Belisarius Cawl (Commander) - Core

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Aug 5, 2025
Budget Precon Upgrade Cards for Counter Intelligence
Looking to upgrade your Counter Intelligence precon on a budget? Our budget expert Tyler is here with 14 powerful cards to add.
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Sicarian Infiltrator
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
58%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Ancient Den
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Foundry Inspector
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Seat of the Synod
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Manifold Key
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Unwinding Clock
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Silver Myr
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
43%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Dispatch
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Thought Monitor
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Organic Extinction
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Gold Myr
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Efficient Construction
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter of Paradise
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Drumbellower
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Palladium Myr
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Shimmer Myr
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Urza, Prince of Kroog
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
31%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bronze Guardian
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Master of Etherium
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Steel Overseer
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Ultramarines Honour Guard
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Mirran Spy
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
The Reality Chip
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Master Transmuter
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Space Marine Devastator
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Digsite Engineer
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Platoon Dispenser
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Redemptor Dreadnought
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Securitron Squadron
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Chief Engineer
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Lita, Mechanical Engineer
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Scrap Trawler
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Vanguard Suppressor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Kelpie Guide
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Attentive Sunscribe
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Myr Retriever
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Myrsmith
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Alloy Myr
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Generous Gift
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Dovin's Veto
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Access Denied
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
1%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Divert Disaster
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Disruption Protocol
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Reality Heist
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Assert Authority
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Permission Denied
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Cerebral Download
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Eject
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Focus Fire
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Reroute Systems
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Voyage Home
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Fabricate
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Dance of the Manse
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
21%synergy
One with the Machine
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
4%synergy
For the Emperor!
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Universal Surveillance
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
March of Progress
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Collective Effort
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Reverse Engineer
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Mighty
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Martial Coup
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Deploy to the Front
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Split Up
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Sram's Expertise
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Time Wipe
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Anchor to Reality
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Encroaching Mycosynth
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Forge
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Sculpting Steel
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Halo Fountain
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Thunderhawk Gunship
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Voltaic Key
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Clock of Omens
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Inquisitorial Rosette
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Reaver Titan
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
The Golden Throne
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Knight Paladin
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Cryogen Relic
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Cloud Key
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Thopter Shop
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Insight Engine
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Snare
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Parhelion II
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
The Prydwen, Steel Flagship
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Bagel and Schmear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aerial Surveyor
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Transmutation Font
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Welding Jar
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Monument
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Trading Post
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Mechanized Production
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Defenders of Humanity
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Tempered Steel
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Leader
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Artificer Class
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Cryoshatter
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Archway of Innovation
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Academy Ruins
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Monumental Henge
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Fomori Vault
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Glory
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion70 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion67 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Signet
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Clock
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Island
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion75 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Razortide Bridge
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Port Town
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Chancery
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Power Depot
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
6%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Nimbus Maze
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Scene of the Crime
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-7%synergy