Barnabas Tharmr // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist (Commander) - Core

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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
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Fevered Visions
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Forgotten Creation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ledger Shredder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Humble Defector
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Repository Skaab
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Skaab Ruinator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stitcher Geralf
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Transit Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Reality Shift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Seething Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Expedite
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Flip the Switch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Strike
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Lazotep Plating
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Pedal to the Metal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Geistblast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Gut Shot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Comet Storm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mission Briefing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Price of Progress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mental Note
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Suspend
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Substitution
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rise from the Tides
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Snort
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Invade the City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Beacon Bolt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Role Reversal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Replication Technique
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Approach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Hour of Eternity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reality Scramble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Creative Technique
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Folio of Fancies
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Howling Mine
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Magic Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Embalmer's Tools
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Necroduality
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rooftop Storm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Deadapult
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Guild Artisan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Firemind's Research
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Star Compass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy