Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Agna Qel'a
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Raven Eagle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
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Peer into the Abyss
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
66%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
65%synergy
Brainstorm
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
59%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
58%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Reliquary Tower
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Windfall
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
50%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Winds
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
48%synergy
Lich's Mastery
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Void Rend
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
42%synergy
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Rhystic Study
75%inclusion48 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Notion Thief
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
52%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
7%synergy
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Starscape Cleric
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Jace's Archivist
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Baleful Strix
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
18%synergy
The Council of Four
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Grand Abolisher
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Body of Knowledge
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Homunculus Horde
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Exemplar of Light
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Likeness Looter
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Epicure of Blood
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Tataru Taru
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Hope Estheim
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Mulldrifter
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
The Second Doctor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Starwinder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Will, Scion of Peace
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Dovin's Veto
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Faithful Mending
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Necrologia
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Emergency Powers
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Obscura Charm
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Fracture
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Esper Charm
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Union of the Third Path
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Consider
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Keep Safe
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Quick Study
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Echo of Eons
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Damn
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Cut a Deal
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Clear the Mind
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Painful Truths
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Step Between Worlds
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Prosperity
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Ghostly Prison
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Necrodominance
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Dreams
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Midnight Clock
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Progress
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Azorius Signet
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Raffine's Tower
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-21%synergy
Deserted Beach
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy