The Valeyard (Commander) - Upgraded

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Roman Milan
Nov 18, 2025
Roman Milan
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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Callous Inspector
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
This Is How It Ends
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
96%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
95%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
97%inclusion70 decks72 decks
94%synergy
Plea for Power
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
94%synergy
Sycorax Commander
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
92%synergy
Truth or Consequences
93%inclusion67 decks72 decks
92%synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
93%inclusion67 decks72 decks
91%synergy
Hunted by The Family
92%inclusion66 decks72 decks
90%synergy
Capital Punishment
90%inclusion65 decks72 decks
90%synergy
Split Decision
90%inclusion65 decks72 decks
90%synergy
Top Cards
Tyrant's Choice
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
88%synergy
The Dalek Emperor
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
86%synergy
Illusion of Choice
88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
87%synergy
Mob Verdict
86%inclusion62 decks72 decks
85%synergy
Grudge Keeper
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
83%synergy
Missy
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
81%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
82%inclusion59 decks72 decks
82%synergy
Expropriate
82%inclusion59 decks72 decks
81%synergy
Bite of the Black Rose
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
80%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
78%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
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The Master, Gallifrey's End
74%inclusion53 decks72 decks
72%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Dalek Squadron
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
57%synergy
Cult of Skaro
57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
55%synergy
Auton Soldier
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
52%synergy
Dalek Drone
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Messenger Jays
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
50%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
36%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Weeping Angel
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
40%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Fatespinner
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Dr. Eggman
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Renegade Silent
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Vashta Nerada
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
The Rani
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Magnus the Red
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Cybermat
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
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Counterspell
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Cyber Conversion
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Flatline
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
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Prisoner's Dilemma
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
64%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Exterminate!
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
45%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Choice of Damnations
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Delete
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Manifold Insights
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Path of the Enigma
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Path of the Schemer
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Minds Aglow
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Memories Returning
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
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Coercive Portal
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
79%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Tempting Contract
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Cybership
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
TARDIS
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Genesis of the Daleks
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
77%synergy
Propaganda
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Death in Heaven
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
48%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
26%synergy
The Sound of Drums
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Blink
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Protection Racket
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Biotransference
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Storm the Vault
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion67 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Model of Unity
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
88%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion72 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion69 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion69 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-16%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
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