Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Expensive X Spells

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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Molten-Core Maestro
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Treasonous Ogre
91%inclusion71 decks78 decks
88%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
90%inclusion70 decks78 decks
83%synergy
Crackle with Power
79%inclusion62 decks78 decks
76%synergy
Exsanguinate
86%inclusion67 decks78 decks
75%synergy
Deflecting Swat
92%inclusion72 decks78 decks
72%synergy
Blood Celebrant
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
65%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
63%synergy
Fire Covenant
69%inclusion54 decks78 decks
63%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion51 decks78 decks
62%synergy
Dismember
64%inclusion50 decks78 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion75 decks78 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion51 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
62%inclusion48 decks78 decks
57%synergy
Deadly Rollick
60%inclusion47 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Snuff Out
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
53%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Pyroblast
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
49%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Dark Confidant
56%inclusion44 decks78 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
90%inclusion70 decks78 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
88%inclusion69 decks78 decks
75%synergy
Jeska's Will
86%inclusion67 decks78 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Tomb
81%inclusion63 decks78 decks
71%synergy
Necropotence
77%inclusion60 decks78 decks
71%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion55 decks78 decks
65%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
59%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
62%inclusion48 decks78 decks
51%synergy
Mana Vault
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
52%synergy
Ad Nauseam
56%inclusion44 decks78 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Birgi, God of Storytelling
56%inclusion44 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Blood
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
41%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Immolating Souleater
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Doom Whisperer
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Devastator
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Priest of Gix
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Darkstar Augur
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Hex Parasite
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Souldrinker
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Deepwood Ghoul
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Punk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Myr Convert
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Valki, God of Lies
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
53%inclusion41 decks78 decks
44%synergy
Comet Storm
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Imp's Mischief
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Seething Song
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
28%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
24%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Reiterate
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Commune with Lava
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
24%synergy
Flare of Duplication
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Redirect Lightning
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
-23%synergy
Burnt Offering
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Bolt Bend
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Electrodominance
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Searing Touch
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Final Fortune
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Vendetta
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-33%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Sacrifice
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Fall of the Titans
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Gut Shot
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Expedite
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Surgical Extraction
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Ulcerate
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-35%synergy
Bedevil
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-30%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion42 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Imperial Seal
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Damnable Pact
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Banefire
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Apex of Power
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Flame
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Dark Petition
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Queen
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Hell to Pay
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Molten Duplication
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
-6%synergy
Splinter's Technique
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Zenith Festival
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Profane Transfusion
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Profane Command
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Song of Totentanz
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Stargaze
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Their Number Is Legion
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-39%synergy
Increasing Ambition
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Swallowing Plague
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Devil's Play
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Overmaster
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Defense Grid
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Skateboard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pact Weapon
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Grinding Station
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Breach
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Greed
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Dark Tutelage
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Fated Firepower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Return the Past
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Mass Hysteria
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Soul Channeling
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion53 decks78 decks
49%synergy
Barbarian Ring
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
55%synergy
Cabal Pit
56%inclusion44 decks78 decks
55%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
54%inclusion42 decks78 decks
52%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
48%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
45%synergy
The Black Gate
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Arena of Glory
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Multiversal Passage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Emergence Zone
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-25%synergy
Tomb of Urami
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Great Furnace
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
1%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion74 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion70 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
87%inclusion68 decks78 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
59%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Amber
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Mox Diamond
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Crypt
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Staff of Compleation
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
99%inclusion77 decks78 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion73 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion71 decks78 decks
58%synergy
Luxury Suite
90%inclusion70 decks78 decks
52%synergy
Mount Doom
90%inclusion70 decks78 decks
73%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
90%inclusion70 decks78 decks
43%synergy
City of Brass
88%inclusion69 decks78 decks
82%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion68 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion67 decks78 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Confluence
85%inclusion66 decks78 decks
79%synergy
Badlands
82%inclusion64 decks78 decks
69%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
66%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion43 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion41 decks78 decks
45%synergy
Arid Mesa
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
43%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
43%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Wooded Foothills
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
-30%synergy
Blazemire Verge
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Starting Town
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Spire of Industry
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-49%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-19%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-34%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-25%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy