Art: Eric Deschamps · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate · from $0.29

Flying Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to your opponents, you create a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") 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

53 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	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
27	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
28	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
29	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
30	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
31	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
36	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
37	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
38	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
44	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
48	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
49	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
50	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
51	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
52	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
53	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
56	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
57	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
58	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
59	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
60	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
61	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
62	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
65	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
66	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
67	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
68	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
69	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
70	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
71	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
72	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
73	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
74	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
75	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
76	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
77	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
78	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
79	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
80	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
81	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Preordain	Sorcery	1	$0.64
84	Opt	Instant	1	$0.16
85	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
86	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
87	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
88	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
92	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
93	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
94	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
95	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
96	Archmage Emeritus	Creature	4	$0.60
97	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
98	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
99	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
100	Force of Negation	Instant	3	$45.50

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Most played with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

The 25 most-played cards in 543 settled top-16 lists running Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 5, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Sol Ring	99% · 540 of 543	137
2	Command Tower	99% · 535 of 543	137
3	Lotus Petal	96% · 523 of 543	133
4	Fierce Guardianship	96% · 520 of 543	130
5	Ancient Tomb	96% · 519 of 543	132
6	Force of Will	96% · 519 of 543	132
7	Gemstone Caverns	95% · 516 of 543	132
8	Mana Vault	95% · 516 of 543	131
9	Mystic Remora	95% · 516 of 543	131
10	Chrome Mox	95% · 515 of 543	130
11	Pact of Negation	94% · 513 of 543	131
12	Mental Misstep	94% · 512 of 543	130
13	Flusterstorm	93% · 507 of 543	128
14	Scalding Tarn	93% · 506 of 543	130
15	Polluted Delta	93% · 505 of 543	130
16	Mox Diamond	93% · 503 of 543	129
17	Mana Confluence	92% · 498 of 543	126
18	City of Brass	91% · 493 of 543	122
19	Rhystic Study	90% · 491 of 543	125
20	Flooded Strand	90% · 486 of 543	125
21	Mindbreak Trap	89% · 484 of 543	122
22	Misty Rainforest	88% · 480 of 543	123
23	Swan Song	86% · 469 of 543	113
24	Otawara, Soaring City	86% · 467 of 543	118
25	Bloodstained Mire	83% · 452 of 543	113

Combos with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

8 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Freed from the Real + Hermetic Study + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Infinite damage · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Freed from the Real + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Viridian Longbow
Infinite damage
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Hermetic Study + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite damage · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Pemmin's Aura + Viridian Longbow
Infinite damage
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Freed from the Real + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Pirate Ship
Infinite damage
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Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Pemmin's Aura + Pirate Ship
Infinite damage
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Freed from the Real + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Sorcerer's Wand
Infinite damage
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Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Pemmin's Aura + Sorcerer's Wand
Infinite damage
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 577 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

5th of 29 — IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2 on Topdeck.ggOct 5, 2026 · 3–2–0 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Ian Pali
8th of 29 — IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2 on Topdeck.ggOct 5, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Calvin Ng
2nd of 42 — Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–2–2 · with Vial Smasher the Fierce · by Zachuary Steed
3rd of 16 — Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–2–1 · with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · by Van Geit Dries
4th of 42 — Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–1–4 · with Vial Smasher the Fierce · by Braedyn Omolo
4th of 16 — ROK Beer Bash #10 - MIAMI MTG:CEDH TOURNAMENT on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Tana, the Bloodsower · by Franklin
11th of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · by Claudio Ireland
13th of 31 — Czech cEDH monthly tournament 10/2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Vial Smasher the Fierce · by Hnatko Vojtěch

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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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