Duel Commander Staples
The most-played cards in Duel Commander on Magic Online — ranked by how often they show up in decklists (main deck and sideboard combined) — plus share-over-time charts so you can compare any cards across Challenges and Leagues. Back to Duel Commander metagame.
Most-played Duel Commander cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Misstep |  | 60% | 1.0 |
| 2 | Wash Away |  | 54% | 1.0 |
| 3 | Spell Snare | | 54% | 1.0 |
| 4 | Force Spike | | 52% | 1.0 |
| 5 | Daze |  | 51% | 1.0 |
| 6 | Mana Leak | | 49% | 1.0 |
| 7 | Stern Scolding | | 48% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Brainstorm | | 47% | 1.0 |
| 9 | Subtlety |  | 47% | 1.0 |
| 10 | Memory Lapse | | 46% | 1.0 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subtlety | | 47% | 1.0 |
| 2 | Solitude |   | 40% | 1.0 |
| 3 | Snapcaster Mage | | 33% | 1.0 |
| 4 | Fury |  | 30% | 1.0 |
| 5 | Voice of Victory | | 28% | 1.0 |
| 6 | Detective's Phoenix | | 27% | 1.0 |
| 7 | Witch Enchanter | | 26% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Mother of Runes | | 24% | 1.0 |
| 9 | Drannith Magistrate | | 24% | 1.0 |
| 10 | Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | | 23% | 1.0 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Misstep | | 60% | 1.0 |
| 2 | Wash Away | | 54% | 1.0 |
| 3 | Spell Snare | | 54% | 1.0 |
| 4 | Force Spike | | 52% | 1.0 |
| 5 | Daze | | 51% | 1.0 |
| 6 | Mana Leak | | 49% | 1.0 |
| 7 | Stern Scolding | | 48% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Brainstorm | | 47% | 1.0 |
| 9 | Memory Lapse | | 46% | 1.0 |
| 10 | Swords to Plowshares | | 46% | 1.0 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scalding Tarn | — | 69% | 1.0 |
| 2 | Misty Rainforest | — | 67% | 1.0 |
| 3 | Flooded Strand | — | 66% | 1.0 |
| 4 | Command Tower | — | 64% | 1.0 |
| 5 | Polluted Delta | — | 62% | 1.0 |
| 6 | Bloodstained Mire | — | 60% | 1.0 |
| 7 | Prismatic Vista | — | 59% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Wooded Foothills | — | 56% | 1.0 |
| 9 | Arid Mesa | — | 55% | 1.0 |
| 10 | Marsh Flats | — | 48% | 1.0 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Duel Commander decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by day. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Duel Commander decklist ingested from MTGO Challenges and Leagues, counting main-deck and sideboard copies together. Top Cards Overall excludes lands. The ranking tables use the last 30 days; the chart follows the window selected above. Up to 8 cards can be compared at once.