Eshki Dragonclaw (Commander) - Budget Core

Bennie Smith
Dec 1, 2025
The Best New Commanders of 2025
Which cards are the best new Commanders from 2025? Bennie Smith's here for the run-down of popular picks & hidden gems for each set.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spellbook Seeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Embrace the Paradox
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Studious First-Year
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Landscape Painter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rapturous Moment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dragonclaw Strike
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Scalding Viper
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
39%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Fae Offering
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Sagu Wildling
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Songcrafter Mage
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Rosethorn Acolyte
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Elusive Otter
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Beanstalk Giant
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Auroral Procession
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Whirlwing Stormbrood
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Questing Druid
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Picnic Ruiner
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Lovestruck Beast
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Bloomvine Regent
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Edgewall Innkeeper
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Temur Tawnyback
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Dragon Sniper
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Tempest Hart
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Beanstalk Wurm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Stormkeld Vanguard
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Effortless Master
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Tlincalli Hunter
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Karakyk Guardian
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Dread Linnorm
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Moonshae Pixie
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Wingblade Disciple
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infirmary Healer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Illithid Harvester
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Giant
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Bramble Familiar
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Surrak, Elusive Hunter
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Farhaven Elf
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Ram Through
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Planar Genesis
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Sarkhan's Resolve
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Spectral Denial
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Temur Charm
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Defend the Rider
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Focus the Mind
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Bulk Up
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Quandrix Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Divergent Equation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Decisive Denial
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Starstorm
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Unleash Fury
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-28%synergy
Twin Bolt
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Seize Opportunity
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Gift of the Viper
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Piercing Exhale
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Run Away Together
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Refute
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Giant Growth
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Surge
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Royal Treatment
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Spell Rupture
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Self-Destruct
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Saved by the Shell
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Roamer's Routine
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Unending Whisper
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Wild Ride
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Stump Stomp
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Explore
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
-20%synergy
Bushwhack
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-29%synergy
Last Night Together
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Enter the Enigma
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Mammoth Bellow
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Wild Hypothesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Full Throttle
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Winternight Stories
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Procrastinate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Applied Geometry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Growth Curve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Synchronized Charge
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Impolite Entrance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Knockout Maneuver
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Overpowering Attack
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Molten Exhale
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Rhino's Rampage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Abundant Harvest
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-27%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Pick Your Poison
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Rite of Renewal
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Eagle Vision
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Shared Roots
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Lessons from Life
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dragonfire Blade
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Temur Monument
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Hunter's Bow
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Lucky Clover
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Encroaching Dragonstorm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Roar of Endless Song
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Wingspan Stride
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Combat Research
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Fresh Start
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-17%synergy
Wild Growth
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonback Assault
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Hammerhand
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Avatar Destiny
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Level Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Kishla Village
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
-44%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Gruul Signet
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
-28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
38%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Rugged Highlands
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Cinder Glade
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Stump Stomp
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Game Trail
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Spectacle Summit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Mossfire Valley
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Gruul Turf
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Grove
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Paradox Gardens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Edgewall Inn
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Tangled Islet
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Lush Oasis
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy