Kros, Defense Contractor (Commander) - Upgraded Forced Combat

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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
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
The Ooze
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Return to the Sewers
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Ooze Spill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
93%inclusion66 decks71 decks
90%synergy
Verity Circle
86%inclusion61 decks71 decks
84%synergy
Requisition Raid
86%inclusion61 decks71 decks
82%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
80%inclusion57 decks71 decks
78%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
90%inclusion64 decks71 decks
71%synergy
Karn's Bastion
77%inclusion55 decks71 decks
71%synergy
Sheltering Ancient
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
71%synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
70%inclusion50 decks71 decks
69%synergy
Evolution Sage
70%inclusion50 decks71 decks
64%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Dreamtide Whale
68%inclusion48 decks71 decks
61%synergy
Collective Effort
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
62%synergy
Skyboon Evangelist
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
62%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
58%synergy
Filigree Vector
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
57%synergy
Farseek
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
50%synergy
Flux Channeler
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
50%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
44%synergy
Fathom Mage
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
42%synergy
Grateful Apparition
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Aven Mimeomancer
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Ms. Bumbleflower
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Incubation Druid
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Willbreaker
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Sharae of Numbing Depths
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Gluntch, the Bestower
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Esper Sentinel
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Noble Hierarch
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Evolution Witness
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Cankerbloom
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Spike Weaver
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Danny Pink
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Cytoplast Manipulator
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Gyre Sage
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Sludge Monster
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Meadowboon
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Genestealer Patriarch
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Shield Broker
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Park Heights Maverick
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Experiment Kraj
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Skinner
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Loch Mare
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Arwen, Mortal Queen
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Tromell, Seymour's Butler
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Ripples of Potential
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Experimental Augury
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Protection Magic
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Reins of Power
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Mutational Advantage
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Brokers Confluence
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Call
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Unbounded Potential
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Quandrix Command
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Boon of Safety
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Comeuppance
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Serum Snare
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Fog
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Long River's Pull
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Immortal Obligation
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
38%synergy
Three Visits
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Split Up
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Regna's Sanction
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Cultivate
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
-15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Theft of Dreams
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Thrive
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
The Crowd Goes Wild
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Don't Move
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Thirsting Roots
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Courage in Crisis
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Council's Judgment
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Contagion Engine
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Insight Engine
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Power Conduit
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Magnetic Web
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Explorer's Cache
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Garenbrig
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
46%synergy
Inexorable Tide
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Together Forever
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Solitary Sanctuary
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Noble Heritage
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Resourceful Defense
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Tenuous Truce
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Norn's Decree
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Sphere Grid
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Curse of Predation
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Basri Ket
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
The Wandering Emperor
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth Resplendent
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Ajani, Sleeper Agent
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
54%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Gavony Township
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Forge of Heroes
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion55 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Bounty Board
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Progress
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion70 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Island
97%inclusion69 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion68 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Forest
93%inclusion66 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Temple Garden
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Sea of Clouds
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Seaside Citadel
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Windswept Heath
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Grove
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Brokers Hideout
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Hushwood Verge
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Willowrush Verge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Port Town
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Fortified Village
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Lush Portico
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Tropical Island
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Savannah
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
5%synergy