Kotori, Pilot Prodigy (Commander) - Lifegain

Cas Hinds
May 18, 2026
The Power of the Pilot and Holding Back in Commander
Should you hold back when playing Commander with newer players? Are there other ways to give them a better experience?
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91%synergy
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70%synergy
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69%synergy
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69%synergy
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65%synergy
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67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Parhelion II
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61%synergy
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58%synergy
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58%synergy
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Mechtitan Core
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54%synergy
Imposter Mech
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51%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Weatherlight
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49%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
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47%synergy
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49%synergy
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52%synergy
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Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
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Mu Yanling, Wind Rider
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Katsumasa, the Animator
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46%synergy
Research Thief
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45%synergy
Bronze Guardian
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40%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
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31%synergy
Drumbellower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Interface Ace
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
King T'Challa
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Master of Etherium
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cosima, God of the Voyage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Miles "Tails" Prower
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27%synergy
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
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26%synergy
Kitsune Ace
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24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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3%synergy
Master Transmuter
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23%synergy
Indomitable Archangel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
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10%synergy
Lita, Mechanical Engineer
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19%synergy
Hotshot Mechanic
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19%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
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16%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Whirler Rogue
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Giant Ox
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Gearshift Ace
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cid, Freeflier Pilot
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Sanwell, Avenger Ace
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Steel Seraph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Steel Overseer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Companion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Virulent Silencer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Starfighter Pilot
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mechan Assembler
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mechan Navigator
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Vaulter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Transit Mage
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7%synergy
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Dispatch
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Armed and Armored
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Crush Contraband
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Release to Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Disruption Protocol
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Riot Control
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4%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-17%synergy
Masterful Replication
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8%synergy
Evacuation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unravel
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5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
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4%synergy
Reroute Systems
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5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
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2%synergy
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Dance of the Manse
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31%synergy
From Father to Son
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Anchor to Reality
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31%synergy
Organic Extinction
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21%synergy
Supreme Verdict
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Fabricate
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10%synergy
Thoughtcast
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12%synergy
Tune Up
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
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14%synergy
Universal Surveillance
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15%synergy
Voyage Home
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
One with the Machine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
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-6%synergy
Wrath of God
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2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
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Salvation Engine
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Unwinding Clock
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Reaver Titan
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
The Indomitable
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Cybership
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28%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mysterious Limousine
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25%synergy
Aradara Express
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Thunderhawk Gunship
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
The Lunar Whale
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
The Regalia
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Valor's Flagship
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Possession Engine
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mindlink Mech
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Raiders' Karve
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20%synergy
Demolition Stomper
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21%synergy
Brotherhood Vertibird
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
The Prydwen, Steel Flagship
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Alacrian Armory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Guidelight Matrix
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mirage Mirror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Forge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Thundersteel Colossus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Smuggler's Buggy
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mole Module
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Untethered Express
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sculpting Steel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fleetwheel Cruiser
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
The Seriema
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Detention Chariot
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Repurposing Bay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mobile Garrison
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recovery Unit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cloud Key
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Thopter Spy Network
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Born to Drive
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Swift Reconfiguration
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Tempered Steel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Roadside Assistance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mechanized Production
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Efficient Construction
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Test of Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Flood the Engine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Aerial Modification
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
An Unearthly Child
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Weftwalking
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Den
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Seat of the Synod
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Country Roads
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Inventors' Fair
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Archway of Innovation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Reef Roads
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Monumental Henge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Factory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Colossal Plow
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Azorius Signet
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-30%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cargo Ship
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Keyrune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Network Terminal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Spire of Industry
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Razortide Bridge
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Deserted Beach
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Sea of Clouds
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Power Depot
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Nimbus Maze
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Command Bridge
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Night Market
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tundra
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Gate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
University Campus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy