When you sit down to build a Commander deck, there are times when you look at your collection of Legendary Creatures and wonder what colors you're going to stick together. But, why limit yourself to one, two, or even three colors when you can simply play all of them?

Five-color decks represent the ultimate expression of Commander because you are able to jam any and every card you want in your 99.

The best five-color Commanders give players access to every tool Magic: The Gathering has to offer. You get Green ramp, Blue card draw, Black recursion, White removal, and Red aggression all in the same deck. As a result, these Commanders often support some of the strongest archetypes in the format.

Of course, building around WUBRG isn't always easy. Five-color mana bases can be very tricky to manage, and many decks spend their early turns fixing mana before they can begin executing their game plan.

Still, the payoff is worth it to have the entirety of Magic's color spectrum at your fingertips.

Today, we're ranking the best five color commanders Commanders you can build around.

Ranking Top 10 Five-Color Commanders in Magic: The Gathering

1. Jodah, Archmage Eternal
2. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
3. Omnath, Locus of All
4. Azlask, the Swelling Scourge
5. The Wandering Minstrel
6. Morophon, the Boundless
7. Kenrith, the Returned King
8. The Ur-Dragon
9. Ashling, the Limitless
10. Jodah, the Unifier

10. Jodah, Archmage Eternal

Jodah, Archmage Eternal is essentially a Fist of Suns ready to be summoned from the Command Zone.

His ability allows you to pay WUBRG instead of a spell's mana cost, turning expensive haymakers into five-mana bargains. Once Jodah sticks around for a turn cycle, opponents have to respect every card in your hand because almost any big spell can hit the battlefield ahead of schedule.

Naturally, Jodah decks lean into some of the spiciest spells available in Commander. The more expensive the card, the more mana you're effectively cheating.

One of the best things about Jodah is how he changes the way you evaluate cards. Spells that would normally be dismissed for costing eight, nine, or even ten mana become legitimate options. Few Commanders encourage players to dig through Magic's biggest and splashiest cards quite like Jodah does.

If your idea of fun involves casting ten-mana spells on turn five, Jodah delivers.

Some of the best cards to pair with Jodah, Archmage Eternal include:

• Omniscience turns every spell in your hand into a free cast and gives you absolute power
• Conflux searches for five powerful cards at once, one of each colo
• Ruinous Ultimatum destroys everyone's board states while leaving yours intact
• One with the Multiverse provides another way to cast expensive spells without paying full price

9. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

Najeela, the Blade-Blossom is one of the strongest aggressive Commanders ever printed.

Through her passive ability, she can immediately begin producing Warriors while threatening additional combat phases later in the game with her activated ability. Those extra combat steps can snowball quickly, especially once your board begins filling with attackers.

Her reputation in cEDH is well deserved, but Najeela remains a powerhouse in both casual and high-power tables alike.

Another reason Najeela has remained relevant for so many years is that she doesn't require much setup. Many aggressive Commanders need supporting pieces before they become threatening. Najeela starts generating value the moment she or another Warrior attacks and continues scaling as the game progresses. Even after a board wipe, rebuilding is often as simple as recasting your Commander and attacking again.

Some of the best cards to pair with Najeela, the Blade-Blossom include:

• Champion of Lambholt makes blocking increasingly difficult
• Mindblade Render turns your attacking Warriors into card advantage at a cost of 1 life
• Derevi, Empyrial Tactician enables an infinite loop if you get to untap your lands after each hit
• Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer provides Treasure and card advantage early

8. Omnath, Locus of All

Omnath, Locus of All does a little bit of everything and then some. At its floor, he functions as a source of slow and steady card advantage by effectively drawing an extra card during your precombat main phase. Sometimes, he gets compared to a Phyrexian Arena but unlike the Arena, you already get that extra card on the turn you summon him.

However, the real attraction are his two other abilities. Firstly, unused mana becomes Black mana instead of disappearing, allowing Omnath decks to build enormous reserves over several turns before unleashing game-ending spells. Secondly, Omnath cares about mana pips; three or more specifically and rewards you with three mana in any combination of colors if the card you reveal from his first ability has three or more colors in its mana cost.

Omnath rewards creative deckbuilding. Some players treat him as a five-color goodstuff Commander packed with powerful multicolored cards. Others focus almost entirely on mana production and giant X-spells. The ability to bank mana from turn to turn creates a play pattern that feels very different from most Commander decks and gives Omnath a unique identity among five-color options.

Some of the best cards to pair with Omnath, Locus of All include:

• Maelstrom Nexus adds a layer of cascading chaos to the mix
• Atraxa, Grand Unifier provides a massive burst of cards
• Villainous Wealth converts your stored mana into stolen resources
• Debt to the Deathless can drain entire tables once enough mana is accumulated

7. Azlask, the Swelling Scourge

Token decks are extremely popular in Commander. And while some color combinations like Selesnya present great options for your Commander deck, Azlask, the Swelling Scourge lets you run all the best token-centric cards from all colors of Magic.

This Eldrazi rewards you whenever your colorless creatures die, building experience counters throughout the game. Those counters eventually transform even humble Spawn and Scion tokens into legitimate threats.

What makes Azlask a fearsome tokens Commander is that his activated ability grants annihilator to your Spawn or Scion token army, forcing opponents to sacrifice permanents before damage is even dealt.

Access to all five colors is especially important here. Token strategies have powerful support pieces scattered throughout Magic's color pie, and Azlask gets to play all of them. Token doublers, kindred enablers, mass-token producers... all of them are spread across the color spectrum. The result is a surprisingly flexible Eldrazi deck.

If you enjoy making dozens of Eldrazi tokens, Azlask is one of the nastiest Commanders available.

Some of the best cards to pair with Azlask, the Swelling Scourge include:

• Kozilek's Unsealing rewards your large Eldrazi spells with additional value
• Parallel Lives or Anointed Procession will double your token production
• Springleaf Parade helps flood the battlefield with creatures
• Maskwood Nexus gives all your creatures annihilator!

6. The Wandering Minstrel

Five-color decks are known to have one major weakness: their slow mana base.

The Wandering Minstrel solves that problem by allowing your Lands to enter untapped. That seemingly simple ability creates a tremendous advantage over the course of a game and makes building a five-color mana base far easier.

The Town theme provides a powerful secondary game plan. Once enough Towns are assembled, the Minstrel starts producing Creatures and eventually turns them into a lethal Elemental army.

Five-color mana bases are often the biggest obstacle standing between a player and their game plan. The Wandering Minstrel removes much of that friction. Having access to untapped lands means your early turns are spent developing your board instead of waiting for your mana base to cooperate with you.

Some of the best cards to pair with The Wandering Minstrel include:

• Reach the Horizon helps assemble your Town land package
• Midgar, City of Mako contributes to your Town count while providing optional card draw
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove is perfect mana fixer for five-color decks
• Travel the Overworld draws four cards for two mana when you have five Towns on the battlefield

5. Morophon, the Boundless

If your favorite Creature type exists, Morophon, the Boundless can probably lead it. Name it: Humans, Elves, Frogs, Badgers, or Rats - the typal possibilities are boundless.

Upon entering the battlefield, Morophon reduces the cost of your chosen Creature type while also providing a power boost.

Every time Magic releases support for a Creature type, there's a chance Morophon becomes slightly stronger. That's helped this Commander remain relevant despite the steady stream of kindred legends released over the years. If your favorite tribe lacks a dedicated Commander, Morophon is usually waiting with open arms.

Some of the best cards to pair with Morophon, the Boundless include:

• Urza's Incubator stacks additional cost reduction effects for your chosen creature type
• Leyline of Mutation enhances your creature-type synergies even further
• Vanquisher's Banner provides both card draw and a power boost for your board
• Chronicle of Victory gives your creatures first strike, trample, +2/+2, and draws you cards

4. Kenrith, the Returned King

Kenrith, the Returned King is the king of versatility. Each activated ability supports a different strategy. He can draw cards, reanimate Creatures, distribute counters, gain life, and grant Haste and Trample. Because of this, Kenrith decks can take countless forms.

Reanimator, counters, combo, politics, and value-focused builds all work wonderfully well with a wide variety of strategies.

The flexibility of Kenrith also makes him one of the safest Commanders to build around. Many Commanders become repetitive after enough games because they push players toward a specific strategy. Kenrith avoids that problem entirely. You can upgrade the deck, change directions, or rebuild it from the ground up while keeping the same Commander at the helm. No matter what strategy you're interested in, Kenrith probably supports it.

Some of the best cards to pair with Kenrith, the Returned King include:

• Training Grounds will dramatically reduce activation costs for Kenrith
• Biomancer's Familiar provides another source of activated ability cost reduction
• Agatha of the Vile Cauldron can actually drive all of Kenrith's abilities to just a single mana cost
• Illusionist's Bracers copies Kenrith's powerful activated abilities

3. The Ur-Dragon

When it comes to Commander infamy, nothing has unseated The Ur-Dragon from atop the EDH empire. The Eminence ability alone is enough to justify building around it. Reducing the cost of every Dragon before the Commander even enters the battlefield is an enormous advantage.

Once Dragons begin attacking, The Ur-Dragon rewards you with an abundance of cards and free permanents, creating a momentum that is nigh unstoppable.

Dragon typal continues receiving support with nearly every visit to in-universe planes, which helps explain why The Ur-Dragon remains so popular. New Dragons are constantly entering the card pool, giving players fresh upgrades and interesting decisions whenever they revisit the deck. It's one of the easiest kindred archetypes to maintain over the long term.

Some of the best cards to pair with The Ur-Dragon include:

• Tiamat can tutor up five of your best Dragons
• Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm doubles your Dragon threats and can get out of hand very fast
• Terror of the Peaks turns Dragons into direct damage
• Old Gnawbone creates absurd amounts of Treasure tokens

2. Ashling, the Limitless

Ashling, the Limitless, a fairly fresh face from Lorwyn Eclipsed, took Elemental decks to another level.

Granting evoke four to Elementals creates countless opportunities to abuse enters abilities without any mana restrictions. Ashling then turns those sacrificed Creatures into temporary copies, generating even more value.

Elementals have always had powerful individual cards, but previous Elemental Commanders like Omnath, Locus of the Roil were limited by color restrictions. And no, Horde of Notions is not strong enough.

So, this definitively makes Ashling the best option for five color Elementals. Ashling brings together sacrifice synergies, enters abilities, and traditional kindred payoffs into a single strategy. Everything feels connected, which is part of what makes the deck so satisfying to pilot and fearsome to play against.

Some of the best cards to pair with Ashling, the Limitless include:

• Risen Reef is one of the strongest Elemental payoffs ever printed
• Yarok, the Desecrated will double many of your enters triggers from Elementals
• Mulldrifter is a Commander classic that generates incredible value with Ashling
• Jubilation is a powerful Elemental version of Craterhoof Behemoth

1. Jodah, the Unifier

We started off the list with the Jodah, Archmage Eternal and we end with another Jodah, the Unifier - but this one has become the most kill-on-sight five-color Commander of the format.

His anthem effect turns every Legendary Creature into a serious threat, allowing even small legends to attack for massive damage.

Then there's the pseudo-cascade ability. Every Legendary spell threatens to find another Legendary spell, creating a chain of value that helps Jodah recover from board wipes faster than most decks.

What makes Jodah especially dangerous is how quickly the advantage snowballs. One Legendary spell leads to another, which leads to another threat on the following turn. Opponents will find themselves using removal on support pieces because every Legendary permanent contributes to the overall engine. And with the quality of Legendry Creatures coming out from recent sets, the ceiling of this version of Jodah is truly limitless.

Some of the best cards to pair with Jodah, the Unifier include:

• Sisay, Weatherlight Captain tutors a legendary permanent from your deck straight to the battlefield
• Urza's Ruinous Blast is often a one-sided board wipe
• Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain provides steady card advantage
• Reki, the History of Kamigawa is another card draw engine to ensure you stay ahead

A Colorful Conclusion

The best five-color Commanders represent everything the Commander format does well. They encourage ambitious deckbuilding, powerful plays, and memorable games. Sure, some players think that playing all five colors equals laziness but close your ears to the naysayers. Sometimes, you just want to play with all of the powerful spells available to a Planeswalker beloved by all colors of mana.

Now, grab your copies of Command Tower, Chromatic Lantern, and Arcane Signet and sleeve them up. You have a pod to obliterate.