Sefris of the Hidden Ways (Commander) - Discard

Levi Perry
Jun 25, 2026
Ten Precon Mechanics that We Should Revisit
Levi lists Ten Commander precon mechanics worth revisiting, and why these overlooked designs deserve a modern comeback.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Mana Sculpt
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Molecule Man
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
A.I.M. Scientists
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Mind Stone
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Radiant Solar
92%inclusion270 decks294 decks
89%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
77%inclusion227 decks294 decks
71%synergy
Tortured Existence
75%inclusion220 decks294 decks
68%synergy
Nadaar, Selfless Paladin
66%inclusion194 decks294 decks
63%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
63%inclusion186 decks294 decks
60%synergy
Midnight Pathlighter
57%inclusion168 decks294 decks
54%synergy
Karmic Guide
55%inclusion163 decks294 decks
52%synergy
Mulldrifter
54%inclusion159 decks294 decks
50%synergy
Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker
51%inclusion151 decks294 decks
49%synergy
Sun Titan
57%inclusion167 decks294 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Archfiend of Ifnir
56%inclusion166 decks294 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion163 decks294 decks
-12%synergy
Likeness Looter
53%inclusion157 decks294 decks
47%synergy
Seasoned Dungeoneer
48%inclusion142 decks294 decks
46%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
46%inclusion136 decks294 decks
45%synergy
Triumphant Adventurer
46%inclusion135 decks294 decks
44%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
43%inclusion127 decks294 decks
39%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
43%inclusion127 decks294 decks
40%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
43%inclusion127 decks294 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion123 decks294 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion38 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion33 decks294 decks
-19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion33 decks294 decks
-9%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.5%inclusion25 decks294 decks
-22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.2%inclusion24 decks294 decks
-15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.1%inclusion18 decks294 decks
-14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.1%inclusion18 decks294 decks
-13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.8%inclusion17 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Barrowin of Clan Undurr
40%inclusion118 decks294 decks
38%synergy
Plaguecrafter
39%inclusion116 decks294 decks
38%synergy
Rilsa Rael, Kingpin
39%inclusion115 decks294 decks
37%synergy
Ashen Rider
38%inclusion111 decks294 decks
35%synergy
Merfolk Looter
37%inclusion108 decks294 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Diviner
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
36%inclusion107 decks294 decks
35%synergy
Ledger Shredder
36%inclusion107 decks294 decks
28%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
34%inclusion100 decks294 decks
33%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
34%inclusion99 decks294 decks
30%synergy
Street Wraith
34%inclusion99 decks294 decks
33%synergy
Shriekmaw
33%inclusion97 decks294 decks
31%synergy
Witch Enchanter
32%inclusion95 decks294 decks
25%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
32%inclusion95 decks294 decks
31%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion95 decks294 decks
31%synergy
Baleful Strix
32%inclusion93 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
32%inclusion93 decks294 decks
29%synergy
Yuan-Ti Malison
31%inclusion92 decks294 decks
30%synergy
Eagles of the North
31%inclusion91 decks294 decks
30%synergy
Doom Whisperer
30%inclusion89 decks294 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion87 decks294 decks
24%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
29%inclusion84 decks294 decks
27%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
28%inclusion82 decks294 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion82 decks294 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion80 decks294 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion79 decks294 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
25%inclusion73 decks294 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Frog
24%inclusion71 decks294 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion70 decks294 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion68 decks294 decks
21%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
23%inclusion67 decks294 decks
21%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
23%inclusion67 decks294 decks
22%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion65 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
21%inclusion62 decks294 decks
16%synergy
Spark Double
21%inclusion61 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Flourishing Fox
20%inclusion59 decks294 decks
20%synergy
Valiant Rescuer
19%inclusion56 decks294 decks
19%synergy
Drannith Healer
19%inclusion55 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion55 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion55 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Thought Courier
18%inclusion54 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
18%inclusion54 decks294 decks
17%synergy
Phantasmal Image
17%inclusion51 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
17%inclusion49 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion49 decks294 decks
14%synergy
Selfless Spirit
16%inclusion48 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
16%inclusion46 decks283 decks
13%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
16%inclusion47 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
16%inclusion47 decks294 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Entomb
32%inclusion93 decks294 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion88 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Void Rend
29%inclusion86 decks294 decks
-6%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion80 decks294 decks
-15%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion78 decks294 decks
-15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion63 decks294 decks
-6%synergy
Faithful Mending
21%inclusion63 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion60 decks294 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion50 decks294 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Identity
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Dovin's Veto
15%inclusion45 decks294 decks
-11%synergy
Bar the Gate
15%inclusion44 decks294 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion38 decks294 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion38 decks294 decks
-0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion33 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion32 decks294 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion30 decks294 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion30 decks294 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Excavation
10%inclusion28 decks294 decks
9%synergy
Countervailing Winds
9.2%inclusion27 decks294 decks
9%synergy
Neutralize
9.2%inclusion27 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Ephemerate
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.2%inclusion24 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
7.5%inclusion22 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion22 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion21 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Refute
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
6.5%inclusion19 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Negate
5.8%inclusion17 decks294 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Charm
5.1%inclusion15 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.1%inclusion15 decks294 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
40%inclusion119 decks294 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion106 decks294 decks
20%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion74 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion64 decks294 decks
17%synergy
Unburial Rites
15%inclusion44 decks294 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion39 decks294 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion35 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Fates' Reversal
11%inclusion33 decks294 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion32 decks294 decks
2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.2%inclusion27 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Persist
8.5%inclusion25 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.5%inclusion25 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
7.5%inclusion22 decks294 decks
-1%synergy
Dismantling Wave
7.1%inclusion21 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion20 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
6.5%inclusion19 decks294 decks
6%synergy
From the Catacombs
6.1%inclusion18 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
5.8%inclusion17 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion17 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.1%inclusion15 decks294 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fluctuator
25%inclusion73 decks294 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion71 decks294 decks
1%synergy
Monument to Endurance
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Currency Converter
16%inclusion48 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Collector's Vault
14%inclusion42 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion41 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion37 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion31 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion25 decks294 decks
-16%synergy
Skullclamp
7.8%inclusion23 decks294 decks
-1%synergy
Immovable Rod
5.8%inclusion17 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.1%inclusion15 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dungeon Delver
41%inclusion122 decks294 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion97 decks294 decks
23%synergy
Astral Drift
27%inclusion79 decks294 decks
26%synergy
Astral Slide
24%inclusion72 decks294 decks
24%synergy
Necromancy
15%inclusion45 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
15%inclusion44 decks294 decks
12%synergy
Fly
14%inclusion42 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Thorough Investigation
14%inclusion41 decks294 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion35 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Escape Protocol
11%inclusion31 decks294 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.2%inclusion27 decks294 decks
6%synergy
New Perspectives
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.2%inclusion24 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion22 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Drake Haven
7.1%inclusion21 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Unfulfilled Desires
6.5%inclusion19 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.1%inclusion18 decks294 decks
-14%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.8%inclusion17 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Precipitous Drop
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
-24%synergy
Dying to Serve
5.1%inclusion15 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
33%inclusion96 decks294 decks
30%synergy
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
5.4%inclusion16 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
45%inclusion132 decks294 decks
41%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion92 decks294 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion76 decks294 decks
20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
22%inclusion64 decks294 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion63 decks294 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion60 decks294 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Steppe
19%inclusion56 decks294 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Mire
19%inclusion55 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Drifting Meadow
18%inclusion54 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Remote Isle
18%inclusion53 decks294 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion53 decks294 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion49 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Dungeon Descent
15%inclusion44 decks294 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
13%inclusion39 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the True
13%inclusion39 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Blasted Landscape
13%inclusion38 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
13%inclusion37 decks294 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion33 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion30 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion29 decks294 decks
-24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
-4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.5%inclusion25 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion239 decks294 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion238 decks294 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion99 decks294 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion98 decks294 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
27%inclusion80 decks294 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Progress
25%inclusion73 decks294 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion69 decks294 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion68 decks294 decks
-8%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
23%inclusion67 decks294 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
21%inclusion61 decks294 decks
-9%synergy
Dungeon Map
12%inclusion36 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion27 decks294 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion284 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion284 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion283 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion278 decks294 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion172 decks294 decks
-0%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion162 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
53%inclusion155 decks294 decks
2%synergy
Raffine's Tower
52%inclusion153 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion152 decks294 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
49%inclusion145 decks294 decks
-5%synergy
Prairie Stream
42%inclusion123 decks294 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion120 decks294 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
38%inclusion111 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion110 decks294 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion109 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion106 decks294 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Champions
35%inclusion103 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
34%inclusion101 decks294 decks
-4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
34%inclusion100 decks294 decks
27%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion98 decks294 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion97 decks294 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion96 decks294 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
32%inclusion95 decks294 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion92 decks294 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion91 decks294 decks
-11%synergy
Meticulous Archive
31%inclusion90 decks294 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion88 decks294 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion87 decks294 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
29%inclusion86 decks294 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion86 decks294 decks
9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion85 decks294 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion83 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Beach
27%inclusion79 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion70 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion70 decks294 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion70 decks294 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
23%inclusion67 decks294 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion67 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion66 decks294 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion64 decks294 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion61 decks294 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
20%inclusion60 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
19%inclusion56 decks294 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion55 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Nimbus Maze
16%inclusion46 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion45 decks294 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion42 decks294 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion38 decks294 decks
-0%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion34 decks294 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion33 decks294 decks
3%synergy