Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Pact of Negation
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Mana Drain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Swan Song
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Disallow
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Rewind
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Spell Pierce
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Unwind
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Negate
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Opt
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Rhystic Study
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
79%synergy
Mystical Tutor
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Chrome Mox
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Guile
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Drake Hatcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Reality Chip
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Walking Ballista
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Phantasmal Image
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Flusterstorm
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Strix Serenade
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
41%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Narset's Reversal
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Dispel
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Cryptic Command
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Mana Leak
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
High Tide
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Abjure
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mental Misstep
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Stifle
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Wizard's Retort
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Foil
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Delay
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Confluence
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Trickbind
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Chain of Vapor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Daze
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Archmage's Charm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Tale's End
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Wash Away
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Remand
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Miscast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Defabricate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cyber Conversion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dismiss
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Exclude
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Unsubstantiate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Annul
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Desertion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Merchant Scroll
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Time Warp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Recollection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reshape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Expropriate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Step Through
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Proteus Staff
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Search for Azcanta
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Favorable Winds
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Precognition Field
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Omniscience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Font of Magic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Overburden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Future Sight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Dress Down
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Rivendell
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Tolaria West
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Castle Vantress
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Genius
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Fountainport
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Mana Crypt
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy