Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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Kara Blinebry
Apr 9, 2026
Let the Tokens Make Landfall with Tam, Observant Sequencer
Welcome back to Strixhaven! Today, let's check out a deck tech surrounding Tam, Observant Sequencer and dropping lands on the field.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Mana Drain
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Pact of Negation
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Swan Song
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Disallow
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Rewind
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Spell Pierce
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Denial
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Negate
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Pongify
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Opt
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Flusterstorm
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Unwind
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Rhystic Study
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
79%synergy
Mystical Tutor
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Ancient Tomb
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Guile
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Drake Hatcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Walking Ballista
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Strix Serenade
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
44%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Dispel
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Narset's Reversal
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
High Tide
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Command
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Mana Leak
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Mental Misstep
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Reality Shift
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Retort
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Abjure
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Foil
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Dig Through Time
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Archmage's Charm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Delay
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Stifle
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Confluence
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Vapor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Daze
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Tale's End
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Wash Away
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Remand
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Miscast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Trickbind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cyber Conversion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Jwari Disruption
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Impulse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dismiss
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Defabricate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Unsubstantiate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Desertion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Stern Scolding
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Disrupt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Merchant Scroll
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Serum Visions
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Time Warp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Recollection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reshape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Wash Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Expropriate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Proteus Staff
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Favorable Winds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Search for Azcanta
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gravitational Shift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Omniscience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Font of Magic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Overburden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Future Sight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Precognition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Telepathy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Rivendell
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Tolaria West
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Castle Vantress
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Remote Isle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blast Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Genius
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mana Crypt
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Jwari Disruption
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy