Planeswalkers are one of the most popular card types in all of Magic: The Gathering. Presenting central figures of Magic’s story and possessing numerous strong abilities, Planeswalkers are capable of accruing their controller large sums of value whilst doing so in a splashy manner.

It’s no surprise that a deck archetype revolving around Planeswalkers arose within the much-beloved Commander format. Often referred to as “Superfriends” decks, these decks seek to utilize as many Planeswalkers as possible, containing numerous cards that let their controller get additional value out of these aforementioned Planeswalkers.

But of all of the cards within Magic’s history, which are the most worth using in a “Superfriends” deck? Today, we’re examining everything from artifacts to commanders themselves in order to figure out how to get the most out of Planeswalkers in Commander!

15 Oath of Nissa

A legendary enchantment for only one green mana, upon entering the battlefield, Oath of Nissa serves a cantrip that selects a creature, land, or Planeswalker from the top of its controller’s library, putting that card in that player’s hand.

While this first ability may appear to be nothing too special, Oath of Nissa’s second ability produces a great deal of mileage in practically any “Superfriends” Commander deck. As long as Oath of Nissa is in play, its controller may spend mana as though it were any color when casting Planeswalkers. This means that once this enchantment is in play, its controller’s mana is completely fixed, and they’ll always have access to the colors they need when casting Planeswalkers.

14 Arena Rector

Two elements that often make for incredibly powerful Magic cards are reliability and the ability to circumvent mana costs of spells. Arena Rector is a card featuring both of these traits in a fashion that synergizes greatly with Planeswalkers.

A measly 1/2 for four mana, upon dying, Arena Rector can search its controller’s library for a Planeswalker, and put that card directly into play. This allows for players to reliably access potent Planeswalkers in their decks, whilst avoiding high mana costs such as those often found on the various iterations of Nicol Bolas.

13 Inexorable Tide

One of the most pivotal mechanics for players to capitalize upon in “Superfriends” decks is the Proliferate mechanic. When a player proliferates, they choose any number of permanents with counters on them, and then place one additional counter on said permanents. Due to the wording of this ability, Proliferating allows players to put additional loyalty counters on their Planeswalkers.

Inexorable Tide is an enchantment for five mana that states that whenever its controller casts a spell, they proliferate. This enchantment allows players to accrue massive amounts of value as they string together numerous spells in a single turn, proliferating their Planeswalkers and quickly activating their respective ultimate abilities.

12 Kethis, The Hidden Hand

A legendary creature and potential “Superfriends” Commander, Kethis the Hidden Hand reduces the costs of all legendary spells cast by his controller by one mana. Coincidentally, all Planeswalkers are legendary, meaning that Kethis allows them to be cast for less mana.

Additionally, at the cost of two exiled cards from Kethis’s owner’s graveyard, Kethis allows for legendary spells to be cast from his owner’s graveyard. This means that Kethis is one of the few cards in all of Magic that allows for Planeswalkers to be easily recurred from the graveyard, providing Planeswalkers with a sort of insurance policy in case they’re destroyed.

11 Evolution Sage

Like the previously mentioned Inexorable Tide, Evolution Sage is a card that allows its controller to repeatedly proliferate. While Inexorable Tide causes its controller to do so whenever they cast a spell, Evolution Sage proliferates whenever a land enters the battlefield under its owner’s control.

This ability can be used in a variety of ways such as through mana ramp spells that put numerous lands directly into play such as Skyshroud Claim, causing its controller to proliferate twice.

Additionally, while Inexorable Tide costs five mana, Evolution Sage costs a much more lenient three mana, allowing it to be consistently cast earlier within a game of Commander.

10 Mila, Crafty Companion

Mila, Crafty Companion is a legendary Mono-White creature and the front half of a modal double-faced card. A 2/3 for three mana, Mila disincentivizes opponents from removing its controller’s planeswalkers.

Whenever one of its controller’s Planeswalkers is attacked by an opponent, its controller can put a loyalty counter on each Planeswalker they control. As if this ability weren’t solid enough, if an opponent targets a permanent Mila’s owner controls with a spell or ability, its controller can draw a card, meaning there are no truly safe ways for opponents to deal with that player’s Planeswalkers.

9 Flux Channeler

A blue creature for the cost of three mana, Flex Channeler is among the most simple yet effective cards on this list. A 2/2 human wizard, whenever this creature’s controller casts a non-creature spell, they can proliferate.

This means that by simply casting additional Planeswalkers, Flux channeler’s owner can increase the loyalty of each other Planeswalker they already have in play.

8 Esika, God Of The Tree And The Primatic Bridge

Like Mila, Crafty Companion, Esika, God of the Tree is a modal double-faced card that can be quite effective in a “Superfriends” deck. In the case of Esika within a Superfriends deck, its alternate side, The Prismatic Bridge, can be used to stellar effect when used within a Planeswalker-heavy deck.

An enchantment for one mana of each color, at the beginning of its controller’s turn, this enchantment lets its controller reveal cards from the top of their library until they a creature or Planeswalker, putting that card directly into play. This means that The Prismatic Bridge can function as a consistent means of putting a Planeswalker into play, even subverting potentially high mana costs.

7 Carth The Lion

Printed in Modern Horizons 2, Carth the Lion is a great Golgari creature that allows each Planeswalker under its owner’s control to provide significant additional value. A 3/5 human warrior for four mana, when Carth enters the battlefield or whenever a Planeswalker under its owner’s control dies, its controller can look at the top seven cards of their library, putting a Planeswalker revealed this way into that player’s hand.

While additional value from lost Planeswalkers is nice, Carth also causes each activated abilities of Planeswalkers under its owner’s control to be increased by +1, allowing many Planeswalkers to access their ultimate abilities much more quickly.

6 The Chain Veil

Few cards are as synonymous with the “Superfriends” Archetype as the legendary artifact, The Chain Veil. While it comes with the drawback of dealing two damage to its controller of their end step if they hadn’t activated a loyalty ability of a Planeswalker that turn, this drawback is nearly aways a non-factor in Planeswalker-heavy “Superfriends” decks.

For the cost of four mana, The Chain Veil can be tapped, allowing its controller to activate the abilities of each Planeswalker they control an additional time that turn. This ability is immensely powerful as not only are Planeswalkers producing twice as much value, they are also getting closer to the ultimate abilities at a significantly quicker rate.

5 Deepglow Skate

For five mana, Deepglow Skate is perhaps is one of the most essential cards for any deck containing numerous Planeswalkers. Upon entering the battlefield, the creature doubles the amount of counters on any number of target permanents.

Casting a Deepglow Skate while controlling numerous planeswalkers can often be devastating, allowing numerous planeswalkers to immediately access their respective ultimate abilities. With the right board state, few cards can make as much of an impact in a Commander game for a “Superfriends” decks like Deepglow Skate.

4 Doubling Season

One of the most iconic enchantments in the Commander format, Doubling Season is an ideal card for players to utilize in strategies that focus on Planeswalkers.

Doubling the amount of counters of any type put on permanents under its owner’s control, pairing Doubling Season with numerous Planeswalkers can have explosive results. Due to the way Doubling Season’s ability functions, Planeswalkers would enter the battlefield with twice as many loyalty counters on them allowing numerous Planeswalkers to activate their ultimate abilities as soon as they’re cast.

3 Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

The second iteration of the Mono-Green Praetor of New Phyrexia, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider greatly improves each Planeswalker under its owner’s control whilst hindering their opponent’s plans. For six mana, this 6/6 with trample and haste states that whenever its controller would put counters of any type on permanents or players, they put twice as many counters on those targets instead.

Like Doubling Season, this allows Vorinclex’s controller to greatly increase the number of loyalty counters their Planeswalkers have access to. Furthermore, in addition to this benefit, if its controller’s opponents would put counters on any targets, they put half has many counters on those targets rounded down, slowing many strategies down to a crawl.

2 Oath of Teferi

Like the Chain Veil, Oath of Teferi is a card that doubles the value of all Planeswalkers, allowing them to activate their abilities twice during their controller’s turn rather than once.

While the Chain Veil comes alongside a drawback, also requiring four mana to be spent each turn, Oath of Teferi’s ability has no additional cost once it’s been cast, possessing no real downsize. Oath of Teferi allows “Super Friends” decks to do everything they would already want to do, but with twice as much strength.

1 Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice

Easily the most popular choice for a Planeswalker-based Commander, Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice possesses a great deal of flexibility that lends it to being a strong option for numerous strategies including “Super Friends.”

Possessing numerous notable combat keywords, Atraxa’s key appeal comes in the form of its ability to proliferate at the end of each of its controller’s end steps. This allows Atraxa’s controller to be consistently capable of putting additional loyalty counters on their Planeswalkers.

Furthermore, Atraxa is every color in Magic except for red, allowing for the vast majority of Planeswalkers to be included in an Atraxa deck.

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