Barnabas Tharmr // Kodama of the East Tree (Commander) - Optimized

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Michael Celani
Oct 17, 2025
No, Typed Partners Are Not Good For Commander
With the special partner types coming in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Secret Lairs, Michael Celani wants to know: Do we really need this?
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Tireless Provisioner
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Scute Swarm
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Lotus Cobra
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Tireless Tracker
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Eternal Witness
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Chord of Calling
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Three Visits
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Lore
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Bloom Tender
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Exploration
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Field of the Dead
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Worldly Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Imperial Recruiter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Delighted Halfling
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Ruin Crab
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Icetill Explorer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Sabotender
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Omnath, Locus of Rage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Horizon Explorer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sowing Mycospawn
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Oboro Breezecaller
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Seedborn Muse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Tunneling Geopede
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Reclamation Sage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Shusher
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Harrow
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Entish Restoration
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Veil of Summer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Delay
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Snap
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Summoner's Pact
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Auroral Procession
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Saw It Coming
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Miscast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Comet Storm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Essence Flux
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Finale of Devastation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Neoform
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Scapeshift
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Explore
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Natural Order
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hour of Promise
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Awaken the Woods
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Molten Duplication
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Regrowth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Storm Cauldron
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Emerald Medallion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chocobo Racetrack
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Spelunking
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Wild Growth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Trade Routes
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dragonback Assault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Song of Creation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Burgeoning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Exploration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Keen Sense
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Food Chain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Snake Umbra
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Abundance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Eusocial Engineering
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Vital Force
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wrenn and Six
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Mistrise Village
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Arid Archway
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Shifting Woodland
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Guildless Commons
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Dryad Arbor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Town
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Stomping Ground
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Breeding Pool
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Steam Vents
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Wooded Foothills
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Scalding Tarn
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Gruul Turf
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Ketria Triome
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Karplusan Forest
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Commercial District
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Tropical Island
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Spire Garden
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Hedge Maze
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Taiga
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Island
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Thundering Falls
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Rockfall Vale
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Rootbound Crag
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy