Muldrotha, the Gravetide (Commander) - Flashback

Alternate Names:

Orphan, Cocoon fal'CieOrphan, Cocoon fal'Cie

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planar Engineering
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Pernicious Deed
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Spore Frog
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Seal of Primordium
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Baleful Strix
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Eternal Witness
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
24%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Cultivate
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Life from the Loam
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Teval, the Balanced Scale
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
35%synergy
World Shaper
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Crop Rotation
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Mulldrifter
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
River Kelpie
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Underrealm Lich
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Skull Prophet
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Haywire Mite
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Kheru Goldkeeper
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Wonder
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Springbloom Druid
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Icetill Explorer
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Rootcoil Creeper
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Millikin
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Lotuslight Dancers
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Hermit Druid
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Lord of Extinction
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Weaver
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Crab
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Kishla Skimmer
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Yarok, the Desecrated
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Aberration
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Six
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Summon: Titan
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Salvage
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Harrow
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Fog
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Growth Spiral
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sultai Charm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Putrefy
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Drag to the Roots
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-27%synergy
Villainous Wealth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Esper Origins
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Terror Tide
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Dread Return
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Mindslaver
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Hedge Shredder
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Exploration Broodship
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Seal of Removal
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Teval's Judgment
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Sultai Ascendancy
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Insidious Roots
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Exploration
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Vessel of Nascency
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Song of the Dryads
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Journey to Eternity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Command Beacon
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Strip Mine
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Kishla Village
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Field
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
High Market
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Opulent Palace
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Breeding Pool
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Triome
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Mystery
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy