Shiko and Narset, Unified (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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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MTGStocks
Impolite Entrance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Noggle the Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Kirol, Attentive First-Year
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ashling's Command
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Prismari Command
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Consider
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Narset's Reversal
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Aligned Heart
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Expressive Iteration
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Monastery Mentor
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Snap
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Baral's Expertise
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Lyse Hext
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Entity Tracker
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Tataru Taru
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Pongify
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Electrodominance
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Boros Charm
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Think Twice
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Transforming Flourish
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
New Way Forward
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Legion Leadership
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Magma Opus
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Dovin's Veto
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Expedite
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Shadow Rift
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Mardu
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Comeuppance
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Negate
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Fists of Flame
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Compulsive Research
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Dismantling Wave
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Crackle with Power
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Ancestral Vision
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Slip Through Space
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Open the Armory
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Abandon
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Identity
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Boltwave
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Monk Class
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Tempest Technique
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Combat Research
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Sticky Fingers
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Staggering Insight
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
All That Glitters
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Rediscover the Way
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Control Magic
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sage's Reverie
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ethereal Armor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Eel Umbra
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Treachery
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
With Great Power...
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
The Sound of Drums
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Idolized
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Shardmage's Rescue
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Honest Work
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Curious Obsession
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset of the Ancient Way
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Mistrise Village
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion55 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Signet
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Boros Signet
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion55 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion53 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
85%inclusion51 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
85%inclusion51 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Raugrin Triome
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Sacred Foundry
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Flooded Strand
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Arid Mesa
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Scalding Tarn
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Sea of Clouds
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Training Center
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Spectator Seating
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Monastery
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Battlefield Forge
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Meticulous Archive
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Elegant Parlor
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Beach
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Plateau
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Sundown Pass
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Tundra
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy