The Council of Four (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

The Council of Four
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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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Bard, King of Dale
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Bilbo's Gambit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Bard's Company
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Staff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Gleaming Splendor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Intangible Virtue
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Ominous Seas
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Homunculus Horde
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Dream Fracture
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
-19%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Howling Mine
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Herald of Hoofbeats
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Haytham Kenway
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Detective of the Month
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Chasm Skulker
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Valiant Knight
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Knight Exemplar
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Body of Knowledge
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Windborn Muse
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Spirited Companion
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Flumph
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Omens
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
The Second Doctor
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Innocence
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Loyal Warhound
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
King T'Challa
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dream Trawler
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Looter
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Loran's Escape
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Deduce
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Hindering Light
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Oblation
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Plunder the Trollshaws
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Return to Dust
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Vision Skeins
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
No More Lies
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Mirrorform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Comeuppance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Condemn
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Reflection
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Foil
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Unwanted Remake
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Permission Denied
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Reins of Power
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Brave the Elements
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Snap
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Slaughter the Strong
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Cut a Deal
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Mighty
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Requisition Raid
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Storm Herd
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Starfall Invocation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Council's Judgment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
25%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Witness Protection
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Solitary Confinement
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Prison
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Monologue Tax
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Leader
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Noble Heritage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Uncover the Moon-Letters
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Monk Class
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Grasp of Fate
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Soul Snare
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Paladin Class
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Super Intelligence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Search the Premises
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rest in Peace
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Counterbalance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sphere of Safety
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Banishing Light
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Court of Grace
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Steppe
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Restless Anchorage
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Remote Isle
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the True
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Fountainport
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Signet
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Prairie Stream
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Azorius Chancery
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Tranquil Cove
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Gleaming Bastion
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-20%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Seachrome Coast
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Gate
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Razortide Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Flood Plain
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Nimbus Maze
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-19%synergy
Meandering River
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-26%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Skybridge Towers
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
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