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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
Levi Perry
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
32%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
23%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Hour of Devastation
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Slave of Bolas
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Control Magic
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Augur of Bolas
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Archivist
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Specter
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Blazing Specter
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eternal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Asylum Visitor
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Geode Golem
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Nekrataal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
The Scarab God
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-18%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Opt
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Terror
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Steam Augury
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Shatter
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Delirium
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Rewind
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Domineering Will
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Remove Soul
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Desertion
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Ray of Command
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Cancel
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Teachings
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Recoil
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-27%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Intimations
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Disintegrate
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Worst Fears
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Plague Wind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Bleeding Edge
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
The Elderspell
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Precision
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Invade the City
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Duress
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadbore
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-17%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
The Rack
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
3%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Greed
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Raiders' Wake
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Mind Control
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Confiscate
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion67 decks97 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion57 decks97 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion42 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Star Compass
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Manalith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mana Prism
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geode
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion92 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Island
95%inclusion92 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion91 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion62 decks97 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
-16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Watery Grave
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
-25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Urborg Volcano
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
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