Gonti, Canny Acquisitor (Commander) - Birthing Pod

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Joshua Wood
Jul 28, 2025
Why You Should Have an Elevator Pitch for Your Commander Decks
Having an elevator pitch for your Commander decks can streamline your pre-game discussions, and help to make sure you have a fun game.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Neoform
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
96%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
95%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Remora
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Swan Song
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Mental Misstep
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
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Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Abrupt Decay
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Force of Negation
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Flusterstorm
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Opposition Agent
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Chrome Mox
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Force of Will
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Worldly Tutor
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Delighted Halfling
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Bloom Tender
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Slither Blade
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Changeling Outcast
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Thief of Sanity
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Eternal Witness
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Grim Hireling
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Elves
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Drake
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Hostage Taker
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Felix Five-Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Spellseeker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Endurance
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Invisible Stalker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Phantasmal Image
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Thieving Varmint
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mockingbird
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Demonic Consultation
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Veil of Summer
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Noxious Revival
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Pact of Negation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Crop Rotation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Chord of Calling
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Force of Vigor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Chain Assassination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Escape Detection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Trickbind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Submerge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Culling Ritual
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Villainous Wealth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Finale of Devastation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Heartless Conscription
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Bribery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Petty Larceny
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-35%synergy
Predators' Hour
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Timetwister
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Life's Legacy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Birthing Pod
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Imposter Mech
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Rogue Class
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Court of Locthwain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Library
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Food Chain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Druids' Repository
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Exploration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Bear Umbra
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Greater Good
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Emergence Zone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Mana Vault
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Mox Diamond
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Mana Crypt
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Basalt Monolith
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Mana Confluence
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Underground Sea
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Tropical Island
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Bayou
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
50%synergy
City of Brass
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Flooded Strand
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Wooded Foothills
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Island
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-33%synergy
Swamp
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-36%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Forest
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-41%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Zagoth Triome
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy