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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Weather Maker
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Turtles in Time
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Krang, Utrom Warlord
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Dome
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
2.1%inclusion2 decks97 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Great Intelligence's Plan
98%inclusion1.53K decks1.57K decks
94%synergy
This Is How It Ends
96%inclusion1.51K decks1.57K decks
94%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
97%inclusion1.52K decks1.57K decks
93%synergy
Truth or Consequences
93%inclusion1.46K decks1.57K decks
92%synergy
Sycorax Commander
93%inclusion1.45K decks1.57K decks
91%synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
92%inclusion1.44K decks1.57K decks
89%synergy
Plea for Power
90%inclusion1.40K decks1.57K decks
89%synergy
Split Decision
89%inclusion1.39K decks1.57K decks
88%synergy
Hunted by The Family
89%inclusion1.39K decks1.57K decks
88%synergy
Illusion of Choice
88%inclusion1.38K decks1.57K decks
88%synergy
Top Cards
Mob Verdict
88%inclusion1.38K decks1.57K decks
87%synergy
The Dalek Emperor
88%inclusion1.38K decks1.57K decks
85%synergy
Capital Punishment
86%inclusion1.35K decks1.57K decks
86%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
84%inclusion1.32K decks1.57K decks
84%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
83%inclusion1.30K decks1.57K decks
82%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
82%inclusion1.28K decks1.57K decks
81%synergy
Grudge Keeper
82%inclusion1.28K decks1.57K decks
81%synergy
Missy
80%inclusion1.25K decks1.57K decks
78%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
78%inclusion1.22K decks1.57K decks
76%synergy
Bite of the Black Rose
74%inclusion1.16K decks1.57K decks
74%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion402 decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion281 decks1.57K decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion204 decks1.57K decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion180 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion180 decks1.57K decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.8%inclusion122 decks1.57K decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.0%inclusion109 decks1.57K decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion91 decks1.57K decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
The Master, Gallifrey's End
73%inclusion1.14K decks1.57K decks
71%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
65%inclusion1.01K decks1.57K decks
38%synergy
Cult of Skaro
56%inclusion876 decks1.57K decks
54%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
54%inclusion850 decks1.57K decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion798 decks1.57K decks
42%synergy
Dalek Squadron
50%inclusion779 decks1.57K decks
47%synergy
Messenger Jays
49%inclusion773 decks1.57K decks
49%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
49%inclusion760 decks1.57K decks
39%synergy
Dalek Drone
48%inclusion755 decks1.57K decks
46%synergy
Auton Soldier
48%inclusion748 decks1.57K decks
44%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion640 decks1.57K decks
33%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
35%inclusion541 decks1.57K decks
32%synergy
Weeping Angel
30%inclusion468 decks1.57K decks
28%synergy
Dr. Eggman
29%inclusion207 decks707 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion399 decks1.38K decks
25%synergy
Fatespinner
28%inclusion442 decks1.57K decks
28%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
28%inclusion441 decks1.57K decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
28%inclusion441 decks1.57K decks
18%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
28%inclusion438 decks1.57K decks
26%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion348 decks1.57K decks
18%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
20%inclusion314 decks1.57K decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion295 decks1.49K decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion213 decks1.21K decks
15%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
17%inclusion272 decks1.57K decks
17%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
15%inclusion237 decks1.57K decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion221 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion194 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Renegade Silent
12%inclusion191 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Vashta Nerada
11%inclusion168 decks1.57K decks
10%synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
10%inclusion162 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
The Rani
10%inclusion155 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
9.2%inclusion144 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
8.6%inclusion135 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.3%inclusion115 decks1.38K decks
7%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
7.6%inclusion119 decks1.57K decks
-2%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
7.4%inclusion36 decks487 decks
1%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
7.0%inclusion110 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
6.4%inclusion101 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.4%inclusion100 decks1.57K decks
-3%synergy
Agitator Ant
5.9%inclusion93 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Cybermat
5.9%inclusion93 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.2%inclusion81 decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
5.0%inclusion79 decks1.57K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51%inclusion805 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
51%inclusion730 decks1.43K decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion680 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Cyber Conversion
34%inclusion539 decks1.57K decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion508 decks1.57K decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion433 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion417 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion372 decks1.50K decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion375 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Flatline
22%inclusion347 decks1.57K decks
22%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion304 decks1.57K decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion264 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion252 decks1.57K decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion227 decks1.57K decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion184 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion170 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion140 decks1.29K decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion164 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
9.1%inclusion142 decks1.57K decks
-7%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.9%inclusion140 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.9%inclusion139 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
7.7%inclusion121 decks1.57K decks
-11%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.3%inclusion105 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Risk Factor
6.8%inclusion106 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Expropriate
66%inclusion1.03K decks1.57K decks
64%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
66%inclusion1.03K decks1.57K decks
64%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
59%inclusion931 decks1.57K decks
57%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion742 decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Exterminate!
43%inclusion676 decks1.57K decks
41%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
43%inclusion547 decks1.29K decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion563 decks1.57K decks
6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
35%inclusion546 decks1.57K decks
33%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
29%inclusion455 decks1.57K decks
27%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
21%inclusion336 decks1.57K decks
19%synergy
Choice of Damnations
20%inclusion319 decks1.57K decks
20%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
20%inclusion319 decks1.57K decks
20%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
19%inclusion299 decks1.57K decks
18%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion286 decks1.57K decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion272 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
16%inclusion248 decks1.57K decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion236 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Delete
15%inclusion231 decks1.57K decks
12%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
13%inclusion208 decks1.57K decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion187 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Path of the Schemer
11%inclusion178 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Manifold Insights
10%inclusion162 decks1.57K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion151 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
9.4%inclusion147 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Path of the Enigma
9.4%inclusion147 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.3%inclusion145 decks1.57K decks
-11%synergy
Minds Aglow
9.1%inclusion143 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.9%inclusion139 decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
8.6%inclusion134 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.0%inclusion125 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Coercive Portal
69%inclusion1.08K decks1.57K decks
68%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion696 decks1.57K decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion402 decks1.57K decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion293 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
19%inclusion290 decks1.57K decks
18%synergy
Cybership
11%inclusion165 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
8.9%inclusion139 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
TARDIS
7.9%inclusion123 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.6%inclusion119 decks1.57K decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.3%inclusion115 decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.7%inclusion103 decks1.54K decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
60%inclusion946 decks1.57K decks
47%synergy
Death in Heaven
34%inclusion529 decks1.57K decks
32%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
27%inclusion418 decks1.57K decks
26%synergy
The Sound of Drums
21%inclusion324 decks1.57K decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion263 decks1.57K decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
15%inclusion240 decks1.57K decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion236 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion223 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion200 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Blink
11%inclusion173 decks1.57K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.5%inclusion148 decks1.57K decks
-6%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.4%inclusion101 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.4%inclusion85 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion946 decks1.57K decks
25%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
30%inclusion475 decks1.57K decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion426 decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion327 decks1.57K decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion258 decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
13%inclusion207 decks1.57K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion160 decks1.57K decks
-6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.5%inclusion148 decks1.57K decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.4%inclusion80 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.2%inclusion129 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.9%inclusion93 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion1.43K decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion1.39K decks1.57K decks
-1%synergy
Model of Unity
81%inclusion1.27K decks1.57K decks
81%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion864 decks1.57K decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion817 decks1.57K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion747 decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion685 decks1.57K decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion555 decks1.57K decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
35%inclusion544 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion458 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion429 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion425 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
23%inclusion357 decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion292 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion254 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
15%inclusion236 decks1.57K decks
14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.0%inclusion110 decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion98 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.6%inclusion87 decks1.57K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion1.53K decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion1.53K decks1.57K decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.52K decks1.57K decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion1.47K decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion1.10K decks1.57K decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion1.07K decks1.57K decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion988 decks1.57K decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion966 decks1.57K decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
60%inclusion932 decks1.57K decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion888 decks1.57K decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
55%inclusion862 decks1.57K decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion835 decks1.57K decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion818 decks1.57K decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion802 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion789 decks1.57K decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion691 decks1.57K decks
12%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion684 decks1.57K decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion669 decks1.57K decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
39%inclusion616 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion615 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Blood Crypt
39%inclusion614 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion519 decks1.57K decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion499 decks1.57K decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
31%inclusion493 decks1.57K decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion442 decks1.57K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion415 decks1.57K decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion405 decks1.57K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion400 decks1.57K decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion385 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion352 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion351 decks1.57K decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion349 decks1.57K decks
12%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
21%inclusion323 decks1.57K decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion322 decks1.57K decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion318 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion267 decks1.57K decks
-7%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion229 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
16%inclusion246 decks1.57K decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion218 decks1.57K decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion204 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion199 decks1.57K decks
3%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion199 decks1.57K decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion198 decks1.57K decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion191 decks1.57K decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion187 decks1.57K decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion184 decks1.57K decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion183 decks1.57K decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion178 decks1.57K decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion162 decks1.57K decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion158 decks1.57K decks
6%synergy