Szarel, Genesis Shepherd (Commander) - Optimized Ramp

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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?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cycle of Renewal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Tectonic Split
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Seismic Sense
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shared Roots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Combustion Man
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Gitrog Monster
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Harrow
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Zuran Orb
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Exploration Broodship
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Farseek
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Horizon Explorer
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Nature's Lore
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Exploration
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Tear Asunder
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Field of the Dead
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Lotus Cobra
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Icetill Explorer
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Evolution Witness
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Omnath, Locus of Rage
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Mayhem Devil
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Springbloom Druid
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Scute Swarm
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Scouring Swarm
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Baloth Prime
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Famished Worldsire
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Six
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Ouroboroid
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Evendo Brushrazer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Soul of Windgrace
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Augur of Autumn
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Evolution Sage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sabotender
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Tireless Tracker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Zell Dincht
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
World Shaper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hugs, Grisly Guardian
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-38%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Eumidian Wastewaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Roiling Regrowth
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Entish Restoration
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Constant Mists
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Fog
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Obscuring Haze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Nahiri's Lithoforming
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Scapeshift
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Worldsoul's Rage
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Cultivate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Sultai
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Pest Infestation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Explore
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Summer Bloom
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Decimate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Life from the Loam
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thoughts of Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Epicenter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reprocess
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Awaken the Woods
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Magmatic Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Brew
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Formless Genesis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Stump Stomp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Squandered Resources
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Burgeoning
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Spelunking
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Need for Speed
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Loading Zone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Branching Evolution
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Exploration
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Druid Class
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hardened Scales
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Price of Glory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Footfall Crater
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Defense of the Heart
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lord Windgrace
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Nissa, Vital Force
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Eumidian Hatchery
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Field
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Swarmyard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Petrified Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dust Bowl
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-44%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Stomping Ground
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Wooded Foothills
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Cinder Glade
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Vernal Fen
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Festering Thicket
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Maestros Theater
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Windswept Heath
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Escape Tunnel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Commercial District
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Twisted Landscape
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mountain Valley
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Taiga
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-35%synergy
Spire Garden
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bayou
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Karplusan Forest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy