Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Nick Price
May 4, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards in Lost Caverns of Ixalan
It's been over two years since Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Let's see which cards from the set have made the biggest impact in Commander.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flashback
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Treasonous Ogre
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
86%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
72%synergy
Pyroblast
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
72%synergy
Deflecting Swat
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
69%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
74%inclusion45 decks61 decks
67%synergy
Cabal Ritual
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
67%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
66%synergy
Snuff Out
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
66%synergy
Crackle with Power
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
65%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Seething Song
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
59%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
57%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
63%synergy
Dismember
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
63%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
59%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
79%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
83%synergy
Jeska's Will
95%inclusion58 decks61 decks
72%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
83%synergy
Ancient Tomb
87%inclusion53 decks61 decks
78%synergy
Mox Diamond
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
80%synergy
Imperial Seal
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
67%synergy
Mana Vault
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
65%synergy
Necropotence
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
63%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Dark Confidant
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Blood Celebrant
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Priest of Gix
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Blood
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Immolating Souleater
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pet
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Street Wraith
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Myr Convert
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Doom Whisperer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Keen Duelist
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Skirk Prospector
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Painter's Servant
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Hex Parasite
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Punk
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Fire Covenant
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Ad Nauseam
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Big Score
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Saw in Half
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Redirect Lightning
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Burnt Offering
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Searing Touch
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Desperate Ritual
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Culling the Weak
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Reiterate
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Bolt Bend
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Duplication
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Comet Storm
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Final Fortune
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Gut Shot
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-29%synergy
Commune with Lava
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Vendetta
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Ulcerate
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-32%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Reverberate
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Electrodominance
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-15%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Rite of Flame
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Gamble
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Dark Petition
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Past in Flames
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Beseech the Queen
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Molten Duplication
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Strike It Rich
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Ignite the Future
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Final Parting
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Apex of Power
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Heat Shimmer
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Ambition
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Prize
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Illicit Shipment
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Repay in Kind
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Snort
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Splinter's Technique
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Electroduplicate
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-41%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Defense Grid
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Grinding Station
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Breach
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Dark Tutelage
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Greed
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Return the Past
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Barbarian Ring
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Pit
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Arena of Glory
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
29%synergy
The Black Gate
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Emergence Zone
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Tomb of Urami
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Peat Bog
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Sandstone Needle
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Great Furnace
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
74%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
64%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-31%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Grim Monolith
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Compleation
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
53%synergy
City of Brass
95%inclusion58 decks61 decks
89%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
95%inclusion58 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Mana Confluence
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
86%synergy
Badlands
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
78%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion52 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Mount Doom
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
67%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion48 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
74%synergy
Arid Mesa
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
61%synergy
Luxury Suite
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Wooded Foothills
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
54%synergy
Marsh Flats
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
54%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Scalding Tarn
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Starting Town
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
-34%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Spire of Industry
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Horizon of Progress
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-52%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-37%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy