Humans · Commander / EDH

Human Commander Decks

By far the biggest creature type in Magic, which is the catch — with 4,000+ options the tribe has breadth but almost no shared mechanic. Human decks are built around a handful of specific lords.

Ready-built list

Human Anthem — Numbers Over Size

Deploy low-cost Humans rapidly to trigger tokens and wide-board synergies, pump the army with potent Human lords and anthems, and swing for lethal combat damage.

100 cards$207.46 totallegality-checked

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Commanders that care about humans

Legendary humans whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Art by Bram Sels

Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

{2}{W}{W}$66.02

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Art by Mark Winters

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

{2}{B}{B}$24.16

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Art by Magali Villeneuve

The Queen of Dale

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

{1}{W}$18.54

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Art by Javier Charro

Aragorn, the Uniter

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

{R}{G}{W}{U}$6.41

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Art by Anna Steinbauer

Apothecary White

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

{3}{W}$5.62

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Art by Bryan Sola

Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

{1}{W}{W}$2.36

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Art by Magali Villeneuve

Winota, Joiner of Forces

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

{2}{R}{W}$2.35

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Art by Carlos Dattoli

Superior Spider-Man

Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero

{2}{U}{B}$2.18

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Art by Willian Murai

Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier // Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

{W}$1.72

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The human support package

Cards that are not humans themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 128 of them are legal in Commander.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

{3}{B}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric

$21.75Buy on Mana Pool

Call the Coppercoats

{2}{W}

Instant

$6.54Buy on Mana Pool

Sigarda, Font of Blessings

{2}{G}{W}

Legendary Creature — Angel

$5.00Buy on Mana Pool

Shabraz, the Skyshark

{3}{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Shark Bird

$4.63Buy on Mana Pool

Bruna, the Fading Light

{5}{W}{W}

Legendary Creature — Angel Horror

$3.66Buy on Mana Pool

Forth Eorlingas!

{X}{R}{W}

Sorcery

$3.54Buy on Mana Pool

Horn of Gondor

{3}

Legendary Artifact

$3.28Buy on Mana Pool

Moonmist

{1}{G}

Instant

$3.04Buy on Mana Pool

Kogla, the Titan Ape

{3}{G}{G}{G}

Legendary Creature — Ape

$2.82Buy on Mana Pool

Herald of War

{3}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$2.48Buy on Mana Pool

Where humans live

Color identity of every legal human in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

Under a dollar

Playable humans currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Champion of the Parish

{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

$0.99Buy on Mana Pool

Kjeldoran Phalanx

{5}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

$0.98Buy on Mana Pool

Sworn Defender

{2}{W}{W}

Creature — Human Knight

$0.96Buy on Mana Pool

Great Divide Guide

{1}{G}

Creature — Human Scout Ally

$0.96Buy on Mana Pool

Instigator Gang // Wildblood Pack

{3}{R}

Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf

$0.95Buy on Mana Pool

Ophiomancer

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Shaman

$0.95Buy on Mana Pool

Rattleclaw Mystic

{1}{G}

Creature — Human Shaman

$0.95Buy on Mana Pool

Bog Witch

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Spellshaper

$0.93Buy on Mana Pool

Greedy Freebooter

{B}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.93Buy on Mana Pool

Priest of Urabrask

{2}{R}

Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric

$0.93Buy on Mana Pool

Tandem Lookout

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Scout

$0.91Buy on Mana Pool

Star Athlete

{1}{R}{R}

Creature — Human Warrior

$0.91Buy on Mana Pool

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