Dr. Ian Malcolm (Commander) - Optimized Sacrifice

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Apr 1, 2026
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The Top 10 Most Played DFCs in Commander
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Bilbo's Gambit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gathering Place
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Training Compound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Galactus, Devourer of Worlds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Molecule Man
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Skullclamp
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Thornbite Staff
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
High Market
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Palani's Hatcher
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Ghalta and Mavren
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Beast Within
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Kodama's Reach
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Aura Shards
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Worldly Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Natural Order
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Zacama, Primal Calamity
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Apex Altisaur
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Nesting Dragon
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Worldspine Wurm
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Mirror Entity
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Kodama of the East Tree
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Polyraptor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Samut, Voice of Dissent
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Dinosaur Egg
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Belonging
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Hulking Raptor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Void Winnower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Quartzwood Crasher
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
It That Betrays
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Raptor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Vaultborn Tyrant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Kogla and Yidaro
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Regisaur Alpha
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Archetype of Endurance
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Tyrranax Rex
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Goring Ceratops
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Summoner's Egg
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Forerunner of the Empire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Egg
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Generous Gift
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Growth
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Congregation at Dawn
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Erode
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Personify
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Boros Charm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Naya Charm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Entish Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Druid's Deliverance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Silence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Primal Growth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Last March of the Ents
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
By Invitation Only
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Divine Reckoning
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Doomskar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Single Combat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Stump Stomp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Blasting Station
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Culling Dais
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Monster Manual
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Scroll Rack
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
The Golden Throne
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Campfire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Oven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Warstorm Surge
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Annie Joins Up
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Martyr's Cause
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Defense of the Heart
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Sylvan Library
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Doubling Season
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Parade
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Anointed Procession
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Parallel Lives
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cream of the Crop
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Elemental Bond
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Determined Iteration
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Life Finds a Way
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lurking Predators
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mirri's Guile
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fervor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Aether Flash
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Growing Ranks
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
The Dragon-Kami Reborn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Where Ancients Tread
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, Warrior Poet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Mutavault
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fountainport
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Restless Ridgeline
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Unity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Selesnya Signet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Boros Signet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Signet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Stomping Ground
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Shrine
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Temple Garden
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Canopy Vista
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Cinder Glade
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Rockfall Vale
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Spire Garden
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Rootbound Crag
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Brushland
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Gruul Turf
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Battlefield Forge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fortified Village
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Savannah
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Plateau
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Game Trail
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Abandon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Blossoming Sands
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sheltering Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Copperline Gorge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Summit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
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