Magda, Brazen Outlaw (Commander) - Stax

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Alex Wicker
Nov 27, 2025
The Art of Playing It Cool in Commander
In this edition of Commander Philosophy, Alex explores the art of playing it cool. When do you chill, and when do you become the threat?
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Redirect Lightning
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dwarven Grunt
98%inclusion260 decks264 decks
94%synergy
Bloodfire Dwarf
96%inclusion254 decks264 decks
92%synergy
Universal Automaton
97%inclusion255 decks264 decks
92%synergy
Clock of Omens
95%inclusion250 decks264 decks
90%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
94%inclusion248 decks264 decks
90%synergy
Spark Mage
92%inclusion244 decks264 decks
89%synergy
Dwarven Scorcher
92%inclusion242 decks264 decks
88%synergy
Clown Car
90%inclusion238 decks264 decks
87%synergy
Xorn
95%inclusion251 decks264 decks
87%synergy
Liberated Dwarf
90%inclusion237 decks264 decks
87%synergy
Top Cards
Smuggler's Copter
91%inclusion239 decks264 decks
87%synergy
Roaming Throne
90%inclusion238 decks264 decks
81%synergy
Enslaved Dwarf
89%inclusion236 decks264 decks
86%synergy
Dwarven Trader
89%inclusion234 decks264 decks
85%synergy
Barkform Harvester
89%inclusion208 decks235 decks
85%synergy
Abrade
88%inclusion233 decks264 decks
45%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
88%inclusion232 decks264 decks
84%synergy
Dwarven Bloodboiler
88%inclusion232 decks264 decks
84%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
88%inclusion231 decks264 decks
66%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
87%inclusion217 decks249 decks
81%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
78%inclusion206 decks264 decks
67%synergy
Ancient Tomb
74%inclusion196 decks264 decks
62%synergy
Jeska's Will
69%inclusion183 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
69%inclusion182 decks264 decks
62%synergy
Mana Vault
60%inclusion158 decks264 decks
52%synergy
Mox Diamond
27%inclusion71 decks264 decks
23%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
15%inclusion40 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Dwarven Armorer
85%inclusion225 decks264 decks
83%synergy
Metallic Mimic
82%inclusion216 decks264 decks
77%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
80%inclusion211 decks264 decks
75%synergy
Battered Golem
72%inclusion190 decks264 decks
70%synergy
Axgard Cavalry
69%inclusion183 decks264 decks
65%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
66%inclusion154 decks235 decks
63%synergy
Plundering Barbarian
62%inclusion163 decks264 decks
55%synergy
Magus of the Moon
61%inclusion160 decks264 decks
52%synergy
Twinshot Sniper
61%inclusion160 decks264 decks
58%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
60%inclusion158 decks264 decks
47%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
57%inclusion86 decks150 decks
54%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
55%inclusion132 decks240 decks
43%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
55%inclusion144 decks264 decks
42%synergy
Knuckles the Echidna
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Gimli of the Glittering Caves
39%inclusion103 decks264 decks
33%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
37%inclusion97 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Academy Manufactor
29%inclusion77 decks264 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Engineer
29%inclusion76 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
27%inclusion70 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Realm-Scorcher Hellkite
24%inclusion64 decks264 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Welder
19%inclusion50 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
18%inclusion47 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Vault Robber
17%inclusion44 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
15%inclusion40 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Dwarven Miner
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Fury
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Dwarven Blastminer
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Dwarven Recruiter
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Crime Novelist
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Bogardan Hellkite
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Goblin Matron
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-12%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
85%inclusion225 decks264 decks
59%synergy
Lightning Bolt
81%inclusion215 decks264 decks
44%synergy
Bottle-Cap Blast
79%inclusion197 decks249 decks
75%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
79%inclusion208 decks264 decks
59%synergy
Pyroblast
78%inclusion206 decks264 decks
59%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
75%inclusion168 decks225 decks
48%synergy
Galvanic Blast
74%inclusion196 decks264 decks
70%synergy
Return the Favor
73%inclusion180 decks247 decks
54%synergy
Flare of Duplication
57%inclusion137 decks240 decks
47%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
55%inclusion144 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Pyrokinesis
53%inclusion140 decks264 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion127 decks264 decks
-14%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
44%inclusion116 decks264 decks
39%synergy
Sudden Shock
39%inclusion104 decks264 decks
38%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
28%synergy
Siege Smash
30%inclusion71 decks237 decks
24%synergy
Stoke the Flames
23%inclusion62 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Great Train Heist
23%inclusion58 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Rending Volley
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Mogg Salvage
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Dead // Gone
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
-6%synergy
Final Fortune
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
-17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Shatterskull Smashing
57%inclusion150 decks264 decks
47%synergy
Sundering Eruption
54%inclusion129 decks240 decks
42%synergy
Rite of Flame
25%inclusion65 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Molten Duplication
22%inclusion55 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
-31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
-45%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-36%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Portal to Phyrexia
87%inclusion229 decks264 decks
81%synergy
Sculpting Steel
84%inclusion223 decks264 decks
78%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
83%inclusion220 decks264 decks
81%synergy
Damping Sphere
78%inclusion206 decks264 decks
75%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
78%inclusion152 decks196 decks
75%synergy
Torpor Orb
69%inclusion181 decks264 decks
66%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
68%inclusion180 decks264 decks
65%synergy
Vexing Bauble
67%inclusion160 decks240 decks
63%synergy
Tangle Wire
61%inclusion160 decks264 decks
59%synergy
High-Speed Hoverbike
53%inclusion141 decks264 decks
51%synergy
Disruptor Flute
46%inclusion110 decks240 decks
45%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
39%inclusion104 decks264 decks
38%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
36%inclusion95 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
36%inclusion95 decks264 decks
35%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
30%inclusion80 decks264 decks
29%synergy
Trinisphere
27%inclusion71 decks264 decks
25%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
22%inclusion59 decks264 decks
21%synergy
Winter Moon
21%inclusion52 decks243 decks
17%synergy
Winter Orb
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Pithing Needle
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Transmogrant
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Grinding Station
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Uba Mask
11%inclusion30 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
-23%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Mobile Homestead
8.9%inclusion22 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of the Void
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Burner Rocket
8.2%inclusion16 decks194 decks
8%synergy
Careening Mine Cart
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Mobile Garrison
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Null Rod
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Memory Jar
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Eriette's Tempting Apple
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
75%inclusion199 decks264 decks
52%synergy
Sticky Fingers
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
60%inclusion84 decks139 decks
58%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
24%inclusion63 decks264 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Treasure Vault
89%inclusion236 decks264 decks
81%synergy
Mutavault
85%inclusion224 decks264 decks
81%synergy
Urza's Saga
81%inclusion214 decks264 decks
69%synergy
Volatile Fault
65%inclusion171 decks264 decks
62%synergy
Kavaron, Memorial World
64%inclusion82 decks129 decks
61%synergy
Great Furnace
61%inclusion162 decks264 decks
49%synergy
Command Beacon
58%inclusion153 decks264 decks
46%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
53%inclusion139 decks264 decks
46%synergy
Barbarian Ring
50%inclusion132 decks264 decks
46%synergy
Fomori Vault
38%inclusion94 decks246 decks
36%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Hammerheim
33%inclusion86 decks264 decks
31%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion65 decks264 decks
23%synergy
Dwarven Mine
24%inclusion64 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Mines of Moria
22%inclusion59 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion57 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion49 decks239 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
20%inclusion53 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
2%synergy
War Room
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
-23%synergy
Wasteland
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion260 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Springleaf Drum
95%inclusion252 decks264 decks
88%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
89%inclusion234 decks264 decks
73%synergy
Lotus Petal
68%inclusion179 decks264 decks
59%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion178 decks264 decks
61%synergy
Flywheel Racer
67%inclusion177 decks264 decks
65%synergy
Mox Amber
56%inclusion149 decks264 decks
51%synergy
Cursed Mirror
48%inclusion128 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Relic of Legends
28%inclusion74 decks264 decks
25%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion34 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
-49%synergy
Paradise Mantle
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Holdout Settlement
94%inclusion247 decks264 decks
90%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion244 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
92%inclusion242 decks264 decks
88%synergy
Cavern of Souls
78%inclusion205 decks264 decks
68%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
73%inclusion193 decks264 decks
67%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
57%inclusion150 decks264 decks
47%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
55%inclusion132 decks240 decks
43%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
54%inclusion129 decks239 decks
51%synergy
Sundering Eruption
54%inclusion129 decks240 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Cave
24%inclusion59 decks243 decks
21%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
23%inclusion62 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion34 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-14%synergy