What are the best cards for Zhao, Ruthless Admiral?

Across 180 public decks, the most-played cards with Zhao, Ruthless Admiral are Command Tower (66%), Sol Ring (66%) and Arcane Signet (62%).

What colors is Zhao, Ruthless Admiral?

Zhao, Ruthless Admiral is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Zhao, Ruthless Admiral?

Zhao, Ruthless Admiral leads 180 public decks in our corpus, #2,747 of 3,757 commanders.

Zhao, Ruthless Admiral

BRRakdos commanders180 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier2B/RB/R$0.13

Zhao, Ruthless Admiral appears in 180 public decks. The most-played cards are Command Tower, Sol Ring and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Callous Inspector, Pirate Peddlers and June, Bounty Hunter.

Build a deck with Zhao, Ruthless Admiral

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

95.0%

171 decks+0.88$0.16

#2Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

92.8%

167 decks+0.85$0.18

#3Command Tower

Land

66.1%

119 decks+0.05$0.27

#4Sol Ring

Artifact

66.1%

119 decks-0.13$1.51

#5Arcane Signet

Artifact

61.7%

111 decks-0.03$0.41

#6Obsessive Pursuit

Enchantment

1B2

57.8%

104 decks+5.02$1.22

#7Deadly Dispute

Instant

1B2

56.1%

101 decks+2.19$0.46

#8Mayhem Devil

Creature — Devil

1BR3

45.0%

81 decks+3.05$0.32

#9Dragonskull Summit

Land

45.0%

81 decks+1.81$0.67

#10Evolving Wilds

Land

43.3%

78 decks+0.88$0.23

#11Pitiless Plunderer

Creature — Human Pirate

3B4

41.1%

74 decks+2.25$4.74

#12Big Score

Instant

3R4

40.0%

72 decks+1.84$0.79

#13Azula, On the Hunt

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

3B4

39.4%

71 decks+5.39$0.19

#14Pirate Peddlers

Creature — Human Pirate

2B3

38.9%

70 decks+6.09$0.18

#15Professional Face-Breaker

Creature — Human Warrior

2R3

38.9%

70 decks+2.19$6.99

#16Sulfurous Springs

Land

38.9%

70 decks+2.08$1.45

#17Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

38.9%

70 decks+1.71$0.28

#18Terramorphic Expanse

Land

38.3%

69 decks+1.01$0.22

#19Mahadi, Emporium Master

Legendary Creature — Devil

1BR3

37.8%

68 decks+3.43$1.13

#20Callous Inspector

Creature — Human Soldier

36.1%

65 decks+6.31$0.20

#21Juri, Master of the Revue

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

BR2

35.0%

63 decks+3.68$0.26

#22June, Bounty Hunter

Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary

1B2

35.0%

63 decks+6.07$0.21

#23Mind Stone

Artifact

34.4%

62 decks+0.81$0.41

#24Rakdos Signet

Artifact

34.4%

62 decks+1.95$3.94

#25Nested Shambler

Creature — Zombie

33.9%

61 decks+4.30$0.26

#26Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

33.3%

60 decks+1.78$3.25

#27Impulsive Pilferer

Creature — Goblin Pirate

33.3%

60 decks+3.52$0.47

#28Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin

Legendary Creature — Goblin

2R3

32.8%

59 decks+3.13$3.65

#29Marionette Apprentice

Creature — Human Artificer

1B2

32.8%

59 decks+2.78$1.77

#30Raven Eagle

Creature — Bird Assassin

2B3

31.1%

56 decks+5.13$0.24

#31Unexpected Windfall

Instant

2RR4

31.1%

56 decks+2.02$2.91

#32Deadly Precision

Sorcery

30.6%

55 decks+5.32$0.18

#33Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

30.6%

55 decks+1.40$0.35

#34Phoenix Fleet Airship

Artifact — Vehicle

2BB4

30.0%

54 decks+5.01$1.57

#35Cruel Administrator

Creature — Human Soldier

3BR5

28.9%

52 decks+5.62$0.19

#36Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder

Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier

2B3

28.9%

52 decks+5.40$3.32

#37Vindictive Warden

Creature — Human Soldier

2B/R3

28.3%

51 decks+5.60$0.09

#38Greedy Freebooter

Creature — Human Pirate

28.3%

51 decks+3.79$0.85

#39Captain Lannery Storm

Legendary Creature — Human Pirate

2R3

28.3%

51 decks+3.10$0.35

#40Foreboding Ruins

Land

27.8%

50 decks+2.17$0.39

#41Mirkwood Bats

Creature — Bat

3B4

27.8%

50 decks+1.91$1.24

Highest synergy

#1Callous Inspector

Creature — Human Soldier

65 decks+6.31

#2Pirate Peddlers

Creature — Human Pirate

2B3

70 decks+6.09

#3June, Bounty Hunter

Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary

1B2

63 decks+6.07

#4Cruel Administrator

Creature — Human Soldier

3BR5

52 decks+5.62

#5Vindictive Warden

Creature — Human Soldier

2B/R3

51 decks+5.60

#6Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder

Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier

2B3

52 decks+5.40

#7Azula, On the Hunt

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

3B4

71 decks+5.39

#8Deadly Precision

Sorcery

55 decks+5.32

#9Raven Eagle

Creature — Bird Assassin

2B3

56 decks+5.13

#10Obsessive Pursuit

Enchantment

1B2

104 decks+5.02

#11Phoenix Fleet Airship

Artifact — Vehicle

2BB4

54 decks+5.01

#12Nested Shambler

Creature — Zombie

61 decks+4.30

Public decklists

No public Brawl lists for this commander yet — Moxfield lists are excluded from the public catalogue.

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Questions about Zhao, Ruthless Admiral

What are the best cards for Zhao, Ruthless Admiral?: Across 180 public decks, the most-played cards with Zhao, Ruthless Admiral are Command Tower (66%), Sol Ring (66%) and Arcane Signet (62%).
What colors is Zhao, Ruthless Admiral?: Zhao, Ruthless Admiral is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Zhao, Ruthless Admiral?: Zhao, Ruthless Admiral leads 180 public decks in our corpus, #2,747 of 3,757 commanders.