Heliod, the Radiant Dawn (Commander) - Optimized

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Cas Hinds
Dec 22, 2025
The Top 5 Most Annoying Cards/Mechanics to Track in Commander
Magic is a big, complex game, and growing more so with every set. But there are specific cards and mechanics that make the game too complex.
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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
4.6%inclusion3 decks65 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Prosperity
79%inclusion193 decks244 decks
76%synergy
Windfall
89%inclusion216 decks244 decks
76%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion174 decks244 decks
69%synergy
Day's Undoing
69%inclusion168 decks244 decks
67%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
62%inclusion150 decks242 decks
57%synergy
Even the Score
57%inclusion138 decks244 decks
55%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
58%inclusion141 decks244 decks
54%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion140 decks244 decks
54%synergy
Howling Mine
59%inclusion144 decks244 decks
54%synergy
Temple Bell
55%inclusion135 decks244 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Arcane Denial
73%inclusion177 decks244 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion155 decks244 decks
-6%synergy
Cut a Deal
55%inclusion135 decks244 decks
51%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
55%inclusion135 decks244 decks
47%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
55%inclusion134 decks244 decks
48%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
53%inclusion129 decks244 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
52%inclusion127 decks244 decks
50%synergy
Fascination
52%inclusion126 decks244 decks
50%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion123 decks244 decks
42%synergy
Words of Wisdom
49%inclusion120 decks244 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
83%inclusion202 decks244 decks
58%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion155 decks244 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion134 decks244 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion117 decks244 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
38%inclusion92 decks244 decks
32%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion91 decks244 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion85 decks244 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion82 decks244 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion80 decks244 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion76 decks244 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
48%inclusion116 decks244 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Archivist
44%inclusion107 decks244 decks
42%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
37%inclusion91 decks244 decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
36%inclusion87 decks244 decks
29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
34%inclusion83 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion80 decks244 decks
28%synergy
Spellskite
33%inclusion80 decks244 decks
29%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion74 decks244 decks
24%synergy
Wandering Archaic
30%inclusion73 decks244 decks
28%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion70 decks244 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion66 decks244 decks
18%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
27%inclusion65 decks244 decks
26%synergy
Lore Broker
23%inclusion57 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
21%inclusion52 decks244 decks
21%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
20%inclusion49 decks244 decks
19%synergy
Displacer Kitten
19%inclusion46 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Peregrine Drake
19%inclusion46 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion44 decks244 decks
15%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
17%inclusion42 decks244 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion41 decks244 decks
-9%synergy
Tataru Taru
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
13%synergy
The Council of Four
14%inclusion35 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
14%inclusion33 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion31 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Void Winnower
12%inclusion30 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
12%inclusion29 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
12%inclusion29 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
11%inclusion28 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
11%inclusion26 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
10%inclusion25 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Grand Abolisher
10%inclusion25 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion24 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
9.4%inclusion23 decks244 decks
-1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
8.6%inclusion21 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Dakra Mystic
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Mother of Runes
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
6%synergy
It That Betrays
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Voice of Victory
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
42%inclusion103 decks244 decks
-11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion97 decks244 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion93 decks244 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion86 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion81 decks244 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion80 decks244 decks
30%synergy
Wheel and Deal
32%inclusion79 decks244 decks
32%synergy
Unwind
32%inclusion78 decks244 decks
28%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion72 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion72 decks244 decks
-24%synergy
Emergency Powers
29%inclusion71 decks244 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion70 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
28%inclusion69 decks244 decks
-9%synergy
Rewind
28%inclusion68 decks244 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion59 decks244 decks
-9%synergy
Oblation
24%inclusion58 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Silence
20%inclusion49 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
20%inclusion49 decks244 decks
18%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion47 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion42 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion40 decks244 decks
-12%synergy
Capsize
16%inclusion40 decks244 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Genius
16%inclusion40 decks244 decks
15%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion38 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion35 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion35 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion34 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion33 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion32 decks244 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion32 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion32 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
11%inclusion28 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion24 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.0%inclusion22 decks244 decks
-7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.6%inclusion21 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.6%inclusion21 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Spell Burst
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Permission Denied
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Ugin's Binding
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Spell Swindle
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Misdirection
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Long River's Pull
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Echo of Eons
48%inclusion116 decks244 decks
46%synergy
Skyscribing
42%inclusion102 decks244 decks
40%synergy
Finale of Revelation
36%inclusion87 decks244 decks
32%synergy
Game Plan
32%inclusion77 decks244 decks
31%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
31%inclusion76 decks244 decks
25%synergy
Commit // Memory
30%inclusion74 decks244 decks
29%synergy
Solve the Equation
27%inclusion65 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Time Reversal
26%inclusion63 decks244 decks
25%synergy
Finale of Glory
24%inclusion58 decks244 decks
21%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
23%inclusion56 decks244 decks
20%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
20%inclusion49 decks244 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion49 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Time Spiral
17%inclusion42 decks244 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Cascade
14%inclusion34 decks244 decks
14%synergy
Timetwister
12%inclusion29 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion28 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Minds Aglow
11%inclusion28 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.0%inclusion22 decks244 decks
-19%synergy
Portent of Calamity
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.4%inclusion18 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Time Stretch
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.3%inclusion13 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion84 decks244 decks
15%synergy
Memory Jar
29%inclusion71 decks244 decks
28%synergy
Font of Mythos
26%inclusion64 decks244 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion46 decks244 decks
-7%synergy
Wedding Ring
17%inclusion42 decks244 decks
14%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
17%inclusion41 decks244 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion34 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Unwinding Clock
10%inclusion25 decks244 decks
-1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion25 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Moonsilver Key
9.0%inclusion22 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.0%inclusion22 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
7.4%inclusion18 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
-4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
1%synergy
The Endstone
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Manifold Key
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
5.3%inclusion13 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion112 decks244 decks
30%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion78 decks244 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion73 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion73 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
28%inclusion68 decks244 decks
24%synergy
Standstill
28%inclusion68 decks244 decks
27%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
21%inclusion51 decks244 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion42 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
16%inclusion38 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Omniscience
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Greater Auramancy
13%inclusion31 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion25 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion24 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion24 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
9.0%inclusion22 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.6%inclusion21 decks244 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.8%inclusion19 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Possession
7.4%inclusion18 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
-1%synergy
Solitary Confinement
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.3%inclusion13 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
5.3%inclusion13 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
28%inclusion68 decks244 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion30 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.3%inclusion13 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion173 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion95 decks244 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion80 decks244 decks
15%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
28%inclusion69 decks244 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion65 decks244 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion55 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
19%inclusion47 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion40 decks244 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion27 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.0%inclusion22 decks244 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion21 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Den
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
-8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion229 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion224 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
72%inclusion175 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
64%inclusion157 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion156 decks244 decks
21%synergy
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion123 decks244 decks
45%synergy
Coveted Jewel
46%inclusion112 decks244 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion111 decks244 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
39%inclusion94 decks244 decks
27%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
36%inclusion89 decks244 decks
35%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
31%inclusion76 decks244 decks
30%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion60 decks244 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion53 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion46 decks244 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion45 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion45 decks244 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Legends
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion35 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Skyclave Relic
13%inclusion32 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion30 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion27 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion18 decks244 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
97%inclusion236 decks244 decks
2%synergy
Island
97%inclusion236 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion235 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
77%inclusion187 decks244 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Fortress
69%inclusion169 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
66%inclusion162 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Sea of Clouds
66%inclusion161 decks244 decks
26%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
65%inclusion159 decks244 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
61%inclusion148 decks244 decks
29%synergy
Deserted Beach
57%inclusion139 decks244 decks
18%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
51%inclusion124 decks244 decks
25%synergy
Port Town
40%inclusion98 decks244 decks
-7%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
39%inclusion95 decks244 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Gate
36%inclusion87 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion86 decks244 decks
22%synergy
Meticulous Archive
34%inclusion83 decks244 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion76 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
31%inclusion76 decks244 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion74 decks244 decks
24%synergy
Nimbus Maze
30%inclusion73 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion70 decks244 decks
16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
29%inclusion70 decks244 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
27%inclusion65 decks244 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
25%inclusion62 decks244 decks
-13%synergy
Tundra
25%inclusion60 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
22%inclusion54 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion47 decks244 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion44 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion41 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Seachrome Coast
16%inclusion39 decks244 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion38 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion36 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion35 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion34 decks244 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion29 decks244 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion29 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion28 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion27 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion25 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.4%inclusion23 decks244 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.2%inclusion20 decks244 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.0%inclusion17 decks244 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
-5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
-13%synergy
Spire of Industry
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
-3%synergy