Kambal, Profiteering Mayor (Commander) - Expensive Core

Ezra Sassaman
Feb 12, 2026
Revisiting the Top Ten Commanders from Strixhaven
With Secrets of Strixhaven coming soon, let's take some time to revisit and reevaluate the top 10 commanders from Strixhaven: School of Mages.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Moor
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
54%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
30%synergy
Harsh Annotation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
The Sentry, Golden Guardian
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Fix What's Broken
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
77%inclusion61 decks79 decks
74%synergy
Hunted Horror
67%inclusion53 decks79 decks
65%synergy
Saw in Half
68%inclusion54 decks79 decks
65%synergy
Marching Duodrone
65%inclusion51 decks79 decks
63%synergy
Angelic Ascension
63%inclusion50 decks79 decks
62%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
61%synergy
Ocelot Pride
64%inclusion50 decks78 decks
60%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
61%inclusion48 decks79 decks
59%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
68%inclusion54 decks79 decks
59%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
73%inclusion58 decks79 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Generous Gift
72%inclusion57 decks79 decks
49%synergy
Skullclamp
71%inclusion56 decks79 decks
44%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
70%inclusion55 decks79 decks
36%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
63%inclusion50 decks79 decks
56%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
61%inclusion48 decks79 decks
47%synergy
Anointed Procession
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
51%synergy
Bovine Intervention
58%inclusion46 decks79 decks
56%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
57%inclusion45 decks79 decks
51%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
56%inclusion44 decks79 decks
55%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
54%inclusion43 decks79 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
54%inclusion42 decks78 decks
45%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
53%inclusion42 decks79 decks
34%synergy
Corpse Knight
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
39%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
46%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
48%inclusion38 decks79 decks
46%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
48%inclusion38 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
47%inclusion37 decks79 decks
42%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
46%inclusion36 decks79 decks
42%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
40%synergy
Ox Drover
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
43%synergy
Enduring Innocence
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion31 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
33%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Hunted Bonebrute
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Suture Priest
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Teysa Karlov
29%inclusion23 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Hunted Lammasu
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Informed Inkwright
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Akroan Horse
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Academy Manufactor
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Angel
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Soul Warden
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Get Lost
53%inclusion42 decks79 decks
50%synergy
Inkshield
52%inclusion41 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Benevolent Offering
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
-22%synergy
Contraband Livestock
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Dispute
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
-23%synergy
Emergency Eject
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Parting Gust
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Fateful Absence
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Clever Concealment
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Grand Crescendo
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
-26%synergy
Crib Swap
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Final Showdown
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Continue?
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-16%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Despark
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-24%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-15%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Alliance of Arms
46%inclusion36 decks79 decks
45%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Excavation Technique
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
8%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Reduce to Memory
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Glory
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-13%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
52%inclusion41 decks79 decks
50%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
46%inclusion36 decks79 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Genesis Chamber
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Oketra's Monument
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Halo Fountain
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Tempting Contract
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
43%inclusion34 decks79 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion34 decks79 decks
21%synergy
The War Games
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
41%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Bitterblossom
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
34%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
25%synergy
Divine Visitation
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Overencumbered
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Genesis
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Intangible Virtue
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Monologue Tax
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Rabble Rousing
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
-18%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Muster the Departed
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Leader
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion41 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Westvale Abbey
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Minas Tirith
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
11%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Arid Archway
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion61 decks79 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion60 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion43 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion79 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion78 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
94%inclusion74 decks79 decks
42%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion70 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
85%inclusion67 decks79 decks
45%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion58 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
71%inclusion56 decks79 decks
41%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
68%inclusion54 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
67%inclusion53 decks79 decks
65%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
65%inclusion51 decks79 decks
42%synergy
Caves of Koilos
63%inclusion50 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
58%inclusion46 decks79 decks
47%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion44 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
38%inclusion30 decks79 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Umbral Expanse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
-22%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-5%synergy