The Council of Four (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Control

The Council of Four
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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Howling Mine
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Dawn's Truce
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Denial
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
54%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Esper Sentinel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ledger Shredder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Knight Exemplar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Absolute Virtue
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
PuPu UFO
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Palace Jailer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wonder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Windborn Muse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Walking Atlas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Second Doctor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Containment Priest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Spark Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Archivist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Dovin's Veto
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Swan Song
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Clever Concealment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Opt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Foil
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Comeuppance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Orim's Chant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Perch Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Envelop
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Forbid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bovine Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Oblation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
True Love's Kiss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Riot Control
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Disenchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Shelter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Into the Roil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
White Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Artistic Refusal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Secret of Bloodbending
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Supreme Verdict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Finale of Glory
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Echo of Eons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Time Wipe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Winds of Abandon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Decree of Justice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Finale of Revelation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cut a Deal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
River's Rebuke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Horn of Greed
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Venser's Journal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Temple Bell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Wedding Ring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pearl Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Collector's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Monologue Tax
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Wizard Class
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Blind Obedience
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Intangible Virtue
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Land Tax
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Leader
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Trade Routes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Well of Ideas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dissipation Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Force of Virtue
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Anointed Procession
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Copy Enchantment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Aura of Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Tolaria West
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Steppe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Talisman of Progress
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Azorius Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Tundra
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Glacial Fortress
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Prairie Stream
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Deserted Beach
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Flooded Strand
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Port Town
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sea of Clouds
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Nimbus Maze
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Gate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Azorius Chancery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
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