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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ponder
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Preordain
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Rewind
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Opt
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Merchant Scroll
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Cryptic Command
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Narset's Reversal
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
28%synergy
High Tide
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Leveler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Palinchron
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Silver Myr
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Spellseeker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Loyal Drake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Murktide Regent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Quantum Riddler
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Snap
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Reality Shift
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Strix Serenade
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Force of Negation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Impulse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Dig Through Time
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Capsize
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Disallow
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Spell Pierce
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Abjure
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dissipate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Nexus of Fate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Pact of Negation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Consider
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mission Briefing
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Unwind
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Think Twice
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Aetherspouts
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Synthetic Destiny
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Boomerang
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Unsummon
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Keep Watch
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Anticipate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Misdirection
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Telling Time
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
A Little Chat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Void Shatter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dissolve
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Into the Roil
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Serum Visions
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Solve the Equation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Flood of Recollection
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Personal Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Winged Words
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Wash Out
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Deluge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sleight of Hand
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ancestral Vision
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mass Polymorph
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Recurring Insight
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Portent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
See Beyond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Commit // Memory
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Time Stretch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Expropriate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Inundate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Void Snare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Pull from the Deep
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sleep
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Counsel of the Soratami
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Shimmer of Possibility
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Winter Moon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Favorable Winds
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The Legend of Kuruk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Military Intelligence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Telepathy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Treachery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Discovery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Cast Through Time
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Overburden
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Invasion of Arcavios
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Castle Vantress
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Soldevi Excavations
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Tectonic Edge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Star Compass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Island
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy