The Capitoline Triad (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Perpetual Timepiece
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
91%synergy
Millikin
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
89%synergy
Collector's Vault
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
83%synergy
Codex Shredder
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Thopter Assembly
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Trading Post
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
75%synergy
The Warring Triad
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
71%synergy
Shardless Outlander
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Forsaken Monument
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
11%synergy
All Is Dust
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Foundry Inspector
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Mystic Forge
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Meteor Golem
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Palladium Myr
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Scrap Trawler
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Triplicate Titan
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Triniform
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Burnished Hart
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Myr Retriever
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Crawler
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Pentavus
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Sliversmith
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Junk Diver
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Hangarback Walker
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Mishra's Self-Replicator
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Sandstone Oracle
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
It That Heralds the End
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Draco
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Shimmer Myr
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Hollow One
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Manakin
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Argentum Masticore
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Myr Enforcer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Plague Myr
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Patchwork Gnomes
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Soul of New Phyrexia
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Canoptek Spyder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Watcher of the Wayside
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Gingerbrute
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Skyscanner
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Steel Hellkite
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Duplicant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Workshop Assistant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Diamond Lion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Frogmite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Warping Wail
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Titan's Presence
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Eldrazi Confluence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Immunity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Kozilek's Command
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Not of This World
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Desecrate Reality
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Spatial Contortion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Scour from Existence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Zuko's Exile
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Selective Obliteration
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Skittering Invasion
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Gruesome Slaughter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Matzalantli, the Great Door
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Idol of False Gods
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Rolling Hamsphere
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Sculpting Steel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Runaway Boulder
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Moonsilver Key
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Cloud Key
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mind's Eye
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Myr Turbine
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Altar of Dementia
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Necron Monolith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shriekhorn
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Semblance Anvil
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Summoning Station
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Grinding Station
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nuisance Engine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Monkey Cage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Manifold Key
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Key to the City
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-38%synergy
Sands of Delirium
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Skybox Ferry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Snake Basket
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Nin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Horn of Gondor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Clock of Omens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Planar Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Transmutation Font
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Endstone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Echoes of Eternity
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Ugin's Mastery
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-45%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Temple of the False God
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Factory
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sequestered Stash
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Spawning Bed
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Thespian's Stage
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Trenchpost
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Blast Zone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
2%synergy
War Room
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Glimmerpost
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Mishra's Factory
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Arch of Orazca
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Cloudpost
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Arid Archway
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Vault
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fountainport
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Guildless Commons
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-40%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Drownyard Temple
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Vesuva
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Springjack Pasture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Starforge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fomori Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-29%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Echoing Deeps
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Hedron Archive
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Worn Powerstone
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-36%synergy
Basalt Monolith
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Coveted Jewel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Pristine Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Network Terminal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Star
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Idol
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Wastes
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Conduit Pylons
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Hidden Grotto
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Urza's Cave
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Grey Havens
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Mirrex
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Crystal Grotto
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Ash Barrens
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Planar Nexus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Power Depot
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Demolition Field
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Scene of the Crime
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Wastes
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Capital City
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy