Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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Andy Zupke
Mar 9, 2026
March Commandness Bracket - North Conference Round One
EDHREC March Commandness starts NOW! Click here to vote for the winners in the eight matches for the first round of the North conference.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Glamer Gifter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Snap
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Brazen Borrower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Deadly Rollick
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Opt
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Reality Shift
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Arcane Denial
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Counterspell
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Consider
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Scion of Oona
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Spell Stutter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Mocking Sprite
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Malleable Impostor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
High Fae Trickster
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Picklock Prankster
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Quickling
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Roaming Throne
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vendilion Clique
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Sower of Temptation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Seer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Halo Forager
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Subtlety
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Talion's Messenger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Guile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prosperous Thief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wydwen, the Biting Gale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Artisans
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Grim Hireling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Vandal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Slitherwisp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Pongify
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Keep Watch
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Peppersmoke
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Fencing
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Disallow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rewind
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Unwind
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Thrilling Encore
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Jwari Disruption
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Trickery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Faebloom Trick
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Rowdy Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Retraction Helix
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Notorious Throng
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Kindred Dominance
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Distant Melody
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Palisade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Bident of Thassa
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Unwinding Clock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
The Magic Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Kindred Discovery
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Utter Insignificance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Nowhere to Run
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Feywild Visitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fresh Start
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Favorable Winds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Zur's Weirding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
66%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Conclave
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fountainport
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Victory Chimes
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Misleading Signpost
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Patchwork Banner
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
The Irencrag
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Sunken Hollow
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Secluded Glen
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scene of the Crime
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-39%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy