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Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
Cas Hinds
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
Is the rate of change in Commander, or Magic as a whole, just too much right now? Should we be worried about more changes to come?
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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
22%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Slave of Bolas
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Clone
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Augur of Bolas
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Specter
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eternal
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Geode Golem
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tyrant
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
The Locust God
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Grim Initiate
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Nekrataal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Charm
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Delirium
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Snap
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Domineering Will
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Remove Soul
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dark Banishing
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Fork
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Desertion
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Wild Unraveling
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Dark Intimations
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Vandalblast
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Disintegrate
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Plague Wind
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Worst Fears
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
3%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion72 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Visage of Bolas
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Star Compass
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mana Prism
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion98 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
-24%synergy
Watery Grave
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
-26%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-22%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
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