Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander)

Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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Masterful Flourish
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Deluge Virtuoso
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Coastal Peak
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Royal Assassin
53%inclusion80 decks150 decks
52%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
38%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
35%inclusion52 decks150 decks
33%synergy
Uphill Battle
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
32%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
29%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
29%synergy
Frozen Aether
29%inclusion43 decks150 decks
29%synergy
Shiny Impetus
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Backlash
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion87 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion51 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
-11%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
-0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion43 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Agitator Ant
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Fatestitcher
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Frost Titan
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Geode Rager
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Death Kiss
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Puppeteer
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Nicol Bolas
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Stalking Assassin
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Sly Instigator
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Rathi Trapper
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress Queen
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Life of the Party
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Taunting Kobold
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Angler Turtle
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Nettling Imp
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Dragon
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
The Rani
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Sengir Vampire
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
King's Assassin
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion41 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Twiddle
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Blustersquall
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Fork
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Remove Soul
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Opt
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Umezawa's Charm
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Power Sink
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Sleep
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Braingeyser
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Earthquake
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Twist
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Freeze in Place
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icy Manipulator
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Puppet Strings
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Verity Circle
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Flood
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Impetus
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Greed
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
3%synergy
The Sound of Drums
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Hot Pursuit
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
War's Toll
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Popular Entertainer
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Mana Flare
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion52 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
-23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Hammerheim
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion125 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion97 decks150 decks
-23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion69 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion62 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion53 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion144 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion144 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion142 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion109 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
54%inclusion81 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion71 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion70 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
46%inclusion69 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion66 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion58 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion53 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion52 decks150 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
29%inclusion44 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion43 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
-15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-22%synergy