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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mirrormind Crown
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Michelangelo, the Heart
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Academy Manufactor
93%inclusion566 decks609 decks
83%synergy
Peregrin Took
90%inclusion548 decks609 decks
77%synergy
Samwise Gamgee
88%inclusion533 decks609 decks
75%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
70%inclusion428 decks609 decks
65%synergy
Gilded Goose
77%inclusion466 decks609 decks
65%synergy
The Shire
74%inclusion451 decks609 decks
63%synergy
Farmer Cotton
74%inclusion451 decks609 decks
63%synergy
The Gaffer
73%inclusion447 decks609 decks
61%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
79%inclusion479 decks609 decks
60%synergy
Delighted Halfling
73%inclusion446 decks609 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
85%inclusion520 decks609 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
74%inclusion452 decks609 decks
41%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
72%inclusion441 decks609 decks
51%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
70%inclusion428 decks609 decks
56%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion404 decks609 decks
30%synergy
Treebeard, Gracious Host
66%inclusion399 decks609 decks
51%synergy
Pippin, Warden of Isengard
63%inclusion386 decks609 decks
54%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
63%inclusion383 decks609 decks
52%synergy
Heroic Intervention
62%inclusion379 decks609 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion379 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
74%inclusion450 decks609 decks
65%synergy
Smothering Tithe
59%inclusion361 decks609 decks
47%synergy
Teferi's Protection
59%inclusion357 decks609 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion305 decks609 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion251 decks609 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
39%inclusion237 decks609 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
37%inclusion225 decks609 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion193 decks609 decks
25%synergy
Worldly Tutor
28%inclusion172 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
60%inclusion368 decks609 decks
52%synergy
Rapacious Guest
59%inclusion361 decks609 decks
49%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
58%inclusion351 decks609 decks
48%synergy
Merry, Warden of Isengard
52%inclusion318 decks609 decks
44%synergy
Savvy Hunter
52%inclusion315 decks609 decks
43%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
51%inclusion311 decks609 decks
41%synergy
Banquet Guests
50%inclusion304 decks609 decks
41%synergy
Meriadoc Brandybuck
49%inclusion300 decks609 decks
42%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
48%inclusion294 decks609 decks
41%synergy
Prize Pig
48%inclusion291 decks609 decks
39%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
45%inclusion277 decks609 decks
37%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
45%inclusion273 decks609 decks
41%synergy
Experimental Confectioner
43%inclusion262 decks609 decks
39%synergy
Ocelot Pride
43%inclusion206 decks482 decks
40%synergy
Feasting Hobbit
41%inclusion249 decks609 decks
33%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
40%inclusion246 decks609 decks
37%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
40%inclusion243 decks609 decks
33%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion198 decks497 decks
36%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
37%inclusion227 decks609 decks
33%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
36%inclusion204 decks561 decks
30%synergy
Elanor Gardner
36%inclusion218 decks609 decks
29%synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
36%inclusion150 decks421 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion214 decks609 decks
23%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
32%inclusion194 decks609 decks
27%synergy
Essence Warden
27%inclusion165 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion68 decks267 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion124 decks496 decks
21%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
25%inclusion150 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
24%inclusion148 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
22%inclusion137 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
22%inclusion133 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Apothecary White
22%inclusion132 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion95 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
21%inclusion86 decks405 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Master
21%inclusion128 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
20%inclusion124 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
20%inclusion123 decks609 decks
14%synergy
Astrid Peth
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
19%inclusion117 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
18%inclusion108 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion102 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion101 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
16%inclusion100 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
16%inclusion67 decks421 decks
14%synergy
Motivated Pony
15%inclusion91 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
14%inclusion87 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Scurry Oak
14%inclusion84 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion83 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
54%inclusion326 decks609 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion227 decks609 decks
30%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
23%inclusion143 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion124 decks609 decks
-3%synergy
Eladamri's Call
19%inclusion113 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
18%inclusion111 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion93 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
15%inclusion90 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion81 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Mortality Spear
13%inclusion81 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion81 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion65 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion43 decks415 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
10%inclusion60 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Hobbit's Sting
10%inclusion59 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.9%inclusion54 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion48 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.9%inclusion34 decks496 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.6%inclusion40 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.9%inclusion36 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.9%inclusion36 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion27 decks496 decks
-1%synergy
Silence
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion363 decks609 decks
37%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion309 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion260 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
40%inclusion244 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Revive the Shire
35%inclusion215 decks609 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion200 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
28%inclusion172 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Many Partings
22%inclusion131 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion93 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion90 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
13%inclusion78 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion74 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
-3%synergy
The Ring Goes South
10%inclusion58 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.0%inclusion55 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Damn
8.7%inclusion53 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.0%inclusion49 decks609 decks
-19%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.9%inclusion48 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.7%inclusion47 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.9%inclusion42 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.7%inclusion41 decks609 decks
-16%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion41 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion41 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.7%inclusion35 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
28%inclusion173 decks609 decks
23%synergy
Field-Tested Frying Pan
26%inclusion158 decks609 decks
20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion145 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Bilbo's Ring
21%inclusion127 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion108 decks609 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion96 decks609 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion91 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion86 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
14%inclusion83 decks609 decks
12%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Oven
12%inclusion73 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Heaped Harvest
11%inclusion46 decks405 decks
9%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
8.7%inclusion53 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.4%inclusion51 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
7.6%inclusion34 decks448 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.4%inclusion39 decks609 decks
-13%synergy
Transmutation Font
5.7%inclusion32 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Trading Post
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Lembas
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
61%inclusion370 decks609 decks
48%synergy
Call of the Ring
58%inclusion352 decks609 decks
50%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
48%inclusion292 decks609 decks
42%synergy
Anointed Procession
46%inclusion282 decks609 decks
38%synergy
Parallel Lives
45%inclusion276 decks609 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Library
39%inclusion236 decks609 decks
26%synergy
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
36%inclusion218 decks609 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion211 decks609 decks
29%synergy
Doubling Season
30%inclusion181 decks609 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion181 decks609 decks
20%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
26%inclusion156 decks609 decks
22%synergy
Trail of Crumbs
19%inclusion117 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion74 decks609 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Snack
12%inclusion31 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Campsite Cuisine
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion63 decks609 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion61 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion59 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
8.8%inclusion36 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
8.4%inclusion51 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.2%inclusion46 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.4%inclusion45 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Into the Pit
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.9%inclusion28 decks405 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.2%inclusion38 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.7%inclusion35 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
59%inclusion360 decks609 decks
34%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
56%inclusion342 decks609 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion332 decks609 decks
36%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion162 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion146 decks609 decks
-9%synergy
Minas Tirith
24%inclusion144 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Restless Cottage
19%inclusion116 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
15%inclusion91 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion80 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion80 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
13%inclusion80 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion71 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion58 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.0%inclusion29 decks412 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion560 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion493 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion122 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Mana Crypt
14%inclusion84 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.4%inclusion51 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion43 decks609 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion43 decks609 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion40 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.2%inclusion38 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.9%inclusion36 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Inherited Envelope
5.7%inclusion35 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.7%inclusion35 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion586 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion558 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion552 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
90%inclusion550 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Temple Garden
89%inclusion540 decks609 decks
42%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion531 decks609 decks
41%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
87%inclusion529 decks609 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
79%inclusion481 decks609 decks
45%synergy
Marsh Flats
79%inclusion479 decks609 decks
46%synergy
Windswept Heath
78%inclusion475 decks609 decks
42%synergy
Indatha Triome
74%inclusion451 decks609 decks
33%synergy
Savannah
68%inclusion413 decks609 decks
56%synergy
Bayou
67%inclusion408 decks609 decks
55%synergy
Scrubland
66%inclusion403 decks609 decks
55%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
63%inclusion385 decks609 decks
34%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
61%inclusion374 decks609 decks
34%synergy
Vault of Champions
61%inclusion371 decks609 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion311 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
47%inclusion287 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion278 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
45%inclusion273 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Brushland
39%inclusion238 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion178 decks609 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion178 decks609 decks
21%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
27%inclusion167 decks609 decks
-26%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion156 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion143 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
23%inclusion141 decks609 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
22%inclusion136 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion132 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Lush Portico
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
19%inclusion117 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion116 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion116 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Horizon Canopy
19%inclusion115 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion114 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion113 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion111 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion108 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion108 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion105 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion104 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion104 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
17%inclusion103 decks609 decks
-28%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion94 decks609 decks
-3%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
14%inclusion87 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion85 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion80 decks609 decks
8%synergy