Shiko and Narset, Unified (Commander) - Control

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Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Card for Each New MTG Ability in 2025
2025 gave us plenty of new mechanics to play with in Magic, so let's dig through them all to see the best card for each.
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MTGStocks
Avatar's Wrath
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ashling's Command
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Ember Island Production
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
64%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
66%inclusion53 decks80 decks
57%synergy
Ponder
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
55%synergy
Opt
66%inclusion53 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
78%inclusion62 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Consider
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Prismari Command
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion53 decks80 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion64 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Mentor
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Preordain
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Expressive Iteration
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Aligned Heart
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Ghostly Prison
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Pongify
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Baral's Expertise
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Haughty Djinn
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Dragonologist
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Lyse Hext
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Entity Tracker
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Leonin Lightscribe
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Electrodominance
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Magma Opus
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Think Twice
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Boros Charm
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
New Way Forward
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Palm
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Legion Leadership
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Wear // Tear
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Peek
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Silence
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Twinferno
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Press the Enemy
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Helix
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Dismantling Wave
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Curse of the Swine
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Compulsive Research
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Replication
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Time Wipe
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Vision
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Slip Through Space
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Modify Memory
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-16%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Tempest Technique
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Monk Class
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
9%synergy
All That Glitters
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Ethereal Armor
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Rediscover the Way
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sage's Reverie
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sticky Fingers
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Staggering Insight
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
The Sound of Drums
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Splendor
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion72 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion65 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Signet
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion78 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Island
98%inclusion78 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion77 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion76 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
80%inclusion64 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion64 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion63 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
74%inclusion59 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
74%inclusion59 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
73%inclusion58 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Battlefield Forge
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
69%inclusion55 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Monastery
68%inclusion54 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Rugged Prairie
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Perilous Landscape
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Raugrin Triome
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Sea of Clouds
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Beach
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Spectator Seating
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Boros Garrison
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
1%synergy