Captain Howler, Sea Scourge (Commander) - Optimized

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Rank #198
203decks
Nick Price
Apr 13, 2026
Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards from Strixhaven: School of Mages
With Secrets of Strixhaven on the way, let's take a moment to look at the most played cards from the first set, Strixhaven: School of Mages.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Steal the Show
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Turbulent Springs
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Coastal Peak
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Scorched Geyser
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Traumatic Critique
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Monument to Endurance
80%inclusion162 decks203 decks
77%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
76%inclusion155 decks203 decks
73%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
78%inclusion159 decks203 decks
73%synergy
Key to the City
73%inclusion149 decks203 decks
71%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
71%inclusion145 decks203 decks
69%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
67%inclusion135 decks203 decks
63%synergy
Marauding Mako
66%inclusion133 decks203 decks
62%synergy
Wonder
64%inclusion129 decks203 decks
61%synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
62%inclusion126 decks203 decks
60%synergy
Anger
63%inclusion128 decks203 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
91%inclusion185 decks203 decks
49%synergy
Faithless Looting
91%inclusion185 decks203 decks
59%synergy
Windfall
78%inclusion159 decks203 decks
53%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
63%inclusion128 decks203 decks
50%synergy
Izzet Charm
63%inclusion127 decks203 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion116 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Tolarian Winds
57%inclusion115 decks203 decks
53%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
56%inclusion114 decks203 decks
54%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
54%inclusion110 decks203 decks
52%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
54%inclusion109 decks203 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion116 decks203 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion116 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Gamble
52%inclusion105 decks203 decks
35%synergy
Jeska's Will
51%inclusion103 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion101 decks203 decks
26%synergy
Underworld Breach
47%inclusion96 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion70 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Surly Badgersaur
52%inclusion105 decks203 decks
50%synergy
Scrounging Skyray
49%inclusion100 decks203 decks
46%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
48%inclusion98 decks203 decks
41%synergy
Ledger Shredder
46%inclusion93 decks203 decks
43%synergy
Mary Read and Anne Bonny
41%inclusion84 decks203 decks
39%synergy
Containment Construct
39%inclusion80 decks203 decks
38%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
38%inclusion78 decks203 decks
37%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
38%inclusion77 decks203 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
30%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
32%inclusion65 decks203 decks
29%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Blighted Agent
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Aquamoeba
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Forgotten Creation
21%inclusion42 decks203 decks
19%synergy
The Locust God
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Invisible Stalker
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
-13%synergy
Shoreline Looter
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Oliphaunt
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Evie Frye
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Tersa Lightshatter
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Fearless Swashbuckler
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
-30%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Merfolk Looter
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Tandem Lookout
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Slither Blade
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Bazaar
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Cunning Survivor
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
50%inclusion102 decks203 decks
32%synergy
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion98 decks203 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
46%inclusion93 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Demand Answers
46%inclusion93 decks203 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion88 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion75 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
36%inclusion73 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion71 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion64 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion63 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
31%inclusion62 decks203 decks
26%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Negation
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Broadside Barrage
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Refute
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Firestorm
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Fateful Showdown
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Abandon Attachments
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Channeled Force
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
-18%synergy
Raking Claws
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Axe
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Circular Logic
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Fling
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Snap
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-17%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Laughing Mad
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Rites of Refusal
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Careful Study
41%inclusion84 decks203 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
38%inclusion78 decks203 decks
31%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
36%inclusion74 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Change of Fortune
35%inclusion72 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Lórien Revealed
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Burning Inquiry
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Reforge the Soul
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Full Throttle
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Day
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Artful Dodge
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-11%synergy
Collective Defiance
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Charge
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Flux
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Perception
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Snort
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
37%inclusion75 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion61 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Currency Converter
29%inclusion58 decks203 decks
28%synergy
Boosted Sloop
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
-11%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
12%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Bag of Holding
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Winged Boots
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
The Indomitable
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
4%synergy
The Spear of Leonidas
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Clamorous Ironclad
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Pirate Hat
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Cool but Rude
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Curiosity
39%inclusion80 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
37%inclusion76 decks203 decks
30%synergy
Artist's Talent
35%inclusion72 decks203 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Ophidian Eye
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Drake Haven
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Reunion
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Footfall Crater
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Mind Over Matter
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
39%inclusion80 decks203 decks
38%synergy
Dack Fayden
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
18%synergy
The Royal Scions
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion109 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
53%inclusion108 decks203 decks
47%synergy
Forgotten Cave
52%inclusion105 decks203 decks
46%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
50%inclusion102 decks203 decks
44%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion101 decks203 decks
36%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion92 decks203 decks
27%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
35%inclusion71 decks203 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion66 decks203 decks
30%synergy
Agna Qel'a
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
20%inclusion41 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Arena of Glory
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Crater
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Remote Isle
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion196 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion193 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
74%inclusion150 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion114 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion86 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion201 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion197 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion189 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion160 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion153 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
75%inclusion152 decks203 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
66%inclusion133 decks203 decks
23%synergy
Training Center
64%inclusion129 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
60%inclusion122 decks203 decks
38%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion117 decks203 decks
27%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion104 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion88 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion84 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Islet
40%inclusion82 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
40%inclusion81 decks203 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion75 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion69 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion68 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
24%inclusion49 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion48 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion42 decks203 decks
-19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Starting Town
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy