Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Grave Researcher
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
3.1%inclusion2 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
1.5%inclusion1 decks65 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
91%inclusion181 decks198 decks
78%synergy
Warren Soultrader
90%inclusion178 decks198 decks
76%synergy
Forsaken Miner
82%inclusion162 decks198 decks
74%synergy
Gravecrawler
86%inclusion171 decks198 decks
72%synergy
Bitterblossom
79%inclusion157 decks198 decks
66%synergy
Culling the Weak
81%inclusion161 decks198 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
89%inclusion177 decks198 decks
64%synergy
Accursed Marauder
81%inclusion161 decks198 decks
60%synergy
Flare of Malice
70%inclusion139 decks198 decks
57%synergy
Deadly Rollick
81%inclusion161 decks198 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion191 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
83%inclusion164 decks198 decks
43%synergy
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion156 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Skullclamp
74%inclusion146 decks198 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
73%inclusion145 decks198 decks
54%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion145 decks198 decks
54%synergy
Diabolic Intent
71%inclusion140 decks198 decks
56%synergy
Blood Artist
70%inclusion139 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
70%inclusion139 decks198 decks
46%synergy
Ophiomancer
68%inclusion135 decks198 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
94%inclusion186 decks198 decks
67%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion185 decks198 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion175 decks198 decks
77%synergy
Chrome Mox
86%inclusion170 decks198 decks
80%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
80%inclusion159 decks198 decks
67%synergy
Necropotence
74%inclusion146 decks198 decks
59%synergy
The One Ring
73%inclusion144 decks198 decks
63%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion131 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Mana Vault
66%inclusion131 decks198 decks
60%synergy
Mox Diamond
61%inclusion120 decks198 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Fleshbag Marauder
63%inclusion125 decks198 decks
47%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
62%inclusion122 decks198 decks
51%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
56%inclusion111 decks198 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
55%inclusion108 decks198 decks
45%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
54%inclusion107 decks198 decks
36%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion102 decks198 decks
34%synergy
Plaguecrafter
51%inclusion101 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion99 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
48%inclusion95 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
40%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
45%inclusion89 decks198 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion86 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Merciless Executioner
43%inclusion85 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion84 decks198 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion83 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
40%inclusion80 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Dark Confidant
39%inclusion77 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Carrion Feeder
39%inclusion77 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Bloodghast
38%inclusion76 decks198 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
35%inclusion70 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion60 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
28%inclusion56 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
28%inclusion56 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Shambling Ghast
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
21%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion52 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion44 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Timeline Culler
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion46 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
23%inclusion46 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Gix
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Demon's Disciple
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Vein Ripper
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Walking Ballista
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Entomb
64%inclusion126 decks198 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Ritual
61%inclusion121 decks198 decks
43%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
58%inclusion115 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion87 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion77 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
37%inclusion74 decks198 decks
24%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion73 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
36%inclusion71 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
29%inclusion58 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Force of Despair
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
-25%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
-19%synergy
Vona's Hunger
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-6%synergy
Szat's Will
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Overkill
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion126 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Imperial Seal
59%inclusion117 decks198 decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion103 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
48%inclusion96 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
44%inclusion88 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion83 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
28%inclusion56 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Innocent Blood
28%inclusion55 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
23%inclusion46 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion43 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion35 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
-15%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
-26%synergy
Dread Return
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
61%inclusion121 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
40%inclusion80 decks198 decks
32%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
30%inclusion60 decks198 decks
24%synergy
The Masamune
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
-18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
-14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Vexing Bauble
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
68%inclusion134 decks198 decks
48%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
60%inclusion118 decks198 decks
42%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion73 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
32%inclusion63 decks198 decks
28%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion49 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion47 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
-23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Biotransference
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Carnival of Souls
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-13%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
26%inclusion52 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion170 decks198 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Coffers
84%inclusion167 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
71%inclusion140 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Urza's Saga
58%inclusion115 decks198 decks
50%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
49%inclusion98 decks198 decks
34%synergy
Lake of the Dead
43%inclusion86 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
42%inclusion81 decks195 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion74 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
26%inclusion51 decks198 decks
22%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion46 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion38 decks198 decks
-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion38 decks198 decks
-11%synergy
Barad-dûr
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion196 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion122 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
58%inclusion115 decks198 decks
51%synergy
Mox Amber
56%inclusion110 decks198 decks
51%synergy
The Soul Stone
54%inclusion87 decks160 decks
40%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion191 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
58%inclusion115 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
57%inclusion112 decks198 decks
52%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
48%inclusion96 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion68 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion64 decks198 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion64 decks198 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion63 decks198 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion55 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion38 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
0%synergy