Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Core Control

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John Sherwood
Nov 17, 2025
Rule Zero: Avatar's Double-Faced Sagas as Commanders
The double-faced Sagas in Avatar aren't technically legal to run as your commander, but maybe your pod won't mind. Here's how to build them.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Opt
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
59%synergy
Favorable Winds
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Wizard's Retort
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Winged Words
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Consider
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Rewind
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Negate
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
22%synergy
High Tide
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Haughty Djinn
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Mocking Sprite
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Docent of Perfection
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Silver Myr
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Loyal Drake
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Windstorm Drake
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Geyser Drake
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Unblinking Observer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Tide Skimmer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Curious Homunculus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Trawler Drake
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Windrider Wizard
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Walking Atlas
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Niblis of Frost
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
PuPu UFO
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Unwind
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Pongify
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Roil
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Snap
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Quick Study
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Abjure
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Anticipate
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Impulse
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Think Twice
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Resculpt
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Blink of an Eye
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Telling Time
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Peek
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Mana Leak
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Spell Pierce
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Refute
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Meeting of Minds
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Filter Out
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Aetherspouts
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Dissipate
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mission Briefing
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Dissolve
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Will
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Wash Away
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
A Little Chat
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lofty Denial
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Sleight of Hand
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Treasure Cruise
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Ravenform
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Curse of the Swine
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Distant Melody
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Flood of Recollection
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Chart a Course
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Rise from the Tides
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Sleep
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Portent
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Void Snare
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Clear the Mind
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Deluge
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
River's Rebuke
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Strings
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Last Thoughts
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Winds
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Call to Mind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Lunar Insight
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Drag Under
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Inundate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Pull from the Deep
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Birthday Escape
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Gust of Wind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hands of Binding
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
The Magic Mirror
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Rimefire Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Coastal Piracy
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Trail of Evidence
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Military Intelligence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Gravitational Shift
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Precognition Field
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Future Sight
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Telepathy
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Castle Vantress
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Remote Isle
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Coral Atoll
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Tolaria West
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Sky Diamond
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Star Compass
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Forger's Foundry
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Beyeen Veil
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy