Szarel, Genesis Shepherd (Commander) - Expensive

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Mike Carrozza
Nov 26, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - Rookie Kingmaker
In this week's Am I the Bolas, what should we do about rookie Commander players who keep kingmaking? Are they Bolases in disguise?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tectonic Split
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
4.9%inclusion4 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Elemental Teachings
4.4%inclusion4 decks91 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
82%inclusion383 decks468 decks
71%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
84%inclusion395 decks468 decks
68%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
73%inclusion319 decks438 decks
65%synergy
Exploration
75%inclusion349 decks468 decks
65%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
66%inclusion308 decks468 decks
57%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
62%inclusion289 decks468 decks
53%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
71%inclusion330 decks468 decks
52%synergy
Zuran Orb
62%inclusion289 decks468 decks
52%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
53%inclusion247 decks468 decks
51%synergy
Lotus Cobra
61%inclusion287 decks468 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Exploration Broodship
69%inclusion301 decks438 decks
45%synergy
Icetill Explorer
62%inclusion259 decks416 decks
40%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
60%inclusion283 decks468 decks
43%synergy
Scute Swarm
59%inclusion275 decks468 decks
47%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
57%inclusion267 decks468 decks
45%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
56%inclusion260 decks468 decks
44%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
53%inclusion247 decks468 decks
35%synergy
Horizon Explorer
52%inclusion228 decks438 decks
30%synergy
Scapeshift
51%inclusion239 decks468 decks
44%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion235 decks468 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
61%inclusion285 decks468 decks
46%synergy
Field of the Dead
45%inclusion209 decks468 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion178 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion130 decks468 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Chasm
28%inclusion129 decks468 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion117 decks468 decks
17%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
23%inclusion108 decks468 decks
20%synergy
Worldly Tutor
22%inclusion105 decks468 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion69 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion59 decks468 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Titania, Protector of Argoth
50%inclusion234 decks468 decks
38%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
49%inclusion228 decks468 decks
34%synergy
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
48%inclusion223 decks467 decks
32%synergy
Evendo Brushrazer
47%inclusion208 decks438 decks
29%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
43%inclusion199 decks468 decks
33%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
40%inclusion187 decks468 decks
35%synergy
Mayhem Devil
39%inclusion182 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Scythecat Cub
38%inclusion180 decks468 decks
37%synergy
Ouroboroid
38%inclusion165 decks438 decks
35%synergy
Baloth Prime
37%inclusion162 decks438 decks
20%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
37%inclusion171 decks468 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
36%inclusion169 decks468 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion164 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Omnath, Locus of Rage
35%inclusion163 decks468 decks
24%synergy
Scouring Swarm
35%inclusion152 decks438 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
34%inclusion157 decks468 decks
29%synergy
Six
32%inclusion151 decks468 decks
18%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
32%inclusion150 decks468 decks
-22%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
31%inclusion147 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
31%inclusion143 decks468 decks
26%synergy
Evolution Witness
29%inclusion136 decks468 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
28%inclusion133 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Springbloom Druid
28%inclusion131 decks468 decks
17%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
26%inclusion123 decks468 decks
22%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
26%inclusion121 decks468 decks
20%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
26%inclusion112 decks435 decks
20%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
24%inclusion113 decks468 decks
20%synergy
Famished Worldsire
22%inclusion97 decks435 decks
13%synergy
Tireless Tracker
22%inclusion103 decks468 decks
14%synergy
Sabotender
22%inclusion102 decks468 decks
14%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
22%inclusion101 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Augur of Autumn
21%inclusion100 decks468 decks
15%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
21%inclusion99 decks468 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
21%inclusion98 decks468 decks
16%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
21%inclusion96 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Soul of Windgrace
20%inclusion93 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Tifa Lockhart
20%inclusion93 decks468 decks
18%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion92 decks468 decks
-15%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
18%inclusion83 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Eumidian Wastewaker
16%inclusion72 decks438 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
16%inclusion76 decks468 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion72 decks468 decks
3%synergy
World Shaper
14%inclusion67 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
14%inclusion66 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Sprouting Goblin
13%inclusion59 decks468 decks
9%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
12%inclusion58 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Walking Ballista
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
9%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Zell Dincht
11%inclusion50 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
10%inclusion49 decks468 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Harrow
50%inclusion232 decks468 decks
30%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
45%inclusion210 decks468 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
40%inclusion187 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion150 decks468 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion148 decks468 decks
20%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
29%inclusion134 decks468 decks
19%synergy
Constant Mists
28%inclusion129 decks468 decks
23%synergy
Tear Asunder
26%inclusion124 decks468 decks
14%synergy
Entish Restoration
26%inclusion124 decks468 decks
18%synergy
Realms Uncharted
22%inclusion102 decks468 decks
19%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion91 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion75 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion73 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
13%inclusion59 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
12%inclusion56 decks468 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion53 decks468 decks
-14%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
11%inclusion52 decks468 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion47 decks468 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
9.4%inclusion44 decks468 decks
-2%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.8%inclusion41 decks468 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion41 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
7.9%inclusion37 decks468 decks
-18%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.9%inclusion37 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
7.7%inclusion36 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.7%inclusion36 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.6%inclusion31 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.6%inclusion26 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion25 decks468 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion234 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
47%inclusion221 decks468 decks
34%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion219 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion175 decks468 decks
-5%synergy
Nahiri's Lithoforming
37%inclusion171 decks468 decks
32%synergy
Three Visits
32%inclusion149 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Worldsoul's Rage
26%inclusion120 decks468 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
24%inclusion111 decks468 decks
-19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion109 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
21%inclusion93 decks438 decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
21%inclusion96 decks468 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion74 decks468 decks
-6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
16%inclusion73 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion64 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion62 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
12%inclusion58 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Pest Infestation
12%inclusion54 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion52 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Summer Bloom
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion47 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion45 decks468 decks
0%synergy
Will of the Sultai
10%inclusion45 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.8%inclusion41 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.8%inclusion41 decks468 decks
-25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.3%inclusion39 decks468 decks
-17%synergy
Reprocess
7.7%inclusion36 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion36 decks468 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
7.5%inclusion35 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
7.5%inclusion35 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.3%inclusion34 decks468 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.8%inclusion32 decks468 decks
-5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.2%inclusion29 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.2%inclusion29 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion29 decks468 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.0%inclusion28 decks468 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.0%inclusion28 decks468 decks
0%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
6.0%inclusion28 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion27 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion25 decks468 decks
-16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
32%inclusion151 decks468 decks
22%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
23%inclusion108 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
22%inclusion101 decks468 decks
18%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion93 decks468 decks
17%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion81 decks468 decks
15%synergy
The Earth Crystal
15%inclusion69 decks468 decks
13%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion59 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion49 decks468 decks
-14%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
9.4%inclusion44 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.5%inclusion40 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion40 decks468 decks
-16%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion39 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.3%inclusion34 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.1%inclusion33 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.8%inclusion32 decks468 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.8%inclusion32 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Squandered Resources
41%inclusion193 decks468 decks
37%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
39%inclusion169 decks438 decks
35%synergy
Spelunking
25%inclusion116 decks468 decks
19%synergy
Burgeoning
19%inclusion90 decks468 decks
16%synergy
Sylvan Library
19%inclusion87 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Scales
17%inclusion81 decks468 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Exploration
16%inclusion74 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Loading Zone
15%inclusion64 decks423 decks
13%synergy
Doubling Season
15%inclusion70 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Druid Class
15%inclusion70 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Teval's Judgment
15%inclusion68 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
14%inclusion67 decks468 decks
12%synergy
All Will Be One
14%inclusion67 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
14%inclusion67 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
13%inclusion63 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
13%inclusion60 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
12%inclusion57 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
9.4%inclusion44 decks468 decks
-4%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.8%inclusion41 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Sphere Grid
6.8%inclusion32 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
6.6%inclusion31 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
6.4%inclusion30 decks468 decks
-13%synergy
Bioengineered Future
6.2%inclusion27 decks435 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.2%inclusion29 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Roaring Earth
6.0%inclusion28 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.0%inclusion28 decks468 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion26 decks468 decks
-3%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.3%inclusion25 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lord Windgrace
24%inclusion112 decks468 decks
20%synergy
Wrenn and Six
8.1%inclusion38 decks468 decks
4%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.6%inclusion31 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Strip Mine
56%inclusion264 decks468 decks
49%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
50%inclusion232 decks468 decks
30%synergy
Lotus Field
49%inclusion229 decks468 decks
42%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
47%inclusion219 decks468 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion187 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion184 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
32%inclusion139 decks438 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
26%inclusion122 decks468 decks
23%synergy
Shifting Woodland
25%inclusion115 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion103 decks468 decks
17%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
20%inclusion87 decks434 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion90 decks468 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion83 decks468 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion80 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
16%inclusion75 decks468 decks
3%synergy
Swarmyard
16%inclusion73 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion63 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion60 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Vein
12%inclusion55 decks468 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion50 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion49 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Dryad Arbor
10%inclusion46 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion36 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Kavaron, Memorial World
7.3%inclusion32 decks438 decks
5%synergy
Dark Depths
7.3%inclusion34 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
7.1%inclusion33 decks468 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
7.1%inclusion33 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.3%inclusion25 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Vale
5.1%inclusion24 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion363 decks468 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion243 decks468 decks
-16%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion48 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.2%inclusion43 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.8%inclusion32 decks468 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
95%inclusion443 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion434 decks468 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion431 decks468 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
86%inclusion403 decks468 decks
50%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion401 decks468 decks
49%synergy
Wooded Foothills
85%inclusion398 decks468 decks
48%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion382 decks468 decks
-9%synergy
Bayou
80%inclusion375 decks468 decks
67%synergy
Taiga
79%inclusion371 decks468 decks
67%synergy
Badlands
79%inclusion371 decks468 decks
67%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
77%inclusion361 decks468 decks
30%synergy
Stomping Ground
77%inclusion360 decks468 decks
27%synergy
Blood Crypt
72%inclusion337 decks468 decks
28%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
60%inclusion279 decks468 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
55%inclusion257 decks468 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion214 decks468 decks
35%synergy
Windswept Heath
45%inclusion211 decks468 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion179 decks468 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion176 decks468 decks
28%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion176 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
37%inclusion172 decks468 decks
27%synergy
Commercial District
36%inclusion167 decks468 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion166 decks468 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion160 decks468 decks
27%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
32%inclusion149 decks468 decks
4%synergy
Vernal Fen
31%inclusion134 decks438 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion141 decks468 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Glade
29%inclusion136 decks468 decks
-19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion126 decks468 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion123 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion116 decks468 decks
-8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20%inclusion95 decks468 decks
-10%synergy
Spire Garden
20%inclusion93 decks468 decks
-8%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
20%inclusion93 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion85 decks468 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion78 decks468 decks
-11%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
16%inclusion77 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Festering Thicket
16%inclusion68 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
14%inclusion66 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Twisted Landscape
14%inclusion65 decks468 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion59 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion58 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion58 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion57 decks468 decks
-35%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion56 decks468 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
12%inclusion55 decks468 decks
-16%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
12%inclusion54 decks468 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion52 decks468 decks
-1%synergy
Karplusan Forest
11%inclusion52 decks468 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
7%synergy