Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Expensive Aristocrats

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Jeremy Rowe
Oct 31, 2025
Where Do Typal Decks Fit in the New Bracket System?
With the new changes to the Commander Bracket System, how are typal decks affected? Where do creature type decks fit in? Let's discuss.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Diviner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
84%inclusion102 decks121 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
84%inclusion102 decks121 decks
71%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
88%inclusion106 decks121 decks
64%synergy
Plague of Vermin
65%inclusion79 decks121 decks
63%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
81%inclusion98 decks121 decks
63%synergy
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion91 decks121 decks
62%synergy
Warren Soultrader
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
61%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
79%inclusion95 decks121 decks
61%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
89%inclusion108 decks121 decks
59%synergy
Gravecrawler
72%inclusion87 decks121 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion112 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
87%inclusion105 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion99 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
78%inclusion94 decks121 decks
57%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion91 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
74%inclusion89 decks121 decks
54%synergy
Ophiomancer
74%inclusion89 decks121 decks
58%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion85 decks121 decks
51%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
69%inclusion83 decks121 decks
46%synergy
Diabolic Intent
68%inclusion82 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
78%inclusion94 decks121 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
75%inclusion91 decks121 decks
54%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
70%inclusion85 decks121 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
58%inclusion70 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Necropotence
55%inclusion66 decks121 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
62%inclusion75 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
62%inclusion75 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
58%inclusion70 decks121 decks
51%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Viscera Seer
56%inclusion68 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Bloodghast
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Nether Traitor
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
35%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Chittering Witch
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Timeline Culler
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Putrid Goblin
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Gix
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pet
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
66%inclusion80 decks121 decks
43%synergy
Culling the Weak
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Entomb
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-22%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Malicious Affliction
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
68%inclusion82 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
-22%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-10%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Persist
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Circle of Power
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
62%inclusion75 decks121 decks
43%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Carnival of Souls
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Dark Prophecy
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
95%inclusion115 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion108 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion68 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
28%synergy
Witch's Cottage
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
18%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
4%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion110 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion94 decks121 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Crowded Crypt
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-19%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-24%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion104 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-17%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
3%synergy