Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Control

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
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How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
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Verity Circle
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
85%synergy
Cephalid Looter
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Cephalid Constable
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Cephalid Broker
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Callous Oppressor
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Willbreaker
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Cephalid Scout
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Sage
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
High Tide
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Theft of Dreams
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Wonder
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Whelming Wave
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Inkshrouder
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Omen Hawker
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Metallic Mimic
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Universal Automaton
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Shapesharer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Shield Broker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Nadir Kraken
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Chasm Skulker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Spawning Kraken
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tromokratis
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Octoprophet
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Shiva
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Master of Waves
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tidal Force
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Illithid Harvester
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Pongify
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Blustersquall
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Capsize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Archmage's Charm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Keep Watch
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Disallow
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Dissipate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dizzy Spell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Delay
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Engulf the Shore
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Snap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sea Kings' Blessing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Memory Deluge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Energy Tap
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Spectral Deluge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Step Through
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Inundate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bamboozle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Strings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Retraced Image
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Winter Orb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Static Orb
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Storage Matrix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Adaptation
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Levitation
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Lost in the Maze
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Cowardice
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Opposition
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Wizard Class
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Betrayal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Octopus Umbra
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Observed Stasis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Back to Basics
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Frozen Aether
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Stupefying Touch
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Persuasion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Shifting Sky
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Xenograft
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Web of Inertia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Think Tank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Flood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Terrain Generator
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Castle Vantress
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mutavault
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Detection Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Rishadan Port
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Nyx Lotus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Heraldic Banner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Ramos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
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