Jared Carthalion (Commander) - Budget Lands Matter

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fallaji Wayfarer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Knight of New Alara
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Chromanticore
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Atla Palani, Nest Tender
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Great Forest Druid
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Warhorse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nesting Dragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Radha's Firebrand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Zar Ojanen, Scion of Efrava
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shefet Monitor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cactarantula
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rienne, Angel of Rebirth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Borborygmos and Fblthp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Turntimber Sower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Solitary Camel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vodalian Mindsinger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pixie Illusionist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Honest Rutstein
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Territorial Maro
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dune Diviner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Colossal Rattlewurm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wretched Camel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nael, Avizoa Aeronaut
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tiller Engine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Keldon Strike Team
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
General Ferrous Rokiric
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nethroi, Apex of Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Reckless Lackey
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dune Chanter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Forgotten Pharaohs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Silver Deputy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx of Clear Skies
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Voda Sea Scavenger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Outcaster Greenblade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Transguild Courier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spinewoods Armadillo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sidewinder Naga
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Unite the Coalition
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Sylvan Reclamation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Kin-Tree Severance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
New Way Forward
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Naya Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Abzan Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sultai Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shadow Prophecy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Harrow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Gaea's Might
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Protect the Negotiators
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Obscura Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Perplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desert's Due
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Getaway Glamer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Joint Exploration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planar Genesis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Trash the Town
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Artillery Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Take Up the Shield
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Echoing Truth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Learn from the Past
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Failed Fording
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Merciless Eviction
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Farseek
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Iridian Maelstrom
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Requisition Raid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Urborg Repossession
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Map the Frontier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Duneblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Scout the Wilderness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hour of Promise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bring to Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Give // Take
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shifting Grift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Slimefoot's Survey
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Migration Path
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Stump Stomp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jodah's Codex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Inscribed Tablet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Navigator's Compass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Cannons
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Shimmerwilds Growth
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
We Ride at Dawn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Unquenchable Thirst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mayael's Aria
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Stronghold Arena
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Crawling Sensation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desert's Hold
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Maelstrom Nexus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Case of the Shattered Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Alara
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desert of the True
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cradle of the Accursed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nephalia Academy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arid Archway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hostile Desert
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Halimar Depths
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Encroaching Wastes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grasping Dunes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shefet Dunes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Endless Sands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Crawling Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hashep Oasis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Field of Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Obsidian Obelisk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Coalition Relic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-42%synergy
Cursed Mirror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Seaside Citadel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Prairie Stream
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Crystal Quarry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Krosan Verge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Canopy Vista
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Cinder Glade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mountain Valley
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hall of Oracles
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rockfall Vale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bad River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jungle Shrine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Radiant Grove
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Conduit Pylons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Nomad Outpost
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Tangled Islet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Captivating Cave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Molten Tributary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jagged Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Monastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Eroded Canyon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flood Plain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Bristling Backwoods
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Festering Gulch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Savage Lands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Guildmages' Forum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Painted Bluffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lush Oasis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy