EDH Optimizer
The best Dimir cards for Commander
Dimir has the best draw in the format and unconditional removal for anything that is not an artifact or enchantment. It is the natural identity for mill, graveyard value and decks that win with a combo instead of in combat.
Most played
Percentage of decks in this color identity that run them, according to EDHREC, with their reference price.
| Card | Played in | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watery Grave | 42% | €9.77 | Land |
| Sunken Hollow | 33% | €0.25 | Land |
| Talisman of Dominance | 32% | €0.90 | Artifact |
| Drowned Catacomb | 30% | €1.28 | Land |
| Dimir Signet | 23% | €0.58 | Artifact |
| Morphic Pool | 23% | €21.26 | Land |
| Underground River | 23% | €2.13 | Land |
| Shipwreck Marsh | 18% | €4.84 | Land |
| Choked Estuary | 15% | €0.23 | Land |
| Underground Sea | 15% | €280.00 | Land |
| Darkwater Catacombs | 14% | €0.18 | Land |
| Baleful Strix | 13% | €1.01 | Creature |
| Dimir Aqueduct | 13% | €0.15 | Land |
| Temple of Deceit | 13% | €0.16 | Land |
| Undercity Sewers | 12% | €11.25 | Land |
| Tainted Isle | 10% | €0.94 | Land |
| Gloomlake Verge | 9% | €9.99 | Land |
| Fetid Pools | 7% | €0.17 | Land |
| Clearwater Pathway | 7% | — | |
| Sunken Ruins | 6% | €3.70 | Land |
| Dismal Backwater | 6% | €0.06 | Land |
| Notion Thief | 5% | €1.30 | Creature |
| Darkslick Shores | 5% | €2.47 | Land |
| Waterlogged Teachings | 5% | — | |
| Dimir Guildgate | 4% | €0.05 | Land |
| Mistvault Bridge | 4% | €0.42 | Land |
| Drown in the Loch | 4% | €0.89 | Instant |
| Singularity Rupture | 4% | €0.33 | Sorcery |
| Consuming Aberration | 4% | €0.12 | Creature |
| Talion, the Kindly Lord | 4% | €9.78 | Creature |
| Ringsight | 3% | €0.24 | Sorcery |
| Hidden Lair | 3% | €3.52 | Land |
| Psychic Frog | 3% | €4.55 | Creature |
| Hostage Taker | 3% | €0.25 | Creature |
| Fallen Shinobi | 3% | €4.88 | Creature |
| The Scarab God | 3% | €3.99 | Creature |
| Likeness Looter | 3% | €2.05 | Creature |
| Diregraf Captain | 3% | €0.24 | Creature |
| Lim-Dûl's Vault | 3% | €2.64 | Instant |
| Mnemonic Betrayal | 3% | €4.70 | Sorcery |
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
By role in the deck
The same list, split by what each card actually does. That is the order to build in: cover the roles first, tune afterwards.
Best ramp cards in Dimir
Talisman of Dominance · €0.90 Dimir Signet · €0.58 Dimir Keyrune · €0.18 Dimir Cluestone · €0.11 Drake-Skull Cameo · €0.27 Silumgar Monument · €0.11 Mistvein Borderpost · €0.31
Best card draw in Dimir
Baleful Strix · €1.01 Notion Thief · €1.30 Talion, the Kindly Lord · €9.78 Psychic Frog · €4.55 Fallen Shinobi · €4.88 Likeness Looter · €2.05 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat · €0.55 Dream Harvest · €0.11 Siphon Insight · €0.24 Basim Ibn Ishaq · €3.35 Thief of Sanity · €0.33 Silent-Blade Oni · €2.33
Best removal spells in Dimir
Drown in the Loch · €0.89 Hostage Taker · €0.25 Ertai Resurrected · €0.51 Callidus Assassin · €7.15 Grimgrin, Corpse-Born · €1.20 Blink · €0.31 Recoil · €0.10 Lobotomy · €0.19 Agony Warp · €0.15 Far // Away · €0.31 Soul Ransom · €0.08 Deny Reality · €0.08
Best board wipes in Dimir
Singularity Rupture · €0.33 Silumgar, the Drifting Death · €0.40 Soulquake · €0.16 Rags // Riches · €0.38 Vile Consumption · €7.74
Best counterspells in Dimir
Drown in the Loch · €0.89 Countersquall · €0.47 Ertai Resurrected · €0.51 Perplex · €0.47 Undermine · €1.70 Counterpoint · €0.37 Psychic Strike · €0.35 Soul Manipulation · €0.03 Induce Paranoia · €0.02 Spite // Malice · €0.09
Best tutors in Dimir
Ringsight · €0.24 Dimir Infiltrator · €0.33 Mystical Teachings · €0.12 Auditore Ambush · €0.18
Best recursion cards in Dimir
Extract from Darkness · €0.08 Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic · €0.39 Halo Forager · €0.13 Havengul Lich · €0.80 Memory Plunder · €1.29 Gisa and Geralf · €0.27 Soul Manipulation · €0.03 Connive // Concoct · €0.13 Obsessive Stitcher · €0.17 Superior Spider-Man · €2.84 King Narfi's Betrayal · €0.19 Gyruda, Doom of Depths · €0.37
Best protection cards in Dimir
Gleaming Overseer · €0.17 Hibernation Sliver · €0.74 Spatial Binding · €0.21 Tezzeret's Touch · €0.09
Best lands in Dimir
Watery Grave · €9.77 Sunken Hollow · €0.25 Drowned Catacomb · €1.28 Morphic Pool · €21.26 Underground River · €2.13 Shipwreck Marsh · €4.84 Choked Estuary · €0.23 Underground Sea · €280.00 Darkwater Catacombs · €0.18 Dimir Aqueduct · €0.15 Temple of Deceit · €0.16 Undercity Sewers · €11.25
Great and cheap
Heavily played cards under €2. Coming from a precon, this is the best value per euro you will find.
| Card | Played in | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunken Hollow | 33% | €0.25 | Land |
| Talisman of Dominance | 32% | €0.90 | Artifact |
| Drowned Catacomb | 30% | €1.28 | Land |
| Dimir Signet | 23% | €0.58 | Artifact |
| Choked Estuary | 15% | €0.23 | Land |
| Darkwater Catacombs | 14% | €0.18 | Land |
| Baleful Strix | 13% | €1.01 | Creature |
| Dimir Aqueduct | 13% | €0.15 | Land |
| Temple of Deceit | 13% | €0.16 | Land |
| Tainted Isle | 10% | €0.94 | Land |
| Fetid Pools | 7% | €0.17 | Land |
| Dismal Backwater | 6% | €0.06 | Land |
| Notion Thief | 5% | €1.30 | Creature |
| Dimir Guildgate | 4% | €0.05 | Land |
| Mistvault Bridge | 4% | €0.42 | Land |
Commanders in this identity
Each one with its recommended cards and known combos.
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What are the best Dimir cards for Commander?
The three most played right now are Watery Grave, Sunken Hollow, Talisman of Dominance. This page lists the top 40 with their real inclusion rate and price, plus the breakdown by role.
How much ramp does a Dimir deck need?
The most common picks are Talisman of Dominance, Dimir Signet, Dimir Keyrune. As a reference, a balanced Commander deck runs 8 to 12 ramp sources on top of its 36-38 lands; paste your list into EDH Optimizer and we tell you how many you have and whether that fits your curve.
Which cheap Dimir cards are worth it?
Under €2, Sunken Hollow, Talisman of Dominance, Drowned Catacomb stand out. The "Great and cheap" section on this page has the full list, ranked by how much they are played.
Can I play any Dimir card in my deck?
Only if its color identity fits inside your commander's: in Commander both mana cost symbols and rules text symbols count. EDH Optimizer automatically flags cards that fall outside your commander's identity.