Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor (Commander) - Optimized

DougY
Oct 24, 2025
Top 10 Universal Pump Effects for Ellie, Brick Master and Joel, Resolute Survivor
Wanna give opponents a bunch of Zombies, make them huge, then make them attack each other? This deck tech for Ellie and Joel shows you how.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cauldron of Essence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Grapple with Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Germination Practicum
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
77%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
74%synergy
Mycoloth
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
74%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
71%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
64%synergy
Abby, Merciless Soldier
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Cabal Ritual
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Skullclamp
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Mirkwood Bats
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Hansk, Slayer Zealot
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Farseek
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Field of the Dead
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Worldly Tutor
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Grismold, the Dreadsower
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Massacre Wurm
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Mayhem Devil
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Gravecrawler
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Goblin Spymaster
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Delighted Halfling
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
8%synergy
The Mycotyrant
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Slimefoot and Squee
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Scute Swarm
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Geode Rager
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Carrion Feeder
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Compy Swarm
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Grave Titan
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Enduring Vitality
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Mystic
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Warden
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Heroic Intervention
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Artifact Mutation
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Unleash Fury
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Second Harvest
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Putrefy
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Arachnogenesis
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Fog
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Entish Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Culling Ritual
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Three Visits
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Power Fist
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Infantry Shield
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Impact Tremors
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Haunted One
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Wild Growth
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Parallel Lives
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
30%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Doubling Season
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Bitterblossom
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Awakening Zone
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Primal Vigor
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Springleaf Parade
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
7%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Secret Tunnel
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Stomping Ground
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Rootbound Crag
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Savage Lands
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Spire Garden
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Vernal Fen
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Thornspire Verge
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Taiga
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Commercial District
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Bayou
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Twisted Landscape
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy