Heliod, the Radiant Dawn (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Cas Hinds
Apr 6, 2026
The Philosophy of Non-Deterministic Long Turns in Commander
Is it wrong to play Commander decks that take long, non-deterministic turns? Or do you just need to find a very patient playgroup?
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Nexus Mentality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mathemagics
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Prosperity
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Day's Undoing
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Windfall
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Cut a Deal
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Words of Wisdom
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Howling Mine
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Fascination
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Finale of Revelation
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Even the Score
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Witch Enchanter
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Lore Broker
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Spellskite
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Wandering Archaic
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Peregrine Drake
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Tataru Taru
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
The Council of Four
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Entity Tracker
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Meteor Golem
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Absolute Virtue
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dakra Mystic
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Void Winnower
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Homunculus Horde
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Grand Abolisher
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Unwind
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Oblation
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Dovin's Veto
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Emergency Powers
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Rewind
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Silence
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Capsize
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Genius
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Spell Burst
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Spell Swindle
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel and Deal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Loran's Escape
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Power Sink
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Foil
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Skyscribing
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Supreme Verdict
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Game Plan
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Curse of the Swine
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Commit // Memory
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Echo of Eons
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Finale of Glory
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Time Reversal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Temporal Cascade
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Ondu Inversion
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Starfall Invocation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Step Between Worlds
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Minds Aglow
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Timetwister
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Temple Bell
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Memory Jar
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Unwinding Clock
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
The Endstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Forced Fruition
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Standstill
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Blind Obedience
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Omniscience
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Solitary Confinement
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Greater Auramancy
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Sphere of Safety
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Angelic Renewal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Honest Work
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
One with the Multiverse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Grasp of Fate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Silence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Starfield of Nyx
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the True
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Gilded Lotus
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Legends
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Skyclave Relic
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Island
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Port Town
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Gate
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Sea of Clouds
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Beach
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Nimbus Maze
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Tundra
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Ondu Inversion
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy