The Council of Four (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Control

The Council of Four
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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
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Kami of the Crescent Moon
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
95%synergy
Howling Mine
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
95%synergy
Monologue Tax
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Akroma's Will
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Mana Drain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Knight Exemplar
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Swan Song
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Dovin's Veto
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Dawn's Truce
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Path to Exile
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Generous Gift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Grand Abolisher
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Windborn Muse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Second Doctor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Containment Priest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spark Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Guardian of Faith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Homunculus Horde
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Aegis of the Gods
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Clever Concealment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Comeuppance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Orim's Chant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Perch Protection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Render Silent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Forbid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Bovine Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Foil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Riot Control
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Disenchant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Into the Roil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Artistic Refusal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Winds of Abandon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Requisition Raid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enter the Infinite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Time Wipe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Glory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Finale of Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cut a Deal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Council's Judgment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Horn of Greed
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Venser's Journal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Wedding Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Pearl Medallion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Temple Bell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spellbook
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindslaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Plate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Anointed Procession
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Trade Routes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Well of Ideas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Intangible Virtue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Leader
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aura of Silence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Tenuous Truce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Progress
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Glacial Fortress
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Tundra
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Prairie Stream
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Port Town
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Sea of Clouds
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Gate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Deserted Beach
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Nimbus Maze
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Meticulous Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
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