Slimefoot, the Stowaway (Commander) - Budget Saprolings

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Josh Nelson
Aug 6, 2025
5 Magic Characters Who Deserved Better Story Treatment
For every Gerrard or Jace in the Magic story, there's also a Zagorka and a Feroz. Here are five characters who deserved better!
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Deathspore Thallid
91%inclusion147 decks161 decks
89%synergy
Sporemound
91%inclusion146 decks161 decks
87%synergy
Thallid Germinator
86%inclusion139 decks161 decks
85%synergy
Sporoloth Ancient
84%inclusion136 decks161 decks
83%synergy
Fungal Plots
84%inclusion136 decks161 decks
82%synergy
Saproling Migration
83%inclusion133 decks161 decks
81%synergy
Undercellar Myconid
83%inclusion133 decks161 decks
80%synergy
Scatter the Seeds
80%inclusion129 decks161 decks
79%synergy
Thallid Shell-Dweller
78%inclusion126 decks161 decks
77%synergy
Spore Swarm
76%inclusion123 decks161 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Sporecrown Thallid
76%inclusion123 decks161 decks
73%synergy
Sporesower Thallid
75%inclusion120 decks161 decks
73%synergy
Vitaspore Thallid
74%inclusion119 decks161 decks
72%synergy
Utopia Mycon
73%inclusion117 decks161 decks
70%synergy
Verdant Force
73%inclusion117 decks161 decks
70%synergy
Verdant Embrace
73%inclusion117 decks161 decks
71%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
71%inclusion114 decks161 decks
68%synergy
Necrogenesis
70%inclusion113 decks161 decks
68%synergy
Thelonite Hermit
70%inclusion113 decks161 decks
69%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
70%inclusion113 decks161 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Thallid
70%inclusion112 decks161 decks
68%synergy
Savage Thallid
69%inclusion111 decks161 decks
67%synergy
Tukatongue Thallid
69%inclusion111 decks161 decks
68%synergy
Yavimaya Sapherd
68%inclusion110 decks161 decks
68%synergy
Deathbloom Thallid
67%inclusion108 decks161 decks
66%synergy
Jade Mage
66%inclusion106 decks161 decks
65%synergy
Thallid Omnivore
61%inclusion98 decks161 decks
60%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
60%inclusion97 decks161 decks
56%synergy
Thallid Soothsayer
58%inclusion94 decks161 decks
57%synergy
Rot Shambler
55%inclusion89 decks161 decks
54%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
50%inclusion80 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Thelon of Havenwood
50%inclusion80 decks161 decks
49%synergy
Cankerbloom
48%inclusion78 decks161 decks
34%synergy
Verdeloth the Ancient
46%inclusion74 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Thallid Devourer
41%inclusion66 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Myconid Spore Tender
40%inclusion64 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Mycoloth
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Nemata, Grove Guardian
35%inclusion57 decks161 decks
34%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
34%inclusion54 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
30%inclusion48 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Brightcap Badger
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Insidious Fungus
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Winding Constrictor
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
7%synergy
The Mycotyrant
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Infested Thrinax
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
19%synergy
Korozda Guildmage
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Shroofus Sproutsire
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Sporeweb Weaver
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Overgrown Armasaur
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Tendril of the Mycotyrant
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Quina, Qu Gourmet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mold Folk
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Blightreaper Thallid
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Plaguemaw Beast
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Sage
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Psychotrope Thallid
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fungal Infection
64%inclusion103 decks161 decks
63%synergy
Village Rites
60%inclusion96 decks161 decks
43%synergy
Putrefy
57%inclusion92 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Sprout Swarm
53%inclusion85 decks161 decks
51%synergy
Mortality Spear
45%inclusion73 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
40%inclusion64 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Altar's Reap
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Deathsprout
35%inclusion57 decks161 decks
29%synergy
Sprout
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Charm
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Return to Nature
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Flash Foliage
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Naturalize
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Overkill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Second Harvest
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Beast Within
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-29%synergy
Might of the Masses
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
61%inclusion99 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Cultivate
60%inclusion97 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
52%inclusion83 decks161 decks
49%synergy
Gruesome Fate
48%inclusion77 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
47%inclusion75 decks161 decks
44%synergy
Morbid Bloom
43%inclusion69 decks161 decks
43%synergy
Eaten Alive
40%inclusion64 decks161 decks
38%synergy
Bone Splinters
32%inclusion51 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Thirsting Roots
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
24%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Shards
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Fertile Imagination
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Overrun
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Death Mutation
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Primal Growth
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Become the Avalanche
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Harmonize
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Brew
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Back for Seconds
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Urborg Repossession
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Find // Finality
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Ichor
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Explore
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Druidic Satchel
52%inclusion83 decks161 decks
50%synergy
Contagion Clasp
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
-13%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
65%inclusion105 decks161 decks
41%synergy
Golgari Germination
64%inclusion103 decks161 decks
61%synergy
Fists of Ironwood
58%inclusion93 decks161 decks
57%synergy
Night Soil
46%inclusion74 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
43%inclusion70 decks161 decks
32%synergy
Life and Limb
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
23%synergy
The Weatherseed Treaty
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Fecundity
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Snake Umbra
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Insidious Roots
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Song of Freyalise
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Fertile Ground
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Saproling Burst
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Anthem
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-34%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
51%inclusion82 decks161 decks
-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Golgari Signet
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Locket
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Moss Diamond
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion161 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion161 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
69%inclusion111 decks161 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion103 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
58%inclusion93 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
56%inclusion90 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion87 decks161 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion70 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Foul Orchard
43%inclusion69 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Malady
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Festering Thicket
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion54 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Mire
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Festering Gulch
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
-42%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Grove
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
-41%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
0%synergy