Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Budget

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Scryfall
Spellbook Seeker
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Trio
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
4.5%inclusion3 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
4.3%inclusion3 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Chase Inspiration
3.0%inclusion2 decks66 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marauding Blight-Priest
51%inclusion451 decks877 decks
47%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion336 decks877 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion305 decks877 decks
31%synergy
Epicure of Blood
31%inclusion275 decks877 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion239 decks877 decks
25%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
28%inclusion244 decks877 decks
24%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion347 decks877 decks
23%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
23%inclusion206 decks877 decks
23%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
24%inclusion192 decks789 decks
23%synergy
Lich's Mastery
24%inclusion211 decks877 decks
23%synergy
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Frantic Search
34%inclusion300 decks877 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion226 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion220 decks877 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion219 decks877 decks
22%synergy
Obscura Charm
24%inclusion214 decks877 decks
22%synergy
Tolarian Winds
24%inclusion210 decks877 decks
22%synergy
Quick Study
23%inclusion206 decks877 decks
23%synergy
Body of Knowledge
23%inclusion205 decks877 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion200 decks877 decks
19%synergy
Refute
23%inclusion170 decks749 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion98 decks877 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Cliffhaven Vampire
23%inclusion199 decks877 decks
20%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion187 decks877 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion173 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion178 decks877 decks
17%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion176 decks877 decks
16%synergy
The Council of Four
19%inclusion163 decks877 decks
15%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
18%inclusion161 decks877 decks
16%synergy
Forgotten Creation
18%inclusion158 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion137 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion133 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Seraph
15%inclusion128 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion109 decks747 decks
13%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
14%inclusion97 decks670 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
14%inclusion101 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Vandal
13%inclusion117 decks877 decks
13%synergy
Dream Trawler
13%inclusion116 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Looter
12%inclusion102 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
12%inclusion86 decks746 decks
11%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
11%inclusion100 decks877 decks
11%synergy
The Second Doctor
11%inclusion99 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion97 decks877 decks
-10%synergy
Spirited Companion
11%inclusion97 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Fiendish Panda
11%inclusion79 decks746 decks
10%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
10%inclusion92 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Looter il-Kor
10%inclusion90 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
10%inclusion89 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion88 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Interceptor
9.2%inclusion81 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
9.1%inclusion80 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Elenda and Azor
8.7%inclusion76 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Cloudblazer
8.6%inclusion75 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
8.4%inclusion62 decks742 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.3%inclusion73 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Helpful Hunter
7.4%inclusion60 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Academy Wall
7.4%inclusion65 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.7%inclusion59 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Cloudkin Seer
6.7%inclusion59 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Echo Inspector
6.6%inclusion58 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
6.6%inclusion58 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Unicorn
6.6%inclusion58 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
6.4%inclusion56 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Markov Purifier
6.4%inclusion56 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.2%inclusion54 decks877 decks
-1%synergy
Toluz, Clever Conductor
6.0%inclusion53 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.0%inclusion53 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
5.6%inclusion49 decks877 decks
4%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
5.5%inclusion48 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Oneirophage
5.4%inclusion47 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Nimble Larcenist
5.4%inclusion47 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Void Rend
21%inclusion183 decks877 decks
-14%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion183 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion173 decks877 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion166 decks877 decks
-23%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion148 decks877 decks
13%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion147 decks877 decks
1%synergy
Union of the Third Path
15%inclusion133 decks877 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
15%inclusion131 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Keep Safe
15%inclusion130 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Esper Charm
14%inclusion124 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
13%inclusion113 decks877 decks
-55%synergy
Consider
12%inclusion109 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
12%inclusion108 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion107 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion99 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
11%inclusion99 decks877 decks
-31%synergy
Think Twice
10%inclusion91 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
10%inclusion89 decks877 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion87 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion84 decks877 decks
-11%synergy
Faithful Mending
9.0%inclusion79 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
8.9%inclusion78 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
8.9%inclusion78 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.8%inclusion77 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
8.6%inclusion75 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
8.4%inclusion74 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion73 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
8.3%inclusion73 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
8.2%inclusion72 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Due
8.0%inclusion70 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
7.9%inclusion69 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.5%inclusion66 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Neutralize
7.5%inclusion66 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Necrologia
7.4%inclusion65 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
7.4%inclusion65 decks877 decks
1%synergy
Case the Joint
7.3%inclusion64 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Focus the Mind
7.1%inclusion40 decks564 decks
7%synergy
Hindering Light
7.1%inclusion62 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Deliberate
6.8%inclusion60 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion60 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Contact Other Plane
6.8%inclusion60 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Mental Modulation
6.7%inclusion30 decks445 decks
7%synergy
Deduce
6.7%inclusion59 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Excavation
6.5%inclusion57 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.5%inclusion57 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.4%inclusion56 decks877 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
6.4%inclusion56 decks877 decks
-8%synergy
Thirst for Identity
6.3%inclusion14 decks223 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion55 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Emergency Powers
6.2%inclusion54 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Clear the Mind
19%inclusion164 decks877 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
18%inclusion158 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion150 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion147 decks877 decks
16%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion123 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion118 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion115 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Secrets
13%inclusion113 decks877 decks
13%synergy
Compulsive Research
13%inclusion111 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Step Between Worlds
11%inclusion98 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Flux
11%inclusion97 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion89 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.4%inclusion82 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion79 decks877 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.9%inclusion78 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.2%inclusion72 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
8.1%inclusion71 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
7.9%inclusion69 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion68 decks877 decks
-5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.5%inclusion59 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion65 decks877 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion63 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
7.1%inclusion62 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.1%inclusion62 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.0%inclusion46 decks659 decks
3%synergy
Notion Rain
6.6%inclusion58 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.3%inclusion55 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
6.2%inclusion54 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.9%inclusion52 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion49 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.5%inclusion48 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.5%inclusion46 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.4%inclusion27 decks504 decks
5%synergy
Donatello's Technique
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
5.0%inclusion44 decks877 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion118 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
9.2%inclusion81 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion80 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.2%inclusion72 decks877 decks
-16%synergy
Bag of Holding
6.5%inclusion57 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Cryogen Relic
5.4%inclusion24 decks448 decks
4%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.0%inclusion44 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
20%inclusion177 decks877 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion173 decks877 decks
18%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion138 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion128 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion114 decks877 decks
11%synergy
The Bath Song
11%inclusion95 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion93 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion89 decks877 decks
-4%synergy
Lunar Convocation
9.3%inclusion78 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Security Bypass
8.8%inclusion77 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.8%inclusion60 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.5%inclusion57 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Cast Out
6.4%inclusion56 decks877 decks
4%synergy
The Modern Age
6.3%inclusion55 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Wiretapping
5.5%inclusion48 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7.9%inclusion69 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion217 decks877 decks
-9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion151 decks877 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Steppe
17%inclusion149 decks877 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion139 decks877 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion86 decks877 decks
-17%synergy
Drifting Meadow
8.0%inclusion70 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Remote Isle
7.8%inclusion68 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.4%inclusion65 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion62 decks877 decks
-1%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.0%inclusion61 decks877 decks
7%synergy
The Surgical Bay
7.0%inclusion61 decks877 decks
7%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.3%inclusion55 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.5%inclusion48 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.5%inclusion48 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion44 decks877 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion500 decks877 decks
-31%synergy
Sol Ring
47%inclusion412 decks877 decks
-43%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion369 decks877 decks
24%synergy
Azorius Signet
30%inclusion264 decks877 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion244 decks877 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion239 decks877 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion233 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion226 decks877 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion175 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion175 decks877 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion113 decks877 decks
-31%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion103 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion95 decks877 decks
-39%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion87 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion86 decks877 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.2%inclusion81 decks877 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
8.3%inclusion73 decks877 decks
-36%synergy
Prophetic Prism
7.8%inclusion68 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Locket
6.7%inclusion59 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.8%inclusion51 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.7%inclusion50 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.0%inclusion44 decks877 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion869 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion867 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion865 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion562 decks877 decks
-28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion404 decks877 decks
22%synergy
Tranquil Cove
39%inclusion341 decks877 decks
33%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion339 decks877 decks
33%synergy
Obscura Storefront
36%inclusion313 decks877 decks
26%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion310 decks877 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
33%inclusion292 decks877 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion274 decks877 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
29%inclusion250 decks869 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion235 decks877 decks
-32%synergy
Waterfront District
26%inclusion224 decks877 decks
25%synergy
Skybridge Towers
24%inclusion214 decks877 decks
24%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion207 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
23%inclusion206 decks877 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion175 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion172 decks877 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion157 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion148 decks877 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion134 decks877 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion126 decks877 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion124 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
14%inclusion123 decks877 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
13%inclusion118 decks877 decks
-29%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion111 decks877 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion111 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion108 decks877 decks
-16%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion108 decks877 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
12%inclusion105 decks877 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion102 decks877 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion97 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion90 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion89 decks877 decks
-6%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion88 decks877 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion87 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
9.5%inclusion83 decks877 decks
-6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
9.2%inclusion81 decks877 decks
-32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
8.9%inclusion78 decks877 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.4%inclusion74 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
8.2%inclusion72 decks877 decks
-27%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.5%inclusion66 decks877 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
7.4%inclusion65 decks877 decks
-25%synergy
Meandering River
7.0%inclusion61 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.6%inclusion58 decks877 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.5%inclusion57 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
6.0%inclusion53 decks877 decks
2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.9%inclusion30 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Dromar's Cavern
5.8%inclusion51 decks877 decks
3%synergy