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
Mirrormind Crown
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Springleaf Parade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Squirrelanoids
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Treats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mutable Explorer
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
99%inclusion230 decks233 decks
86%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
89%inclusion208 decks233 decks
76%synergy
Swarmyard
89%inclusion208 decks233 decks
75%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
85%inclusion195 decks230 decks
73%synergy
Chitterspitter
82%inclusion191 decks233 decks
72%synergy
Deep Forest Hermit
79%inclusion185 decks233 decks
71%synergy
Second Harvest
79%inclusion184 decks233 decks
66%synergy
Saw in Half
71%inclusion165 decks233 decks
63%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
73%inclusion168 decks230 decks
62%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
68%inclusion156 decks230 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
83%inclusion194 decks233 decks
52%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
76%inclusion178 decks233 decks
57%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
70%inclusion163 decks233 decks
58%synergy
Parallel Lives
68%inclusion159 decks233 decks
55%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
65%inclusion152 decks233 decks
53%synergy
Thornvault Forager
65%inclusion151 decks233 decks
55%synergy
Academy Manufactor
65%inclusion151 decks233 decks
52%synergy
Gilded Goose
64%inclusion150 decks233 decks
50%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
64%inclusion149 decks233 decks
52%synergy
The Odd Acorn Gang
64%inclusion147 decks230 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion35 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Valley Rotcaller
62%inclusion145 decks233 decks
54%synergy
Peregrin Took
59%inclusion137 decks233 decks
45%synergy
Honored Dreyleader
57%inclusion132 decks231 decks
47%synergy
Squirrel Sovereign
52%inclusion121 decks233 decks
45%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
51%inclusion119 decks233 decks
32%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
48%inclusion111 decks233 decks
39%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
45%inclusion106 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
44%inclusion102 decks233 decks
32%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
42%inclusion97 decks233 decks
33%synergy
Squirrel Mob
40%inclusion93 decks233 decks
34%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
38%inclusion89 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
38%inclusion89 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
35%inclusion82 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion76 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
20%synergy
Vinereap Mentor
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Nut Collector
31%inclusion73 decks233 decks
28%synergy
Osteomancer Adept
31%inclusion73 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
30%inclusion71 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Scute Swarm
29%inclusion67 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion64 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
27%inclusion63 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Scurry Oak
26%inclusion61 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
26%inclusion60 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Bloodroot Apothecary
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Deranged Hermit
25%inclusion58 decks233 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
14%synergy
Tireless Tracker
24%inclusion55 decks233 decks
20%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
22%inclusion51 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
21%inclusion49 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Chittering Witch
20%inclusion46 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Curious Forager
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
16%inclusion38 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Drey Keeper
16%inclusion38 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Haywire Mite
15%inclusion34 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion32 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Bushy Bodyguard
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
11%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Bonecache Overseer
12%inclusion29 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion28 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
6%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Bramble Sovereign
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Experimental Confectioner
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
63%inclusion147 decks233 decks
43%synergy
Heroic Intervention
56%inclusion131 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
54%inclusion125 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Tear Asunder
45%inclusion104 decks233 decks
29%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
39%inclusion90 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Putrefy
37%inclusion87 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Command
30%inclusion70 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion69 decks233 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion59 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion59 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Cache Grab
24%inclusion56 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Arachnogenesis
21%inclusion49 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
20%inclusion46 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
-5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion20 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Pawpatch Formation
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Chord of Calling
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rootcast Apprenticeship
57%inclusion130 decks230 decks
50%synergy
Chatterstorm
52%inclusion120 decks233 decks
44%synergy
For the Common Good
52%inclusion120 decks233 decks
47%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
50%inclusion116 decks233 decks
39%synergy
Three Visits
43%inclusion101 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion100 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Pest Infestation
36%inclusion83 decks233 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion64 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion62 decks233 decks
-13%synergy
Rampant Growth
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
-9%synergy
Finale of Devastation
24%inclusion55 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Chatter of the Squirrel
24%inclusion55 decks233 decks
20%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
21%inclusion49 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion46 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion45 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Casualties of War
19%inclusion44 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Season of Loss
18%inclusion43 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion40 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion40 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion36 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Many Partings
15%inclusion36 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Woods
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
-12%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
-10%synergy
Audience with Trostani
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Season of Gathering
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Offering
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
-12%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Full Flowering
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Acorn Harvest
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Wear Down
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Bumi's Feast Lecture
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
55%inclusion127 decks233 decks
47%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
52%inclusion120 decks233 decks
46%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
33%inclusion78 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion60 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Esika's Chariot
21%inclusion50 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Helm of the Host
19%inclusion44 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion42 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion42 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Coat of Arms
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Oven
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
-18%synergy
The Ooze
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Doubling Season
62%inclusion144 decks233 decks
45%synergy
Squirrel Nest
50%inclusion116 decks233 decks
42%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
44%inclusion103 decks233 decks
31%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
40%inclusion93 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion86 decks233 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion77 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
33%inclusion77 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
18%inclusion43 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
17%inclusion40 decks233 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion39 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Awakening Zone
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion36 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
15%inclusion34 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Primal Vigor
15%inclusion34 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
4%synergy
March of the World Ooze
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Druid's Call
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Earthcraft
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
2%synergy
The Cloning of Shredder
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
29%inclusion67 decks233 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion157 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
56%inclusion131 decks233 decks
29%synergy
Three Tree City
52%inclusion120 decks233 decks
40%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
49%inclusion114 decks233 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion110 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
39%inclusion91 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion90 decks233 decks
24%synergy
The Shire
39%inclusion90 decks233 decks
29%synergy
Oakhollow Village
37%inclusion86 decks233 decks
33%synergy
Mudflat Village
34%inclusion80 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Grim Backwoods
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Restless Cottage
28%inclusion66 decks233 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion63 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Fountainport
26%inclusion61 decks231 decks
23%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion39 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion39 decks233 decks
-7%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
15%inclusion35 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Khalni Garden
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion208 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion190 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
42%inclusion97 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Signet
36%inclusion84 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion229 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion229 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion221 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
85%inclusion198 decks233 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
79%inclusion185 decks233 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
73%inclusion171 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Mire
65%inclusion151 decks233 decks
28%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
61%inclusion143 decks233 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
59%inclusion137 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Wood
57%inclusion132 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion113 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
48%inclusion112 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion106 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion102 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
42%inclusion97 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Deathcap Glade
42%inclusion97 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Viridescent Bog
37%inclusion87 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
34%inclusion80 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Bayou
32%inclusion75 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion73 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion59 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
25%inclusion59 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Wastewood Verge
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion43 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
18%inclusion43 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion40 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion32 decks233 decks
-14%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion29 decks233 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion20 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Vernal Fen
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
1%synergy