Art: Bastien L. Deharme · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $2.55

{T}: Add {C} for each card you've drawn this turn. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
36	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
37	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
38	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
39	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
40	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
43	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
44	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
45	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
46	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
47	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
48	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
49	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
56	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
57	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
58	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
59	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
60	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
61	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
62	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
65	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
66	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
67	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
68	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
69	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
70	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
71	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
72	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
73	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
74	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
75	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
76	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
77	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
78	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12
79	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
80	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
81	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
82	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
83	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
84	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
85	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
86	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
87	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
88	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
89	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
90	Dreamroot Cascade	Land	0	$0.86
91	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
92	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
93	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
94	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
95	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
96	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
97	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
98	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
99	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
100	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10

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Most played with Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

The 25 most-played cards in 10 settled top-16 lists running Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 16, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 10 of 10	3
2	Sol Ring	100% · 10 of 10	3
3	Ancient Tomb	80% · 8 of 10	3
4	Brainstorm	80% · 8 of 10	3
5	Chrome Mox	80% · 8 of 10	3
6	City of Brass	80% · 8 of 10	3
7	Fellwar Stone	80% · 8 of 10	1
8	Fierce Guardianship	80% · 8 of 10	3
9	Gemstone Caverns	80% · 8 of 10	3
10	Lotus Petal	80% · 8 of 10	3
11	Mana Vault	80% · 8 of 10	3
12	Mental Misstep	80% · 8 of 10	3
13	Misty Rainforest	80% · 8 of 10	3
14	Mox Diamond	80% · 8 of 10	3
15	Mox Opal	80% · 8 of 10	3
16	Mystic Remora	80% · 8 of 10	3
17	Pact of Negation	80% · 8 of 10	3
18	Polluted Delta	80% · 8 of 10	3
19	Rhystic Study	80% · 8 of 10	3
20	Tropical Island	80% · 8 of 10	3
21	Arcane Signet	70% · 7 of 10	1
22	Chain of Vapor	70% · 7 of 10	3
23	Elvish Spirit Guide	70% · 7 of 10	3
24	Flusterstorm	70% · 7 of 10	2
25	Force of Will	70% · 7 of 10	2

Combos with Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

The 10 most popular of 38 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Staff of Domination
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite card draw · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Sword of the Paruns
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Chromatic Orrery + Freed from the Real + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Energy Refractor + Freed from the Real + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Ioreth of the Healing House + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Saryth, the Viper's Fang
Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control
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Chromatic Orrery + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Freed from the Real + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Prismite
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Energy Refractor + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Freed from the Real + Gemstone Array + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Infinite charge counters on a permanent · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Pemmin's Aura + Prismite
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 10 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

5th of 20 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 10, 2026 · 0–2–0 · with Vial Smasher the Fierce · by Bastien Baudry
1st of 25 — CardArt Weekly #61 on Topdeck.ggJul 1, 2026 · 3–0–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by 🥶Anthony GlacialCity🥶
3rd of 28 — Breach the Bay 2 Satellite! Free for BTB2 Participants! on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 2–3–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by 🥶Anthony GlacialCity🥶
7th of 35 — Torneo I Fiestas de Zaballa cEDH on Topdeck.ggMay 2, 2026 · 1–1–3 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Oscar Fernandez de Aguirre
10th of 264 — Misplay on the Lake on Topdeck.ggApr 18, 2026 · 3–3–2 · with Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools · by Alex Walma
2nd of 17 — Lotus Cedh Low stakes Weekly (Apr 14) on Topdeck.ggApr 14, 2026 · 1–1–2 · with Vial Smasher the Fierce · by David Walker
16th of 17 — Lotus Cedh Low stakes Weekly (Apr 14) on Topdeck.ggApr 14, 2026 · 0–3–0 · with Vial Smasher the Fierce · by lexya nazarro
7th of 25 — Blast Off Gaming cEDH Tournament! on Topdeck.ggMar 28, 2026 · 1–1–1 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by travis lewis

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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