The Dawning Archaic (Commander) - Core

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Together as One
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Transcendent Archaic
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sundering Archaic
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Diary of Dreams
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mascot Exhibition
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Energybending
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Expanded Anatomy
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
88%synergy
Zuko's Exile
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Environmental Sciences
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Aang's Journey
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Selective Obliteration
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Spatial Contortion
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
All Is Dust
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Warping Wail
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Eldrazi Confluence
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Scour from Existence
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Kozilek's Command
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Not of This World
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Eldritch Immunity
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Calamity of the Titans
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Wandering Archaic
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Palladium Myr
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
The Warring Triad
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Millikin
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
It That Heralds the End
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skittering Cicada
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Endbringer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Hedron Crawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Burnished Hart
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Soul of New Phyrexia
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rancorous Archaic
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Kozilek's Channeler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Argentum Masticore
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Spawnbed Protector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Steel Hellkite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Oblivion Sower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Duplicant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Page, Loose Leaf
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Breaker of Armies
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Relic Golem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Boulderborn Dragon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deal Broker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scrap Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Excavated Wall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Foundry Inspector
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-40%synergy
Sterling Hound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Biblioplex Assistant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bronze Walrus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Walking Ballista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Breaker of Creation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Diamond Lion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Titan's Presence
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Desecrate Reality
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Sorceries
Gruesome Slaughter
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Skittering Invasion
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Forsaken Monument
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Mystic Forge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Codex Shredder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Mirari
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Glamdring
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Lithoform Engine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Primal Amulet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Plate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Chaos Wand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Confession Dial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Collector's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Geometric Nexus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Key to the City
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Grinding Station
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unwinding Clock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirror of Fate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Levitating Statue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Immortal Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Sphinx-Bone Wand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Leyline Dowser
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Clock of Omens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Ring of Three Wishes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lens of Clarity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Echoes of Eternity
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ugin's Mastery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Super State
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Utility Lands
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Tower
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Mine
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
War Room
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Guildless Commons
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Workshop
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Blast Zone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Trenchpost
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Glimmerpost
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Mirrorpool
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Cloudpost
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Arid Archway
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fomori Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Arch of Orazca
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Treasure Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Crystal Vein
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Endless Sands
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Desert
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cradle of the Accursed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Academy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Grasping Dunes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Bed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Hostile Desert
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Spell Satchel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Sisay's Ring
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-37%synergy
Ichor Elixir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sol Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Network Terminal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Wastes
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Conduit Pylons
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Hidden Grotto
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Cave
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Oracles
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Crystal Grotto
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Demolition Field
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Capital City
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Planar Nexus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Wastes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Vestige
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Painted Bluffs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mesa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Holdout Settlement
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unknown Shores
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bucolic Ranch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glimmervoid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Starting Town
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy