The 7 Most Powerful Commanders (And Their Decks)

What are the STRONGEST Commanders in the format? We break them down plus give you a taste of what their decks are like!

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[erichunt]

It takes an awful lot of mental fortitude to lead as many as infinity goblins into battle, so I'm giving my vote for most powerful commander to Krenko, Mob Boss. Think of how difficult it was for Al Capone to lead Italians then imagine how much harder it would be to mash a bunch of goblins into a functioning mafia family. If doing that doesn't fit the definition of powerful, we're ascending to a plane of strength far higher than I can comprehend.

[discoviolenza]

Imagine if some of these got printed in the last year they would all have ward 2

[scott]

Great video! What I would personally appreciate is a mention regarding the best way to defend against/foil each of these commanders—i.e. what are their weaknesses. That might be a good idea for a future video —how to disrupt the most powerful decks we commonly see.

[petermullins]

I think my list would be….
Tymna&kraum, Jodah the unifier, Urza, Atraxa, Korvold, Kinnan, najeela. If I’m sitting across any of these I’m worried no matter the budget or the power level.

[Z-one]

My next deck I'm planning on making is K'rikk, Son of Yawgmoth with a focus on life manipulation/life exchange and draining effects. So I love that he made your list.

[jacktupp]

Orcish Bo..Lumberjack is a powerhouse in Korvold. World Shaper is also a great sac target in the deck.

[Samacus]

Great video! Surprised at no Yuriko, but all understandable picks

[mrjey]

What do you think about Chulane? Was he close to making the list? He is definitely Top 10 worthy

[deejayf]

Let me tell you, as somebody who has a person in our play group that plays Atraxa, the Grand Unifier in casual, it is brutal despite his deck not being optimized.

Turn 6/7 wins aren't uncommon and it really sucks that he downplays the power of his decks.

[peggle]

So many of the "top" decks share very similar play patterns and combos. It's like going to a car show and all the cars are the same except the paint colors.

[raptorialmage]

I just made an insane poison/proliferate Atraxa deck that kills everyone and it only cost me $50 because I had most of it in my collection!

[IzzRei]

Another name for this list, top 7 commanders that you eye roll at when you see it’s being played

[DarkinBladeGaming]

Got a K'rrik deck back when Commander 2019 came out because I just loved the idea so much. Been slowly upgrading it over the years and he definitely deserves his spot. So many combos you can make easily. And my deck is pretty memey with a lot of big demons to play when I'm not comboing off, so that should tell you how nasty he can be.

[Timmy_tweaked]

I know zhuly won’t be there but he is so fun to play he can be played at almost any power ( not budget obviously) and also big number= big dopamine

[stephenball]

It might be a LITTLE outdated, but I still kind of expected to see Breya, as far as just straight power level. I could see not wanting two artifact focused commanders on the list and can see Urza being higher, but it’s really difficult to lose with a good Breya deck as most tables.

[jklote]

Great channel - thank you for the fantastic content

[lucasgarciaramos]

Great video! I personally would have put Yawgmoth in the list, it's draw and removal and proliferate (+ the discard and sacrifice costs are usually advantages in his decks)

[ivernedit]

Feel like the reality chip from kamigawa is better than future sight in urza since it’s an artifact

[kismet]

Does anyone else not really care for partner commanders?

[ryantomczak]

I like how you stated at the beginning you weren’t talking about cEDH then proceeded to name 7 cEDH commanders. Note: I am counting Tymna and Kraum separately here as they do not have to be partnered together.