Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Midrange

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Defacing Duskmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Muse Seeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fix What's Broken
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
45%synergy
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Esper Sentinel
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Void Rend
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Smothering Tithe
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Archivist of Oghma
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Starscape Cleric
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Ledger Shredder
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Strix
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Grand Abolisher
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Homunculus Horde
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
The Council of Four
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Tataru Taru
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Dream Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Body of Knowledge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Creation
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Voice of Victory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Toluz, Clever Conductor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Tolarian Winds
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Silence
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Necrologia
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Angel's Grace
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Final Showdown
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Excavation
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Charm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Permission Denied
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Absorb
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Powers
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Faithful Mending
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Time Stop
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Echo of Eons
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Clear the Mind
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Flux
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Time Reversal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Abandon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fated Clash
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Ring
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Temple Bell
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Lich's Mastery
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Necrodominance
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Ominous Seas
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Signet
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Godless Shrine
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Raffine's Tower
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Beach
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Tundra
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy