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
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Pact of Negation
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Mana Drain
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Flusterstorm
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Swan Song
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Spell Pierce
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Rewind
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Dispel
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Disallow
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Negate
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Ponder
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Force of Will
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Mystical Tutor
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Chrome Mox
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Guile
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%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 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Leveler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Phantasmal Image
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Peregrine Drake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Walking Ballista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Spark Double
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Muddle the Mixture
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Strix Serenade
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Opt
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Mana Leak
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Narset's Reversal
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Unwind
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Cryptic Command
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Snap
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Abjure
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Mental Misstep
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Foil
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Wizard's Retort
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
22%synergy
High Tide
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Delay
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Consider
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Tale's End
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Miscast
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Chain of Vapor
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Daze
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Resculpt
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Stifle
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Confluence
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Trickbind
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Impulse
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Defabricate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Wash Away
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Remand
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Peek
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Stern Scolding
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dissipate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Nexus of Fate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Capsize
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Exclude
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Desertion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Dissolve
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Merchant Scroll
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Serum Visions
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Time Warp
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Time Spiral
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Recollection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Polymorph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Reshape
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mass Polymorph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Void Snare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Vision
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Winter Moon
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Proteus Staff
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Void Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kill Switch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Immortal Sun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of the Void
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
As Foretold
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Counterbalance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Discovery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Favorable Winds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dress Down
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Wizard Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Magic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Overburden
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Power Artifact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Precognition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stasis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Opposition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Trail of Evidence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Castle Vantress
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Tolaria West
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Remote Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Mana Crypt
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-27%synergy
Mox Opal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Scalding Tarn
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy