Magic: The Gathering’s widely popular Commander format allows players to construct decks around legendary creatures of a player’s choice, designating them as a deck’s commander. As these commanders are readily accessible due to their accessibility in the command zone, Commander is a format like no other.

However, players are still required to pay their commander’s mana cost from the command zone, even needing to pay an additional “commander tax” for each time a commander has been cast. For many players, this incentivizes the use of a commander with a low converted mana cost to ensure that one’s Commander can be cast early into a game with ease. So today, we’re going to examine the ten strongest Commanders that require very little mana to cast!

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Sygg, River Cutthroat

Isamaru, Hound of Konda

Baral, Chief of Compliance

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Thrasios, Triton Hero

Gaddock Teeg

Tinybones, Trinket Thief

Rhys the Redeemed

Sram, Senior Edificer