Shiko and Narset, Unified (Commander) - Control

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Benjamin Levin
Jan 13, 2026
The 10 Most Fun Commanders of 2025
With almost 500 new commanders in 2025, Ben had his work cut out for him making his list of the most fun. Come see which legends made the cut.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Thunderdrum Soloist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Flashback
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Springs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Steppe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
67%inclusion64 decks95 decks
60%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
55%synergy
Opt
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
53%synergy
Ponder
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
76%inclusion72 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Consider
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
50%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
50%synergy
Prismari Command
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Monastery Mentor
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Expressive Iteration
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Ghostly Prison
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Aligned Heart
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
30%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Haughty Djinn
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Dragonologist
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Lyse Hext
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Entity Tracker
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Grand Abolisher
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Electrodominance
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Think Twice
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Magma Opus
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Boros Charm
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
New Way Forward
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Palm
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Peek
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Wear // Tear
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Legion Leadership
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Thraben Charm
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Ashling's Command
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Press the Enemy
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dismantling Wave
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Baral's Expertise
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Time Wipe
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Compulsive Research
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Crackle with Power
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Vision
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Modify Memory
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Twinning Staff
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Tempest Technique
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Shiny Impetus
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Monk Class
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Ethereal Armor
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
All That Glitters
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Combat Research
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Staggering Insight
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Rediscover the Way
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Sage's Reverie
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Splendor
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Mistrise Village
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion85 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion78 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Signet
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Boros Signet
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mox Jasper
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion93 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion71 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Monastery
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Battlefield Forge
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Prairie Stream
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Rugged Prairie
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Perilous Landscape
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Raugrin Triome
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Sea of Clouds
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Beach
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Spectator Seating
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Sundown Pass
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Boros Garrison
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
1%synergy