Affordable Cards by Archetype
Budget all-stars for six popular Commander archetypes: tokens, aristocrats, blink, wheels, reanimator, and landfall.
Ranking formula: Per archetype: cards carrying that archetype's verified oracle tags at $2 or less, ranked by archetype-tag matches, then depth, then price.
Tokens
Double your tokens and multiply your board.
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Legendary Creature — Human Artificer· MV 4GRU· Commander-legal
Support — animate artifact synergies on a 4-mana creature for $0.32.
#animate-artifact #animate-battle #animate-enchantment #animate-land #animate-planeswalker
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Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito· MV 4BU· Commander-legal
Card Draw — repeatable card advantage on a 4-mana planeswalker for $0.39.
#activated-ability #drain-life #draw-engine #group-slug #opponent-loses-life
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The Dalek Emperor$0.31Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek· MV 7BR· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — multi-target removal on a 7-mana creature for $0.31.
#affinity-for-daleks #evasion #gives-haste #keyword-anthem #multi-removal
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Artifact Creature — Gnome· MV 7· Commander-legal
Support — activated ability synergies on a 7-mana creature for $0.31.
#activated-ability #alliteration #attacking-matters-self #enters-in-company #exponential
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowKrenko, Mob BossMuldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
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Legendary Artifact Creature — Gnome // Legendary Artifact Creature — Gnome· MV 3RUW· Commander-legal
Support — activated ability synergies on a 3-mana creature for $0.29.
#activated-ability #alliteration #artifactfall #attacking-matters-self #enters-in-company
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Murmuration$0.32Enchantment· MV 5W· Commander-legal
Support — team-wide buffs on a 5-mana enchantment for $0.32.
#anthem #creates-token-of-a-card #evasion #fun-ruling #gives-vigilance
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Artifact Creature — Human Artificer· MV 3BU· Commander-legal
Card Draw — repeatable card advantage on a 3-mana creature for $0.33.
#40k-model #activated-ability #creates-bigger-body #donate-token #draw-engine
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Oni-Cult Anvil$0.36Artifact· MV 2BR· Commander-legal
Support — activated ability synergies on a 2-mana artifact for $0.36.
#activated-ability #bombard #bombard-self #burn-player #drain-life
Aristocrats
Sacrifice creatures for drain, draw, and value.
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Rankle and Torbran$0.32Legendary Creature — Faerie Dwarf· MV 5BR· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — multi-target removal and repeatable treasure generation on a 5-mana creature for $0.32.
#combat-ramp #damage-increaser #donate-mana #donate-token #evasion
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Catch // Release$0.21Sorcery // Sorcery· MV 9RUW· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — multi-target removal on a 9-mana sorcery for $0.21.
#cheaper-than-mv #gives-haste #multi-removal #mutual-sacrifice #punny-name
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Eumidian Wastewaker$0.23Creature — Insect Cleric· MV 4B· Commander-legal
Card Draw — attack trigger synergies on a 4-mana creature for $0.23.
#attack-trigger #attacking-matters-self #delayed-trigger #discard #discarded-type-matters
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Greater Gargadon$0.35Creature — Beast· MV 10R· Commander-legal
Support — free sacrifice outlets on a 10-mana creature for $0.35.
#activate-from-exile #alliteration #alternative-cost #cast-on-resolution #castable-from-exile
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Legendary Creature — Elder Demon· MV 5BW· Commander-legal
Graveyard & Recursion — free sacrifice outlets on a 5-mana creature for $0.30.
#activated-ability #alliteration #evasion #free-sacrifice-outlet #mana-sink
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Raiding Party$0.16Enchantment· MV 3R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — free sacrifice outlets and multi-target removal on a 3-mana enchantment for $0.16.
#activated-ability #free-sacrifice-outlet #hate-plains #mass-land-denial #multi-removal
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Fiend of the Shadows$0.31Creature — Vampire Wizard· MV 5B· Commander-legal
Card Draw — free sacrifice outlets and repeatable card advantage on a 5-mana creature for $0.31.
#activated-ability #curiosity-like #discard-to-exile #evasion #free-sacrifice-outlet
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Woe Strider$0.28Creature — Horror· MV 3B· Commander-legal
Card Draw — free sacrifice outlets on a 3-mana creature for $0.28.
#activated-ability #alternative-cost #castable-from-graveyard #enters-in-company #free-sacrifice-outlet
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
Blink
Flicker creatures to re-trigger enter effects.
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Creature — Kor Warlock· MV 4BW· Commander-legal
Card Draw — cheap cantrip value and repeatable card advantage on a 4-mana creature for $0.22.
#cantrip #cast-trigger-you #delayed-trigger #draw-engine #flicker-creature
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Enchantment — Saga· MV 4W· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — lifegain payoffs and multi-target removal on a 4-mana enchantment for $0.25.
#banish #fallout-vault-saga #flicker-creature #flicker-enchantment #flicker-slow
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Parting Gust$1.15Instant· MV 2W· Commander-legal
Support — additional cost synergies on a 2-mana instant for $1.15.
#additional-cost #delayed-trigger #donate-token #drawback #flicker-creature
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Getaway Glamer$0.28Instant· MV 1W· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — hard removal on a 1-mana instant for $0.28.
#additional-cost #alliteration #delayed-trigger #flicker-creature #flicker-slow
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Creature — Elephant Cleric· MV 2W· Commander-legal
Support — alternative cost synergies on a 2-mana creature for $0.17.
#alternative-cost #donate-token #flicker-nonland #more-expensive-than-mv #out-of-color-token
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Triad of Fates$0.18Legendary Creature — Human Wizard· MV 4BW· Commander-legal
Card Draw — activated ability synergies on a 4-mana creature for $0.18.
#activated-ability #draw-engine #flicker-creature #force-draw #homeward-effect
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Creature — Faerie Wizard // Instant — Adventure· MV 4UW· Commander-legal
Support — alliteration synergies on a 4-mana creature for $0.29.
#alliteration #castable-from-exile #cheaper-than-mv #delayed-trigger #evasion
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Legendary Creature — Human God Hero· MV 3UW· Commander-legal
Card Draw — repeatable card advantage on a 3-mana creature for $0.31.
#artifactfall #attack-trigger #attacking-matters-self #draw-engine #evasion
Wheels
Refill hands and punish draw payoffs.
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Battle — Siege // Enchantment· MV 4R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — activated ability synergies on a 4-mana battle for $0.41.
#activated-ability #burn-any #castable-from-exile #discard-outlet-land #discarded-type-matters
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Ogre-Head Helm$0.21Artifact Creature — Equipment Ogre· MV 2R· Commander-legal
Card Draw — burst card draw on a 2-mana creature for $0.21.
#activated-ability #burst-draw #deanimate-self #discard-outlet #ditch-hand
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Legendary Creature — Alien Human Hero· MV 3R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — burst card draw on a 3-mana creature for $0.24.
#alliteration #burst-draw #death-trigger-self #discard-outlet #ditch-hand
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Commit // Memory$0.32Instant // Sorcery· MV 10U· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — burst card draw on a 10-mana instant for $0.32.
#burst-draw #castable-from-graveyard #cheaper-than-mv #counterspell-tuck #ditch-hand
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Umaro, Raging Yeti$0.19Legendary Creature — Yeti Berserker· MV 6R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — burst card draw on a 6-mana creature for $0.19.
#burn-any #burst-draw #discard-outlet #ditch-hand #draw-engine
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Anje's Ravager$0.39Creature — Vampire Berserker· MV 3R· Commander-legal
Card Draw — burst card draw on a 3-mana creature for $0.39.
#alternative-cost #attack-trigger #attacking-matters-self #burst-draw #cheaper-than-mv
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Moonveil Regent$0.42Creature — Dragon· MV 4R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — burst card draw on a 4-mana creature for $0.42.
#burn-any #burst-draw #cast-trigger-you #death-trigger-self #discard-outlet
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Incendiary Command$1.55Sorcery· MV 5R· Commander-legal
Board Wipes — multi-target removal and hard removal on a 5-mana sorcery for $1.55.
#burn-creature #burn-planeswalker #burn-player #discard #discard-outlet
Reanimator
Cheat big creatures out of the graveyard.
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Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Human Noble· MV 6B· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — mass reanimation and hard removal on a 6-mana creature for $1.76.
#adds-multiple-mana #attack-trigger #attacking-matters-self #combat-ramp #cr-107-3f-x-card
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Terror Ballista$0.32Artifact Creature — Construct· MV 7B· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — hard removal and temporary reanimation on a 7-mana creature for $0.32.
#activate-from-graveyard #attack-trigger #attacking-matters-self #cheaper-than-mv #delayed-trigger
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Legendary Creature — Elf Noble // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elf Noble· MV 3BR· Commander-legal
Graveyard & Recursion — temporary reanimation on a 3-mana creature for $0.42.
#activated-ability #bombard #burn-battle #burn-player #delayed-trigger
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Tomb Blade$0.36Artifact Creature — Necron· MV 6B· Commander-legal
Graveyard & Recursion — temporary reanimation on a 6-mana creature for $0.36.
#40k-model #activate-from-graveyard #delayed-trigger #evasion #exile-self
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Salvation Colossus$0.69Artifact Creature — Construct· MV 8W· Commander-legal
Graveyard & Recursion — temporary reanimation on a 8-mana creature for $0.69.
#activate-from-graveyard #attack-trigger #attacking-matters #cheaper-than-mv #counter-fuel-energy
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Foggy Swamp Visions$0.29Sorcery· MV 3B· Commander-legal
Graveyard & Recursion — temporary reanimation on a 3-mana sorcery for $0.29.
#additional-cost #copy-creature #copy-from-graveyard #delayed-trigger #graveyard-fuel-creature
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Artifact Creature — Necron· MV 4B· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — multi-target removal and temporary reanimation on a 4-mana creature for $0.45.
#40k-model #activate-from-graveyard #delayed-trigger #evasion #exile-self
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Platoon Dispenser$0.55Artifact Creature — Construct· MV 5W· Commander-legal
Card Draw — repeatable card advantage and temporary reanimation on a 5-mana creature for $0.55.
#activate-from-graveyard #bottomless-mana-sink #cheaper-than-mv #creature-count-matters #delayed-trigger
Landfall
Turn every land drop into an engine.
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Rocco, Street Chef$0.38Legendary Creature — Elf Druid· MV 3GRW· Commander-legal
Support — landfall triggers on a 3-mana creature for $0.38.
#cast-trigger #gains-pp-counters #gives-pp-counters #group-hug #hate-exile-cast
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Legendary Creature — Goblin Artificer· MV 3R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — landfall triggers on a 3-mana creature for $0.38.
#bombard #burn-any #landfall #pair-commander #pinger
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Legendary Creature — Elf Noble // Sorcery — Adventure· MV 4GU· Commander-legal
Support — team-wide buffs and landfall triggers on a 4-mana creature for $0.23.
#anthem #castable-from-exile #cheaper-than-mv #exile-self #impulse-land
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Glacier Godmaw$0.27Creature — Leviathan· MV 7G· Commander-legal
Tutors — landfall triggers on a 7-mana creature for $0.27.
#alliteration #gains-haste #gains-vigilance #gives-haste #gives-vigilance
Fits:Muldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
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Legendary Creature — Elemental· MV 4GRU· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — landfall triggers and repeatable card advantage on a 4-mana creature for $0.27.
#burn-any #draw-engine #gains-pp-counters #gives-pp-counters #land-count-matters
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Enchantment // Land — Cave· MV 1G· Commander-legal
Lands — landfall triggers on a 1-mana enchantment for $0.30.
#activated-ability #alliteration #gives-pp-counters #impulse-creature #intervening-if-clause
Fits:Muldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
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Legendary Creature — Elf Spirit· MV 4GRW· Commander-legal
Support — landfall triggers on a 4-mana creature for $0.41.
#animate-land #gains-pp-counters #gives-haste #gives-pp-counters #gives-trample
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Thelon's Chant$0.17Enchantment· MV 3G· Commander-legal
Support — burn player synergies on a 3-mana enchantment for $0.17.
#burn-player #gives-mm-counters #group-slug #hate-swamp #landfall-other
Fits:Muldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
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