WB Orzhov Commanders

Orzhov (White/Black) EDH Commanders

98 legal commanders. Pick one and build a deck with AI, or browse the full list below.

Playing Orzhov in Commander

Orzhov is the color pair of attrition, taxation, and incremental advantage. White provides rules and structure; black provides the willingness to break them for profit. Together they build decks that slowly drain opponents' resources — life, creatures, cards — while accumulating small advantages that compound into victory.

Orzhov archetypes include aristocrats (the definitive home for sacrifice-based strategies), lifegain/drain (extort and similar effects that scale in multiplayer), token generation with sacrifice payoffs, stax (taxing effects from both colors), and reanimator with white's recursion support. Commanders in Orzhov frequently reward you for creatures dying, life being gained or lost, or opponents being forced to pay extra for their spells.

The strength of Orzhov is removal — you have the best creature removal in the format from both colors, plus white's enchantment answers and black's edict effects. You also have strong recursion, letting you grind out longer games. The weakness is that Orzhov can be slow to close. Draining someone from 40 to 0 takes time, and without blue's counterspells or green's ramp, you sometimes struggle to keep up with faster combo or ramp strategies. But Orzhov rewards patience, and the player who grinds longest usually wins.

All Orzhov Commanders

98 total

Art by Mark Zug

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year

Legendary Creature — Bird Bard

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Orzhov (White/Black) EDH Commanders

Playing Orzhov in Commander

All Orzhov Commanders

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year

Amalia Benavides Aguirre

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Aron, Benalia's Ruin

Arvad the Cursed

Aryel, Knight of Windgrace

Astarion, the Decadent

Athreos, God of Passage

Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Baron Bertram Graywater

Barrowin of Clan Undurr

Bartolomé del Presidio

Breena, the Demagogue

Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin

Clavileño, First of the Blessed

Colonel Autumn

Commissar Severina Raine

Dark Leo & Shredder

Daxos the Returned

Denethor, Ruling Steward

Drana and Linvala

Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Elder Arthur Maxson

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

Eriette of the Charmed Apple

Estinien Varlineau

Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

Firja, Judge of Valor

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit

Frodo, Sauron's Bane

General Kudro of Drannith

Ghost Council of Orzhova

Greasefang, Okiba Boss

Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance

Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise

Jirina, Dauntless General

Judge Magister Gabranth

Kambal, Consul of Allocation

Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Karai, Future of the Foot

Karlov of the Ghost Council

Ketramose, the New Dawn

Killian, Ink Duelist

King of the Oathbreakers

Koya, Death from Above

Kunoros, Hound of Athreos

Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

MacCready, Lamplight Mayor

Minthara, Merciless Soul

Mister Negative

Moira and Teshar

Nalia de'Arnise

Naomi, Pillar of Order

Neva, Stalked by Nightmares

Neyam Shai Murad

Obzedat, Ghost Council

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

Papalymo Totolymo

Ratadrabik of Urborg

Ravos, Soultender

Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold

Rodolf Duskbringer

Rufus Shinra

Selenia, Dark Angel

Shadrix Silverquill

Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow

Shay Cormac

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine