inclusion76 decks87 decks
82%synergy
Bitterblossom
84%inclusion73 decks87 decks
77%synergy
Brazen Borrower
83%inclusion72 decks87 decks
76%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
82%inclusion71 decks87 decks
76%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
80%inclusion70 decks87 decks
74%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
64%synergy
High Fae Trickster
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
74%inclusion64 decks87 decks
54%synergy
Kindred Discovery
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
53%synergy
Mana Drain
64%inclusion56 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Spell Stutter
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
55%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
60%inclusion47 decks78 decks
55%synergy
Snap
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Opt
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Malleable Impostor
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion62 decks87 decks
48%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Mistbind Clique
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Vendilion Clique
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Mocking Sprite
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Roaming Throne
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Grim Hireling
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
24%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Quickling
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Slitherwisp
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Sower of Temptation
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Picklock Prankster
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Prosperous Thief
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Vandal
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Nightmare Sower
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Halo Forager
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Talion's Messenger
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Artisans
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Seer
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Consider
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Reality Shift
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Force of Negation
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Unwind
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Silundi Vision
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Fencing
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Soul Shatter
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Keep Watch
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Trickery
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Peppersmoke
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Faebloom Trick
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Notorious Throng
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Dominance
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Asinine Antics
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-28%synergy
Windfall
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-19%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
46%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Bident of Thassa
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Banner of Kinship
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Dress Down
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Nowhere to Run
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Favorable Winds
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
69%inclusion60 decks87 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Three Tree City
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Conclave
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mutavault
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion81 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion80 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion63 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion51 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Misleading Signpost
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
42%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Victory Chimes
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-14%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Island
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
51%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion84 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
93%inclusion81 decks87 decks
61%synergy
Morphic Pool
89%inclusion77 decks87 decks
52%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion76 decks87 decks
74%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
62%inclusion48 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Secluded Glen
59%inclusion51 decks87 decks
53%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Sunken Ruins
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Cavern of Souls
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
-14%synergy
Silundi Vision
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
-29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy