Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget

Mike Carrozza
May 20, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - "I Would've Won and We Would've Played Another Game"
This week on Am I the Bolas?, should you refrain from using your removal, particularly on opponents' commanders? Or should you let it fly?
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Ark of Hunger
15%inclusion45 decks291 decks
13%synergy
Hardened Academic
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Lorehold Charm
8.7%inclusion28 decks321 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Daydream
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
66%inclusion688 decks1.04K decks
61%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
55%inclusion572 decks1.04K decks
53%synergy
Stitch Together
56%inclusion585 decks1.04K decks
52%synergy
Murderous Redcap
49%inclusion506 decks1.04K decks
45%synergy
Sun Titan
54%inclusion558 decks1.04K decks
43%synergy
Putrid Goblin
44%inclusion460 decks1.04K decks
42%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
44%inclusion444 decks1.02K decks
39%synergy
Laughing Mad
44%inclusion444 decks1.02K decks
39%synergy
Phoenix Down
42%inclusion424 decks1.02K decks
39%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
40%inclusion421 decks1.04K decks
39%synergy
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Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion568 decks1.04K decks
36%synergy
Mortify
51%inclusion532 decks1.04K decks
36%synergy
Anger
47%inclusion489 decks1.04K decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
47%inclusion487 decks1.04K decks
29%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
46%inclusion482 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Crackling Doom
45%inclusion465 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
44%inclusion447 decks1.02K decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion454 decks1.04K decks
29%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion440 decks1.04K decks
34%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
42%inclusion437 decks1.04K decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Locke, Treasure Hunter
41%inclusion417 decks1.02K decks
34%synergy
The Warring Triad
40%inclusion404 decks1.02K decks
36%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
39%inclusion407 decks1.04K decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion397 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Lesser Masticore
38%inclusion393 decks1.04K decks
36%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
37%inclusion375 decks1.02K decks
33%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion381 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
36%inclusion376 decks1.04K decks
24%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
36%inclusion371 decks1.04K decks
34%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
35%inclusion358 decks1.02K decks
31%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
33%inclusion332 decks1.02K decks
31%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
33%inclusion332 decks1.02K decks
28%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
32%inclusion325 decks1.02K decks
29%synergy
Millikin
31%inclusion327 decks1.04K decks
29%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
31%inclusion288 decks927 decks
28%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
31%inclusion311 decks1.02K decks
27%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
30%inclusion316 decks1.04K decks
27%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
30%inclusion313 decks1.04K decks
20%synergy
Restless Apparition
29%inclusion303 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion297 decks1.04K decks
27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
26%inclusion271 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
26%inclusion264 decks1.02K decks
23%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
25%inclusion258 decks1.02K decks
21%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
25%inclusion260 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
24%inclusion249 decks1.02K decks
23%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
24%inclusion250 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion246 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion240 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
23%inclusion238 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion228 decks1.04K decks
19%synergy
Carrion Feeder
22%inclusion225 decks1.04K decks
19%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
19%inclusion195 decks1.02K decks
17%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
19%inclusion194 decks1.01K decks
15%synergy
Meteor Golem
19%inclusion195 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion193 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
17%inclusion181 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
17%inclusion177 decks1.02K decks
15%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
17%inclusion174 decks1.02K decks
16%synergy
Ruin Grinder
17%inclusion175 decks1.04K decks
16%synergy
Karmic Guide
17%inclusion172 decks1.04K decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion165 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
16%inclusion163 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion154 decks1.04K decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion154 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion153 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Strago and Relm
15%inclusion149 decks1.02K decks
13%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
14%inclusion148 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion146 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
14%inclusion144 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
13%inclusion133 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
40%inclusion415 decks1.04K decks
33%synergy
Big Score
39%inclusion407 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
37%inclusion387 decks1.04K decks
-25%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion323 decks1.04K decks
-16%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion296 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Espers to Magicite
23%inclusion234 decks1.02K decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion196 decks1.04K decks
-4%synergy
Flicker of Fate
19%inclusion193 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion164 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion159 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion153 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion152 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion150 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Ephemerate
14%inclusion149 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion148 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion144 decks1.04K decks
-20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion143 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
First Day of Class
12%inclusion129 decks1.04K decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion128 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion128 decks1.04K decks
11%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion112 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion107 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion99 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.2%inclusion96 decks1.04K decks
-8%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.5%inclusion89 decks1.04K decks
-7%synergy
Personify
8.4%inclusion46 decks546 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
8.3%inclusion86 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Soul Partition
7.2%inclusion75 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Abrade
6.9%inclusion72 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.5%inclusion68 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Terminate
6.2%inclusion65 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
6.0%inclusion62 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Cauldron Haze
5.9%inclusion61 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.8%inclusion60 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.7%inclusion59 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.6%inclusion58 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.5%inclusion57 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.3%inclusion55 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.2%inclusion53 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
40%inclusion417 decks1.04K decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion403 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion393 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
37%inclusion380 decks1.02K decks
34%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
36%inclusion372 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Legions to Ashes
30%inclusion316 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Unearth
29%inclusion307 decks1.04K decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
27%inclusion286 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
27%inclusion283 decks1.04K decks
24%synergy
Snort
24%inclusion247 decks1.02K decks
22%synergy
Lively Dirge
23%inclusion244 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Persist
19%inclusion194 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion154 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion134 decks1.04K decks
-10%synergy
Unburial Rites
11%inclusion112 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Helping Hand
10%inclusion102 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8.7%inclusion91 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.6%inclusion90 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Damn
8.5%inclusion89 decks1.04K decks
-9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
8.5%inclusion89 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Jolted Awake
8.3%inclusion86 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.1%inclusion84 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Fix What's Broken
7.6%inclusion21 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Evil Reawakened
7.4%inclusion75 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.2%inclusion75 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
7.2%inclusion75 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.0%inclusion73 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.5%inclusion66 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.2%inclusion65 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Pursue the Past
6.2%inclusion17 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
5.4%inclusion55 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion55 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.2%inclusion54 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion374 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion318 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
26%inclusion261 decks1.02K decks
24%synergy
Key to the City
24%inclusion252 decks1.04K decks
20%synergy
Coin of Fate
19%inclusion198 decks1.02K decks
18%synergy
Phantom Train
6.0%inclusion61 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
5.8%inclusion60 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.6%inclusion58 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
33%inclusion340 decks1.04K decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion199 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
15%inclusion160 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion150 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion140 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.4%inclusion67 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion66 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Smile at Death
6.1%inclusion64 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Primary Research
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.4%inclusion56 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion55 decks1.04K decks
-13%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion406 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion370 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.9%inclusion93 decks1.04K decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion70 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion923 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion792 decks1.04K decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
69%inclusion721 decks1.04K decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion609 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion438 decks1.04K decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion368 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion361 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
29%inclusion300 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion288 decks1.04K decks
-0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion268 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion253 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.2%inclusion65 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1.04K decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion1.03K decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion1.03K decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion940 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Nomad Outpost
79%inclusion819 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
74%inclusion774 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion773 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
74%inclusion769 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion734 decks1.04K decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
70%inclusion726 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
66%inclusion687 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion654 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59%inclusion616 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
59%inclusion614 decks1.04K decks
49%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion606 decks1.04K decks
47%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
57%inclusion589 decks1.04K decks
47%synergy
Rugged Prairie
54%inclusion567 decks1.04K decks
37%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion562 decks1.04K decks
32%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
52%inclusion543 decks1.04K decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion532 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Desolate Mire
49%inclusion506 decks1.04K decks
37%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
45%inclusion469 decks1.04K decks
38%synergy
Graven Cairns
44%inclusion454 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Ash Barrens
39%inclusion410 decks1.04K decks
32%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
37%inclusion384 decks1.04K decks
33%synergy
Geothermal Bog
35%inclusion366 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Sacred Peaks
35%inclusion363 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Demolition Field
30%inclusion315 decks1.04K decks
26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion285 decks1.04K decks
-12%synergy
Shattered Landscape
20%inclusion212 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion169 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion165 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
14%inclusion147 decks1.04K decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion133 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion114 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Boros Garrison
10%inclusion101 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.3%inclusion97 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Summit
8.7%inclusion81 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion91 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
8.4%inclusion88 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
7.3%inclusion76 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7.2%inclusion75 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Peak
6.8%inclusion71 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.7%inclusion70 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
6.5%inclusion68 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Holdout Settlement
5.1%inclusion53 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy