The Emperor of Palamecia (Commander) - Core Burn

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Rapturous Moment
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pirate's Pillage
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Fact or Fiction
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Big Score
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Aetherize
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Rewind
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Zephid's Embrace
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Protective Bubble
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Summons of Saruman
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Channeled Force
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Steam Augury
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Prompto Argentum
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Kinetic Augur
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Crackling Drake
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sahagin
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Muse Seeker
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Wingblade Disciple
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Blazing Bomb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Flaring Cinder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Silver Myr
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Iron Myr
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Palladium Myr
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Flux Channeler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Deranged Assistant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Spectacular Skywhale
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Fateful Showdown
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Drown in Dreams
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Careful Consideration
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Laughing Mad
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Read the Runes
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Spellgyre
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Slip Out the Back
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Confluence
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Thunder Magic
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Press the Enemy
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Spell Swindle
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Eject
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Magic Damper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Occult Epiphany
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Cryptic Command
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Traumatic Critique
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Run for Your Life
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Shore Up
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hypothesizzle
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ice Magic
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Electrodominance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Electric Revelation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Hurl into History
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Syncopate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Bond of Insight
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Full Throttle
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Experimental Overload
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Epic Experiment
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Tunnel Vision
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Rise from the Tides
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Seize the Storm
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Increasing Confusion
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Aether Gale
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Relentless Assault
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Immolating Gyre
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Mishra's Command
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Collective Defiance
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Breakthrough
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Combat Tutorial
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Wave Goodbye
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Illuminate History
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Memories
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Baral's Expertise
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Notorious Throng
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Snort
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Visionary's Dance
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Fast Forward
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Weight of Memory
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ignite the Future
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Change of Fortune
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mole Module
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Coin of Mastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Clout of the Dominus
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Shark Typhoon
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Drake Umbra
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Curiosity
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Curator's Ward
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
One with the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hoarder's Overflow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Outpost Siege
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Riches
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sidequest: Card Collection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-33%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Forge of Heroes
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Remote Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
War Room
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Hedron Archive
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Sisay's Ring
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Elixir
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Ether
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Hall of Oracles
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Hideout
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Coastal Peak
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Spectacle Summit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-11%synergy