Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Cas Hinds
Jun 22, 2026
The Difference Between Bracket 4 and cEDH
A breakdown of the difference between Bracket 4 and cEDH, with insights from Playing With Power, Play to Win, and BearClaymore.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hell's Kitchen
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Loki's Scepter
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Wiccan, Rising Magician
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
49%inclusion117 decks241 decks
43%synergy
Laughing Mad
46%inclusion112 decks241 decks
42%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
47%inclusion113 decks241 decks
42%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
44%inclusion106 decks241 decks
40%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
44%inclusion106 decks241 decks
39%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
47%inclusion113 decks241 decks
39%synergy
Essence Flux
43%inclusion103 decks241 decks
37%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
35%inclusion85 decks241 decks
32%synergy
Waste Not
44%inclusion107 decks241 decks
32%synergy
Espers to Magicite
33%inclusion79 decks241 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion126 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion97 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion97 decks241 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion91 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
36%inclusion86 decks241 decks
29%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion84 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
34%inclusion82 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion82 decks241 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion81 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Circle of Power
32%inclusion77 decks241 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion31 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
The Emperor of Palamecia
30%inclusion72 decks241 decks
28%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion71 decks241 decks
26%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion68 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
27%inclusion66 decks241 decks
25%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
26%inclusion63 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion60 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
24%inclusion57 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Mysidian Elder
22%inclusion54 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion53 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Queen Brahne
21%inclusion51 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
20%inclusion49 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
19%inclusion38 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion46 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
19%inclusion46 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion45 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
17%inclusion42 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
17%inclusion40 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Quistis Trepe
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
15%inclusion36 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
13%inclusion32 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
13%inclusion32 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
13%inclusion32 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Generator Servant
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Hecteyes
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion25 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Reckless Barbarian
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Locke Cole
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion76 decks241 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion67 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion64 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion63 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion61 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion54 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion53 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Planar Incision
20%inclusion48 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Overkill
19%inclusion45 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion42 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Blur
17%inclusion41 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
15%inclusion37 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion35 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Displace
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion32 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion31 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Transpose
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion28 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Syncopate
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Fight On!
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Light of Judgment
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Fire Magic
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Eject
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Thunder Magic
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Ice Magic
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Siren's Ruse
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion68 decks241 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion59 decks241 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion58 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion56 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion46 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Evil Reawakened
16%inclusion39 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Suplex
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion36 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
15%inclusion35 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
-9%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Relm's Sketching
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Poison the Waters
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Ringsight
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
11%inclusion24 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Splash Portal
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Persist
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Snort
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Zombify
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Step Through
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Memories Returning
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion71 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
23%inclusion56 decks241 decks
21%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
20%inclusion47 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Monument to Endurance
18%inclusion43 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion41 decks241 decks
-12%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
The Fire Crystal
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
30%inclusion72 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion64 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion47 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Talent
20%inclusion47 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion41 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Caress
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion101 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion64 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion50 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion42 decks241 decks
-5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
-0%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion205 decks241 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion203 decks241 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion124 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion117 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion103 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion96 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion89 decks241 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion89 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion86 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion86 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion53 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion35 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
-4%synergy
Blitzball
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Pentad Prism
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion241 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion240 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion239 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion203 decks241 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion155 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
56%inclusion134 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion127 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
51%inclusion123 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion115 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion115 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion108 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion99 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion94 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion88 decks241 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion87 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion85 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
31%inclusion75 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion74 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion58 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion53 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion52 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion52 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion52 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion51 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion46 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion45 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Treno, Dark City
18%inclusion44 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion42 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
17%inclusion40 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
17%inclusion40 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Oscorp Industries
16%inclusion32 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
16%inclusion39 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion37 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion36 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Crossroads Village
13%inclusion31 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion25 decks241 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
6%synergy