Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Optimized Control

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Scryfall
Decorum Dissertation
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
64%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
60%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Lich's Mastery
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Windfall
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Void Rend
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Swan Song
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Tolarian Winds
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
43%synergy
Dovin's Veto
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Smothering Tithe
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Notion Thief
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
49%synergy
The One Ring
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Mastermind
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Starscape Cleric
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
The Council of Four
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tataru Taru
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Nadir Kraken
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dream Trawler
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Body of Knowledge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
The Second Doctor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Fate Unraveler
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Creation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Brainsurge
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Necrologia
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Angel's Grace
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Powers
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Esper Charm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Silence
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Excavation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Hindering Light
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Permission Denied
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Remand
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Reprieve
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Absorb
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Refute
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Echo of Eons
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Flux
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Cut a Deal
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Prosperity
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Step Between Worlds
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Enter the Infinite
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Compulsive Research
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Revelation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Howling Mine
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Temple Bell
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Wizard Class
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Witness Protection
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Siege
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Forced Fruition
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Solemnity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Island
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Raffine's Tower
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Beach
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Prairie Stream
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Meticulous Archive
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Tundra
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy