The 8 Best Rabbit Commanders in Magic Ranked

Last updated on September 4, 2025

Kwain, Itinerant Meddler | Illustration by Lucas Graciano

Creature types in Magic aren’t all equally represented across the many cards in the game. Some creature types show up in almost every set and have lots of cards to choose from, like how there are over 3,000 human cards. Other types, like elves, have smaller numbers overall but have a strong and cohesive theme that you can easily build entire decks around. On the opposite end of this spectrum are the types that only show up on very rare occasions, have rarely been focused on in a set, and have less cohesive themes. This was the case with rabbits for a long time.

Thanks to Bloomburrow, there are more rabbits in Magic, but with less than 40 cards, this creature type still pales in comparison to some of the more popular ones, like goblins or elves. Still, Bloomburrow gave players enough rabbit creatures to consider building a typal deck, or at least enough legendary rabbits that there are a few solid rabbit commanders to build around.

I hope we go down the rabbit hole and return to Bloomburrow before too long, and get more rabbits, raccoons, and mice to supplement what this Magic set started.

Let’s take a look at the several rabbit commanders that currently exist.

What Are Rabbit Commanders in MTG?

Rabbit Token | Illustration by Andrea Radeck

Rabbit commanders are legendary creatures that have the rabbit creature type, usually found in green and white, with an emphasis on token-making. There are currently six legendary rabbits, though it wouldn’t be surprising to see this number increase if Bloomburrow proves popular enough to become a plane that Magic visits regularly like Zendikar or Ravnica.

Though not technically rabbits, I'm also going to take a look at some commanders that might be helpful to run as commanders in a rabbit-themed deck. This means legal commanders with high rabbit synergy, despite not being rabbits themselves.

Honorable Mention: Rhys the Redeemed

Most of the rabbits in Bloomburrow are gathered in the Selesnya color identity, and create rabbit tokens as one of the main mechanics for rabbits from that set. This makes Rhys the Redeemed a decent choice for a rabbit deck. Even if you don’t want it as your Selesnya commander, it might be worth including this card in the 99 to help increase your token generation.

Honorable Mention: Morophon, the Boundless

Any time a typal group gets big enough to build a deck around, Morophon, the Boundless becomes an option to lead that deck. You may also want to supplement a Morophon rabbit deck with some other changelings, as some of Magic’s older rabbit cards aren’t that great. Morophon, the Boundless continues to become a better option for creature types as more of them are printed in a wider range of colors. Rabbits are already represented across all five colors, and if they continue to expand–as rabbits tend to do–it might be worth it to keep this 5-color commander in mind.

#8. Balthier and Fran

The duo of Balthier and Fran suffers from a few points that make it very tough sledding to get much going. Balthier and Fran has greater power than cost, extra combat phases and vigilance, however vehicles are tough to pull off in 1v1, much less in multiplayer settings. The restriction of needing to be crewed by Balthier and Fran, and the required three mana for the attack trigger really dampen what this legendary rabbit can do.

#7. Cadira, Caller of the Small

Now that there are more rabbits, and most are available in a Selesnya deck, Cadira, Caller of the Small makes more sense as a commander for a rabbit typal deck. This orc ranger also works well with Bloomburrow’s rabbit cards, since many also make tokens.

#6. Byrke, Long Ear of the Law

Byrke, Long Ear of the Law works well as a commander for a deck focused on +1/+1 counters. This rabbit soldier’s ability to double up counters is very effective on hydras, and easily helps you punch extra damage through with a trample creature.

Six mana is bit much for a commander, but since both of Byrke, Long Ear of the Law’s effects are online the same turn it hits the battlefield, it’s easy enough to prepare ahead of time and have an explosive turn when you finally cast this rabbit commander.

#5. Finneas, Ace Archer

Finneas, Ace Archer is another rabbit commander that helps buff your other creatures. Though Finneas’ ability is restricted to rabbits and token creatures, I still think this commander gets a slight edge over Byrke, Long Ear of the Law for a few reasons. First, this rabbit archer is easy to cast, meaning it can get out early and often. I also value its built-in card draw as a handy tool over the course of the game, and more useful than a conditional finisher being in the command zone.

#4. Ms. Bumbleflower

Ms. Bumbleflower works well as a group hug commander, but also gives you enough value to offset giving one opponent a card each turn. You maintain card advantage with this Bant commander consistently, even if you dole out extra cards to your foes (friends?). Being able to give one of your creatures a slight buff and some temporary evasion can be a good way to get damage through. Alternatively, if you go the group hug route, you can help buff another player’s creature, though the flying unfortunately won’t last long enough to matter.

Another nice thing about Ms. Bumbleflower is that this is one of Bloomburrow‘s precon commanders, meaning it's easy to just buy a bespoke deck for it if players are looking for an easy way to start playing with a rabbit commander.

Ms. Bumbleflower is also easily the cutest bunny commander, if that factors into your decision!

#3. Baylen, the Haymaker

Baylen, the Haymaker works well in either a rabbit deck or any deck that makes a lot of tokens. Giving your tokens extra utility is always a great quality, and it's important to note that Baylen’s abilities aren’t restricted to creature tokens: Food tokens, Treasure tokens, etc. can all be tapped to add mana, draw cards, or buff this Naya commander. Naya is a great color identity for this effect as well, making Baylen, the Haymaker hard to beat in terms of rabbit commanders.

#2. Preston, the Vanisher

Preston, the Vanisher has a very unique ability. By blinking, cheating out, or reanimating creatures, you can make 0/1 copies of them. You can use these token copies as a form of removal, but they can also become powerful additions to your board state. You can get a second copy of powerful triggered abilities like Archivist of Oghma’s, or you can cash in on ETB effects from cards like Meteor Golem multiple times. White also has a good number of blink spells you can include in this deck.

#1. Kwain, Itinerant Meddler

Kwain, Itinerant Meddler has a relatively simple but powerful activated ability. Drawing extra cards each turn is always helpful, and an Azorius commander has access to effects that benefit you even when your opponents draw. You can also build in ways to benefit from Kwain’s lifegain, be those triggered abilities or ways to pay life for abilities.

Best Rabbit Commander Payoffs

Token doublers are probably a good option for many rabbit decks, since rabbit tokens will help offset the slightly lower number of unique rabbit creatures in Magic. White options include Mondrak, Glory Dominus and Anointed Procession. Green has Doubling Season and Primal Vigor. Tempt with Bunnies and Jacked Rabbit are two premier rabbit makers.

Several rabbit commanders also distribute +1/+1 counters, so green enchantments like Hardened Scales and Innkeeper's Talent are helpful for buffing creatures quickly. Another good choice for many rabbit commanders that focus on counters are +1/+1 counter payoffs like Evolution Witness.

If you decide you want to build a rabbit-themed deck, you can also use basic typal payoffs like Banner of Kinship, Coat of Arms or Patchwork Banner. Oakhollow Village and Lupinflower Village from Bloomburrow also work well in decks that run a lot of rabbits. Lupinflower Village is card that breaks rules and can have any number of them in decks, including Commander. It's just much harder to land on how many of these you want to dedicate slots to as a valuable common that hovers near $3 a piece.

If you need specific payoffs for the two best rabbit commanders, you may want to think a little outside the box. After all, Preston, the Vanisher and Kwain, Itinerant Meddler were both printed before Bloomburrow solidified a mechanical identity for rabbits.

The Council of Four can be a helpful way to get even more out of this Kwain's ability. Simply activate Kwain on an opponent’s turn and you might draw an extra card or else discourage that player from choosing to draw. If you build your deck around drawing cards, you may also want to include wheels like Jace's Archivist and win cons like Laboratory Maniac or Thassa's Oracle. Shabraz, the Skyshark is another good way to benefit from the extra cards you’ll be drawing.

If you lean more heavily into lifegain with Kwain, you may want to include something like Aetherflux Reservoir that you can spend your extra life on, or Felidar Sovereign as an alternate wincon.

As for Preston, you’ll want to include flicker cards like Ephemerate to help make extra copies of your creatures. Eerie Interlude can be very powerful in this deck because you can make illusion copies of all your creatures, though the legendary tokens will die right away.

Harmonious Archon is another good choice for these decks because it makes all your small rabbit creatures just as strong as most other creatures on the field. Moonshaker Cavalry is another good inclusion that can help buff tokens. And you can't leave without the mention of Spider-Ham, Peter Porker which lists rabbits among 18 animal creature types in it's boost.

Commanding Conclusion

Preston, the Vanisher | Illustration by Christina Kraus

It’s always exciting when a set like Bloomburrow comes along and gives us a fresh batch of commanders for an underrepresented creature type like rabbits. Although I think the pre-Bloomburrow rabbits are still the best options for commanders, that doesn’t mean the new ones are bad. I really enjoy my Ms. Bumbleflower deck and want to build a Baylen, the Haymaker one too.

I for one can’t wait for another visit to Bloomburrow, and any other legendary rabbits we might get from Magic. After all, it’s always fun to see a creature type expand and evolve. What would you like to see from new rabbit cards? Or do you have any ideas for how to build around these commanders? Let me know in the comments, or join a discussion on Draftsim’s Discord.

Thank you for reading and I hope you pop your head out of your burrow for the next article!