Commander
Esper Stax
Taxes or denies opponents' lands, mana, and actions, locking the game down rather than racing it.
Esper — a control shell built on removal and card advantage, closing games slowly and deliberately.
Esper Stax
30% (2,062 games, 451 decks)
Cards That Overperform in Stax
Not yet broken out by color identity specifically — these numbers are for Stax across Commander as a whole.
- Diamond Lion+11% (n=36)
- Survivor's Med Kit+10% (n=29)
- Leather Armor+7% (n=48)
- Glass Casket+7% (n=54)
- Voyager Staff+7% (n=60)
Most-Played Cards in Stax
- Sol Ring99% (n=1486)
- Lotus Petal97% (n=1449)
- Chrome Mox96% (n=1444)
- Ancient Tomb96% (n=1440)
- Mana Vault96% (n=1435)
- Gemstone Caverns95% (n=1422)
- Mox Opal91% (n=1363)
- Mox Diamond87% (n=1305)
- Arcane Signet85% (n=1277)
- Enlightened Tutor82% (n=1227)