Kambal, Profiteering Mayor (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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.
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The Sentry, Golden Guardian
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
78%inclusion66 decks85 decks
74%synergy
Hunted Horror
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
68%synergy
Saw in Half
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
65%synergy
Angelic Ascension
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
65%synergy
Marching Duodrone
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
63%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
61%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Bovine Intervention
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Ocelot Pride
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Generous Gift
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
58%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Anointed Procession
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Get Lost
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Charismatic Conqueror
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Corpse Knight
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Ox Drover
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Innocence
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Bonebrute
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Suture Priest
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Teysa Karlov
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Hunted Lammasu
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Akroan Horse
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Viscera Seer
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Ophiomancer
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Academy Manufactor
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Angel
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Bloodvial Purveyor
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Soul Warden
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Benevolent Offering
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Contraband Livestock
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Parting Gust
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Emergency Eject
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Clever Concealment
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Fateful Absence
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Grand Crescendo
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-26%synergy
Crib Swap
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Final Showdown
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Batwing Brume
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Despark
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Sorceries
Alliance of Arms
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Excavation Technique
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Reduce to Memory
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Genesis Chamber
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Oketra's Monument
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Halo Fountain
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tempting Contract
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Tribute to Horobi
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
54%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
25%synergy
The War Games
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Divine Visitation
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Genesis
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Overencumbered
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Intangible Virtue
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Rabble Rousing
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Monologue Tax
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-19%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Muster the Departed
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Leader
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Minas Tirith
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion67 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion66 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
94%inclusion80 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion75 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
66%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Caves of Koilos
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Scrubland
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Fetid Heath
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy