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Colorless commanders

Colorless cards go in ANY deck in the format with no color identity cost, which makes them the most-played cards in all of Commander. These are the artifacts, utility lands and Eldrazi worth running in any list. Best cards for this identity.

Common archetypes among these commanders

The themes that show up most often in decks of this identity. Each one links to its archetype guide.

Artifacts · 43 Ramp · 21 Combo · 19 Eldrazi · 19 Big Mana · 18 Historic · 16 Aggro · 11 Equipment · 11 +1/+1 Counters · 10 Annihilator · 10

All commanders

47 commanders

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C

Clara Oswald

E

ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot Emrakul, the Promised End Emrakul, the World Anew

F

Faceless One

G

Galactus, Devourer of Worlds Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut

H

H.E.R.B.I.E., Lovable Robot Hope of Ghirapur

I

Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade

J

Jocasta, Automaton Avenger

K

Karn, Legacy Reforged Karn, Silver Golem Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Kozilek, the Broken Reality Kozilek, the Great Distortion Krang, Utrom Warlord

L

Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter Living Brain, Mechanical Marvel

M

Machine Man, Model X-51 Marvin, Murderous Mimic Molecule Man

O

Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate

P

Page, Loose Leaf

S

Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald Spider-Slayer, Hatred Honed Super-Adaptoid Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender

T

The Capitoline Triad The Dawning Archaic The Peregrine Dynamo The Prismatic Piper The Vision The Walls of Ba Sing Se The Warring Triad Traxos, Scourge of Kroog Tri-Sentinel, Act of Vengeance

U

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Ulamog, the Defiler Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Ultima, Origin of Oblivion Ultron, Artificial Malevolence Ultron, Machine Overlord

V

Victor Mancha, Runaway Vision, Synthezoid Avenger Viv Vision, Teen Synthezoid

Z

Zhulodok, Void Gorger

Other color identities

White commanders346 commanders Blue commanders295 commanders Black commanders312 commanders Red commanders343 commanders Green commanders274 commanders Azorius commanders133 commanders Dimir commanders124 commanders Rakdos commanders139 commanders Gruul commanders112 commanders Selesnya commanders130 commanders Orzhov commanders108 commanders Izzet commanders114 commanders Golgari commanders109 commanders Boros commanders145 commanders Simic commanders117 commanders Bant commanders47 commanders Esper commanders51 commanders Grixis commanders58 commanders Jund commanders39 commanders Naya commanders55 commanders Mardu commanders37 commanders Abzan commanders24 commanders Jeskai commanders50 commanders Sultai commanders35 commanders Temur commanders33 commanders Four-color (no green) commanders1 commander Four-color (no white) commanders1 commander Four-color (no blue) commanders1 commander Four-color (no black) commanders11 commanders Four-color (no red) commanders2 commanders Five-color commanders59 commanders

Frequently asked questions

How many colorless commanders are there?

EDH Optimizer has a deck guide for 47 colorless commanders: the legendary creatures (and the planeswalkers that allow it) in that color identity with enough real deck data. Each guide lists its highest-synergy cards, its known combos and three price tiers to build it.

Which archetypes are typical of a colorless deck?

Among colorless commanders, the most common archetypes are Artifacts, Ramp, Combo, Eldrazi. Each archetype has its own guide with the cards that push it hardest and the commanders that carry it best.

How do I pick a colorless commander?

Decide how you want to win first (tokens, combo, commander damage, control…) and then pick the commander that pushes it hardest: every guide in this list shows its themes and combos. Not sure? The EDH Optimizer quiz (/en/test) recommends a commander in eight questions.

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