Slimefoot, the Stowaway (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Scryfall
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Springleaf Parade
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Grave Venerations
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Ferrafor, Young Yew
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Celestial Reunion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tendershoot Dryad
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
81%synergy
Verdant Embrace
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
73%synergy
Deathspore Thallid
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
73%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Fungal Plots
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
68%synergy
Utopia Mycon
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Keen Sense
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Snake Umbra
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Mycoloth
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Undercellar Myconid
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Sporemound
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Saproling Migration
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Doubling Season
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Psychotrope Thallid
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Natural Order
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Crop Rotation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Verdant Force
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Thallid Germinator
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Jade Mage
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Brightcap Badger
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Nemata, Grove Guardian
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Sporecrown Thallid
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Verdeloth the Ancient
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Thallid Shell-Dweller
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Sporoloth Ancient
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Thallid
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Sporesower Thallid
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Thallid Soothsayer
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Insidious Fungus
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Thelonite Hermit
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
The Mycotyrant
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Shroofus Sproutsire
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Vitaspore Thallid
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Savage Thallid
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Vitality
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Species Specialist
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Tukatongue Thallid
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Winding Constrictor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Rot Shambler
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Thelon of Havenwood
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Cankerbloom
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Saurian Symbiote
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Sapherd
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Thallid Devourer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Quina, Qu Gourmet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Second Harvest
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Beast Within
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Spore Swarm
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Scatter the Seeds
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Village Rites
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Sprout Swarm
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Golgari Charm
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Mortality Spear
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Fungal Infection
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Body Count
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Veil of Summer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Spore Cloud
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sprout
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Reclaim
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Avoid Fate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dig Up
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Harmonize
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Primal Growth
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Brew
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Spontaneous Generation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Casualties of War
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Gruesome Fate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Shared Roots
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Overrun
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Season of Loss
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Death Mutation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Morbid Bloom
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Explore
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
For the Common Good
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Druidic Satchel
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Heartstone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Emerald Medallion
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Parallel Lives
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Necrogenesis
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Night Soil
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Germination
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Saproling Burst
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Life and Limb
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Fecundity
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Insidious Roots
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
The Weatherseed Treaty
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fists of Ironwood
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Elven Chorus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Saproling Cluster
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Earthcraft
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Pernicious Deed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Journey to Eternity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mana Reflection
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Grim Backwoods
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Golgari Signet
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Wood
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Jungle Hollow
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Vernal Fen
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Mire
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Festering Thicket
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Vivid Marsh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy