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

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
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Studious First-Year
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Abundance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Academy Manufactor
67%inclusion141 decks210 decks
61%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
71%inclusion149 decks210 decks
60%synergy
Deadly Dispute
72%inclusion152 decks210 decks
59%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
75%inclusion158 decks210 decks
59%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
65%inclusion137 decks210 decks
56%synergy
Impulsive Pilferer
59%inclusion123 decks210 decks
55%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
68%inclusion142 decks210 decks
54%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
59%inclusion124 decks210 decks
53%synergy
Mayhem Devil
80%inclusion167 decks210 decks
53%synergy
Ziatora, the Incinerator
63%inclusion132 decks210 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
71%inclusion150 decks210 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58%inclusion122 decks210 decks
45%synergy
Harrow
54%inclusion113 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion112 decks210 decks
31%synergy
Brass's Bounty
49%inclusion102 decks210 decks
46%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion100 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion97 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
45%inclusion95 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
45%inclusion95 decks210 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion93 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Crime Novelist
44%inclusion92 decks210 decks
40%synergy
Eternal Witness
42%inclusion88 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion88 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
31%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
40%inclusion85 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Xorn
40%inclusion85 decks210 decks
34%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
40%inclusion84 decks210 decks
31%synergy
Springbloom Druid
40%inclusion83 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
39%inclusion82 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
36%inclusion76 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
35%inclusion74 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
32%inclusion68 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
31%inclusion66 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Cankerbloom
31%inclusion66 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Plaguecrafter
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion64 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion58 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
28%inclusion58 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Decadent Dragon
27%inclusion57 decks210 decks
25%synergy
Jolene, the Plunder Queen
27%inclusion57 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Tireless Tracker
26%inclusion55 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Goose
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Marionette Master
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Peregrin Took
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Scute Swarm
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Biotech Specialist
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Horizon Explorer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Insidious Fungus
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Haywire Mite
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Gluttonous Hellkite
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Goldlust Triad
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Gala Greeters
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
43%inclusion91 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
31%inclusion66 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
31%inclusion66 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
-14%synergy
Entish Restoration
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Putrefy
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Artifact Mutation
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Gold Rush
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Fling
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Prizefight
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Bake into a Pie
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
43%inclusion91 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion81 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion73 decks210 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Money
33%inclusion70 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion68 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
-20%synergy
Crux of Fate
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Spoils
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Crack Open
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Decimate
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
-14%synergy
Hell to Pay
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Immoral Bargain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
-4%synergy
Taste of Death
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion72 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
18%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Oven
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Infantry Shield
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Map
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Heaped Harvest
12%inclusion22 decks190 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Coin of Mastery
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Collector's Vault
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Prized Statue
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Animation Module
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Goldvein Pick
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Awakening Zone
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
26%inclusion55 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Rain of Riches
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Stimulus Package
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Ninja Pizza
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Revel in Riches
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Sticky Fingers
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
12%inclusion23 decks190 decks
10%synergy
There and Back Again
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Pit
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Seal of Primordium
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Korvold and the Noble Thief
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
6.8%inclusion13 decks190 decks
6%synergy
From Beyond
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Cindervines
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Fae Offering
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
6%synergy
City of Death
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Shiny Impetus
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Relic Seeker
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion110 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Vault
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
2%synergy
The Shire
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
5.8%inclusion11 decks190 decks
5%synergy
High Market
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
2%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion185 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion170 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion56 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion45 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Signet
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion208 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion206 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion206 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion190 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion146 decks210 decks
35%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
60%inclusion127 decks210 decks
31%synergy
Savage Lands
60%inclusion125 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
57%inclusion119 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion112 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion110 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
46%inclusion97 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Twisted Landscape
46%inclusion96 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion82 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion75 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malady
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
27%inclusion57 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Jund Panorama
27%inclusion56 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Rootbound Crag
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Vernal Fen
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Abandon
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Game Trail
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Rockfall Vale
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Turf
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
-35%synergy
Tainted Wood
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Mossfire Valley
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Stomping Ground
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
-41%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Highlands
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Titan's Grave
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
-2%synergy