Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Budget

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Spellbook Seeker
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Harmonized Trio
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Landscape Painter
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marauding Blight-Priest
52%inclusion460 decks889 decks
48%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion338 decks889 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion310 decks889 decks
31%synergy
Epicure of Blood
31%inclusion279 decks889 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion244 decks889 decks
25%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
28%inclusion249 decks889 decks
24%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
25%inclusion202 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion354 decks889 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
24%inclusion212 decks889 decks
24%synergy
Lich's Mastery
24%inclusion217 decks889 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
34%inclusion300 decks889 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion228 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion222 decks889 decks
21%synergy
Obscura Charm
25%inclusion221 decks889 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion217 decks889 decks
21%synergy
Tolarian Winds
24%inclusion210 decks889 decks
22%synergy
Body of Knowledge
24%inclusion209 decks889 decks
23%synergy
Quick Study
23%inclusion207 decks889 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion200 decks889 decks
18%synergy
Refute
22%inclusion174 decks774 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion98 decks889 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Cliffhaven Vampire
22%inclusion196 decks889 decks
20%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion190 decks889 decks
20%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion183 decks889 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion176 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion175 decks889 decks
16%synergy
The Council of Four
19%inclusion167 decks889 decks
16%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
18%inclusion163 decks889 decks
16%synergy
Forgotten Creation
18%inclusion159 decks889 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion139 decks889 decks
2%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion117 decks772 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Seraph
15%inclusion132 decks889 decks
15%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
15%inclusion103 decks696 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion131 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
14%inclusion107 decks772 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Vandal
14%inclusion121 decks889 decks
13%synergy
Dream Trawler
13%inclusion115 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Looter
12%inclusion105 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Spirited Companion
11%inclusion101 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
11%inclusion101 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion100 decks889 decks
-10%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
11%inclusion86 decks771 decks
11%synergy
The Second Doctor
11%inclusion98 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Fiendish Panda
11%inclusion82 decks771 decks
10%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
11%inclusion94 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Looter il-Kor
10%inclusion92 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
10%inclusion89 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion88 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Interceptor
9.3%inclusion83 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
9.0%inclusion80 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
8.7%inclusion67 decks767 decks
8%synergy
Cloudblazer
8.7%inclusion77 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Elenda and Azor
8.4%inclusion75 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.3%inclusion74 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Helpful Hunter
7.6%inclusion63 decks831 decks
7%synergy
Academy Wall
7.5%inclusion67 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.9%inclusion61 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Cloudkin Seer
6.7%inclusion60 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
6.7%inclusion60 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Echo Inspector
6.6%inclusion59 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
6.5%inclusion58 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.4%inclusion57 decks889 decks
0%synergy
Celestial Unicorn
6.3%inclusion56 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Markov Purifier
6.2%inclusion55 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.1%inclusion54 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Toluz, Clever Conductor
5.8%inclusion52 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Erudite Wizard
5.7%inclusion44 decks771 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
5.5%inclusion49 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
5.5%inclusion49 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Nimble Larcenist
5.5%inclusion49 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mortify
21%inclusion188 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Void Rend
21%inclusion187 decks889 decks
-14%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion173 decks889 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion166 decks889 decks
-23%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion151 decks889 decks
13%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion149 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Keep Safe
15%inclusion134 decks889 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
15%inclusion131 decks889 decks
14%synergy
Union of the Third Path
15%inclusion131 decks889 decks
14%synergy
Esper Charm
14%inclusion123 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion114 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
13%inclusion113 decks889 decks
-55%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
13%inclusion113 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion109 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion102 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
11%inclusion99 decks889 decks
-31%synergy
Think Twice
11%inclusion96 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
10%inclusion88 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion85 decks889 decks
-11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.4%inclusion84 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
9.1%inclusion81 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
9.1%inclusion81 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Faithful Mending
8.9%inclusion79 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Revitalize
8.9%inclusion79 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
8.8%inclusion78 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.5%inclusion76 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
8.2%inclusion73 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.1%inclusion72 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.1%inclusion72 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Due
7.9%inclusion70 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
7.8%inclusion69 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
7.6%inclusion68 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Neutralize
7.5%inclusion67 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Deduce
7.3%inclusion65 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Case the Joint
7.2%inclusion64 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Necrologia
7.2%inclusion64 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Hindering Light
7.1%inclusion63 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
7.0%inclusion62 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Contact Other Plane
6.9%inclusion61 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Mental Modulation
6.8%inclusion32 decks473 decks
7%synergy
Focus the Mind
6.8%inclusion40 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Deliberate
6.7%inclusion60 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.5%inclusion58 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.5%inclusion58 decks889 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
6.4%inclusion57 decks889 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.4%inclusion57 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Excavation
6.3%inclusion56 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Powers
6.3%inclusion56 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
6.2%inclusion55 decks889 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
6.1%inclusion54 decks889 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Clear the Mind
19%inclusion170 decks889 decks
19%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion167 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
18%inclusion156 decks889 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion152 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion128 decks889 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion119 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion116 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Compulsive Research
13%inclusion114 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Secrets
13%inclusion113 decks889 decks
13%synergy
Step Between Worlds
11%inclusion101 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Flux
11%inclusion99 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion96 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion85 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.9%inclusion79 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion75 decks889 decks
-1%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.1%inclusion72 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
7.9%inclusion70 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.6%inclusion68 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
7.6%inclusion68 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.5%inclusion67 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion66 decks889 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion66 decks889 decks
-6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.3%inclusion50 decks685 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
7.2%inclusion64 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.1%inclusion58 decks812 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.6%inclusion59 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.6%inclusion59 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.1%inclusion54 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.8%inclusion52 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.8%inclusion31 decks532 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion48 decks864 decks
5%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
5.5%inclusion49 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion120 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
9.3%inclusion83 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.9%inclusion79 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.4%inclusion75 decks889 decks
-16%synergy
Cryogen Relic
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Bag of Holding
5.8%inclusion52 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
20%inclusion176 decks889 decks
17%synergy
Ominous Seas
19%inclusion169 decks889 decks
17%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion142 decks889 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion126 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion113 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion95 decks889 decks
-3%synergy
The Bath Song
10%inclusion93 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion89 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Lunar Convocation
10%inclusion82 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Security Bypass
8.5%inclusion76 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.5%inclusion58 decks889 decks
6%synergy
The Modern Age
6.2%inclusion55 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.1%inclusion54 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Cast Out
6.0%inclusion53 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Wiretapping
5.4%inclusion48 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7.6%inclusion68 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.1%inclusion45 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion217 decks889 decks
-10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion148 decks889 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Steppe
16%inclusion146 decks889 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion136 decks889 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.9%inclusion79 decks889 decks
-18%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.5%inclusion67 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Remote Isle
7.2%inclusion64 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.2%inclusion64 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion61 decks889 decks
-1%synergy
The Surgical Bay
6.7%inclusion60 decks889 decks
7%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.6%inclusion59 decks889 decks
7%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.2%inclusion55 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.5%inclusion49 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.3%inclusion47 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion502 decks889 decks
-31%synergy
Sol Ring
46%inclusion411 decks889 decks
-43%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion375 decks889 decks
25%synergy
Azorius Signet
30%inclusion270 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion247 decks889 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion242 decks889 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion235 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion229 decks889 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion174 decks889 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion172 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion114 decks889 decks
-31%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion107 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion94 decks889 decks
-39%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion88 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion88 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.3%inclusion83 decks889 decks
-24%synergy
Prophetic Prism
8.1%inclusion72 decks889 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
7.9%inclusion70 decks889 decks
-37%synergy
Azorius Locket
7.0%inclusion62 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.2%inclusion55 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.6%inclusion50 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.2%inclusion46 decks889 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion881 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion879 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion876 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion570 decks889 decks
-28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion410 decks889 decks
22%synergy
Tranquil Cove
40%inclusion357 decks889 decks
34%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion345 decks889 decks
33%synergy
Scoured Barrens
36%inclusion317 decks889 decks
30%synergy
Obscura Storefront
35%inclusion313 decks889 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
33%inclusion294 decks889 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion278 decks889 decks
16%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
28%inclusion253 decks889 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion238 decks889 decks
-32%synergy
Waterfront District
26%inclusion227 decks889 decks
25%synergy
Skybridge Towers
25%inclusion218 decks889 decks
24%synergy
Prairie Stream
24%inclusion210 decks889 decks
-17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
23%inclusion207 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion177 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion173 decks889 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion157 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion152 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion133 decks889 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion130 decks889 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion121 decks889 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
14%inclusion121 decks889 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
13%inclusion117 decks889 decks
-30%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion111 decks889 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion111 decks889 decks
-15%synergy
Port Town
12%inclusion107 decks889 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion106 decks889 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion106 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion101 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion94 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion91 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion90 decks889 decks
-6%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion89 decks889 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion86 decks889 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
9.3%inclusion83 decks889 decks
-6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
8.8%inclusion78 decks889 decks
-33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
8.8%inclusion78 decks889 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.4%inclusion75 decks889 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
7.9%inclusion70 decks889 decks
-28%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.3%inclusion65 decks889 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
7.3%inclusion65 decks889 decks
-25%synergy
Meandering River
6.9%inclusion61 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.6%inclusion59 decks889 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.4%inclusion57 decks889 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
5.8%inclusion52 decks889 decks
1%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.6%inclusion30 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion49 decks889 decks
5%synergy