Short answer: The most-built commander on EDHREC right now is Jace, Multiverse Architect, with 11,616 decks in the past month, about 75% more than any other commander in this guide. Below is the #1 commander for all 32 color identities in Commander, from mono-white to five colors and colorless. New legends from Reality Fracture, released October 2, already lead 8 of the 32.
Updated October 24, 2026 · Rankings from EDHREC’s commander pages for each color identity (decks added in the past month) · TCGplayer market prices checked October 24, 2026
Who this is for: Commander players choosing colors for their next deck, or looking for the most popular commander in colors they already like. Every commander links to its price on TCGplayer, and each three-color combination links to our full top 5, with three cards to build around for each commander.
How we ranked them
For each color identity, we took the commander with the most EDHREC decks added in the past month, which shows what people are building now rather than what was popular years ago. Prices are TCGplayer market prices for the cheapest printing we found on October 24, 2026. Commanders that come as a partner pair, like Frodo and Sam, are counted as one deck.
What are the best one-color and colorless commanders?
| Color | #1 commander | Decks (past month) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | Giada, Font of Hope | 6,174 | $0.59 |
| Blue | Urza, Lord High Artificer | 1,674 | $15.51 |
| Black | Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER | 3,198 | $26.32 |
| Red | Krenko, Mob Boss | 3,127 | $2.25 |
| Green | Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 2,276 | $1.15 |
| Colorless | Zhulodok, Void Gorger | 2,334 | $48.14 |
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Giada, Font of Hope is the clear leader here, with 6,174 decks this month. No other one-color commander has even 4,000. She’s also cheap at about $0.59. At the other end, Zhulodok, Void Gorger is the most expensive #1 commander in this guide, at about $48.
What are the best two-color commanders?
| Guild | #1 commander | Decks (past month) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selesnya (G/W) | Kwia Vigorbloom | 4,206 | $7.79 |
| Rakdos (B/R) | Ingris Stingerquill | 4,204 | $9.66 |
| Izzet (U/R) | Vivi Ornitier | 4,194 | $31.73 |
| Gruul (R/G) | Aerid Konstrari | 4,161 | $3.56 |
| Azorius (W/U) | Denzilore Fatehold | 4,098 | $3.32 |
| Orzhov (W/B) | Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel | 3,978 | $2.72 |
| Boros (R/W) | Thorin, King of Durin’s Folk | 2,700 | $4.69 |
| Golgari (B/G) | Lathril, Blade of the Elves | 2,623 | $1.61 |
| Simic (G/U) | Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy | 2,474 | $15.59 |
| Dimir (U/B) | Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow | 2,331 | $3.02 |
Reality Fracture took over the guilds. Four of its five Elder Sphinxes (Kwia Vigorbloom, Ingris Stingerquill, Aerid Konstrari and Denzilore Fatehold) and Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel lead five of the ten two-color combinations, just three weeks after the set came out. For Boros, our Thorin deck guide covers The Hobbit’s Dwarf commander.
What are the best three-color commanders?
| Colors | #1 commander | Decks (past month) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esper (W/U/B) | Y’shtola, Night’s Blessed | 6,659 | $5.20 |
| Jeskai (U/R/W) | Vraska, Soul of Stone | 5,876 | $0.70 |
| Naya (R/G/W) | Pantlaza, Sun-Favored | 4,583 | $6.19 |
| Jund (B/R/G) | Hearthhull, the Worldseed | 4,066 | $1.12 |
| Sultai (B/G/U) | Teval, the Balanced Scale | 4,050 | $5.58 |
| Mardu (R/W/B) | Edgar Markov | 4,044 | $28.24 |
| Grixis (U/B/R) | Sauron, the Dark Lord | 4,026 | $14.72 |
| Bant (G/W/U) | Ms. Bumbleflower | 3,460 | $8.14 |
| Abzan (W/B/G) | Frodo and Sam | 3,412 | $0.34 |
| Temur (G/U/R) | Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm | 2,301 | $4.92 |
Click a color combination for our full top 5, with what each commander does, how the deck plays, and three cards to build around. Y’shtola, Night’s Blessed leads all ten three-color combinations this month, and it has more all-time decks (57,770) than any other commander that leads its colors.
What are the best four-color and five-color commanders?
| Colors | #1 commander | Decks (past month) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yore-Tiller (no green) | Jace, Multiverse Architect | 11,616 | $1.14 |
| Witch-Maw (no red) | Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice | 3,731 | $25.14 |
| Ink-Treader (no black) | Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis | 2,107 | $8.97 |
| Glint-Eye (no white) | Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder | 814 | $11.81 |
| Dune-Brood (no blue) | Saskia the Unyielding | 620 | $8.05 |
| All five colors | Tam, the Possibility | 6,629 | $0.38 |
Jace, Multiverse Architect is the most-built commander in any colors this month. Our Multiverse Reforged upgrade guide covers the 10 best cards to add to his precon. The four-color nicknames come from the Nephilim creatures in Guildpact, one for each four-color combination. Glint-Eye and Dune-Brood are the least popular right now: their #1 commanders have fewer than 1,000 new decks each this month.
Tam, the Possibility, another Reality Fracture card, is the top five-color commander this month, but The Ur-Dragon is still the most-built five-color commander of all time, with 51,531 decks.
What changed this month?
- Reality Fracture leads 8 of 32 color identities: Jace, Tam, Vraska, Soul of Stone, Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel and four of the set’s five Elder Sphinxes.
- 12 of the 32 leaders are new: they’re #1 this month but not #1 of all time. For example, Shorikai, Genesis Engine still has the most Azorius decks overall, Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls the most Rakdos, and Bello, Bard of the Brambles the most Gruul.
- The cheapest #1 commanders are Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit ($0.34), Tam, the Possibility ($0.38), Giada, Font of Hope ($0.59) and Vraska, Soul of Stone ($0.70).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular commander right now?
Jace, Multiverse Architect, with 11,616 EDHREC decks added in the past month. He’s a white-blue-black-red planeswalker from the Reality Fracture Commander decks.
How many color combinations are there in Commander?
32: five one-color identities, ten two-color, ten three-color, five four-color, one five-color, and colorless.
What are the four-color combinations called?
Yore-Tiller (no green), Glint-Eye (no white), Dune-Brood (no blue), Ink-Treader (no black) and Witch-Maw (no red), after the Nephilim from Guildpact.
What’s the cheapest top commander?
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit, the #1 Abzan commander with his partner Sam, at about $0.34. Tam, the Possibility, the #1 five-color commander, is about $0.38.
Sources: EDHREC commander rankings for each color identity (past month and all time), checked October 24, 2026; card details from Scryfall; TCGplayer market prices checked October 24, 2026. Card images: Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall.
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