What are the best cards for Elminster?

Across 2,398 public decks, the most-played cards with Elminster are Sol Ring (84%), Command Tower (84%) and Arcane Signet (83%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Elminster?

The cards played far more often with Elminster than usual: Ugin's Insight (58× its usual rate), Interpret the Signs (56× its usual rate) and Tamiyo's Epiphany (54× its usual rate).

What colors is Elminster?

Elminster is Azorius (white-blue), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Elminster?

Elminster leads 2,398 public decks in our corpus, #528 of 3,757 commanders.

Elminster

WUAzorius commanders2,398 decks in the corpus

Legendary Planeswalker — Elminster3WU$1.32

Elminster appears in 2,398 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Ugin's Insight, Interpret the Signs and Tamiyo's Epiphany.

Build a deck with Elminster

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

91.7%

2,198 decks-0.04$0.20

#2Plains

Basic Land — Plains

91.4%

2,191 decks-0.04$0.21

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

84.5%

2,026 decks+0.00$1.51

#4Command Tower

Land

84.4%

2,023 decks-0.00$0.27

#5Arcane Signet

Artifact

83.3%

1,997 decks+0.02$0.41

#6Preordain

Sorcery

78.1%

1,874 decks+1.79$0.81

#7Serum Visions

Sorcery

70.4%

1,689 decks+2.62$2.79

#8Swords to Plowshares

Instant

68.3%

1,639 decks+0.00$1.61

#9Prairie Stream

Land — Plains Island

68.0%

1,630 decks+0.07$0.27

#10Temple of Enlightenment

Land

67.3%

1,615 decks+0.65$0.23

#11Mystic Speculation

Sorcery

67.0%

1,607 decks+3.46$1.59

#12Approach of the Second Sun

Sorcery

6W7

64.6%

1,550 decks+1.47$6.23

#13Brainstorm

Instant

64.1%

1,536 decks+1.18$1.50

#14Glacial Fortress

Land

63.8%

1,530 decks+0.03$0.30

#15Storm Herd

Sorcery

8WW10

63.6%

1,526 decks+2.89$1.09

#16Foresee

Sorcery

3U4

63.6%

1,526 decks+3.89$0.23

#17Azorius Signet

Artifact

63.4%

1,520 decks+0.14$0.33

#18Counterspell

Instant

UU2

62.4%

1,496 decks+0.19$4.38

#19Oath of Teferi

Legendary Enchantment

3WU5

61.7%

1,479 decks+3.50$19.22

#20Jace, Mirror Mage

Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

1UU3

58.8%

1,410 decks+3.61$0.75

#21Tamiyo's Epiphany

Sorcery

3U4

57.6%

1,381 decks+3.99$0.24

#22Reliquary Tower

Land

56.4%

1,352 decks+0.24$4.72

#23Path to Exile

Instant

54.5%

1,308 decks+0.04$1.29

#24Talisman of Progress

Artifact

53.7%

1,287 decks+0.03$0.45

#25Thought Vessel

Artifact

52.5%

1,259 decks+0.28$2.94

#26Ugin's Insight

Sorcery

3UU5

52.4%

1,256 decks+4.06$0.20

#27Opt

Instant

51.8%

1,241 decks+1.46$0.62

#28Hallowed Fountain

Land — Plains Island

50.2%

1,204 decks-0.07$7.49

#29Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

50.2%

1,203 decks+1.05$2.85

#30Dig Through Time

Instant

6UU8

49.3%

1,183 decks+2.50$0.33

#31Deliberate

Instant

1U2

49.2%

1,179 decks+2.95$0.19

#32Dovin's Veto

Instant

WU2

47.5%

1,138 decks+0.20$3.76

#33Port Town

Land

46.7%

1,121 decks+0.06$0.30

#34Jace's Sanctum

Enchantment

3U4

46.5%

1,115 decks+3.24$2.25

#35Adarkar Wastes

Land

44.8%

1,074 decks-0.06$0.37

#36Mnemonic Deluge

Sorcery

6UUU9

43.7%

1,049 decks+3.90$8.40

#37Netherese Puzzle-Ward

Enchantment

3U4

43.3%

1,039 decks+3.90$1.13

#38Aminatou's Augury

Sorcery

6UU8

42.8%

1,027 decks+3.56$0.40

#39Cryptic Annelid

Creature — Worm Beast

3U4

42.7%

1,024 decks+2.95$0.34

#40Castle Vantress

Land

42.2%

1,013 decks+1.84$0.32

#41Augury Owl

Creature — Bird

1U2

41.3%

990 decks+2.96$0.39

#42Sea of Clouds

Land

40.5%

971 decks+0.00$20.97

#43Deserted Beach

Land

39.4%

946 decks-0.01$6.04

#44Treasure Cruise

Sorcery

7U8

39.1%

938 decks+2.40$0.27

#45Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong

Legendary Artifact

38.7%

928 decks+2.62$6.65

#46Matoya, Archon Elder

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

2U3

38.1%

913 decks+2.54$1.18

#47Faerie Seer

Creature — Faerie Wizard

37.2%

891 decks+2.67$0.42

#48Azorius Chancery

Land

37.0%

887 decks+0.14$0.38

#49Intangible Virtue

Enchantment

1W2

36.7%

880 decks+1.91$0.30

#50Skycloud Expanse

Land

36.5%

875 decks+0.09$0.23

#51Spark Double

Creature — Illusion

3U4

36.1%

865 decks+2.22$10.41

#52The Temporal Anchor

Legendary Artifact

3UUU6

36.0%

864 decks+3.44$0.29

#53Crystal Ball

Artifact

35.4%

848 decks+3.60$0.53

#54Hour of Reckoning

Sorcery

4WWW7

35.2%

845 decks+2.50$0.26

#55Terminus

Sorcery

4WW6

35.2%

844 decks+3.09$0.37

#56Behold the Multiverse

Instant

3U4

34.8%

835 decks+2.47$0.28

#57Supreme Verdict

Sorcery

1WWU4

34.5%

827 decks+0.28$3.35

#58Negate

Instant

1U2

34.4%

824 decks+0.25$0.16

#59Temporal Mastery

Sorcery

5UU7

33.5%

804 decks+3.14$4.20

#60Generous Gift

Instant

2W3

33.2%

797 decks+0.17$1.51

Highest synergy

#1Ugin's Insight

Sorcery

3UU5

1,256 decks+4.06

In 52% of these decks, 58× its usual rate.

#2Interpret the Signs

Sorcery

5U6

784 decks+4.03

In 33% of these decks, 56× its usual rate.

#3Tamiyo's Epiphany

Sorcery

3U4

1,381 decks+3.99

In 58% of these decks, 54× its usual rate.

#4Deification

Enchantment

1W2

625 decks+3.92

In 26% of these decks, 50× its usual rate.

#5Mnemonic Deluge

Sorcery

6UUU9

1,049 decks+3.90

In 44% of these decks, 49× its usual rate.

#6Netherese Puzzle-Ward

Enchantment

3U4

1,039 decks+3.90

In 43% of these decks, 49× its usual rate.

#7Foresee

Sorcery

3U4

1,526 decks+3.89

In 64% of these decks, 49× its usual rate.

#8Precognitive Perception

Instant

3UU5

544 decks+3.72

In 23% of these decks, 41× its usual rate.

#9Diviner's Portent

Instant

XUUU3

371 decks+3.64

In 15% of these decks, 38× its usual rate.

#10Elminster's Simulacrum

Instant

4UU6

737 decks+3.64

In 31% of these decks, 38× its usual rate.

#11Jace, Mirror Mage

Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

1UU3

1,410 decks+3.61

In 59% of these decks, 37× its usual rate.

#12Crystal Ball

Artifact

848 decks+3.60

In 35% of these decks, 37× its usual rate.

Public decklists

Elminster's Last Stand by BrightbeardArchidekt♥ 2 My Elminster by KappachunoArchidekt♥ 2 Not a Hobbit - Elminster by son.samArchidekt♥ 2 4 - Elminster, Sage of Shadowdale {W|U} by KiridanArchidekt♥ 2 $15 Elminster - big sc(a)ry spells by TruceOzArchidekt♥ 2 Elminster EDH by johnson1wdArchidekt♥ 2 Elminster the Fortune Teller by VarvaspolviArchidekt♥ 2 Elminster doing Elminster things by MuratiusArchidekt♥ 2 Elminster by Mtg.derrickArchidekt♥ 1 Elminster by SulGodarBG3Archidekt♥ 1

Questions about Elminster

What are the best cards for Elminster?: Across 2,398 public decks, the most-played cards with Elminster are Sol Ring (84%), Command Tower (84%) and Arcane Signet (83%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Elminster?: The cards played far more often with Elminster than usual: Ugin's Insight (58× its usual rate), Interpret the Signs (56× its usual rate) and Tamiyo's Epiphany (54× its usual rate).
What colors is Elminster?: Elminster is Azorius (white-blue), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Elminster?: Elminster leads 2,398 public decks in our corpus, #528 of 3,757 commanders.