Henzie "Toolbox" Torre (Commander) - Expensive Birthing Pod

DougY
Aug 2, 2024
Top 10 Free Spells
There's no free lunch in Commander, unless you're talking about free spells, that is. Doug shows us alternative costs and tricks of the trade when you're short on mana value.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spinner of Souls
100% of 4 decks +72% synergy
Overlord of the Hauntwoods
54% of 26 decks +49% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
50% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
45% of 11 decks +30% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Birthing Pod
95% of 120 decks +89% synergy
Birthing Ritual
76% of 41 decks +69% synergy
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth
78% of 67 decks +68% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
71% of 120 decks +64% synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
76% of 120 decks +63% synergy
Primeval Herald
69% of 104 decks +62% synergy
Protean Hulk
68% of 120 decks +61% synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
74% of 92 decks +61% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
65% of 120 decks +60% synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
63% of 120 decks +59% synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
92% of 120 decks +57% synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
91% of 120 decks +34% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
69% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Deflecting Swat
68% of 120 decks +52% synergy
Delighted Halfling
65% of 81 decks +51% synergy
Reanimate
65% of 120 decks +45% synergy
Skullclamp
60% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
59% of 120 decks +52% synergy
Seedguide Ash
58% of 120 decks +52% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
57% of 120 decks +38% synergy
Creatures
Bloom Tender
53% of 120 decks +46% synergy
Vaultborn Tyrant
53% of 49 decks +49% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52% of 120 decks +40% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
52% of 115 decks +45% synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
52% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
50% of 48 decks +44% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
50% of 115 decks +43% synergy
Timeless Witness
49% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
48% of 120 decks +36% synergy
Rampant Rejuvenator
48% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Druid of Purification
47% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
46% of 120 decks +40% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43% of 120 decks +34% synergy
Evercoat Ursine
43% of 21 decks +38% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
42% of 120 decks +37% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
42% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
42% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
42% of 120 decks +27% synergy
Ziatora, the Incinerator
42% of 120 decks +22% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
41% of 114 decks +26% synergy
Llanowar Elves
39% of 120 decks +23% synergy
Viscera Seer
38% of 120 decks +22% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
37% of 68 decks +30% synergy
Old Gnawbone
37% of 120 decks +25% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
36% of 91 decks +29% synergy
Treeshaker Chimera
35% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Woodfall Primus
35% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
32% of 120 decks +23% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
31% of 42 decks +20% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
30% of 120 decks +19% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
30% of 97 decks +24% synergy
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
29% of 70 decks +25% synergy
Sheoldred
28% of 87 decks +25% synergy
Kogla, the Titan Ape
28% of 120 decks +22% synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
28% of 120 decks +21% synergy
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
28% of 120 decks +19% synergy
Bane of Progress
26% of 120 decks +20% synergy
Elvish Mystic
26% of 120 decks +15% synergy
Honest Rutstein
24% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
24% of 120 decks +18% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
24% of 46 decks +16% synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
24% of 68 decks +21% synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
23% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
22% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
22% of 107 decks +17% synergy
Temur Sabertooth
22% of 120 decks +17% synergy
Eternal Witness
22% of 120 decks -11% synergy
Incinerator of the Guilty
22% of 51 decks +19% synergy
Balefire Dragon
21% of 120 decks +18% synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
55% of 120 decks +44% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53% of 120 decks +38% synergy
Deadly Rollick
50% of 120 decks +40% synergy
Worldly Tutor
48% of 120 decks +35% synergy
Beast Within
42% of 120 decks +0% synergy
Abrupt Decay
26% of 120 decks +13% synergy
Heroic Intervention
26% of 120 decks +1% synergy
Chaos Warp
26% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Saw in Half
25% of 110 decks +20% synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22% of 120 decks +17% synergy
Flare of Malice
18% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Veil of Summer
15% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Noxious Revival
15% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Village Rites
15% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Not Dead After All
13% of 71 decks +9% synergy
Rushed Rebirth
12% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Dark Ritual
12% of 120 decks -1% synergy
Deadly Dispute
12% of 120 decks -6% synergy
Undying Malice
11% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Pyroblast
10% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10% of 42 decks -3% synergy
Nature's Claim
9% of 120 decks -0% synergy
Nasty End
9% of 77 decks +5% synergy
Burnt Offering
8% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Fell the Profane
7% of 42 decks -1% synergy
Tear Asunder
7% of 114 decks -1% synergy
Bitter Triumph
7% of 59 decks +2% synergy
Feign Death
7% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7% of 120 decks +1% synergy
Terminate
7% of 120 decks -21% synergy
Sorceries
Demonic Tutor
60% of 120 decks +40% synergy
Victimize
57% of 120 decks +33% synergy
Nature's Lore
50% of 120 decks +16% synergy
Three Visits
48% of 120 decks +22% synergy
Living Death
47% of 120 decks +38% synergy
Blasphemous Act
41% of 120 decks +0% synergy
Farseek
38% of 120 decks -8% synergy
Toxic Deluge
33% of 120 decks +17% synergy
Diabolic Intent
31% of 120 decks +18% synergy
Life's Legacy
29% of 120 decks +21% synergy
Culling Ritual
27% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24% of 120 decks +20% synergy
Flare of Cultivation
18% of 50 decks +14% synergy
Vandalblast
18% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Finale of Devastation
14% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Gamble
14% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Jeska's Will
13% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Imperial Seal
12% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Incarnation Technique
12% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Damnation
10% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
9% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Persist
8% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8% of 74 decks -2% synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
7% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Natural Order
6% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Kodama's Reach
6% of 120 decks -26% synergy
Rampant Growth
6% of 120 decks -31% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5% of 92 decks -0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
46% of 120 decks +39% synergy
Cauldron of Souls
16% of 120 decks +12% synergy
Lightning Greaves
13% of 120 decks -12% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11% of 120 decks +0% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11% of 120 decks -5% synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
10% of 70 decks -0% synergy
The One Ring
10% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Doors of Durin
9% of 77 decks +6% synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
8% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of 120 decks -21% synergy
Enchantments
Greater Good
53% of 120 decks +38% synergy
Industrial Advancement
52% of 120 decks +44% synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
44% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Sylvan Library
35% of 120 decks +25% synergy
Animate Dead
34% of 120 decks +23% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
34% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Shadow in the Warp
29% of 110 decks +25% synergy
Evolutionary Leap
25% of 120 decks +18% synergy
Survival of the Fittest
24% of 120 decks +22% synergy
Sneak Attack
22% of 120 decks +17% synergy
Heartless Summoning
21% of 120 decks +19% synergy
Up the Beanstalk
20% of 71 decks +16% synergy
Wild Growth
19% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
17% of 120 decks +13% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17% of 120 decks +12% synergy
Myth Unbound
14% of 120 decks +12% synergy
Carpet of Flowers
13% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Guardian Project
12% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Food Chain
12% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Journey to Eternity
11% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Warstorm Surge
11% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Necromancy
10% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10% of 120 decks -11% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10% of 31 decks -6% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Lurking Predators
7% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Grave Pact
7% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Elemental Bond
6% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien on the Hunt
32% of 120 decks +30% synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
77% of 120 decks +55% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
61% of 120 decks +38% synergy
Ancient Tomb
55% of 120 decks +45% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55% of 120 decks +43% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46% of 120 decks +33% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
27% of 120 decks +24% synergy
Bojuka Bog
26% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Shifting Woodland
14% of 42 decks -2% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
14% of 120 decks -8% synergy
Cabal Coffers
12% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Reliquary Tower
12% of 120 decks -8% synergy
Command Beacon
9% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9% of 120 decks -0% synergy
High Market
8% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Dryad Arbor
6% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Arcane Signet
68% of 120 decks -2% synergy
Mana Crypt
39% of 120 decks +32% synergy
Chrome Mox
19% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Fellwar Stone
17% of 120 decks +1% synergy
Mox Diamond
14% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Mana Vault
14% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12% of 120 decks -2% synergy
Lotus Petal
10% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8% of 120 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
8% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Golgari Signet
7% of 120 decks -6% synergy
Gruul Signet
6% of 120 decks -7% synergy
Lands
Stomping Ground
99% of 120 decks +49% synergy
Blood Crypt
98% of 120 decks +51% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
98% of 120 decks +49% synergy
Command Tower
98% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Badlands
97% of 120 decks +83% synergy
Bayou
97% of 120 decks +83% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
96% of 120 decks +61% synergy
Wooded Foothills
96% of 120 decks +61% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
96% of 120 decks +59% synergy
Taiga
95% of 120 decks +82% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
82% of 120 decks +28% synergy
Spire Garden
76% of 120 decks +44% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
76% of 120 decks +41% synergy
Luxury Suite
74% of 120 decks +43% synergy
Exotic Orchard
54% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Mana Confluence
48% of 120 decks +39% synergy
Misty Rainforest
45% of 120 decks +34% synergy
Marsh Flats
41% of 120 decks +30% synergy
Arid Mesa
40% of 120 decks +29% synergy
City of Brass
39% of 120 decks +30% synergy
Underground Mortuary
34% of 59 decks +12% synergy
Scalding Tarn
31% of 120 decks +22% synergy
Windswept Heath
31% of 120 decks +20% synergy
Polluted Delta
28% of 120 decks +19% synergy
Commercial District
27% of 59 decks +6% synergy
Deathcap Glade
27% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Rockfall Vale
26% of 120 decks -1% synergy
Haunted Ridge
24% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
24% of 120 decks +0% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
22% of 120 decks -9% synergy
Karplusan Forest
21% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Reflecting Pool
20% of 120 decks +15% synergy
Rootbound Crag
20% of 120 decks -7% synergy
Raucous Theater
19% of 59 decks -2% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Savage Lands
17% of 120 decks -31% synergy
Prismatic Vista
16% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16% of 120 decks -14% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
13% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Cinder Glade
12% of 120 decks -34% synergy
Twilight Mire
11% of 120 decks +1% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
9% of 120 decks -32% synergy
Fabled Passage
8% of 120 decks -10% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
7% of 120 decks -0% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
7% of 120 decks -1% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
6% of 120 decks -2% synergy