Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Acolyte of Bahamut (Commander)

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Acolyte of Bahamut
Rank #2,347
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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
Let's look at a Doctor Who legend that's on the cusp of popularity. Alistair, the Brigadier wants to make the most historic Soldier army.
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
1%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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81%synergy
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76%synergy
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73%synergy
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73%synergy
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73%synergy
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70%inclusion154 decks220 decks
69%synergy
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69%inclusion151 decks220 decks
68%synergy
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68%synergy
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62%inclusion136 decks220 decks
62%synergy
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61%synergy
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Maskwood Nexus
62%inclusion137 decks220 decks
59%synergy
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61%inclusion134 decks220 decks
60%synergy
Woodland Changeling
59%inclusion129 decks220 decks
58%synergy
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57%synergy
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55%synergy
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55%inclusion122 decks220 decks
55%synergy
Beast Within
53%inclusion117 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
53%inclusion90 decks170 decks
53%synergy
Game-Trail Changeling
52%inclusion115 decks220 decks
52%synergy
Harabaz Druid
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48%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
-13%synergy
Seedborn Muse
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-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
-15%synergy
Worldly Tutor
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-10%synergy
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Korlessa, Scale Singer
50%inclusion109 decks220 decks
49%synergy
Barkform Harvester
49%inclusion84 decks170 decks
49%synergy
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49%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
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41%synergy
Changeling Titan
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43%synergy
Gladewalker Ritualist
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42%synergy
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37%synergy
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41%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
41%inclusion90 decks220 decks
40%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
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40%synergy
Priest of Titania
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33%synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
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37%synergy
Feline Sovereign
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35%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
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34%synergy
Tawnos, the Toymaker
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35%synergy
Earthquake Dragon
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34%synergy
Renari, Merchant of Marvels
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
Mistform Ultimus
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31%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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22%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
28%inclusion62 decks220 decks
28%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
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27%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
24%inclusion53 decks220 decks
24%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
23%inclusion51 decks220 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Loremaster
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
21%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
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18%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
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20%synergy
Draconic Muralists
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
21%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
-6%synergy
Pheres-Band Warchief
21%inclusion46 decks220 decks
20%synergy
Skanos Dragonheart
20%inclusion45 decks220 decks
20%synergy
Detective of the Month
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
19%inclusion42 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Kiora's Follower
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
19%synergy
Ambitious Dragonborn
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
18%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
18%inclusion40 decks220 decks
18%synergy
Kura, the Boundless Sky
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17%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
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16%synergy
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
18%inclusion40 decks220 decks
18%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
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16%synergy
Dread Linnorm
17%inclusion38 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Dragon Turtle
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16%synergy
Whirlwing Stormbrood
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
16%inclusion35 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Old Gnawbone
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14%synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Mystic
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Torgal, A Fine Hound
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15%synergy
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Counterspell
48%inclusion105 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Absorb Identity
45%inclusion100 decks220 decks
45%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion71 decks220 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion70 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion68 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion60 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion56 decks220 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion50 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion42 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Draconic Lore
12%inclusion27 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Summons
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Planar Genesis
8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
-2%synergy
Return to Nature
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
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3%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
-11%synergy
Spell Stutter
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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3%synergy
Mana Drain
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
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6%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
-6%synergy
Collective Resistance
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2%synergy
Cyber Conversion
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Silumgar's Scorn
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5%synergy
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Whelming Wave
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36%synergy
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion88 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion80 decks220 decks
-10%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion76 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Peer Pressure
32%inclusion70 decks220 decks
31%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion59 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
21%inclusion46 decks220 decks
-4%synergy
Formless Genesis
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Mass Appeal
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
18%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Explore
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
-11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Psionic Ritual
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
-4%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
0%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion73 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
27%inclusion59 decks220 decks
26%synergy
Herald's Horn
26%inclusion58 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion52 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Birthing Boughs
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Monster Manual
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
43%inclusion95 decks220 decks
35%synergy
The Bears of Littjara
34%inclusion75 decks220 decks
34%synergy
Rooftop Storm
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
28%synergy
Full Moon's Rise
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
21%synergy
Wizard Class
20%inclusion44 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Discovery
19%inclusion42 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Double Down
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Necroduality
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
14%synergy
Descendants' Path
13%inclusion29 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Frontier Siege
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Endless Evil
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Kindred
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Burgeoning
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Merrow Commerce
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion148 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
39%inclusion86 decks220 decks
38%synergy
Swarmyard
30%inclusion66 decks220 decks
29%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
-8%synergy
Mutavault
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
13%synergy
Lilypad Village
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion29 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion27 decks220 decks
-10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Oakhollow Village
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Animal Sanctuary
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion171 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion136 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion121 decks220 decks
35%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
31%inclusion69 decks220 decks
31%synergy
Simic Signet
28%inclusion62 decks220 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion60 decks220 decks
22%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
24%inclusion52 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
23%inclusion50 decks220 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion37 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Mox Jasper
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion212 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion212 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion181 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
63%inclusion138 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
62%inclusion137 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion116 decks220 decks
36%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
51%inclusion113 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
49%inclusion108 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Grove
47%inclusion104 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Breeding Pool
40%inclusion87 decks220 decks
-6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
38%inclusion84 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
38%inclusion84 decks220 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion68 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion66 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
29%inclusion63 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
25%inclusion55 decks220 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion54 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
24%inclusion50 decks208 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion43 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
17%inclusion38 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion35 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Hedge Maze
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
15%inclusion32 decks220 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion32 decks220 decks
-11%synergy
Willowrush Verge
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
-4%synergy
Rimewood Falls
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Tropical Island
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
-6%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
-4%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Ally Encampment
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Simic Guildgate
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-5%synergy