Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Rank #1,837
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Kara Blinebry
Dec 4, 2025
How to Stop Losing to Counterspell in Commander
The nightmare of every Magic player: you play your game-winning spell, and an opponent counters it? Let's take a look at some alternatives.
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Thalia, Heretic Cathar
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
90%synergy
Grand Abolisher
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Mother of Runes
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Esper Sentinel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Pearl Medallion
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Sun Titan
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Witch Enchanter
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Voice of Victory
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Serra Ascendant
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Archon of Emeria
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Aven Interrupter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Giver of Runes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Spectacular Spider-Man
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Reidane, God of the Worthy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Lion Sash
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Bastion Protector
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Containment Priest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Innocence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Loyal Warhound
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Selfless Spirit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Windborn Muse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Thalia's Lieutenant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Guide of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Palace Jailer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Solitude
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Protector of the Wastes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tataru Taru
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Jet, Rebel Leader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Soul's Attendant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Thraben Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Condemn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Clever Concealment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Get Lost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Brave the Elements
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Ephemerate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Fateful Absence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Winds of Abandon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Ondu Inversion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Split Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Justice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
False Defeat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fumigate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
By Invitation Only
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wrath of God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Council's Judgment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Day of Judgment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Emeria's Call
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Resurrection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Aether Vial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Oketra's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Norn's Annex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Lost Jitte
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Batterskull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Plate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Damping Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Deafening Silence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Land Tax
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Paladin Class
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Rest in Peace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Suppression Field
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Nevermore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Runed Halo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Heliod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
True Conviction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Rabble Rousing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mobilization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of Hope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Tenuous Truce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Test of Endurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grasp of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Damping Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Oblivion Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Glorious Anthem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Legion's Landing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Wandering Emperor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Minas Tirith
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Kor Haven
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
War Room
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Wasteland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
New Benalia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Forbidding Watchtower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Strip Mine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Karoo
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Ghost Quarter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Cave of the Frost Dragon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Daru Encampment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ruins of Trokair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Monumental Henge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Edge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Winding Canyons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mutavault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kjeldoran Outpost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mistveil Plains
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mobilized District
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Grange
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Remote Farm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Factory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cathedral of War
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Throne of the High City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karn's Bastion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Drifting Meadow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-41%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ondu Inversion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Emeria's Call
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy