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Top 20 Colorless Commanders in MTG Magic: the Gathering

​Ready to surprise your friends with an unorthodox commander? How about sitting down with a completely colorless deck! Commander decks tend to be multi-colored, so a mono-colored deck can be a surprise, but when you flip up a colorless creature in the command zone your opponents know they're in for ride. There aren't too many viable legendary creatures that can provide you a commander with a colorless identity, but between Eldrazi and artifacts, there are a few!

Best 10 Colorless Commanders in MTG Magic: the Gathering

There's something to be said for the simplicity of a deck where the commander's color identity is… colorless. No need to worry about mana symbols on the cards in your library, they all use colorless mana. Their casting costs just numbers and Xs, the cards in colorless decks consist of eldrazi and artifacts, and colorless land needed to cast them. The question is are you building an Eldrazi deck, or an artifact deck? There are constraints on what you can use due to the rules of commander Magic, but let's get into how to make a winning commander deck with only colorless cards.

EDHREC.com provides a list of the most used commanders in their deck lists, here are the top colorless! Columns represent Converted Mana Cost (CMC), Name of the card, The Type of card, the current price on Card Kingdom and on TCGPlayer.com, the Salt rating (how salty seeing this commander on the table makes your opponents,) and the number of decks using the commander in their archives. The list links will take you to TCGPlayer to check the current price!

If you're new to commander, check out our beginner's guide!

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CMCNameTypeCard KingdomTCGPlayerSaltDecks
10Kozilek, the Great DistortionCreature$2.79 $2.21 1.426538
6Zhulodok, Void GorgerCreature$12.99 $9.25 1.185518
4Traxos, Scourge of KroogCreature$0.49 $0.09 0.252260
3Liberator, Urza's BattlethopterCreature$4.99 $2.69 0.32159
8Graaz, Unstoppable JuggernautCreature$0.49 $0.13 01905
5Karn, Legacy ReforgedCreature$13.99 $8.64 1.091482
5Karn, Silver GolemCreature$13.99 $18.35 0.571305
10Ulamog, the Ceaseless HungerCreature$29.99 $21.95 1.681086
10Kozilek, Butcher of TruthCreature$42.99 $30.25 1.51868
13Emrakul, the Promised EndCreature$59.99 $50.00 2.13776

The Best Colorless Commander in MTG Magic: the Gathering is – Kozilek, the Great Distortion:

What makes Kozilek, the Great Distortion the best colorless commander in MTG Magic: the Gathering? 

Kozilek, the Great Distortion, as a colorless commander in Magic: The Gathering (MTG), offers several unique advantages that can make it a formidable choice in the Commander format:

  1. Card Draw: Kozilek's ability to draw cards equal to the difference between your hand size and seven cards when you cast it ensures a significant refill of your hand. This ability is especially powerful in Commander, where maintaining card advantage is crucial.
  2. Counter Ability: Kozilek's ability to discard a card with converted mana cost (CMC) equal to the CMC of a spell an opponent casts allows for direct interaction and control, a rare feature in colorless decks.
  3. Menace: Kozilek's menace makes it difficult to block, thus making it an effective combat threat.
  4. High Power/Toughness: As a 12/12, Kozilek is a substantial threat on the battlefield, capable of eliminating opponents quickly or acting as a formidable blocker. Any player hit is a HUGE amount of commander damage without any kind of pump to Kozilek's power.

Playing Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Kozilek decks often focus on ramping mana quickly to cast Kozilek early. Since the deck is colorless, you'll rely on artifacts and lands that produce a lot of mana. After casting Kozilek, the strategy typically involves maintaining card advantage while using Kozilek’s counter ability to disrupt opponents' plans.

Key Cards for a Kozilek Commander Deck

Best Combos for Kozilek

  • Kozilek and Annihilator Eldrazi: Casting other Eldrazi with Annihilator (like Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre) can devastate opponents’ board states.

How to Play These Combos

  • Focus on assembling the pieces while protecting them. Kozilek’s counter ability can be instrumental in this.
  • Use your mana rocks and lands to ramp up quickly.
  • Play defensively until you can assemble your combos, then switch to an aggressive strategy to close out the game.

Ultimately, the power of Kozilek in Commander lies in its blend of offensive capability and interactive potential, along with the inherent strength of colorless decks to bypass color-specific restrictions and vulnerabilities.

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Top 2 Through 10 Colorless Commanders in MTG: Magic the Gathering:

Kozilek is great and all, but what if you don't want to just show up with the most well-known colorless commander? Here are the other 9 of the top 10 options!

  1. Zhulodok, Void Gorger: This behemoth is like the party animal of the colorless commanders. Imagine crashing into the battlefield and munching on artifacts or enchantments like they're party snacks, gaining you life and drawing cards. It's like saying, “Thanks for the goodies, now watch me get stronger!” Every time you chew on an artifact or enchantment, Zhulodok gets a +1/+1 counter. Talk about turning your opponents' resources into your power buffet!
  2. Traxos, Scourge of Kroog: This big, bad, ancient robot is all about staying active. It's like that friend who can't sit still – always untapping every time you play a historic spell. And let's not forget, it's a 7/7 trampler for just four mana. That's like showing up to a race in a monster truck when everyone else is on scooters. You just play some artifacts, sagas, or legendary spells, and Traxos is up and running (or trampling) again!
  3. Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter: This flying war machine is your ticket to flexing some serious muscle in the skies. Liberator is all about giving you options – you get to choose between drawing cards or dealing damage every time it attacks. It's like that versatile friend who's equally good at planning parties and fixing cars. Plus, with its moderate casting cost, it's like having a luxury car with the efficiency of a compact – fancy, yet practical!
  1. Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut: This one's like the bulldozer of commanders. When Graaz hits the battlefield, it's all about smashing and bashing. It's indestructible, which means it laughs in the face of most threats. And every time it attacks or blocks, it turns another noncreature artifact into a creature with power and toughness equal to its cost. It's like going to a car lot and turning every vehicle into your own personal Transformer. Talk about an army of metal minions!
  2. Karn, Legacy Reforged: Oh, the versatility! This incarnation of Karn is like a Swiss Army knife. Every turn, you're either drawing cards or making one of your artifacts a big ol' creature until your next turn. It’s like having a magic wand that turns your coffee cup into a giant robot – now that's a party trick! Plus, if you get to that ultimate ability, you're looking at a huge advantage by casting artifacts from your graveyard for free. It’s like having an endless toolbox at your disposal.
  3. Karn, Silver Golem: The OG Karn! This version is all about bringing your artifacts to life. For just one mana, you can turn any noncreature artifact into a creature with power and toughness equal to its cost until end of turn. It’s like walking into an art gallery and bringing the statues to life! And let's not forget, if you have an artifact with zero cost, it becomes a 0/0 creature and poof! – it’s a sneaky way to get rid of problematic artifacts on the board. It's like having a magic trick up your sleeve that your opponents never see coming.
  1. Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger: This big guy is a real party crasher. When you cast Ulamog, you exile two target permanents, which is like showing up and immediately kicking two unwanted guests out of the party. And that's not all – whenever it attacks, the defending player exiles the top twenty cards of their library. Twenty cards! It’s like taking a huge scoop out of their deck and saying, “You won't be needing these.” Talk about a hunger that just can't be satisfied!
  2. Kozilek, Butcher of Truth: Kozilek is the life of the party with its card-drawing ability. When you cast it, you draw four cards. Four! It’s like giving your hand a much-needed refreshment. Plus, it's got a neat little trick – if it hits the graveyard from anywhere, you shuffle your graveyard into your library. It's like hitting the reset button on your graveyard, keeping your options open for longer. And let's not forget the annihilator 4 ability, decimating opponents' boards whenever it attacks.
  3. Emrakul, the Promised End: Last but not least, Emrakul is like the mastermind of chaos. When you cast this titan, you gain control of an opponent during their next turn. That’s right, you get to puppeteer an entire turn of your enemy! Plus, it costs one less to cast for each card type among cards in your graveyard, making it a potentially cheaper menace. And as a 13/13 with flying, trample, and protection from instants, Emrakul is a formidable force on the battlefield.

Top 11 Through 20 Colorless Commanders in MTG: Magic the Gathering

If you didn't find what you're looking for in the top 10, I have great news. Here are 10 more possibilities! These round out the top 20 best commanders you'll find for colorless EDH (Elder Dragon Highlander) decks.

2Syr Ginger, the Meal EnderCreature$3.49 $1.50 0.14719
0Omarthis, Ghostfire InitiateCreature$0.99 $0.72 0.06603
1Hope of GhirapurCreature$1.29 $0.90 0.41598
3The Peregrine DynamoCreature$1.49 $1.63 0.37560
11Ulamog, the Infinite GyreCreature$37.99 $31.82 1.68304
15Emrakul, the Aeons TornCreature$15.99 $13.76 088
6D00-DL, CaricaturistCreature$0.49 $0.05 034
5The Prismatic PiperCreature$0.35 $0.02 031
5Faceless OneCreature$0.35 $0.06 026
6Clara OswaldCreature$0.79 $2.05 00
  1. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender: For a mere two mana, you get a 3/1 powerhouse that's seasoned with trample, hexproof, and haste as long as an opponent controls a planeswalker. It's like having a secret weapon that suddenly becomes supercharged in the presence of powerful foes. Every time another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, our spicy friend here gets a +1/+1 counter and lets you scry 1. That's like adding seasoning to taste – a little bit here, a little bit there, making sure everything is just perfect. And if that's not enough, for two mana and a tap, you can sacrifice Syr Ginger to gain life equal to its power. It’s like finishing your meal with a satisfying dessert that also gives you a health boost!
  2. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate: This one is like the mysterious ninja of the group. Omarthis’ ability to become unblockable when you cast an instant or sorcery spell is like having a secret weapon up your sleeve. It's all about timing and precision. You can sneak in damage whenever you play your tricks, making Omarthis a subtle but deadly threat. It's like playing a game of chess but with ghostfire!
  3. Hope of Ghirapur: Don't let its size fool you; this little thopter packs a punch. It's a 1/1 for just one mana, and it can fly! But here’s the kicker – when it deals combat damage, you can sacrifice it to stop a player from casting noncreature spells next turn. It's like sending a tiny drone to jam the opponent's signals. Hope of Ghirapur is perfect for those games where you want to sneak in early and disrupt your opponents' plans before they even know what hit them.
  1. The Peregrine Dynamo: Imagine a commander that’s like the Energizer Bunny of MTG – it just keeps going and going! The Peregrine Dynamo is all about momentum, gathering speed and power as the game progresses. Its abilities likely focus on ramping up energy or charge counters, turning it into a growing threat that can overpower opponents if left unchecked. It’s like that one friend who starts the night quietly but becomes the life of the party by the end!
  2. Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre: This Eldrazi titan is like the juggernaut you can't stop. When you cast Ulamog, you’re not just putting a 10/10 creature on the battlefield; you're annihilating two permanents. It’s like showing up and knocking two chess pieces off the board – no questions asked. And if that wasn't enough, it's indestructible, and shuffles back into your library if it hits the graveyard. It’s like the ultimate boomerang – always coming back for more destruction!
  3. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: This behemoth is the definition of a game-changer. Emrakul's sheer presence – a 15/15 flyer with protection from colored spells – is enough to make opponents sweat. When you cast it, you get an extra turn. That’s right, two turns in a row! It's like having a birthday and finding out you get to celebrate it again tomorrow. And don't forget the annihilator 6, decimating six of your opponents' permanents with each attack. Emrakul doesn’t just alter the game; it warps the very fabric of how the game is played! One caveat with this guy, he's officially banned in commander, so you'll need a good reason for your pod to give you a Rule 0 allowing him in your command zone.
  1. D00-DL, Caricaturist: Hailing from Unfinity, this legendary card is a unique and imaginative commander, bringing an artistic twist to the game. As a Legendary Artifact Creature – Robot, it allows you to create a 4/4 colorless Sketch creature token with abilities based on your quick drawing skills. Draw wings for flying, a sword for first strike, and so on, all within a fifteen-second window! While D00-DL is from a non-sanctioned set, requiring Rule 0 approval from your playgroup, its inclusion promises a game filled with creativity and fun, where your artistic flair directly influences your battlefield strategy.
  2. The Prismatic Piper: This card is the ultimate in flexibility. It's like having a wild card in your hand that can adapt to any situation. The Prismatic Piper can be any color you choose if it's your commander, making it a perfect fit for almost any deck. It's like that friend who can blend into any social circle – no matter the setting, they're right at home. While not the most powerful card on its own, its real strength lies in its ability to fill gaps in your mana color needs, ensuring your deck always has the right colors to cast your spells.
  1. Faceless One: Faceless, and colorless to start. Using this as your commander allows you to have a second Background commander as well. But, you must pick a color, so while the card starts colorless, it's color identity will change before the game begins.
  2. Clara Oswald: This one is, again, kind of cheating the list, but her mana cost is technically colorless! Fresh out of the Doctor Who Commander set, Clara is a versatile colorless commander in Magic: The Gathering. As a Legendary Creature – Human Advisor, she brings adaptability to your deck, allowing you to choose a color for her before the game begins. This flexibility is enhanced by her ability to amplify triggered abilities of any Doctor you control, doubling their effects. Moreover, her “Doctor's Companion” ability enables you to have her alongside the Doctor as a dual commander, offering thematic and strategic depth. With solid stats of 2/6, Clara Oswald is durable in battle, supporting a game plan centered around synergy and adaptability. She also has the added benefit of playing with new cards that your opponents may not be aware of or have strategies against!

Best Non-Legendary Creatures for Main Deck in MTG Colorless Commander

Your 99 are going to need some non-legendary creatures in the remaining cards. Eldrazi creature type and artifact creatures abound, and you'll find easy access to playing them when you're not relying on multiple colors of mana on the board.

  1. Foundry Inspector: Foundry Inspector is a must-have in any colorless commander deck, especially those heavy on artifacts. Its ability to reduce the mana cost of artifact spells by one is a game-changer. This means you can deploy your artifacts more efficiently, accelerating your game plan significantly. In a format where every mana point counts, the Inspector acts like a cost-saving wizard, allowing you to cast more spells or leave mana open for other actions. It's not just a creature; it's an investment that pays dividends throughout the game by making your entire deck run more smoothly and efficiently.
  2. Walking Ballista: Walking Ballista is a powerhouse in colorless decks, offering both flexibility and firepower. You can cast it for as much mana as you have available, making it a scalable threat that can adapt to any stage of the game. Once on the battlefield, it doubles as a precision removal tool. Its ability to remove counters to deal damage allows you to control the board by picking off key creatures or chipping away at opponents' life totals. Walking Ballista can be both a defensive bulwark and an offensive juggernaut, fitting seamlessly into various game situations and strategies.
  3. Psychosis Crawler: Psychosis Crawler is a relentless force in a colorless commander deck, especially in those that feature a lot of card draw. The Crawler deals damage to each opponent whenever you draw a card, turning every card drawn into potential damage. In a format like Commander, where drawing multiple cards per turn can be common, Psychosis Crawler becomes a persistent threat that slowly drains your opponents. Its synergy with card draw mechanics makes it a consistent source of pressure, and its power and toughness scaling with your hand size makes it a formidable presence on the battlefield as well.

Best Artifacts to Include in MTG Magic: the Gathering Colorless Commander Deck

We're talking colorless commander decks, so we'd better include the best artifacts to ride sidecar with those commanders!

First you'll want to take a look at our list of colorless tutor cards that you can include in your colorless commander deck.

  1. Swiftfoot Boots: Swiftfoot Boots is a staple in colorless commander decks for its straightforward yet powerful effect. The ability to grant both hexproof and haste to a creature is invaluable. Hexproof keeps your key creatures safe from targeted removals and spells, preserving your strategic assets on the board. Meanwhile, haste allows your creatures to swing into action immediately, catching opponents off guard and accelerating your offensive plays. The versatility of Swiftfoot Boots makes it an excellent inclusion, providing both protection and aggression in a single, affordable equipment.
  2. Lightning Greaves: Lightning Greaves is almost a non-negotiable in any colorless commander deck. Like Swiftfoot Boots, it grants haste, enabling your creatures to impact the board right away. But the real gem here is the shroud it provides, making the equipped creature immune to both your and your opponents' targeted spells. This can be crucial for protecting your commander or other key creatures from a plethora of removal spells that populate commander games. The fact that Lightning Greaves has a zero equip cost makes it incredibly efficient, allowing for immediate impact without additional mana investment.
  3. Sensei's Divining Top: Sensei's Divining Top is a powerhouse in terms of card quality control. Its ability to look at the top three cards of your library and rearrange them, or draw a card by tapping and putting the Top on top of your library, provides unparalleled deck manipulation. In a format where drawing the right card at the right time is crucial, the Top offers consistent control over what you draw next. It's particularly potent in colorless decks that may lack the card filtering and drawing options of colored decks, making it an essential tool for maintaining a steady flow of useful cards throughout the game.

I'm going to put an honorable mention in here for an oldie but goodie, Nevinyrral's Disk, because colorless doesn't have a ton of ways to wipe the board and it does a dang good job, it just also hits your stuff so it's got to be the right time for a full reset. 

Best Spells to Include in MTG Magic: the Gathering Colorless Commander Deck

You might think there wouldn't be many spells to work with outside of creatures and artifacts, and compared to colored cards you'd be correct! But, colorless commander decks do have some extremely powerful individual cards to lean on at instant AND sorcery speed.

  1. All is Dust: This is one of the most powerful cards in colorless commander decks, primarily for its sweeping board-clearing ability. This spell forces each player to sacrifice all colored permanents they control, effectively resetting the board and often giving the colorless deck – which relies heavily on colorless creatures and artifacts – a significant advantage. In Commander, where the battlefield can quickly become cluttered with a wide array of threatening permanents, “All is Dust” provides a clean slate. It's particularly effective in colorless decks that will lose less and can rebuild more quickly after the wipe, maintaining or regaining board dominance.
  2. Titan's Presence: Titan's Presence offers colorless decks a much-needed efficient removal spell. In a format where powerful creatures are commonplace, being able to exile a creature is a significant advantage. The requirement to reveal a colorless creature card from your hand usually isn't a hindrance in a colorless deck, making “Titan's Presence” a reliable and cost-effective way to deal with major threats. Its utility in handling large creatures that might otherwise be difficult to remove makes it a valuable asset in maintaining control of the game, and you can do so at instant speed!
  3. Skittering Invasion: This card is an excellent spell for colorless commander decks, particularly those focusing on ramp or Eldrazi strategies. It provides not only a surge in mana with five 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn tokens that can be sacrificed for a colorless mana each, but also a potential army of blockers or fodder for other sacrificial effects. This versatility makes “Skittering Invasion” a multifaceted tool, useful for both advancing your board presence and ramping up to your more powerful spells. In a deck where big plays are key, the ability to rapidly increase your mana resources while simultaneously providing defensive capabilities is incredibly beneficial.

Top Planeswalkers to Include in MTG Magic: the Gathering Colorless Commander Deck

Which planeswalker is the best choice for your colorless commander deck? I'll throw down three possibilities and you can decide:

  1. Ugin, the Ineffable: Ugin, the Ineffable is a stellar addition to any colorless commander deck, offering both cost reduction and removal capabilities. His ability to reduce the cost of colorless spells by 2 mana is incredibly valuable, especially in a deck that often relies on casting high-cost colorless spells. This ability accelerates your game plan, allowing you to deploy threats earlier than expected. Additionally, Ugin’s removal ability, which exiles a permanent that's one or more colors, provides a way to deal with troublesome colored threats on the board. His token-generating ability also offers a secondary source of board presence, making Ugin, the Ineffable a versatile and impactful planeswalker in a colorless strategy.
  2. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon: Ugin, the Spirit Dragon is a powerhouse in colorless commander decks. His -X ability to exile each permanent with converted mana cost X or less that's one or more colors can act as a massive board wipe, clearing the way for your victory. This is particularly potent in a format like Commander, where the board state can become complex and threatening. Ugin’s +2 ability offers a reliable damage source, and his ultimate can gain you a significant amount of life and draw a number of cards, setting you up for future plays. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon’s overall versatility and power make him a formidable inclusion in any colorless deck.
  3. Karn, the Great Creator: Karn, the Great Creator is an immensely valuable tool in colorless commander decks for several reasons. His ability to turn noncreature artifacts into creatures can be used both offensively and defensively, giving life to your artifacts for surprise blocks or attacks. But it's his static ability that truly shines, turning off all activated abilities of your opponents' artifacts, which can cripple many strategies reliant on artifact synergies. Additionally, Karn’s -2 ability allows you to pull artifacts from outside the game or in exile, providing tremendous utility and flexibility in accessing key pieces of your deck or specific answers to threats as needed. Karn’s versatility and disruptive capabilities make him a top choice for colorless commander decks.

Best Mana Rocks to Include in MTG Magic: the Gathering Colorless Commander Deck

Clearly if you're trying to drop a big fat Eldrazi on turn 3 or 4 you're going to need some help. The good news is, mana rocks are here to assist! Some of these cheap artifacts will let you drop your eldrazi and historic colorless spells much earlier than any opponent may have accounted for.

  1. Sol Ring: Sol Ring is arguably one of the best mana rocks in all of Magic: The Gathering, and its inclusion in a colorless commander deck is almost a no-brainer. For just one mana, it provides two colorless mana, effectively doubling your mana output from the get-go. This allows for significant acceleration of your game plan, enabling you to cast more expensive spells much earlier than usual. In a format like Commander, where getting ahead in mana can be crucial, Sol Ring offers an unparalleled boost in speed and efficiency, making it a staple in virtually any deck, especially in colorless ones where mana acceleration is key.
  2. Mind Stone: Mind Stone is a versatile mana rock that finds a comfortable spot in colorless commander decks. It provides a colorless mana, which is crucial for casting your spells and activating various abilities. What sets Mindstone apart is its added utility in the later stages of the game. You can sacrifice it to draw a card, turning it into a useful resource when you're in need of more options or trying to find a key piece of your strategy. This dual functionality – providing mana early on and card draw later – makes Mindstone a valuable and flexible inclusion in colorless decks.
  3. Thought Vessel: Thought Vessel is another excellent mana rock for colorless commander decks, offering not just mana acceleration but also an incredibly valuable secondary ability. It provides one colorless mana, which is helpful for ramping up your resources. However, its real strength lies in removing the maximum hand size limit, allowing you to retain all the cards you draw without having to discard. In a format where card advantage is crucial, Thought Vessel ensures that you can keep all your options open without being forced to discard due to hand size limits. This makes it especially powerful in decks that draw a lot of cards, ensuring that no valuable resources are lost.

Best Non-Basic Lands for MTG Colorless Commander Deck

Normal basic lands? Nope. Can't use them in a colorless commander deck. Colorless utility lands are your go to, and here are three of the best:

  1. Reliquary Tower: Reliquary Tower is like having an extra-large backpack in your colorless commander deck. It allows you to have no maximum hand size, meaning you can hoard all your cards like a dragon with its treasure. In Commander, where drawing tons of cards is part of the fun, Reliquary Tower ensures you never have to agonizingly choose which of your precious cards to discard at the end of your turn. It's like showing up to a buffet with an extra stomach – you can have it all!
  2. Rogue's Passage: Rogue's Passage is the sneak master's dream. It lets you make one of your creatures unblockable for just a small mana investment. Imagine having a massive Eldrazi, and just when your opponent thinks they've got a perfect defense, you tap Rogue's Passage and say, “Surprise! My behemoth is coming through whether you like it or not.” It's like giving your creature an invisibility cloak for a turn, perfect for getting those crucial hits in.
  3. Ancient Tomb: Ancient Tomb is like a turbo boost for your mana. Sure, it deals 2 damage to you every time you tap it, but in return, you get two colorless mana. In the world of Commander, where life is a resource, this trade-off is often worth it. It's like having a sports car that uses a bit more fuel, but oh boy, does it zoom! This land helps you get your big threats out earlier, which can be a game-changer, especially in the early stages of the game. Think of it as a small price to pay for a significant speed advantage.

Also in this category don't forget Urza's MineTower, and Power Plant! Can be amazing lands for dropping big nasties a lot sooner.

Best Combos for MTG Magic: the Gathering Colorless Commander Deck

Commander is all about dropping nasty combos and colorless decks have no shortage of them. Check these bad boys out below:

Rings of Brighthearth (or Forsaken Monument) + Basalt Monolith:

How it works: Tap Basalt Monolith for three (or four with Forsaken Monument) mana. Use three mana to untap it, and with Rings of Brighthearth in play, pay an additional two mana to copy the untap ability, netting one mana in the process. With Forsaken Monument, the Monolith produces extra mana and can be untapped for free, resulting in unlimited mana generation.

Applications: Infinite mana from this combo can be channeled into various outlets such as casting large spells, activating powerful abilities repeatedly, or fueling other game-winning combos in your deck.

Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector:

How it works: With Mystic Forge, you can play the top card of your library if it’s an artifact or colorless nonland card. Sensei’s Divining Top lets you draw a card and put Top on top of your library. Foundry Inspector reduces the cost of Top to zero. Draw with Top, put it on top, cast it for free with Mystic Forge, and repeat the process to draw your entire deck.

Applications: This combo allows you to rapidly cycle through your deck, drawing into key cards and setting up game-winning plays. It's particularly effective for finding specific answers or assembling other combos.

Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice:

How it works: Once Mycosynth Lattice is on the battlefield, all permanents become artifacts. Karn, the Great Creator’s static ability then prevents opponents from activating the abilities of their artifacts, which now includes all their permanents. This effectively locks opponents out from using their lands, mana rocks, and other key resources.

Applications: This combo disrupts opponents' ability to play the game, effectively locking them out of meaningful actions. It’s a powerful control mechanism that can give you time to execute your win conditions unopposed.

Need a couple of colorless tutors to help out your new commander and crank out those combos? Check out the list of the best colorless tutors in MTG.

Which colorless commander is your favorite and why? Let us know in the comments.

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