Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Impulse
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
64%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Opt
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
56%synergy
Preordain
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
55%synergy
Consider
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Serum Visions
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Wizard's Retort
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Ponder
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Bident of Thassa
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Telling Time
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
41%synergy
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Counterspell
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
33%synergy
High Tide
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Negate
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Aetherize
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Haughty Djinn
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Docent of Perfection
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Peregrine Drake
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Guile
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Chasm Skulker
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Reality Shift
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Snap
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Anticipate
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Abjure
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Rewind
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Think Twice
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Spell Pierce
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Brainsurge
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Wash Away
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Mission Briefing
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Mana Leak
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Unwind
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Unsummon
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Cryptic Command
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Into the Roil
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Pact of Negation
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dispel
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Peek
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Disallow
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Quick Study
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
A Little Chat
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Run Away Together
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Meeting of Minds
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Capsize
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Foil
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Vapor Snag
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Boomerang
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Cyber Conversion
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Blink of an Eye
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Winged Words
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Merchant Scroll
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Solve the Equation
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Flood of Recollection
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Polymorph
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Portent
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Wash Out
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Lórien Revealed
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sleight of Hand
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Mass Polymorph
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Strings
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Retraced Image
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Divination
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Call to Mind
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sleep
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Time Warp
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Ember Island Production
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Pull from the Deep
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
See Beyond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Dream Cache
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Hands of Binding
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Rimefire Torque
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
The Indomitable
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Proteus Staff
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Insight Engine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Veilstone Amulet
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
The Magic Mirror
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Favorable Winds
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Coastal Piracy
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Precognition Field
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Omniscience
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Overburden
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Gravitational Shift
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Wizard Class
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Opposition
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Veil
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
22%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Castle Vantress
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Tolaria West
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Sky Diamond
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy