Taeko, the Patient Avalanche (Commander) - Core

Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
Rank #1,540
59decks
Background image for Examining Magic: The Gathering: Foundations, One Year Later
Josh Nelson
Nov 14, 2025
Examining Magic: The Gathering: Foundations, One Year Later
Today, we're examining Magic: The Gathering: Foundations, the Magic core set to outdo all other core set expansions that have come before it.
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Realm of Koh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Blue Spirit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Secret Tunnel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Satoru, the Infiltrator
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
77%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
76%synergy
Prosperous Thief
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
64%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Baleful Strix
81%inclusion48 decks59 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Mistblade Shinobi
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
55%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Slither Blade
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
55%synergy
Cunning Evasion
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Smoke Shroud
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Throat Slitter
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Changeling Outcast
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Ornithopter
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Sakashima's Student
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Throatseeker
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Moonblade Shinobi
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Seer
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Walker of Secret Ways
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Shrieking Drake
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Invisible Stalker
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Tormented Soul
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Skullsnatcher
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Covert Technician
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Gingerbrute
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Phantom Ninja
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Alora, Merry Thief
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Mockingbird
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Okiba-Gang Shinobi
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Starwinder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Azra Smokeshaper
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Ghostly Flicker
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
44%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
40%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Run Away Together
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Essence Flux
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Displace
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Planar Incision
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Blur
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Fading Hope
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Get Out
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Disappearing Act
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Desynchronization
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-30%synergy
Refute
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Curfew
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Tide
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Raise the Palisade
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Wave Goodbye
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Voidwalk
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Splash Portal
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Crystal Shard
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Riddles
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Golden Argosy
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Erratic Portal
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Winged Boots
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Ninja's Blades
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Memory
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Gossip's Talent
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Cover of Darkness
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Coastal Piracy
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Rogue Class
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Aqueous Form
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Equilibrium
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hope
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kamigawa
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Kaito Shizuki
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Three Tree City
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Faerie Conclave
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion49 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy