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Ayara, First of Locthwain
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Jeremy Rowe
Oct 31, 2025
Jeremy Rowe
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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23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
68%synergy
Ophiomancer
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Gravecrawler
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
64%synergy
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Diabolic Intent
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
60%synergy
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71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Warren Soultrader
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
54%synergy
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63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
51%synergy
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Jet Medallion
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
35%synergy
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92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
19%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
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Bloodghast
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
33%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
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46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
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46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Starscape Cleric
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Nether Traitor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Darkstar Augur
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dark Confidant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Timeline Culler
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Servant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Great Unclean One
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
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Imp's Mischief
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Culling the Weak
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Saw in Half
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Act
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
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Victimize
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Army of the Damned
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Bontu's Monument
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Defense Grid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Carnival of Souls
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Barad-dûr
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Crowded Crypt
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Cave
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
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