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
The Last Ronin's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ashling's Command
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
61%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
57%synergy
Ponder
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Consider
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Prismari Command
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Monastery Mentor
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Preordain
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Expressive Iteration
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Aligned Heart
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Farewell
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Guttersnipe
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Haughty Djinn
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Dragonologist
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Lyse Hext
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Entity Tracker
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Spellseeker
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Grand Abolisher
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Pongify
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Electrodominance
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Think Twice
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Magma Opus
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Charm
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
New Way Forward
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Palm
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Helix
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Peek
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Wear // Tear
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Legion Leadership
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Press the Enemy
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Unexplained Absence
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Thraben Charm
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Baral's Expertise
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Dismantling Wave
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Faithless Looting
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Time Wipe
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Compulsive Research
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Replication
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Aether Gale
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Vision
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Vandalblast
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Twinning Staff
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Tempest Technique
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Shiny Impetus
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Monk Class
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Maddening Hex
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
All That Glitters
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Ethereal Armor
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Staggering Insight
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rediscover the Way
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sage's Reverie
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Combat Research
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Splendor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion83 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Boros Signet
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Signet
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion90 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
47%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Battlefield Forge
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Monastery
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Rugged Prairie
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Perilous Landscape
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sacred Foundry
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Raugrin Triome
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Spectator Seating
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Sundown Pass
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
2%synergy