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
Scuzzback Scrounger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lofty Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
65%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
58%synergy
Ponder
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
55%synergy
Opt
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
54%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
54%synergy
Consider
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
77%inclusion62 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
51%synergy
Prismari Command
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
62%inclusion50 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion65 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Mentor
60%inclusion49 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Preordain
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
44%synergy
Expressive Iteration
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Aligned Heart
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
43%synergy
Ghostly Prison
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Dismantling Wave
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Guttersnipe
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Haughty Djinn
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Dragonologist
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Lyse Hext
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Entity Tracker
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Grand Abolisher
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Leonin Lightscribe
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Electrodominance
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Snap
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Magma Opus
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Think Twice
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Boros Charm
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Palm
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
New Way Forward
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Wear // Tear
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Legion Leadership
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Impulse
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Press the Enemy
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Helix
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Peek
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Silence
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Twinferno
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
See Double
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Baral's Expertise
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Curse of the Swine
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Compulsive Research
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Replication
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Time Wipe
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Slip Through Space
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Vision
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Modify Memory
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-16%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Technique
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Monk Class
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Shiny Impetus
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
All That Glitters
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Ethereal Armor
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Rediscover the Way
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Sage's Reverie
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion73 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Boros Signet
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Island
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion78 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion77 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
80%inclusion65 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion65 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion64 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
74%inclusion60 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
74%inclusion60 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
73%inclusion59 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Battlefield Forge
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Monastery
68%inclusion55 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Rugged Prairie
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Perilous Landscape
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Ferrous Lake
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Raugrin Triome
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sea of Clouds
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Beach
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Spectator Seating
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Sundown Pass
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Boros Garrison
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Elegant Parlor
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
3%synergy