The Valeyard (Commander)

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Roman Milan
Nov 18, 2025
How To Be the Bolas - A Conversation With Mike Carrozza
Mike Carrozza from Am I the Bolas joins Roman in a conversation to help guide new Commander players through making villainous choices.
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Dream Harvest
3.7%inclusion8 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
2.2%inclusion5 decks223 decks
2%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
1.8%inclusion4 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Weather Maker
1.7%inclusion3 decks177 decks
2%synergy
Turtles in Time
1.1%inclusion2 decks177 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Great Intelligence's Plan
98%inclusion1.61K decks1.65K decks
94%synergy
This Is How It Ends
96%inclusion1.59K decks1.65K decks
94%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
97%inclusion1.59K decks1.65K decks
93%synergy
Truth or Consequences
93%inclusion1.53K decks1.65K decks
92%synergy
Sycorax Commander
93%inclusion1.52K decks1.65K decks
91%synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
92%inclusion1.51K decks1.65K decks
89%synergy
Plea for Power
89%inclusion1.47K decks1.65K decks
89%synergy
Split Decision
89%inclusion1.47K decks1.65K decks
89%synergy
Mob Verdict
89%inclusion1.46K decks1.65K decks
88%synergy
Illusion of Choice
88%inclusion1.45K decks1.65K decks
87%synergy
Top Cards
Hunted by The Family
89%inclusion1.46K decks1.65K decks
87%synergy
The Dalek Emperor
88%inclusion1.44K decks1.65K decks
85%synergy
Capital Punishment
86%inclusion1.41K decks1.65K decks
85%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
84%inclusion1.39K decks1.65K decks
84%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
83%inclusion1.37K decks1.65K decks
82%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
82%inclusion1.35K decks1.65K decks
82%synergy
Grudge Keeper
81%inclusion1.34K decks1.65K decks
81%synergy
Missy
80%inclusion1.32K decks1.65K decks
78%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
78%inclusion1.28K decks1.65K decks
76%synergy
Bite of the Black Rose
75%inclusion1.23K decks1.65K decks
74%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion415 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion289 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion211 decks1.65K decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion192 decks1.65K decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion189 decks1.65K decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion134 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.6%inclusion108 decks1.65K decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion94 decks1.65K decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
The Master, Gallifrey's End
72%inclusion1.19K decks1.65K decks
70%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
65%inclusion1.08K decks1.65K decks
39%synergy
Cult of Skaro
55%inclusion904 decks1.65K decks
53%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
53%inclusion879 decks1.65K decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion845 decks1.65K decks
43%synergy
Messenger Jays
50%inclusion818 decks1.65K decks
49%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
49%inclusion812 decks1.65K decks
40%synergy
Dalek Squadron
49%inclusion810 decks1.65K decks
47%synergy
Dalek Drone
48%inclusion790 decks1.65K decks
46%synergy
Auton Soldier
47%inclusion774 decks1.65K decks
44%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion667 decks1.65K decks
33%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
34%inclusion556 decks1.65K decks
31%synergy
Dr. Eggman
30%inclusion242 decks811 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion436 decks1.48K decks
26%synergy
Weeping Angel
29%inclusion479 decks1.65K decks
28%synergy
Fatespinner
29%inclusion474 decks1.65K decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
28%inclusion469 decks1.65K decks
19%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
27%inclusion451 decks1.65K decks
25%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
27%inclusion444 decks1.65K decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
23%inclusion379 decks1.65K decks
19%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion319 decks1.59K decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
20%inclusion326 decks1.65K decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion245 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
17%inclusion274 decks1.65K decks
16%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
15%inclusion244 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion229 decks1.65K decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion205 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Renegade Silent
12%inclusion194 decks1.65K decks
11%synergy
Vashta Nerada
11%inclusion174 decks1.65K decks
10%synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
10%inclusion162 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
The Rani
10%inclusion158 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
9.4%inclusion155 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.8%inclusion130 decks1.48K decks
8%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
8.4%inclusion138 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
8.2%inclusion49 decks595 decks
2%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
7.6%inclusion125 decks1.65K decks
-2%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
6.8%inclusion112 decks1.65K decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.4%inclusion105 decks1.65K decks
-3%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
6.3%inclusion104 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Agitator Ant
5.7%inclusion94 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Cybermat
5.6%inclusion92 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51%inclusion846 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
51%inclusion783 decks1.53K decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion709 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Cyber Conversion
34%inclusion562 decks1.65K decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion543 decks1.65K decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion460 decks1.65K decks
-8%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion449 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion397 decks1.60K decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion401 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Flatline
22%inclusion355 decks1.65K decks
21%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion322 decks1.65K decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion275 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion266 decks1.65K decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion239 decks1.65K decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion195 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion149 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion175 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion164 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.2%inclusion151 decks1.65K decks
-8%synergy
Bedevil
9.0%inclusion148 decks1.65K decks
-7%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.9%inclusion147 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
7.8%inclusion129 decks1.65K decks
-11%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.4%inclusion113 decks1.54K decks
5%synergy
Risk Factor
6.7%inclusion111 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Expropriate
66%inclusion1.09K decks1.65K decks
65%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
66%inclusion1.08K decks1.65K decks
64%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
59%inclusion976 decks1.65K decks
57%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion777 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
43%inclusion599 decks1.39K decks
43%synergy
Exterminate!
42%inclusion695 decks1.65K decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion581 decks1.65K decks
6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
35%inclusion573 decks1.65K decks
33%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
28%inclusion467 decks1.65K decks
27%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
21%inclusion346 decks1.65K decks
18%synergy
Choice of Damnations
21%inclusion343 decks1.65K decks
20%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
20%inclusion337 decks1.65K decks
20%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
18%inclusion304 decks1.65K decks
18%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion298 decks1.65K decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion292 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
16%inclusion270 decks1.65K decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion248 decks1.65K decks
11%synergy
Delete
14%inclusion232 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
14%inclusion225 decks1.65K decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion196 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Path of the Schemer
11%inclusion183 decks1.65K decks
11%synergy
Manifold Insights
10%inclusion163 decks1.65K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion158 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Path of the Enigma
9.4%inclusion154 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
9.3%inclusion153 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.2%inclusion151 decks1.65K decks
-11%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.8%inclusion145 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.6%inclusion141 decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
8.4%inclusion138 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.3%inclusion136 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion93 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Coercive Portal
69%inclusion1.13K decks1.65K decks
68%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion724 decks1.65K decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion424 decks1.65K decks
-1%synergy
Tempting Contract
20%inclusion326 decks1.65K decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion301 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Cybership
10%inclusion166 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
9.2%inclusion151 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
TARDIS
8.0%inclusion132 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.5%inclusion123 decks1.65K decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.4%inclusion121 decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.4%inclusion106 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
60%inclusion990 decks1.65K decks
46%synergy
Death in Heaven
33%inclusion545 decks1.65K decks
32%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
27%inclusion439 decks1.65K decks
26%synergy
The Sound of Drums
20%inclusion333 decks1.65K decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion268 decks1.65K decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion265 decks1.65K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion254 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion233 decks1.65K decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion213 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Blink
11%inclusion176 decks1.65K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.0%inclusion148 decks1.65K decks
-7%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.3%inclusion104 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.6%inclusion92 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion992 decks1.65K decks
25%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
31%inclusion506 decks1.65K decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion450 decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion345 decks1.65K decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion263 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
13%inclusion211 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion171 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.4%inclusion155 decks1.65K decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion94 decks1.05K decks
0%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.3%inclusion137 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion95 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion1.50K decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion1.47K decks1.65K decks
-1%synergy
Model of Unity
81%inclusion1.33K decks1.65K decks
80%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion906 decks1.65K decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion857 decks1.65K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion789 decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion720 decks1.65K decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion581 decks1.65K decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
34%inclusion563 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion479 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion456 decks1.65K decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion441 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
23%inclusion386 decks1.65K decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion303 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion265 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
15%inclusion247 decks1.65K decks
14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.6%inclusion109 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.6%inclusion108 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.3%inclusion88 decks1.65K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion1.61K decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion1.61K decks1.65K decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.60K decks1.65K decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion1.55K decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion1.16K decks1.65K decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion1.12K decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion1.03K decks1.65K decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion1.01K decks1.65K decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
59%inclusion966 decks1.65K decks
33%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion915 decks1.65K decks
31%synergy
Haunted Ridge
54%inclusion887 decks1.65K decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion870 decks1.65K decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion852 decks1.65K decks
14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion837 decks1.65K decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion830 decks1.65K decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion718 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion709 decks1.65K decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion693 decks1.65K decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
40%inclusion651 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
39%inclusion647 decks1.65K decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion645 decks1.65K decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion540 decks1.65K decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion523 decks1.65K decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
31%inclusion514 decks1.65K decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion463 decks1.65K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion433 decks1.65K decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion429 decks1.65K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion420 decks1.65K decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion399 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion364 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion360 decks1.65K decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion359 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
21%inclusion339 decks1.65K decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion334 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion326 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion285 decks1.65K decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
16%inclusion265 decks1.65K decks
-13%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion243 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion233 decks1.65K decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion223 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion208 decks1.65K decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion208 decks1.65K decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion208 decks1.65K decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion204 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion201 decks1.65K decks
1%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion201 decks1.65K decks
-15%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion200 decks1.65K decks
-3%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion67 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion182 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion163 decks1.65K decks
5%synergy