Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (Commander) - Expensive Core

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
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Earth's Mightiest Heroes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Wakanda Forever!
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Training Compound
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Incursion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Smaug the Magnificent
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terror of the Peaks
86%inclusion281 decks328 decks
72%synergy
Old Gnawbone
81%inclusion266 decks328 decks
72%synergy
Dragon Tempest
86%inclusion281 decks328 decks
72%synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
79%inclusion259 decks328 decks
69%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
73%inclusion241 decks328 decks
66%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
75%inclusion246 decks328 decks
66%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
75%inclusion247 decks328 decks
66%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
74%inclusion242 decks328 decks
65%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
78%inclusion255 decks328 decks
64%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
65%inclusion214 decks328 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Temur Ascendancy
84%inclusion274 decks328 decks
55%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
73%inclusion239 decks328 decks
46%synergy
Atarka, World Render
70%inclusion229 decks328 decks
57%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
67%inclusion220 decks328 decks
56%synergy
Farseek
66%inclusion215 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
65%inclusion213 decks328 decks
58%synergy
Nature's Lore
65%inclusion213 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
65%inclusion212 decks328 decks
58%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
63%inclusion208 decks328 decks
55%synergy
Cultivate
63%inclusion208 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Roaming Throne
62%inclusion203 decks328 decks
53%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
61%inclusion200 decks328 decks
54%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
61%inclusion200 decks328 decks
50%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
58%inclusion190 decks328 decks
52%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
58%inclusion133 decks230 decks
52%synergy
Earthquake Dragon
57%inclusion186 decks328 decks
51%synergy
Astral Dragon
56%inclusion185 decks328 decks
51%synergy
Korlessa, Scale Singer
55%inclusion179 decks328 decks
48%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
52%inclusion170 decks328 decks
43%synergy
Dragonborn Champion
52%inclusion169 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
46%inclusion136 decks295 decks
39%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
46%inclusion150 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
44%inclusion144 decks328 decks
36%synergy
Balefire Dragon
44%inclusion144 decks328 decks
38%synergy
Spark Double
35%inclusion114 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
34%inclusion110 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion104 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
29%inclusion64 decks223 decks
18%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
29%inclusion94 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
28%inclusion93 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Iymrith, Desert Doom
26%inclusion86 decks328 decks
23%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
26%inclusion85 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
23%inclusion75 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
23%inclusion74 decks325 decks
18%synergy
Parapet Thrasher
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Bloomvine Regent
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Hellkite Charger
21%inclusion70 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
21%inclusion70 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Broodcaller Scourge
20%inclusion45 decks223 decks
10%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Renari, Merchant of Marvels
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Draconic Muralists
18%inclusion59 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
18%inclusion58 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Thundermane Dragon
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Marang River Regent
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Goldlust Triad
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Ureni, the Song Unending
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Steel Hellkite
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Barbarian
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Hammerhead Tyrant
13%inclusion28 decks223 decks
4%synergy
Dragonlord Atarka
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
57%inclusion188 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Beast Within
52%inclusion170 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion147 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion104 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
25%inclusion83 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Stubborn Denial
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
21%inclusion69 decks328 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion68 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Klauth's Will
21%inclusion68 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion68 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
-9%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
16%inclusion52 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Flux
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Summons
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Double Major
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Displace
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Draconic Lore
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Second Harvest
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
-0%synergy
Return to Nature
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Dragon's Fire
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar's Scorn
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Magmaquake
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Spit Flame
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
55%inclusion182 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Kodama's Reach
50%inclusion163 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion143 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
24%inclusion79 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
21%inclusion69 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Last March of the Ents
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Temur
7.2%inclusion16 decks223 decks
-1%synergy
Earthquake
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Explore
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
63%inclusion207 decks328 decks
56%synergy
Panharmonicon
49%inclusion160 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Herald's Horn
41%inclusion136 decks328 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion113 decks328 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
30%inclusion99 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Monster Manual
29%inclusion94 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion74 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Ruby Medallion
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
50%inclusion165 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Kindred Discovery
46%inclusion150 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Elemental Bond
38%inclusion125 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Parallel Lives
37%inclusion122 decks328 decks
32%synergy
Dracogenesis
35%inclusion82 decks231 decks
28%synergy
Doubling Season
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Acolyte of Bahamut
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion64 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
20%inclusion64 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Warstorm Surge
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Fire
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Defense of the Heart
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Frontier Siege
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Life Finds a Way
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Aggravated Assault
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Molten Echoes
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Bower Passage
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonback Assault
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-0%synergy
Lurking Predators
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tarkir
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan Unbroken
31%inclusion102 decks328 decks
28%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
12%inclusion38 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion95 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion83 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion52 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
22%inclusion71 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
22%inclusion71 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion52 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion299 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion276 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
64%inclusion210 decks328 decks
53%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
51%inclusion167 decks328 decks
44%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
39%inclusion127 decks328 decks
34%synergy
Mox Jasper
35%inclusion87 decks252 decks
29%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Cursed Mirror
25%inclusion81 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
21%inclusion68 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Herd Heirloom
16%inclusion37 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion321 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion321 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion321 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion312 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Stomping Ground
80%inclusion263 decks328 decks
33%synergy
Ketria Triome
79%inclusion260 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
77%inclusion252 decks328 decks
64%synergy
Breeding Pool
75%inclusion245 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Steam Vents
74%inclusion242 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Spire Garden
60%inclusion196 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
58%inclusion190 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion185 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Wooded Foothills
55%inclusion179 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion177 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion175 decks328 decks
46%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion172 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion164 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion162 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
49%inclusion160 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
47%inclusion109 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Rockfall Vale
41%inclusion135 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion135 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion130 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Cinder Glade
39%inclusion128 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
38%inclusion126 decks328 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
38%inclusion125 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Rootbound Crag
38%inclusion125 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion107 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion102 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion100 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion93 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
28%inclusion91 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Taiga
23%inclusion76 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Tropical Island
23%inclusion76 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
23%inclusion75 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion52 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
15%inclusion49 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Commercial District
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
-9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Thornspire Verge
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
-15%synergy