Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Core

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
Leech Collector
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8%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
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7%synergy
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Psychosis Crawler
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51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
54%inclusion317 decks587 decks
50%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
36%inclusion214 decks587 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
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32%synergy
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34%inclusion198 decks587 decks
32%synergy
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31%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
38%inclusion222 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Ominous Seas
31%inclusion184 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
32%inclusion185 decks587 decks
29%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
32%inclusion186 decks587 decks
29%synergy
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Frantic Search
40%inclusion235 decks587 decks
21%synergy
Void Rend
39%inclusion227 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion211 decks587 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion210 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
35%inclusion206 decks587 decks
-33%synergy
Negate
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17%synergy
Opt
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29%synergy
Chasm Skulker
31%inclusion181 decks587 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion177 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Lich's Mastery
29%inclusion169 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
21%inclusion122 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Farewell
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
-7%synergy
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Starscape Cleric
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26%synergy
Baleful Strix
28%inclusion162 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Body of Knowledge
26%inclusion155 decks587 decks
26%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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25%synergy
The Council of Four
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21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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20%synergy
Forgotten Creation
22%inclusion129 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Epicure of Blood
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20%synergy
Mulldrifter
18%inclusion108 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
18%inclusion103 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
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14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
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9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion76 decks456 decks
15%synergy
Homunculus Horde
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15%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
16%inclusion57 decks356 decks
15%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
15%inclusion86 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion84 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Dream Trawler
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12%synergy
The Second Doctor
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12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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2%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Elenda and Azor
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion48 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Toluz, Clever Conductor
10%inclusion59 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Interceptor
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.4%inclusion55 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Faerie Vandal
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.0%inclusion36 decks452 decks
8%synergy
Exemplar of Light
7.9%inclusion36 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Spirited Companion
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Fiendish Panda
7.1%inclusion32 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Starving Revenant
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Esper Sentinel
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
-20%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Merfolk Looter
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
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7%synergy
Brainsurge
21%inclusion126 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Obscura Charm
19%inclusion114 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Despark
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2%synergy
Refute
17%inclusion79 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
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15%synergy
Necrologia
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15%synergy
Faithful Mending
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion87 decks587 decks
-13%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14%inclusion83 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Esper Charm
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12%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion83 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
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-0%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
-13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
-14%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
12%inclusion70 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Keep Safe
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11%synergy
Consider
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9%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Emergency Powers
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11%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
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10%synergy
Union of the Third Path
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10%synergy
Murder
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9%synergy
Fracture
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6%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Excavation
9.2%inclusion54 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Silverquill Charm
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
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2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Brush Off
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
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3%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
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5%synergy
Blood Pact
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5%synergy
Erode
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
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-1%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
4%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Hindering Light
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Neutralize
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion163 decks587 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion121 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion115 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Time Wipe
18%inclusion103 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion98 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion91 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Clear the Mind
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion85 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Step Between Worlds
14%inclusion84 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Flux
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10%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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9%synergy
Deep Analysis
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9%synergy
Commit // Memory
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9%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Cut a Deal
9.4%inclusion55 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
9.2%inclusion54 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Compulsive Research
9.2%inclusion54 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Divination
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Serum Visions
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Time Reversal
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.1%inclusion26 decks514 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
26%inclusion136 decks519 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
23%inclusion133 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion120 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
18%inclusion107 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion63 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion61 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Bag of Holding
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Fluctuator
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion161 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion124 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion108 decks587 decks
-11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
10%synergy
The Bath Song
11%inclusion67 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Lunar Convocation
11%inclusion60 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion61 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Cleric Class
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Wiretapping
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Necrodominance
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Super Intelligence
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Security Bypass
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion307 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion107 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion98 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Steppe
16%inclusion96 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion406 decks587 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion398 decks587 decks
-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion274 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion212 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
36%inclusion211 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion195 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion189 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
32%inclusion185 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion159 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion153 decks587 decks
-24%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion149 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
23%inclusion133 decks587 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
20%inclusion118 decks587 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion114 decks587 decks
-14%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion577 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion573 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion571 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion464 decks587 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
51%inclusion297 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion236 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion228 decks587 decks
-20%synergy
Obscura Storefront
37%inclusion218 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion217 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion203 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
30%inclusion178 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
28%inclusion166 decks587 decks
-15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion164 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion160 decks587 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion158 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion146 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Raffine's Tower
24%inclusion143 decks587 decks
-16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion134 decks587 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
22%inclusion132 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
21%inclusion123 decks587 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion119 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Skybridge Towers
20%inclusion119 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion117 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion116 decks587 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion114 decks587 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Waterfront District
19%inclusion109 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion108 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
18%inclusion105 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Port Town
17%inclusion100 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
-19%synergy
Watery Grave
16%inclusion91 decks587 decks
-36%synergy
Godless Shrine
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
-36%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
-36%synergy
Deserted Beach
14%inclusion85 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
14%inclusion83 decks587 decks
-21%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
-7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
-20%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
-16%synergy
Vault of Champions
11%inclusion67 decks587 decks
-21%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
6%synergy