Dwight o' Lantern (Commander) - Optimized Scarecrows

Original Name:

Reaper KingReaper King

Jeremy Rowe
Jun 5, 2026
Five Problems with Five-Color Typal Commanders
Jro looks at why five-color typal commanders so often feel hollow in Commander games, giving us a breakdown of five recurring design issues.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Cauldron of Essence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scarecrone
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Scuttlemutt
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Scaretiller
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Pili-Pala
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Panharmonicon
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Oasis Gardener
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
The Reaper, King No More
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
53%synergy
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Heap Doll
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Maskwood Nexus
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Osseous Sticktwister
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
The Swarmweaver
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Wildfire Wickerfolk
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Wild-Field Scarecrow
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
One-Eyed Scarecrow
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Scorn Effigy
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Wickerfolk Thresher
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Metallic Mimic
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Painter's Servant
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Taurean Mauler
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Farmstead Gleaner
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Mirror Entity
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Grim Poppet
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Shell Skulkin
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Spark Double
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Scarecrow Guide
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Universal Automaton
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Graveshifter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Grand Architect
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Wreckage Wickerfolk
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Jousting Dummy
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Field Creeper
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Dread Tiller
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Jawbone Skulkin
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Watchwing Scarecrow
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shire Scarecrow
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Fang Skulkin
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Scrapbasket
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Changeling Outcast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Harvest Hand
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Foraging Wickermaw
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Chainbreaker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Crossroads Candleguide
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Antler Skulkin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Blazethorn Scarecrow
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Wickerfolk Indomitable
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Irregular Cohort
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Foundry Inspector
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Scarecrow
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Thornwatch Scarecrow
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Flock Impostor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Chomping Changeling
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Omni-Changeling
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Bloom Tender
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Masked Vandal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rattleblaze Scarecrow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Eerie Interlude
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Crib Swap
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ghostway
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Semester's End
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Double Major
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Continue?
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Unbury
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Personify
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Replication
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cultivate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
One with the Machine
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Wake the Past
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Another Round
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Open the Armory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Obliterate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Acid Rain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Traverse Eternity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cataclysm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Armageddon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Organic Extinction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Coalition Victory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Herald's Horn
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Darksteel Forge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Birthing Boughs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unwinding Clock
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Host
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Door of Destinies
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Gathering Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Cloud Key
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sculpting Steel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Monument
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Forge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mirror Box
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Springleaf Parade
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Kindred Discovery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Teleportation Circle
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Molten Echoes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mechanized Production
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Careful Cultivation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mirari's Wake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blood Moon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Swift Reconfiguration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Conspiracy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aura Shards
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bigger on the Inside
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Inventors' Fair
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Seat of the Synod
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Den
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Tree of Tales
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Great Furnace
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Mine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Maze's End
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Gate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Timeless Lotus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Firdoch Core
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Island
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Plains
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Forest
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Swamp
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Indatha Triome
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Breeding Pool
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The World Tree
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Raugrin Triome
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ketria Triome
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Monastery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Seaside Citadel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Shrine
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Triome
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Raffine's Tower
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Savage Lands
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Opulent Palace
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nomad Outpost
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Savai Triome
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Crypt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Godless Shrine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy