Sheldon, the Commander (Commander) - Budget Core Voltron

Original Name:

Ruhan of the FomoriRuhan of the Fomori

Bennie Smith
Jun 2, 2026
The Tectonic Shift from EDH to Commander
It's really been 15 years since Commander 2011? Bennie was playing & writing about EDH then and shares his memories of that momentous release!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Brass Squire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Bre of Clan Stoutarm
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Sun Titan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Reyav, Master Smith
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Item Shopkeep
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Freya Crescent
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Starnheim Courser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tectonic Giant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Astor, Bearer of Blades
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Relic Seeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Selfless Samurai
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Healer's Hawk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Koll, the Forgemaster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Restoration Specialist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lion Sash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Quaketusk Boar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Discerning Financier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kassandra, Eagle Bearer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bloodlust Inciter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Second Doctor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Realm-Cloaked Giant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cloudsteel Kirin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arbaaz Mir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ironsoul Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Calamity Bearer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brion Stoutarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flumph
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kitesail Apprentice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sunspear Shikari
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rabbit Battery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Champion of the Flame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Éowyn, Fearless Knight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Instants
Negate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Aetherspouts
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Path to Exile
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Lightfoot Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fleeting Flight
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dismantling Blow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Orim's Thunder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bovine Intervention
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wing It
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
To Arms!
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Spell Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wear // Tear
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Ride Down
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Calamity's Wake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Disenchant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Legion Leadership
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-34%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Electric Revelation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Triumphant Reckoning
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deep Analysis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Single Combat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cut a Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Wild Guess
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rip Apart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tormenting Voice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Vengeance
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
98%synergy
Skateboard
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Assault Suit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Giant's Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Golem-Skin Gauntlets
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fiendlash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Plate Armor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Manifold Key
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Thran Power Suit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
O-Naginata
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirror Shield
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Chariot of Victory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brass Knuckles
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Boots of Speed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Infiltration Lens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Cloak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gimli's Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Key to the Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dueling Rapier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vorrac Battlehorns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Colossus Hammer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Explorer's Scope
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Barbed Battlegear
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Goldvein Pick
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hedgewitch's Mask
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Short Bow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Argentum Armor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sunforger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bladehold War-Whip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mask of Memory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Spear of Leonidas
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Obsidian Battle-Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hero's Heirloom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Forging the Tyrite Sword
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Showdown of the Skalds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flaming Fist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dog Umbra
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Angelic Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nahiri, Storm of Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gideon Blackblade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nahiri, the Lithomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Tectonic Edge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Axgard Armory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Needle Spires
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Field of Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Boros Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Azorius Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Starnheim Memento
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-55%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sol Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-56%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Marble Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fire Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Boros Keyrune
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Raugrin Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Boros Locket
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Prairie Stream
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Mystic Monastery
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Triumph
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Boros Garrison
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Opal Palace
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Port Town
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Amphitheater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Bluff
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Grey Havens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Legion Leadership
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Abraded Bluffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Perilous Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy