EDH Optimizer
The best white cards for Commander
White has the best board wipes and the cleanest removal in the format, plus almost all of the table protection. Its historical problem is card draw: modern lists solve it with cheap conditional draw and effects that refill after a wipe.
Most played
Percentage of decks in this color identity that run them, according to EDHREC, with their reference price.
| Card | Played in | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swords to Plowshares | 61% | €1.03 | Instant |
| Path to Exile | 47% | €0.72 | Instant |
| Generous Gift | 21% | €0.58 | Instant |
| Smothering Tithe | 20% | €33.43 | Enchantment |
| Esper Sentinel | 19% | €36.76 | Creature |
| Teferi's Protection | 16% | €25.48 | Instant |
| Enlightened Tutor | 15% | €16.18 | Instant |
| Ghostly Prison | 12% | €3.55 | Enchantment |
| Farewell | 11% | €3.83 | Sorcery |
| Austere Command | 11% | €0.36 | Sorcery |
| Flawless Maneuver | 11% | €19.71 | Instant |
| Akroma's Will | 10% | €12.83 | Instant |
| Stroke of Midnight | 10% | €0.41 | Instant |
| Grand Abolisher | 9% | €9.50 | Creature |
| Sun Titan | 8% | €0.22 | Creature |
| Witch Enchanter | 8% | — | |
| Land Tax | 7% | €9.02 | Enchantment |
| Dawn's Truce | 7% | €7.13 | Instant |
| Anointed Procession | 7% | €35.19 | Enchantment |
| Sevinne's Reclamation | 7% | €0.32 | Sorcery |
| Loran of the Third Path | 7% | €3.30 | Creature |
| Authority of the Consuls | 7% | €4.04 | Enchantment |
| Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire | 7% | €6.57 | Land |
| Silence | 6% | €6.17 | Instant |
| Dispatch | 6% | €0.25 | Instant |
| Ephemerate | 6% | €5.14 | Instant |
| Ancient Den | 6% | €1.16 | Land |
| Soul Warden | 6% | €1.61 | Creature |
| Minas Tirith | 6% | €4.91 | Land |
| Blind Obedience | 6% | €3.59 | Enchantment |
| Felidar Retreat | 6% | €1.27 | Enchantment |
| Mother of Runes | 6% | €8.44 | Creature |
| Voice of Victory | 6% | €19.40 | Creature |
| Gleaming Splendor | 6% | €27.36 | Enchantment |
| Welcoming Vampire | 6% | €1.35 | Creature |
| Sram, Senior Edificer | 6% | €0.69 | Creature |
| Mondrak, Glory Dominus | 6% | €29.67 | Creature |
| Hall of Heliod's Generosity | 6% | €8.84 | Land |
| Erode | 5% | €6.15 | Instant |
| Reprieve | 5% | €0.66 | Instant |
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 white
Smothering Tithe · €33.43 Gleaming Splendor · €27.36 Tataru Taru · €7.25 Archaeomancer's Map · €1.29 Danitha Capashen, Paragon · €0.19 Knight of the White Orchid · €1.48 Monologue Tax · €1.03 Marble Diamond · €0.12 Starfield Mystic · €0.26 The Mind Stone · €41.21 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room · €0.34 Aerial Surveyor · €0.42
Best card draw in white
Esper Sentinel · €36.76 Land Tax · €9.02 Minas Tirith · €4.91 Welcoming Vampire · €1.35 Sram, Senior Edificer · €0.69 Trouble in Pairs · €13.26 Puresteel Paladin · €0.94 Caretaker's Talent · €8.11 Mangara, the Diplomat · €0.51 Mesa Enchantress · €0.42 Tocasia's Welcome · €0.96 Archivist of Oghma · €5.90
Best removal spells in white
Swords to Plowshares · €1.03 Path to Exile · €0.72 Generous Gift · €0.58 Stroke of Midnight · €0.41 Loran of the Third Path · €3.30 Dispatch · €0.25 Erode · €6.15 Darksteel Mutation · €0.91 Disenchant · €0.05 Grasp of Fate · €0.23 Requisition Raid · €0.19 Angel of the Ruins · €0.16
Best board wipes in white
Farewell · €3.83 Austere Command · €0.36 Wrath of God · €0.02 Avatar's Wrath · €3.99 Vanquish the Horde · €0.22 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite · €16.31 Fumigate · €0.23 Dusk // Dawn · €0.25 Cleansing Nova · €0.22 Damning Verdict · €3.44 Hour of Reckoning · €0.20 Organic Extinction · €0.30
Best counterspells in white
Reprieve · €0.66 Boromir, Warden of the Tower · €5.15 Mana Tithe · €0.26 Bilbo's Gambit · €1.68 Rebuff the Wicked · €3.75
Best tutors in white
Enlightened Tutor · €16.18 Idyllic Tutor · €5.14 Open the Armory · €1.78 Ranger-Captain of Eos · €32.07 Stoneforge Mystic · €15.00 Steelshaper's Gift · €3.38 Recruiter of the Guard · €6.44 Approach of the Second Sun · €2.86 The Seriema · €0.51 Grand Master of Flowers · €0.02
Best recursion cards in white
Sun Titan · €0.22 Sevinne's Reclamation · €0.32 Hall of Heliod's Generosity · €8.84 Forge Anew · €2.76 Karmic Guide · €0.34 Emeria, the Sky Ruin · €4.09 Starfield of Nyx · €13.48 Restoration Seminar · €1.86 Brilliant Restoration · €0.81 Mantle of the Ancients · €5.45 Retether · €7.75 Redress Fate · €0.77
Best protection cards in white
Teferi's Protection · €25.48 Flawless Maneuver · €19.71 Akroma's Will · €12.83 Grand Abolisher · €9.50 Dawn's Truce · €7.13 Silence · €6.17 Ephemerate · €5.14 Mother of Runes · €8.44 Selfless Spirit · €0.67 Clever Concealment · €4.74 Unbreakable Formation · €0.67 Cloudshift · €1.19
Best lands in white
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · €6.57 Ancient Den · €1.16 Abandoned Air Temple · €7.93 Castle Ardenvale · €0.25 Windbrisk Heights · €0.19 Thriving Heath · €0.07 Adagia, Windswept Bastion · €4.95 Secluded Steppe · €0.05 Monumental Henge · €0.51 Karoo · €0.33 Citadel Gate · €2.94 Shefet Dunes · €0.27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swords to Plowshares | 61% | €1.03 | Instant |
| Path to Exile | 47% | €0.72 | Instant |
| Generous Gift | 21% | €0.58 | Instant |
| Austere Command | 11% | €0.36 | Sorcery |
| Stroke of Midnight | 10% | €0.41 | Instant |
| Sun Titan | 8% | €0.22 | Creature |
| Sevinne's Reclamation | 7% | €0.32 | Sorcery |
| Dispatch | 6% | €0.25 | Instant |
| Ancient Den | 6% | €1.16 | Land |
| Soul Warden | 6% | €1.61 | Creature |
| Felidar Retreat | 6% | €1.27 | Enchantment |
| Welcoming Vampire | 6% | €1.35 | Creature |
| Sram, Senior Edificer | 6% | €0.69 | Creature |
| Reprieve | 5% | €0.66 | Instant |
| Selfless Spirit | 5% | €0.67 | Creature |
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What are the best white cards for Commander?
The three most played right now are Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Generous Gift. This page lists the top 40 with their real inclusion rate and price, plus the breakdown by role.
How much ramp does a white deck need?
The most common picks are Smothering Tithe, Gleaming Splendor, Tataru Taru. 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 white cards are worth it?
Under €2, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Generous Gift 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 white 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.