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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Kami of the Crescent Moon
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
95%synergy
Howling Mine
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
95%synergy
Monologue Tax
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Akroma's Will
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Swan Song
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Dovin's Veto
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Knight Exemplar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Grand Abolisher
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ledger Shredder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%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
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
Guardian of Faith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%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
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Aegis of the Gods
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dawn's Truce
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Clever Concealment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Aetherize
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Comeuppance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Orim's Chant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Perch Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Render Silent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Forbid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Bovine Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Foil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Riot Control
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Disenchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Into the Roil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dream Fracture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Artistic Refusal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Supreme Verdict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Winds of Abandon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Requisition Raid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Echo of Eons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Finale of Glory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Council's Judgment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
River's Rebuke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Horn of Greed
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%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
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%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
Spellbook
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
-6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%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
Tocasia's Welcome
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dissipation Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%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
Court of Ardenvale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Intangible Virtue
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Leader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Aura of Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tenuous Truce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Tolaria West
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Progress
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
30%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
Decanter of Endless Water
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Glacial Fortress
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Prairie Stream
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Tundra
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Port Town
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Sea of Clouds
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Deserted Beach
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
15%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
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%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
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Demolition Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%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
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
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