Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

Bennie Smith
Jun 2, 2026
The Tectonic Shift from EDH to Commander
It's really been 15 years since Commander 2011? Bennie was playing & writing about EDH then and shares his memories of that momentous release!
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Moxfield
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Artistic Process
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Splatter Technique
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mana Sculpt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Zealous Lorecaster
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Squash
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
81%synergy
Calamity Bearer
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
74%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
73%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Boldwyr Aggressor
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
68%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
67%synergy
Basalt Ravager
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Surtland Flinger
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Archmage of Runes
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
48%synergy
Inferno Titan
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Quakebringer
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Tectonic Giant
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Prophetic Titan
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Frost Titan
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Giant Harbinger
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Warchief Giant
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Galvanic Giant
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Crystalline Giant
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Grabby Giant
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Titan of Littjara
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tester of the Tangential
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
Flame of Anor
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Giantfall
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
42%synergy
Crush Underfoot
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Wizard's Retort
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Charm
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Starstorm
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Soul Sear
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Electrodominance
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Demon Bolt
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Comet Storm
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Axe
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-28%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Smite the Deathless
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-31%synergy
Saw It Coming
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Twinferno
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Shock
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Broadside Barrage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Electrolyze
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Fling
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Soul's Fire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Fire Prophecy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Annul
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Teach by Example
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Channeled Force
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Firebolt
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Traumatic Critique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Flashback
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rabid Gnaw
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Hell to Pay
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Flame Slash
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Lava Coil
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Beacon Bolt
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ravenform
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Scorching Shot
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fight with Fire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Orbital Plunge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Crush the Weak
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Roast
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Rebuke
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Flow State
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Impractical Joke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-30%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Disaster Radius
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Torch the Witness
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Giant's Ire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Spite of Mogis
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Step Through
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Pyroclasm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Vision
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood's End
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Rimefire Torque
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Battle of Frost and Fire
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Warstorm Surge
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Giant's Grasp
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Wizard Class
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
City on Fire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Repercussion
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Collective Inferno
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Fire Diamond
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Island
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Training Center
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Eroded Canyon
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Cliffgate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy