Kilo, Apogee Mind (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Cooper Gottfried
Feb 9, 2026
The Top 40 Three-Mana Commanders
It's another Top 40 list from EDHREC! This time we're looking at the most popular commanders that you can play for just three mana.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Expansion Algorithm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Flow State
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
87%inclusion55 decks63 decks
79%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
75%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
75%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
73%synergy
Darksteel Reactor
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
72%synergy
Karn's Bastion
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
71%synergy
Moxite Refinery
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
70%synergy
Insight Engine
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
70%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
68%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Surge Conductor
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
66%synergy
Ripples of Potential
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
67%synergy
Dispatch
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
60%synergy
Resourceful Defense
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
68%synergy
Steel Overseer
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Experimental Augury
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
65%synergy
Organic Extinction
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Lux Artillery
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Metamorph
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
58%synergy
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Thrummingbird
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Coretapper
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Deepglow Skate
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Alibou, Ancient Witness
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Hangarback Walker
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Mindless Automaton
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Etched Oracle
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Thought Monitor
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Depthshaker Titan
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Walking Ballista
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Virulent Silencer
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Cayth, Famed Mechanist
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Mm'menon, Uthros Exile
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Sami, Wildcat Captain
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Foundry Inspector
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Filigree Sages
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Emissary
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Plague Myr
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Filigree Vector
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Voltaic Construct
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Myr Convert
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Viral Drake
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Palladium Myr
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Rust Harvester
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Grateful Apparition
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Scour for Scrap
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Negate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Reroute Systems
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Drill Too Deep
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wake the Past
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Universal Surveillance
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Fumigate
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Chain Reaction
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Thoughtcast
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Requisition Raid
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-16%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lux Cannon
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
59%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
59%synergy
Long-Range Sensor
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Cloud Key
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Golem Foundry
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
38%synergy
The Seriema
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Clock of Omens
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Titan Forge
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
16%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Rescue Skiff
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Voltaic Key
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Energy Chamber
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Manifold Key
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Warmaker Gunship
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Unwinding Clock
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Moonsilver Key
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Power Conduit
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Lost Jitte
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Uthros Scanship
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Aura of Dominion
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Inexorable Tide
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
18%synergy
All Will Be One
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Pain for All
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Ral Zarek
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli, Filigree Master
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Den
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
67%synergy
Seat of the Synod
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
63%synergy
Great Furnace
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
62%synergy
Buried Ruin
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
60%synergy
Secluded Steppe
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Archway of Innovation
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-23%synergy
Blast Zone
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Calciform Pools
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion55 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Pentad Prism
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
74%synergy
Solar Array
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
67%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
67%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Relic of Legends
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Paradise Mantle
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
24%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Springleaf Drum
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-38%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-25%synergy
Gemstone Array
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Signet
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion61 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Glacial Fortress
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Rugged Prairie
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Monastery
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
63%synergy
Battlefield Forge
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Razortide Bridge
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
60%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
65%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Spire of Industry
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Radiant Summit
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Temple of Triumph
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Glittering Massif
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Prairie Stream
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-25%synergy
Command Bridge
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Power Depot
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Perilous Landscape
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-12%synergy