Lazav, Familiar Stranger (Commander) - Expensive

Lazav, Familiar Stranger
Rank #1,508
104decks
Alejandro Fuentes
Mar 17, 2026
Five Different Ways to Use The Ooze in Commander
Alejandro finds the five ways to use The Ooze in Commander, from the jankiest, to the most competitive, to the most evil.
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9%synergy
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3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
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2%synergy
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3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
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Codex Shredder
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
52%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
51%synergy
Hedron Crab
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Thought Scour
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Aberration
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Erasure
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
31%synergy
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Counterspell
61%inclusion63 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Likeness Looter
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Ruin Crab
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Nimble Brigand
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
16%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
13%synergy
The Ancient One
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Cathartic Adept
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Scion of Darkness
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Blood Hustler
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Frog
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Lazav, Wearer of Faces
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Miner
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-0%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Intuition
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Consider
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Siphon Insight
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Secrets
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Erasure
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Careful Study
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Grind
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Glasses of Urza
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Requiem Monolith
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Key to the City
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Grindclock
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Moonring Island
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion86 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion80 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Bandit's Haul
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Bounty Board
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion103 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion102 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion96 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion92 decks104 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
79%inclusion82 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Underground Sea
76%inclusion79 decks104 decks
63%synergy
Morphic Pool
64%inclusion67 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Undercity Sewers
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
-21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion34 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Soured Springs
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-0%synergy