The Council of Four (Commander) - Core

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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
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Harmonized Trio
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Erode
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Pensive Professor
4.3%inclusion2 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vodalian Wave-Knight
54%inclusion281 decks525 decks
52%synergy
Howling Mine
57%inclusion299 decks525 decks
52%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
51%inclusion269 decks525 decks
47%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
47%inclusion247 decks525 decks
43%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
48%inclusion253 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion254 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
46%inclusion242 decks525 decks
41%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
42%inclusion219 decks525 decks
41%synergy
Knight Exemplar
40%inclusion212 decks525 decks
39%synergy
Intangible Virtue
45%inclusion237 decks525 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion360 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion289 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
50%inclusion262 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion257 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
47%inclusion247 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
42%inclusion218 decks525 decks
36%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
42%inclusion218 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Wizard Class
41%inclusion215 decks525 decks
34%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion213 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
40%inclusion211 decks525 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion199 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Homunculus Horde
35%inclusion152 decks432 decks
32%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
35%inclusion182 decks525 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
35%inclusion182 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Haytham Kenway
31%inclusion156 decks502 decks
30%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
31%inclusion161 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
30%inclusion157 decks517 decks
28%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
29%inclusion126 decks432 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion149 decks525 decks
25%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
27%inclusion140 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Detective of the Month
26%inclusion138 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Valiant Knight
26%inclusion137 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
26%inclusion137 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
23%inclusion123 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Flumph
22%inclusion117 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion116 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
22%inclusion115 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Windborn Muse
21%inclusion109 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
20%inclusion105 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
19%inclusion100 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion81 decks432 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion96 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
17%inclusion88 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Innocence
16%inclusion73 decks463 decks
13%synergy
Body of Knowledge
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
12%synergy
The Second Doctor
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
15%inclusion77 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Guardian of Faith
14%inclusion75 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
14%inclusion68 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
13%inclusion69 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion68 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
13%inclusion68 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion63 decks525 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Walking Atlas
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion58 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Loyal Warhound
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Walking Archive
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
39%inclusion204 decks525 decks
37%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
36%inclusion190 decks525 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion163 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
30%inclusion159 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion149 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion144 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion141 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
25%inclusion132 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion118 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion109 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Oblation
21%inclusion110 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion73 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion70 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
13%inclusion68 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Consider
12%inclusion65 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Vision Skeins
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion60 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion54 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Hindering Light
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Deduce
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Render Silent
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Reins of Power
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Charm
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
28%inclusion145 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
27%inclusion141 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Cut a Deal
26%inclusion139 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
23%inclusion121 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion106 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
18%inclusion97 decks525 decks
-9%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
18%inclusion92 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Requisition Raid
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
16%inclusion83 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion81 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion78 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion71 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
5%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.4%inclusion28 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion169 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion94 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
16%inclusion86 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
16%inclusion82 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion73 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
-9%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
9.3%inclusion35 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
8.8%inclusion46 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.8%inclusion46 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
37%inclusion196 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
36%inclusion187 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
31%inclusion164 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
30%inclusion155 decks525 decks
23%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
28%inclusion147 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Inspiring Leader
28%inclusion145 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Monologue Tax
27%inclusion143 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Smuggler's Share
23%inclusion120 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Solitary Confinement
20%inclusion104 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
19%inclusion100 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
15%inclusion81 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Tenuous Truce
15%inclusion79 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
14%inclusion69 decks493 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
10%inclusion54 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Monk Class
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.7%inclusion35 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
4%synergy
History of Benalia
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Paladin Class
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion382 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
28%inclusion147 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
26%inclusion136 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Steppe
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion71 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
-11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion437 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion415 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion379 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Azorius Signet
64%inclusion334 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
55%inclusion287 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52%inclusion275 decks525 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion268 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion176 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion142 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion110 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
21%inclusion108 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion93 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion57 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion20 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion522 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion522 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion457 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Prairie Stream
77%inclusion403 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Fortress
65%inclusion343 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Port Town
60%inclusion314 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
56%inclusion292 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Chancery
53%inclusion276 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
51%inclusion266 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
41%inclusion216 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion197 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion179 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion170 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion170 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
29%inclusion154 decks525 decks
-18%synergy
Sea of Clouds
28%inclusion147 decks525 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion116 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
19%inclusion101 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Nimbus Maze
19%inclusion98 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion83 decks461 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
-16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion68 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion65 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion60 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion58 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.4%inclusion28 decks518 decks
3%synergy
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