Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Upgraded Spellslinger

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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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Glen Elendra's Answer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mirrorform
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Impulse
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Preordain
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Favorable Winds
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Serum Visions
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Ponder
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Consider
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Think Twice
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
34%synergy
High Tide
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Reality Shift
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Negate
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Runes
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Docent of Perfection
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Curious Homunculus
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Peregrine Drake
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Geyser Drake
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Loyal Drake
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Anticipate
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Wizard's Retort
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Rewind
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Unwind
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Telling Time
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Narset's Reversal
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Silundi Vision
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Peek
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Archmage's Charm
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Unsummon
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Into the Roil
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Abjure
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Deliberate
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Brainsurge
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Mana Leak
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Perplexing Test
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mission Briefing
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Cyber Conversion
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Capsize
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Meeting of Minds
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Wash Away
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Obsessive Search
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Solve the Equation
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Flood of Recollection
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sleight of Hand
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Spectral Deluge
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Merchant Scroll
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Portent
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Polymorph
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Chart a Course
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Call to Mind
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sleep
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Strings
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Retraced Image
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Gust of Wind
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Divination
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mass Diminish
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Mastery
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Blatant Thievery
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hands of Binding
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mass Polymorph
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Proteus Staff
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
The Indomitable
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Coastal Piracy
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Shark Typhoon
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Gravitational Shift
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Veil
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Precognition Field
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Castle Vantress
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Agna Qel'a
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Heraldic Banner
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Sky Diamond
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Jwari Disruption
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy