Ramos, Dragon Engine (Commander) - Budget Lands Matter

Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Which Commander Precons Were More Impactful, 2016 or 2017?
The precons of 2016 and 2017 were both huge milestones for the Commander format. But which year was more impactful?
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Lessons from Life
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maze's End
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Circuitous Route
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
District Guide
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Guild Summit
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Open the Gates
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Voyaging Satyr
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Gate Colossus
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Kiora's Follower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Thran Portal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Progenitus
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Growth Spiral
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Abzan Charm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Krosan Wayfarer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Gatebreaker Ram
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Scout
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Scaled Herbalist
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Gretchen Titchwillow
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Arboreal Grazer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Nine-Fingers Keene
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Survey Mechan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cheering Crowd
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bre of Clan Stoutarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Empath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Clever Conjurer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gateway Sneak
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Elves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Coiling Oracle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Kelpie Guide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Halana and Alena, Partners
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Trygon Predator
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Realm Seekers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Archway Angel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Cloudblazer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cat Collector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kianne, Corrupted Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Exemplar of Light
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Perforating Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Needletooth Pack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Regrower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fiendish Panda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wardens of the Cycle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aerie Mystics
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mold Adder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wilt-Leaf Liege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Eureka Moment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Naya Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Sultai Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Jund Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Izzet Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Esper Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Boros Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Jeskai Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Make a Stand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Obscura Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Emergency Powers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Quandrix Command
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Crosis's Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Joust Through
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Divine Resilience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Unite the Coalition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Valorous Stance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Savage Summoning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bant Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Cabaretti Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Temur Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Riveteers Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Giant Growth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mordenkainen's Polymorph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Broken Wings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bite Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Void Rend
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Return to Nature
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Make Your Move
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rith's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Joint Exploration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Brokers Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Planar Genesis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Neutralize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Simic Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Explore the Underdark
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Broken Bond
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Decimate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Explore
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Urban Evolution
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Grub's Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brigid's Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wildest Dreams
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gaze of Granite
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Scale the Heights
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Duneblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Journey of Discovery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Time Wipe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gates Ablaze
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Enter the Unknown
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hour of Promise
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Casualties of War
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bring to Light
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Finale of Revelation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Brew
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Reap and Sow
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Disorienting Choice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
March from Velis Vel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Slagstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-28%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Primal Might
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Give // Take
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Golden Ratio
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Harmonize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dig Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Zombify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Winged Words
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Day of Judgment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Navigation Orb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Unbender Tine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Basilisk Collar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Glaive of the Guildpact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Door to Nothingness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Whirlwind of Thought
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Unflinching Courage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Felidar Retreat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Spelunking
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Druid Class
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Court of Bounty
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Strength
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fable of Wolf and Owl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crackling Perimeter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Kami War
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stasis Snare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Song of Creation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Strands
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hold the Gates
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Destiny
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hardened Scales
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Maelstrom Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Way of the Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fertile Ground
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Baldur's Gate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Basilisk Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Secluded Starforge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Forge of Heroes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Haunted Screen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Rakdos Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
94%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
94%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Simic Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
94%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
94%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Forest
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Heap Gate
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Swamp
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Cliffgate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Gond Gate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Plaza of Harmony
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Citadel Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Ash Barrens
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Gateway Plaza
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Manor Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Mystery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Opal Palace
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Blighted Woodland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Abandon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rimewood Falls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Grove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy