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?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mirrormind Crown
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Springleaf Parade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mutable Explorer
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Unbury
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
99%inclusion226 decks229 decks
86%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
90%inclusion205 decks229 decks
76%synergy
Swarmyard
89%inclusion203 decks229 decks
74%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
85%inclusion192 decks225 decks
74%synergy
Chitterspitter
83%inclusion190 decks229 decks
73%synergy
Deep Forest Hermit
79%inclusion182 decks229 decks
71%synergy
Second Harvest
79%inclusion182 decks229 decks
66%synergy
Saw in Half
71%inclusion163 decks229 decks
64%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
73%inclusion165 decks225 decks
62%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
70%inclusion158 decks225 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
83%inclusion190 decks229 decks
52%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
76%inclusion173 decks229 decks
56%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
70%inclusion160 decks229 decks
58%synergy
Parallel Lives
69%inclusion158 decks229 decks
56%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
67%inclusion153 decks229 decks
55%synergy
The Odd Acorn Gang
66%inclusion148 decks225 decks
58%synergy
Academy Manufactor
65%inclusion149 decks229 decks
52%synergy
Thornvault Forager
65%inclusion148 decks229 decks
55%synergy
Gilded Goose
65%inclusion148 decks229 decks
51%synergy
Doubling Season
64%inclusion147 decks229 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Valley Rotcaller
64%inclusion146 decks229 decks
56%synergy
Peregrin Took
59%inclusion134 decks229 decks
45%synergy
Honored Dreyleader
58%inclusion131 decks226 decks
48%synergy
Squirrel Sovereign
52%inclusion120 decks229 decks
45%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
52%inclusion118 decks229 decks
32%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
48%inclusion111 decks229 decks
40%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
45%inclusion104 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
43%inclusion99 decks229 decks
31%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
42%inclusion97 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Squirrel Mob
39%inclusion90 decks229 decks
34%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
38%inclusion87 decks229 decks
27%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
38%inclusion86 decks229 decks
30%synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
36%inclusion83 decks229 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion75 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Osteomancer Adept
32%inclusion73 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Nut Collector
31%inclusion72 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Vinereap Mentor
31%inclusion71 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion71 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
30%inclusion68 decks229 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
29%inclusion66 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Scute Swarm
28%inclusion65 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
27%inclusion61 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion60 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Scurry Oak
26%inclusion59 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Bloodroot Apothecary
25%inclusion57 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
25%inclusion58 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Hermit
24%inclusion55 decks229 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
24%inclusion54 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Tireless Tracker
23%inclusion52 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Chittering Witch
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Curious Forager
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Drey Keeper
16%inclusion37 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
15%inclusion34 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Haywire Mite
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Bushy Bodyguard
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Bonecache Overseer
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Viscera Seer
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
-4%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion24 decks227 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Bramble Sovereign
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
64%inclusion146 decks229 decks
44%synergy
Heroic Intervention
56%inclusion128 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion126 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
44%inclusion101 decks229 decks
29%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
38%inclusion87 decks229 decks
29%synergy
Putrefy
37%inclusion84 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Command
30%inclusion68 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion67 decks229 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion58 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion57 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Cache Grab
24%inclusion56 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Arachnogenesis
21%inclusion48 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion28 decks229 decks
-4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
-5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Pawpatch Formation
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
-4%synergy
Chord of Calling
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Rootcast Apprenticeship
57%inclusion129 decks225 decks
51%synergy
Chatterstorm
53%inclusion121 decks229 decks
46%synergy
For the Common Good
52%inclusion119 decks228 decks
48%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
50%inclusion114 decks229 decks
39%synergy
Three Visits
44%inclusion100 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion99 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Pest Infestation
35%inclusion81 decks229 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion62 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion61 decks229 decks
-13%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion57 decks229 decks
-9%synergy
Chatter of the Squirrel
24%inclusion56 decks229 decks
21%synergy
Finale of Devastation
23%inclusion53 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Casualties of War
18%inclusion42 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Season of Loss
18%inclusion41 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Many Partings
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Awaken the Woods
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion28 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
-12%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
-9%synergy
Audience with Trostani
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Season of Gathering
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Offering
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
-12%synergy
Full Flowering
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Acorn Harvest
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Bumi's Feast Lecture
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Wear Down
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-5%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
54%inclusion124 decks229 decks
46%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
52%inclusion118 decks229 decks
46%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
34%inclusion77 decks229 decks
27%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
33%inclusion74 decks225 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion62 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Esika's Chariot
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of the Host
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion43 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Oven
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
-18%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Beastmaster Ascension
64%inclusion147 decks229 decks
52%synergy
Squirrel Nest
50%inclusion115 decks229 decks
42%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
44%inclusion100 decks229 decks
30%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
39%inclusion89 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion83 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
33%inclusion75 decks229 decks
23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion74 decks229 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
19%inclusion44 decks227 decks
13%synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
19%inclusion43 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Awakening Zone
17%inclusion38 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion37 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion34 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
15%inclusion33 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Primal Vigor
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Earthcraft
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Druid's Call
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
9%synergy
March of the World Ooze
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
29%inclusion66 decks229 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion154 decks229 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
56%inclusion128 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Three Tree City
52%inclusion119 decks229 decks
40%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
49%inclusion113 decks229 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion110 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
38%inclusion87 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion86 decks229 decks
23%synergy
The Shire
38%inclusion86 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Oakhollow Village
36%inclusion83 decks229 decks
32%synergy
Mudflat Village
35%inclusion81 decks229 decks
31%synergy
Grim Backwoods
31%inclusion71 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion64 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Restless Cottage
28%inclusion63 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Fountainport
26%inclusion59 decks226 decks
23%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
-6%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
16%inclusion36 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Garden
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion203 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion189 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
42%inclusion96 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Signet
37%inclusion84 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
24%inclusion55 decks227 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion225 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion225 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion218 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
85%inclusion195 decks229 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
79%inclusion180 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
74%inclusion170 decks229 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Mire
64%inclusion147 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
61%inclusion139 decks229 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion131 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Wood
56%inclusion128 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion113 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
48%inclusion111 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion107 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
45%inclusion103 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
41%inclusion95 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
41%inclusion94 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Viridescent Bog
37%inclusion84 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
35%inclusion81 decks229 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion72 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Bayou
31%inclusion72 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
26%inclusion59 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion57 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
24%inclusion55 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion43 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
18%inclusion41 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
16%inclusion37 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
-13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-1%synergy