Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Optimized 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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The Legend of Kuruk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Preordain
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Ponder
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Rewind
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Narset's Reversal
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Merchant Scroll
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Cryptic Command
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
28%synergy
High Tide
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Frantic Search
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Mystical Tutor
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Force of Will
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Peregrine Drake
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Haughty Djinn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Palinchron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Silver Myr
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Leveler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Loyal Drake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Quantum Riddler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Quistis Trepe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Reality Shift
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Archmage's Charm
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Strix Serenade
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Dispel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mana Leak
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Abjure
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Dig Through Time
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Disallow
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Dissipate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Spell Pierce
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Capsize
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Consider
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Boomerang
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Unwind
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Think Twice
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Aetherspouts
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Synthetic Destiny
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Nexus of Fate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Anticipate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mission Briefing
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
A Little Chat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Dissolve
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Essence Scatter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Void Shatter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Keep Watch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Wash Away
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Wizard's Retort
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Memory Lapse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Misdirection
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Telling Time
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mental Misstep
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Treasure Cruise
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Solve the Equation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Winged Words
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Wash Out
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Personal Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Spectral Deluge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Flood of Recollection
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Bribery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Time Warp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
See Beyond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mass Polymorph
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ravenform
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Portent
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Echo of Eons
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Expropriate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Recurring Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Void Snare
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Divination
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Counsel of the Soratami
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Call to Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sleep
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Distant Melody
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Time Stretch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Magic Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Winter Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Favorable Winds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shark Typhoon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Treachery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Search for Azcanta
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Gravitational Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Military Intelligence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Overburden
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Alexi's Cloak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Castle Vantress
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Remote Isle
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Soldevi Excavations
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rivendell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Tectonic Edge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Star Compass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Island
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy