Captain Howler, Sea Scourge (Commander) - Optimized

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Rank #199
181decks
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Nick Price
Apr 1, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played DFCs in Commander
What's better than being able to play a card? When playing that card inevitably leads to a more powerful card later. Let's talk about DFCs.
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MTGStocks
Cool but Rude
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Double Jump // Flying Kick
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Raphael's Technique
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Mondo Gecko
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Monument to Endurance
81%inclusion146 decks181 decks
77%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
76%inclusion138 decks181 decks
73%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
78%inclusion142 decks181 decks
73%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
71%inclusion129 decks181 decks
69%synergy
Key to the City
71%inclusion129 decks181 decks
69%synergy
Marauding Mako
67%inclusion122 decks181 decks
64%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
66%inclusion120 decks181 decks
62%synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
64%inclusion116 decks181 decks
62%synergy
Faithless Looting
92%inclusion166 decks181 decks
59%synergy
Anger
62%inclusion112 decks181 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
90%inclusion163 decks181 decks
48%synergy
Windfall
77%inclusion140 decks181 decks
51%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
64%inclusion116 decks181 decks
50%synergy
Izzet Charm
63%inclusion114 decks181 decks
44%synergy
Wonder
61%inclusion110 decks181 decks
58%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
57%inclusion104 decks181 decks
55%synergy
Tolarian Winds
57%inclusion103 decks181 decks
53%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion102 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
54%inclusion98 decks181 decks
52%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
52%inclusion95 decks181 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion109 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion104 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion94 decks181 decks
27%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion90 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
50%inclusion90 decks181 decks
32%synergy
Underworld Breach
45%inclusion81 decks181 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion62 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion40 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion38 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
52%inclusion94 decks181 decks
50%synergy
Scrounging Skyray
49%inclusion88 decks181 decks
46%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
48%inclusion87 decks181 decks
40%synergy
Ledger Shredder
48%inclusion87 decks181 decks
45%synergy
Mary Read and Anne Bonny
42%inclusion76 decks181 decks
40%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
38%synergy
Containment Construct
40%inclusion72 decks181 decks
38%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
40%inclusion72 decks181 decks
38%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
34%inclusion62 decks181 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Archivist
31%inclusion56 decks181 decks
28%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Blighted Agent
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Forgotten Creation
21%inclusion38 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Aquamoeba
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
19%synergy
The Locust God
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Invisible Stalker
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
-14%synergy
Shoreline Looter
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Fearless Swashbuckler
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Tersa Lightshatter
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Oliphaunt
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
-29%synergy
Evie Frye
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Slither Blade
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Looter
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Survivor
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Bazaar
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Thunderhead Gunner
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
52%inclusion94 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Demand Answers
50%inclusion90 decks181 decks
42%synergy
Deflecting Swat
49%inclusion89 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Big Score
45%inclusion81 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion76 decks181 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion67 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
35%inclusion63 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion61 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion58 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
31%inclusion56 decks181 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
28%inclusion50 decks181 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion43 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
-15%synergy
Force of Negation
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Broadside Barrage
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Firestorm
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Fateful Showdown
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Channeled Force
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
-17%synergy
Raking Claws
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Axe
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Circular Logic
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Abandon Attachments
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Fling
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-16%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Rites of Refusal
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
5%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion78 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
41%inclusion74 decks181 decks
38%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion71 decks181 decks
32%synergy
Change of Fortune
38%inclusion68 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
37%inclusion67 decks181 decks
33%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
29%inclusion53 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Lórien Revealed
29%inclusion52 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Burning Inquiry
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Reforge the Soul
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
-9%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Full Throttle
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Day
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Artful Dodge
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-10%synergy
Collective Defiance
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Flux
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Charge
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Perception
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Highway Robbery
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Snort
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion58 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Currency Converter
28%inclusion50 decks181 decks
27%synergy
Boosted Sloop
25%inclusion46 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
-11%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Bag of Holding
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Winged Boots
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
The Spear of Leonidas
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Pirate Hat
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Clamorous Ironclad
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
2%synergy
The Indomitable
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
38%inclusion68 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion65 decks181 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
34%inclusion61 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Artist's Talent
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
26%synergy
Shark Typhoon
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Ophidian Eye
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Drake Haven
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Reunion
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Chakra Meditation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Footfall Crater
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Monastery Siege
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Mind Over Matter
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
38%inclusion69 decks181 decks
37%synergy
Dack Fayden
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
18%synergy
The Royal Scions
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Lonely Sandbar
54%inclusion98 decks181 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Cave
54%inclusion97 decks181 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion96 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
51%inclusion92 decks181 decks
45%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion92 decks181 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion85 decks181 decks
28%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
35%inclusion63 decks181 decks
25%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion40 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Arena of Glory
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Crater
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Remote Isle
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion173 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion172 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
72%inclusion130 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion99 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion76 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion179 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion176 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion167 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
77%inclusion140 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion135 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
75%inclusion135 decks181 decks
26%synergy
Training Center
66%inclusion119 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
62%inclusion113 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
62%inclusion113 decks181 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
60%inclusion108 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion97 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
44%inclusion80 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44%inclusion79 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
38%inclusion69 decks181 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion67 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
34%inclusion62 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion62 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion43 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
-21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Starting Town
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
-2%synergy