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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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The Fire Nation Drill
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Ophiomancer
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
68%synergy
Diabolic Intent
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Plague of Vermin
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Carrion Feeder
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
52%synergy
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Jet Medallion
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Blood Artist
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Warren Soultrader
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%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
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Bloodghast
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
33%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Chittering Witch
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Starscape Cleric
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Darkstar Augur
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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
Priest of Forgotten Gods
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%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
Marionette Apprentice
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Servant
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
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%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
4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
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Imp's Mischief
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Culling the Weak
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Saw in Half
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%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
Szat's Will
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%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
Rise of the Dread Marn
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
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%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
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Army of the Damned
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-20%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
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%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
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Defense Grid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Carnival of Souls
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
24%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
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%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
Ghoulish Procession
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
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%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
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
12%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
-11%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
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%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
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%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
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
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