Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (Commander) - Counterspells

Nick Benstead
Dec 5, 2024
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Nick's debut article gives us some background into a unique Equipment commander you may have missed!
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Unable to Scream
62% of 8 decks +48% synergy
Enduring Curiosity
60% of 10 decks +49% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wash Away
73% of 22 decks +67% synergy
Memory Lapse
68% of 22 decks +66% synergy
Tale's End
64% of 22 decks +60% synergy
Spell Pierce
68% of 22 decks +59% synergy
Remand
59% of 22 decks +56% synergy
Archmage's Charm
68% of 22 decks +54% synergy
Brazen Borrower
50% of 22 decks +49% synergy
Stern Scolding
50% of 22 decks +48% synergy
Stifle
50% of 22 decks +48% synergy
Combat Research
50% of 22 decks +47% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
91% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Brainstorm
64% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Negate
55% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
54% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Mana Leak
50% of 22 decks +43% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
50% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Curious Obsession
45% of 22 decks +45% synergy
Fading Hope
45% of 22 decks +44% synergy
Daze
45% of 22 decks +44% synergy
Creatures
Snapcaster Mage
45% of 22 decks +39% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
45% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Murktide Regent
36% of 22 decks +36% synergy
Subtlety
36% of 22 decks +35% synergy
True-Name Nemesis
36% of 22 decks +35% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
33% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Vendilion Clique
32% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Thrummingbird
32% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Stoic Sphinx
31% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
27% of 11 decks +22% synergy
Ledger Shredder
27% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
27% of 11 decks +21% synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Siren Stormtamer
23% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
23% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
23% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
23% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
23% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Sleep-Cursed Faerie
19% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
19% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Ethereal Forager
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Delver of Secrets
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Pteramander
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Cityscape Leveler
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Flux Channeler
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Haughty Djinn
14% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14% of 22 decks +0% synergy
Instants
Force of Will
45% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Spell Snare
41% of 22 decks +40% synergy
Lose Focus
41% of 22 decks +40% synergy
Snap
41% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Force of Negation
41% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Miscalculation
36% of 22 decks +36% synergy
Vapor Snag
36% of 22 decks +35% synergy
Misdirection
36% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Experimental Augury
36% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Mental Misstep
36% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Cryptic Command
36% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Strix Serenade
33% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Force Spike
32% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
32% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Swan Song
32% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Mana Drain
32% of 22 decks +4% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Phantom Interference
31% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Flare of Denial
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Glorious Gale
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Essence Capture
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Serum Snare
27% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Slip Out the Back
27% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Mystical Tutor
27% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 12 decks -4% synergy
Lookout's Dispersal
23% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Make Disappear
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Occult Epiphany
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Lofty Denial
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Supreme Will
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Reject Imperfection
23% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Mystic Confluence
23% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
23% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Confounding Riddle
19% of 21 decks +16% synergy
Logic Knot
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Censor
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Exclude
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Unsubstantiate
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Essence Scatter
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Jwari Disruption
18% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Foil
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Flusterstorm
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Rewind
18% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Consider
18% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
18% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18% of 22 decks -6% synergy
High Tide
18% of 22 decks -27% synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
41% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
36% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Preordain
36% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Ponder
36% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Time Stretch
23% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Time Warp
23% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Hard Evidence
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
River's Rebuke
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Commit // Memory
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Contentious Plan
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
32% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Winter Moon
31% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Currency Converter
27% of 22 decks +27% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
27% of 22 decks -21% synergy
Lightning Greaves
23% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Cryptic Coat
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Shadowspear
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Fireshrieker
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Isochron Scepter
14% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Enchantments
Witness Protection
36% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
36% of 11 decks +28% synergy
Omniscience
32% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Rhystic Study
32% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
28% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Mystic Remora
27% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Seal of Removal
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Curiosity
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Aqueous Form
23% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Bind the Monster
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Mystic Subdual
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Shark Typhoon
18% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Treachery
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Frogify
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
18% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
64% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55% of 22 decks +28% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
41% of 22 decks +38% synergy
Mishra's Factory
32% of 22 decks +30% synergy
Castle Vantress
32% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Mutavault
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Urza's Saga
27% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Reliquary Tower
27% of 22 decks -29% synergy
Rogue's Passage
23% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Rishadan Port
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
War Room
18% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Access Tunnel
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Karn's Bastion
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Rivendell
14% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
36% of 22 decks -50% synergy
Mox Amber
18% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Signet
18% of 22 decks -47% synergy
Lotus Petal
14% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Scalding Tarn
32% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Misty Rainforest
32% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Polluted Delta
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Flooded Strand
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Demolition Field
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy