CBSH 12.31.2012 EX 23

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No. 33-28294, No. 33-82692, No. 33-8075, No. 33-78344, No. 33-61499, No. 33-61501 and No. 333-14651, each on Form S-8, No. 333-140221 on Form S-3ASR, and No. 333-140475 on Form S-4 of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. of our reports dated February 22, 2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which reports appear in the December 31, 2012 annual report on Form 10-K of Commerce Bancshares, Inc.