Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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Dec 11, 2025
How To Play Drakes Differently In Commander
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Force of Negation
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
75%synergy
Pact of Negation
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Swan Song
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Flusterstorm
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Spell Pierce
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Disallow
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Rewind
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
49%synergy
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Counterspell
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Pongify
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Negate
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Ponder
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Force of Will
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Mystical Tutor
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Rhystic Study
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Chrome Mox
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Guile
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Leveler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Peregrine Drake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Spark Double
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Walking Ballista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Opt
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Strix Serenade
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Dispel
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Abjure
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Unwind
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Narset's Reversal
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Mana Leak
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Wizard's Retort
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
High Tide
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mental Misstep
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Reality Shift
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Cryptic Command
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Foil
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Dig Through Time
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Delay
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Miscast
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Archmage's Charm
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Confluence
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Stifle
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Resculpt
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tale's End
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Trickbind
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Chain of Vapor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Daze
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Impulse
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Defabricate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Wash Away
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Remand
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Anticipate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Cyber Conversion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Capsize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Stern Scolding
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nexus of Fate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Exclude
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Spell Swindle
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Preordain
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Merchant Scroll
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Serum Visions
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Time Warp
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Time Spiral
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Reshape
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mass Polymorph
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Polymorph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Strings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Winged Words
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Winter Moon
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Proteus Staff
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Void Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Chalice of the Void
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Search for Azcanta
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Counterbalance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Favorable Winds
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dress Down
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Omniscience
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Magic
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Power Artifact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Precognition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Opposition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Overburden
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Stasis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Castle Vantress
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Tolaria West
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Moonring Island
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Crypt
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Scalding Tarn
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy