Shiko and Narset, Unified (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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
Prismari Command
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
78%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
76%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
74%synergy
Dismantling Wave
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
74%synergy
Ponder
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
73%synergy
Narset's Reversal
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
71%synergy
Monastery Mentor
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
69%synergy
Aligned Heart
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Whirlwind of Thought
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Frantic Search
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
63%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Opt
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Electrodominance
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Pongify
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
63%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Expressive Iteration
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Runner
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Aurora Shifter
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Satya, Aetherflux Genius
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Stormscale Scion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Roil Cartographer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Amped Raptor
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Territorial Aetherkite
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Galazeth Prismari
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Consider
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
51%synergy
Abrade
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-32%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Magma Opus
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Scour for Scrap
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Turnabout
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Boros Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Aether Spike
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Discharge
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Lose Focus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-15%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Refute
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Outrage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Battle Hymn
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Nexus of Fate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Gale's Redirection
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-12%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Transforming Flourish
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Reality Spasm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Monastery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Flying Crane Technique
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Will of the Jeskai
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
56%synergy
Mana Geyser
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
56%synergy
Rite of Replication
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Compulsive Research
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Baral's Expertise
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
41%synergy
Curse of the Swine
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Deep Analysis
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Time Wipe
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Time Warp
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Ancestral Vision
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Desire
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Slip Through Space
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Walk the Aeons
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Localized Destruction
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Day of Judgment
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Haze of Rage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Spreading Insurrection
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-12%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Encore
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Portent of Calamity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Identity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Act on Impulse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Worldpurge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Singularity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Jolted Awake
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Decoction Module
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Wand
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Aetherworks Marvel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
The Key to the Vault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Ironworks
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Filigree Racer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Aether Refinery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Eye of Ojer Taq
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Generatorium
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Conduit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Semblance Anvil
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Tempest Technique
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Curse of Opulence
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Curiosity
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Shiny Impetus
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Extravagant Replication
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Static Prison
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Rediscover the Way
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sleep Magic
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Powerbalance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Aether Revolt
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wild Research
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Overburden
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Three Blind Mice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Future Sight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Combat Research
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Will Kenrith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
49%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Azorius Signet
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Progress
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Boros Signet
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-32%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Solar Transformer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-33%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Wand of the Worldsoul
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Conversion Apparatus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Monastery
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Fortress
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Triumph
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
66%synergy
Sulfur Falls
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
62%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Prairie Stream
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
56%synergy
Rugged Prairie
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
61%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Path of Ancestry
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Ferrous Lake
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
71%synergy
Battlefield Forge
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
41%synergy
Perilous Landscape
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Ash Barrens
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Aether Hub
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Archway Commons
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Legion Leadership
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Cliffgate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy