Shiko and Narset, Unified (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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Namor, Atlantean King
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Avengers Disassembled
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Whirlwind of Thought
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Ponder
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Prismari Command
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Expressive Iteration
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Narset's Reversal
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Consider
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Monastery Mentor
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Preordain
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Aligned Heart
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Snap
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Dismantling Wave
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Haughty Djinn
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Leonin Lightscribe
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Dragonologist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Entity Tracker
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Lyse Hext
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Pongify
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Flashback
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Think Twice
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Traumatic Critique
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Boros Charm
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Magma Opus
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Erode
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Press the Enemy
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Peek
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ashling's Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Legion Leadership
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Reiterate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
New Way Forward
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Shadow Rift
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Baral's Expertise
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Compulsive Research
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Crackle with Power
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Time Wipe
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Mark
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Windfall
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Together as One
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Tempest Technique
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Shiny Impetus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Hex
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Monk Class
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ethereal Armor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Combat Research
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Flickering Ward
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Rediscover the Way
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Treachery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
All That Glitters
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sage's Reverie
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Greater Auramancy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Curse of Obsession
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Honest Work
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Mistrise Village
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Boros Signet
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Resonating Lute
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mox Jasper
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Battlefield Forge
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Monastery
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Prairie Stream
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Rugged Prairie
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Landscape
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Triumph
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Raugrin Triome
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sundown Pass
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Spectator Seating
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Gate
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Elegant Parlor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy