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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Ravenous Robots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Firdoch Core
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
This Is How It Ends
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
96%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
95%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
94%synergy
Plea for Power
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
94%synergy
Truth or Consequences
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
93%synergy
Sycorax Commander
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
91%synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
91%synergy
Hunted by The Family
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
91%synergy
Split Decision
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
90%synergy
Capital Punishment
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
89%synergy
Top Cards
The Dalek Emperor
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
87%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
89%synergy
Illusion of Choice
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
88%synergy
Mob Verdict
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
86%synergy
Grudge Keeper
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
84%synergy
Missy
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
81%synergy
Expropriate
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
81%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
82%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
78%synergy
Bite of the Black Rose
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
80%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
The Master, Gallifrey's End
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
72%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Dalek Squadron
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Cult of Skaro
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Dalek Drone
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
53%synergy
Auton Soldier
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Messenger Jays
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Weeping Angel
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Spark Double
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
31%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Fatespinner
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Dr. Eggman
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Renegade Silent
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Vashta Nerada
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
The Rani
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Magnus the Red
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Cybermat
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
41%synergy
Cyber Conversion
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Return the Favor
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Flatline
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Prisoner's Dilemma
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Exterminate!
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
45%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Choice of Damnations
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Make an Example
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Delete
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Path of the Enigma
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Path of the Schemer
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Insights
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Coercive Portal
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
78%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
77%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Tempting Contract
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
TARDIS
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Cybership
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Death in Heaven
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
48%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
26%synergy
The Sound of Drums
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Wound Reflection
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Blink
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Court of Vantress
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Protection Racket
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Biotransference
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Storm the Vault
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Model of Unity
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
88%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion72 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion72 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Haunted Ridge
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Luxury Suite
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
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