Kros, Defense Contractor (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Arnaud Gompertz
Feb 18, 2026
How to Brew Three Bant-astic Builds
Have you ever wanted to build a deck with blue, white, and green, but didn't know where to start? Arnaud's got some great Bant suggestions.
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Agent Bishop, Man in Black
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Splinter & Leo, Father & Son
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
93%inclusion62 decks67 decks
89%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
83%synergy
Verity Circle
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Karn's Bastion
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
68%synergy
Evolution Sage
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
67%synergy
Sheltering Ancient
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Skyboon Evangelist
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Nesting Grounds
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
51%synergy
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Dreamtide Whale
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Nature's Lore
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Farseek
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Thrummingbird
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Requisition Raid
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Three Visits
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Grateful Apparition
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Incubation Druid
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Willbreaker
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Fathom Mage
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Aven Mimeomancer
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Filigree Vector
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Noble Hierarch
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Birds of Paradise
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Gluntch, the Bestower
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Cankerbloom
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Ms. Bumbleflower
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Sharae of Numbing Depths
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Gyre Sage
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Sludge Monster
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Danny Pink
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Spike Weaver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Slippery Bogbonder
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Arwen, Mortal Queen
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Park Heights Maverick
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Skinner
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Cytoplast Manipulator
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Bloom Tender
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cathedral Acolyte
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Delighted Halfling
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Genestealer Patriarch
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Ripples of Potential
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Experimental Augury
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Mutational Advantage
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Protection Magic
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Reins of Power
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Dovin's Veto
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Call
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Unbounded Potential
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Growth Spiral
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Quandrix Command
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Brokers Confluence
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Boon of Safety
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Reap What Is Sown
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Perch Protection
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Endless Detour
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Serum Snare
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Comeuppance
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Steady Progress
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Forms
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Eladamri's Call
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Hindering Light
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Charm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Split Decision
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Immortal Obligation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Collective Effort
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Split Up
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Regna's Sanction
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Theft of Dreams
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Don't Move
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Winds of Abandon
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Thrive
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Council's Judgment
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Open the Way
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Cut a Deal
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Collective Voyage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
The Crowd Goes Wild
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Contagion Engine
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Magnetic Web
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Power Conduit
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Wedding Ring
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Together Forever
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Prison
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Inexorable Tide
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Solitary Sanctuary
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Resourceful Defense
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Sphere of Safety
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Tenuous Truce
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Communal Brewing
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Collective Restraint
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Family's Favor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Noble Heritage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Captured by Lagacs
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sporogenesis
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth Resplendent
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
The Wandering Emperor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Ajani, Sleeper Agent
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ajani, the Greathearted
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Gavony Township
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Detection Tower
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Bounty Board
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Compleation
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Temple Garden
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Breeding Pool
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
81%inclusion54 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Sea of Clouds
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Misty Rainforest
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Seaside Citadel
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Tropical Island
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Deserted Beach
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Tundra
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Savannah
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Prairie Stream
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Lush Portico
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-24%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Hedge Maze
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Willowrush Verge
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy