Fire Lord Azula (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Brian Cain
Feb 2, 2026
Best Case Scenario Mentality and Setup Cost in Commander
Are you putting cards in your Commander decks based on their best case scenario? You might want to reconsider that. Let's discuss.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Reckless Ransacking
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Flames
4.6%inclusion4 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
4.3%inclusion4 decks92 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion109 decks184 decks
49%synergy
Electrodominance
51%inclusion94 decks184 decks
47%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
57%inclusion105 decks184 decks
46%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion100 decks184 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Strike
47%inclusion86 decks184 decks
45%synergy
Fists of Flame
45%inclusion82 decks184 decks
42%synergy
Big Score
53%inclusion97 decks184 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
59%inclusion109 decks184 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion86 decks184 decks
37%synergy
Opt
42%inclusion77 decks184 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion112 decks184 decks
34%synergy
Firebending Student
44%inclusion81 decks184 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion80 decks184 decks
35%synergy
Demand Answers
41%inclusion75 decks184 decks
36%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
40%inclusion73 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
40%inclusion73 decks184 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Abandon Attachments
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
36%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion67 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Etali, Primal Storm
33%inclusion61 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
30%inclusion55 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Zuko, Exiled Prince
28%inclusion52 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
23%inclusion42 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Administrator
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Jaded Edge
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Fire Nation Cadets
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
16%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Fire Sages
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Vindictive Warden
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Combustion Man
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Lo and Li, Twin Tutors
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
7%synergy
The Blue Spirit
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Jeong Jeong, the Deserter
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Ran and Shaw
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Boar-q-pine
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Gran-Gran
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Rough Rhino Cavalry
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Zuko, Seeking Honor
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Leyline Tyrant
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Bulk Up
35%inclusion64 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
34%inclusion63 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion61 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Nation Attacks
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
-12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
32%inclusion59 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion59 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Azula Always Lies
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Snap
30%inclusion55 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Octopus Form
29%inclusion54 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion54 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Cunning Maneuver
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Unleash Fury
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion50 decks184 decks
22%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Firebending Lesson
25%inclusion46 decks183 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Seething Song
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Haste Magic
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Invoke Calamity
23%inclusion42 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
22%inclusion40 decks183 decks
20%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Run Amok
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Laughing Mad
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Act
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
18%synergy
How to Start a Riot
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Teachings
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Twinferno
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Siege Smash
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Combustion Technique
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
-14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Expedite
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Zuko's Exile
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Gimli's Fury
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Comet Storm
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Sozin's Comet
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Epic Downfall
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Ember Island Production
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Day of Black Sun
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
-20%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
-12%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Aang's Journey
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Price of Freedom
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twin Blades
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
-17%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
2%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Firebender Ascension
33%inclusion61 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Fated Firepower
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
15%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Lost in Memories
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
The Legend of Roku
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Eel Umbra
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Fae Flight
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Honest Work
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grasp
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Double Vision
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Fire Nation Palace
39%inclusion71 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion63 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
-10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
-9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Realm of Koh
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion162 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion160 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion82 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion66 decks184 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion66 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
32%inclusion59 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
-9%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
-8%synergy
Tundra Tank
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion184 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion183 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion183 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion156 decks184 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion101 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
54%inclusion99 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion87 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion80 decks184 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion76 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion73 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion66 decks184 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion64 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
-16%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion45 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Airship Engine Room
21%inclusion39 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Serpent's Pass
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Oscorp Industries
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Treno, Dark City
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Rumble Arena
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
8%synergy