Rukarumel, Biologist (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Rukarumel, Biologist
Rank #625
24decks
Jeremy Rowe
Jun 5, 2026
Five Problems with Five-Color Typal Commanders
Jro looks at why five-color typal commanders so often feel hollow in Commander games, giving us a breakdown of five recurring design issues.
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24%synergy
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47%synergy
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43%synergy
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40%synergy
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38%synergy
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38%synergy
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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32%synergy
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Cultivate
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15%synergy
Farseek
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3%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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-5%synergy
Homing Sliver
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30%synergy
Rampant Growth
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14%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
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29%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
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28%synergy
Syphon Sliver
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28%synergy
Sinew Sliver
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
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Crop Rotation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Seedborn Muse
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4%synergy
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Chomping Changeling
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Predatory Sliver
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Quick Sliver
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24%synergy
Striking Sliver
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25%synergy
Might Sliver
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26%synergy
Great Divide Guide
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
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21%synergy
Megantic Sliver
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22%synergy
Firewake Sliver
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23%synergy
Mirror Entity
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21%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
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20%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
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24%synergy
Constricting Sliver
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22%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
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20%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
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19%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
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21%synergy
Taunting Sliver
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23%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
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23%synergy
Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero
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21%synergy
Blur Sliver
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18%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
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16%synergy
Galerider Sliver
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16%synergy
Regal Sliver
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19%synergy
Shifting Sliver
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16%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
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1%synergy
Frog Butler
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19%synergy
Blightspeaker
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17%synergy
Ramosian Captain
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17%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
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15%synergy
Defiant Falcon
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17%synergy
Ramosian Commander
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17%synergy
Amrou Scout
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17%synergy
Virulent Sliver
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14%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
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14%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
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14%synergy
Ramosian Sergeant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Realmwalker
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8%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Defiant Vanguard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Ramosian Lieutenant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Mutable Explorer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Muscle Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Capricious Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Turntimber Ranger
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12%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
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11%synergy
Root Sliver
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9%synergy
Taurean Mauler
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9%synergy
Jirina, Dauntless General
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12%synergy
Belonging
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7%synergy
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Harmonized Crescendo
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
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-4%synergy
Personify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
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7%synergy
Harrow
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10%synergy
Counterspell
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-10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
For the Ancestors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Emergency Eject
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
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8%synergy
Crib Swap
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
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7%synergy
Beast Within
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-3%synergy
Kindred Summons
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Despark
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5%synergy
Artifact Mutation
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8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mortify
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5%synergy
Generous Gift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Elemental Teachings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Depressurize
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
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17%synergy
Lessons from Life
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14%synergy
Crippling Fear
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15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-5%synergy
Circuitous Route
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12%synergy
Harsh Mercy
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15%synergy
Shared Roots
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12%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
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7%synergy
Decimate
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11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
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7%synergy
Three Visits
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-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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9%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
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9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
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8%synergy
Coveted Prize
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-5%synergy
Mass Appeal
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8%synergy
Austere Command
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5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
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4%synergy
Primal Command
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8%synergy
Crux of Fate
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0%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
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6%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Open the Gates
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Time of Need
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sami's Curiosity
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Reach the Horizon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Hivestone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Insight Engine
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5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
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4%synergy
World Map
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
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19%synergy
Prismatic Omen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Ninja Teen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Training Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Descendants' Fury
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Parade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Guild Summit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Conspiracy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Search for Dagger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Baldur's Gate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ba Sing Se
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Gate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Maze's End
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Pillar of Origins
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
White Lotus Tile
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Firdoch Core
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Canopy Vista
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Jungle Shrine
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
The World Tree
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Cinder Glade
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Seaside Citadel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Opulent Palace
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Savage Lands
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Monastery
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boros Guildgate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Gateway Plaza
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Turtle Lair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Dimension X
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
TCRI Building
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nomad Outpost
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Citadel Gate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grand Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Gond Gate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Simic Guildgate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Cliffgate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tangled Islet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Manor Gate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mountain Valley
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy