Hazel of the Rootbloom (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Mike Carrozza
Nov 26, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - Rookie Kingmaker
In this week's Am I the Bolas, what should we do about rookie Commander players who keep kingmaking? Are they Bolases in disguise?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Obsessive Pursuit
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bumi's Feast Lecture
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
99%inclusion221 decks224 decks
86%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
90%inclusion202 decks224 decks
76%synergy
Swarmyard
88%inclusion197 decks224 decks
74%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
85%inclusion187 decks220 decks
73%synergy
Chitterspitter
82%inclusion184 decks224 decks
72%synergy
Deep Forest Hermit
79%inclusion178 decks224 decks
71%synergy
Second Harvest
80%inclusion179 decks224 decks
67%synergy
Saw in Half
71%inclusion160 decks224 decks
64%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
75%inclusion165 decks220 decks
64%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
70%inclusion153 decks220 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
85%inclusion190 decks224 decks
54%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
77%inclusion173 decks224 decks
57%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
71%inclusion159 decks224 decks
58%synergy
Parallel Lives
69%inclusion155 decks224 decks
56%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
66%inclusion148 decks224 decks
54%synergy
Academy Manufactor
65%inclusion146 decks224 decks
52%synergy
The Odd Acorn Gang
65%inclusion143 decks220 decks
57%synergy
Doubling Season
65%inclusion145 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Gilded Goose
65%inclusion145 decks224 decks
51%synergy
Thornvault Forager
65%inclusion145 decks224 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Seedborn Muse
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Valley Rotcaller
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
56%synergy
Peregrin Took
60%inclusion135 decks224 decks
47%synergy
Honored Dreyleader
58%inclusion128 decks221 decks
48%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
53%inclusion119 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Squirrel Sovereign
52%inclusion116 decks224 decks
44%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
50%inclusion111 decks224 decks
41%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
46%inclusion104 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
44%inclusion98 decks224 decks
32%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
42%inclusion95 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Squirrel Mob
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
34%synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
39%inclusion87 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
38%inclusion84 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
37%inclusion83 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
34%inclusion76 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Nut Collector
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Osteomancer Adept
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Vinereap Mentor
30%inclusion68 decks223 decks
24%synergy
Scute Swarm
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Scurry Oak
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Bloodroot Apothecary
26%inclusion57 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Tireless Tracker
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Deranged Hermit
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Chittering Witch
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Curious Forager
18%inclusion40 decks223 decks
15%synergy
Drey Keeper
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Nested Shambler
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Haywire Mite
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Bushy Bodyguard
13%inclusion29 decks223 decks
11%synergy
Bonecache Overseer
13%inclusion28 decks223 decks
9%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Vitality
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion24 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Bramble Sovereign
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Viscera Seer
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
44%synergy
Heroic Intervention
57%inclusion128 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Tear Asunder
42%inclusion95 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Command
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion60 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Cache Grab
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Arachnogenesis
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Pawpatch Formation
9.0%inclusion20 decks223 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.3%inclusion14 decks223 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Rootcast Apprenticeship
58%inclusion127 decks220 decks
51%synergy
Chatterstorm
53%inclusion118 decks224 decks
45%synergy
For the Common Good
51%inclusion114 decks223 decks
46%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
51%inclusion114 decks224 decks
40%synergy
Three Visits
46%inclusion102 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion101 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Pest Infestation
36%inclusion80 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Chatter of the Squirrel
24%inclusion54 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Finale of Devastation
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Season of Loss
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Casualties of War
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Many Partings
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Awaken the Woods
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Culling Ritual
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Open the Way
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Audience with Trostani
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Season of Gathering
9.4%inclusion21 decks223 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
9.0%inclusion20 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Offering
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Harmonize
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Full Flowering
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Acorn Harvest
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Wear Down
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
53%inclusion119 decks224 decks
45%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
53%inclusion118 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
31%inclusion69 decks220 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion61 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Esika's Chariot
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Helm of the Host
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Banner of Kinship
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Oven
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-19%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Beastmaster Ascension
63%inclusion142 decks224 decks
51%synergy
Squirrel Nest
51%inclusion115 decks224 decks
43%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion102 decks224 decks
32%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
19%inclusion43 decks222 decks
13%synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Awakening Zone
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Primal Vigor
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Earthcraft
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Druid's Call
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
March of the World Ooze
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion152 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
58%inclusion130 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Three Tree City
51%inclusion115 decks224 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion113 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
49%inclusion109 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
24%synergy
The Shire
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Oakhollow Village
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
32%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Mudflat Village
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Grim Backwoods
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Restless Cottage
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Fountainport
26%inclusion57 decks221 decks
22%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Garden
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion201 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion183 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
41%inclusion91 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion55 decks222 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion220 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion220 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion214 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
85%inclusion190 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
79%inclusion178 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
73%inclusion164 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Mire
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
61%inclusion137 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
58%inclusion130 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Wood
55%inclusion123 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion107 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion101 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion99 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
41%inclusion91 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Viridescent Bog
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
36%inclusion80 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Bayou
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malady
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
-13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Vernal Fen
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-2%synergy