The Emperor of Palamecia (Commander) - Core

Ben Macready
Jul 8, 2025
Ranking Which Final Fantasy Villains Got the Best Cards
Mad clown gods and power-hungry super SOLDIERs make the list in this rogue's gallery of the best Final Fantasy antagonist cards!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Rapturous Moment
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pirate's Pillage
58%inclusion216 decks373 decks
51%synergy
Traumatize
51%inclusion192 decks373 decks
50%synergy
Protective Bubble
49%inclusion181 decks373 decks
48%synergy
Big Score
73%inclusion273 decks373 decks
48%synergy
Cut Your Losses
47%inclusion174 decks373 decks
46%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
58%inclusion215 decks373 decks
42%synergy
Channeled Force
44%inclusion165 decks373 decks
42%synergy
Drown in Dreams
43%inclusion162 decks373 decks
41%synergy
Zephid's Embrace
40%inclusion151 decks373 decks
40%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
42%inclusion156 decks373 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion188 decks373 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
43%inclusion162 decks373 decks
37%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion161 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Full Throttle
42%inclusion157 decks373 decks
39%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
40%inclusion148 decks373 decks
37%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
38%inclusion143 decks373 decks
19%synergy
Fateful Showdown
38%inclusion142 decks373 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion142 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
37%inclusion139 decks373 decks
35%synergy
Press the Enemy
36%inclusion135 decks373 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
36%inclusion135 decks373 decks
33%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
33%inclusion123 decks373 decks
32%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
30%inclusion113 decks371 decks
28%synergy
Prompto Argentum
29%inclusion107 decks371 decks
27%synergy
Kinetic Augur
28%inclusion106 decks373 decks
28%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
23%inclusion87 decks373 decks
-12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
21%inclusion80 decks373 decks
-19%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion77 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
16%inclusion58 decks371 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion53 decks373 decks
-11%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
13%inclusion34 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion47 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion46 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion44 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion44 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
-17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion42 decks373 decks
-10%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Flaring Cinder
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Blazing Bomb
9.2%inclusion34 decks371 decks
9%synergy
Sahagin
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
-7%synergy
Crackling Drake
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.1%inclusion30 decks371 decks
7%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
7.8%inclusion29 decks371 decks
6%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
-15%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.2%inclusion27 decks373 decks
-8%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
-20%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
-13%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Firebrand Archer
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
-6%synergy
Mysidian Elder
5.4%inclusion20 decks371 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Enigma Drake
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Careful Consideration
35%inclusion132 decks373 decks
35%synergy
Rewind
34%inclusion127 decks373 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion120 decks373 decks
-20%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion112 decks373 decks
-12%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
24%inclusion91 decks373 decks
22%synergy
Occult Epiphany
24%inclusion91 decks373 decks
24%synergy
Steam Augury
24%inclusion89 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion81 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Slip Out the Back
21%inclusion80 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
-20%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
21%inclusion77 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Read the Runes
20%inclusion75 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Magic Damper
18%inclusion67 decks371 decks
12%synergy
Access Denied
17%inclusion63 decks373 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion61 decks373 decks
-20%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion59 decks373 decks
-27%synergy
Run for Your Life
16%inclusion58 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
16%inclusion58 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
16%inclusion58 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
15%inclusion57 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Ice Magic
15%inclusion57 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Eject
15%inclusion55 decks371 decks
14%synergy
Thunder Magic
15%inclusion55 decks371 decks
13%synergy
Spellgyre
15%inclusion55 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion53 decks373 decks
-8%synergy
Syncopate
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
-16%synergy
Spell Swindle
13%inclusion50 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion42 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
-18%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
-9%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
-7%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
-24%synergy
Reinterpret
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion37 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion36 decks373 decks
-18%synergy
Fire Magic
10%inclusion36 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
-9%synergy
Electrodominance
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion30 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Experimental Overload
36%inclusion134 decks373 decks
34%synergy
Summons of Saruman
35%inclusion131 decks373 decks
34%synergy
Bond of Insight
34%inclusion126 decks373 decks
33%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
33%inclusion123 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Rise from the Tides
32%inclusion119 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
32%inclusion119 decks373 decks
24%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
32%inclusion118 decks371 decks
30%synergy
Tunnel Vision
32%inclusion118 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Epic Experiment
32%inclusion118 decks373 decks
26%synergy
Immolating Gyre
31%inclusion116 decks373 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion115 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Seize the Storm
30%inclusion112 decks373 decks
29%synergy
Aether Gale
29%inclusion107 decks373 decks
26%synergy
Increasing Confusion
27%inclusion100 decks373 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion99 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Command
25%inclusion95 decks373 decks
25%synergy
Collective Defiance
25%inclusion92 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Breakthrough
24%inclusion91 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Ancestral Memories
24%inclusion90 decks373 decks
24%synergy
Illuminate History
23%inclusion87 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Spelltwine
23%inclusion85 decks373 decks
22%synergy
Weight of Memory
22%inclusion83 decks373 decks
22%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
-17%synergy
Relentless Assault
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
19%synergy
Mists of Lórien
20%inclusion74 decks373 decks
19%synergy
Relm's Sketching
19%inclusion71 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion63 decks373 decks
-9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
17%inclusion63 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Combat Tutorial
16%inclusion60 decks371 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion60 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Notorious Throng
16%inclusion59 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
16%inclusion59 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Snort
14%inclusion52 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
13%inclusion48 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Endeavor
13%inclusion47 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion46 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion45 decks373 decks
-13%synergy
Memories Returning
11%inclusion41 decks371 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
-23%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Wave Goodbye
10%inclusion38 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion38 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Splatter Technique
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Day
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
30%inclusion112 decks373 decks
27%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
20%inclusion75 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.4%inclusion24 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Drake Umbra
32%inclusion118 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Shark Typhoon
24%inclusion90 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Curator's Ward
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion48 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
-17%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
-8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.4%inclusion24 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
29%inclusion110 decks373 decks
29%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
28%inclusion106 decks373 decks
28%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion165 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
39%inclusion146 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion85 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion64 decks373 decks
-32%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion42 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
-12%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.5%inclusion13 decks238 decks
3%synergy
Forge of Heroes
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Hedron Archive
60%inclusion222 decks373 decks
54%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
58%inclusion214 decks371 decks
55%synergy
Sol Ring
57%inclusion211 decks373 decks
-30%synergy
Firemind Vessel
49%inclusion181 decks373 decks
45%synergy
Thran Dynamo
46%inclusion173 decks373 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion168 decks373 decks
-37%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
45%inclusion168 decks373 decks
43%synergy
Sisay's Ring
40%inclusion151 decks373 decks
39%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
38%inclusion143 decks373 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion98 decks373 decks
-30%synergy
Ichor Elixir
26%inclusion97 decks373 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
-33%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion68 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Ether
13%inclusion50 decks371 decks
13%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
13%inclusion48 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion36 decks373 decks
-22%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
-15%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
-29%synergy
Blitzball
5.7%inclusion21 decks371 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion371 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion370 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion300 decks373 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion263 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion246 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
59%inclusion219 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion174 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion148 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion144 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion122 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion121 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion114 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion111 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion107 decks373 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion95 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion89 decks373 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion69 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion64 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
17%inclusion62 decks371 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion60 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion55 decks373 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion54 decks373 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion47 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Spectacle Summit
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion46 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
12%inclusion44 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Springs
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion36 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Oracles
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Scorched Geyser
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
-9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
-7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.0%inclusion30 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion30 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.2%inclusion27 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Crossroads Village
6.5%inclusion24 decks371 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion23 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-2%synergy