Korvold, Fae-Cursed King (Commander) - Budget Tokens

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
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Cauldron of Essence
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Studious First-Year
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planar Engineering
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Academy Manufactor
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Brass's Bounty
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Gilded Goose
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Peregrin Took
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Harrow
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Springbloom Druid
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Ziatora, the Incinerator
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-27%synergy
Impulsive Pilferer
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Tireless Tracker
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Savvy Hunter
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Haywire Mite
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Xorn
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Gluttonous Troll
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Crime Novelist
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Elanor Gardner
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Cankerbloom
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Rapacious Guest
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Biotech Specialist
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Horizon Explorer
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Vinereap Mentor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-24%synergy
Fling
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Bake into a Pie
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Stew the Coneys
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Pawpatch Formation
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Autumn's Veil
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Entish Restoration
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Pheasant
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-24%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Many Partings
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Giant Opportunity
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Crux of Fate
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Revive the Shire
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-29%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Spider Food
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Crack Open
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Taste of Death
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Game Over
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rootcast Apprenticeship
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Three Visits
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Lavalanche
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Return from the Wilds
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spasm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Wolf's Quarry
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Grub's Command
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Witch's Oven
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Heaped Harvest
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
The Underworld Cookbook
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
0%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Coin of Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Awakening Zone
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Trail of Crumbs
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Stimulus Package
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Snack
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Korvold and the Noble Thief
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Killer Service
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Rain of Riches
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fae Offering
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Ninja Pizza
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Greater Good
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
War Effort
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Mischief
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
0%synergy
The Shire
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Kher Keep
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Garden
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Caves
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Omni-Cheese Pizza
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Golden Egg
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Twisted Landscape
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Cinder Glade
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Savage Lands
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Rootbound Crag
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Vernal Fen
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Abandon
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Karplusan Forest
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Jund Panorama
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Mountain Valley
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Turf
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Highlands
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Game Trail
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Stomping Ground
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-38%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mossfire Valley
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
0%synergy