Lord Xander, the Collector (Commander) - Optimized Mill

Lord Xander, the Collector
Rank #732
45decks
Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
77%synergy
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71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
70%synergy
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67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
66%synergy
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67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
64%synergy
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60%synergy
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59%synergy
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57%synergy
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55%synergy
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49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
47%synergy
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49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
46%synergy
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60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Spark Double
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Fleet Swallower
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Cut Your Losses
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Terisian Mindbreaker
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Geode Golem
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Anger
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Hellkite Courser
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Auton Soldier
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Phantasmal Image
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Elder Brain
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Shaun, Father of Synths
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Undercover Operative
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Combat Celebrant
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Thief of Sanity
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Manic Scribe
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Annul
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Feign Death
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Overkill
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Flashback
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of Replication
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Duress
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Deal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Splatter Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Mirror Box
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Grindstone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Blade of Selves
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Strionic Resonator
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
The Fire Crystal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Waste Not
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Fervor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Command Beacon
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Maestros Theater
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-0%synergy