Théoden, Strength Restored (Commander) - Expensive Birthing Pod

Original Name:

Kenrith, the Returned KingKenrith, the Returned King

Ezra Sassaman
May 21, 2026
The Art of Balance in Commander Gameplay
Finding balance in your Commander games can be challenging, but it can also lead to the most rewarding and memorable games.
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Eldritch Evolution
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
98%synergy
Neoform
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
93%synergy
Silence
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
93%synergy
Flusterstorm
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
92%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
91%synergy
Mental Misstep
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
91%synergy
Brain Freeze
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
91%synergy
Tainted Pact
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
90%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
90%synergy
Mystic Remora
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
72%synergy
Esper Sentinel
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
87%synergy
Swan Song
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
83%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
80%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
86%synergy
Intuition
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
86%synergy
Grand Abolisher
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
87%synergy
Worldly Tutor
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
80%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
87%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
82%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
95%synergy
Rhystic Study
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
79%synergy
Force of Will
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
93%synergy
Chrome Mox
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
92%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
85%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
93%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
94%synergy
Ancient Tomb
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
86%synergy
Underworld Breach
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
90%synergy
Creatures
Deathrite Shaman
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
80%synergy
Noble Hierarch
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
76%synergy
Opposition Agent
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
78%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
64%synergy
Emiel the Blessed
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
65%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Phantasmal Image
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Bloom Tender
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Displacer Kitten
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
49%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Eternal Witness
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Gilded Drake
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Spellseeker
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
40%synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Seedborn Muse
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Mockingbird
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Delighted Halfling
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Nadu, Winged Wisdom
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Auriok Salvagers
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Skirk Prospector
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Nomads en-Kor
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Vitality
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Druid
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hermit Druid
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
84%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
61%synergy
Demonic Consultation
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Abrupt Decay
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Eladamri's Call
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
60%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Force of Negation
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Entomb
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Veil of Summer
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Strix Serenade
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Crop Rotation
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Final Fortune
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Ephemerate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Soul Partition
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Finale of Devastation
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
75%synergy
Imperial Seal
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
55%synergy
Culling Ritual
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Diabolic Intent
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Gamble
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Timetwister
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Life // Death
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
80%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Birthing Pod
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Smothering Tithe
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
58%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
72%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Training Grounds
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
74%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
65%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
90%synergy
Mana Vault
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
83%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Crypt
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
58%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Mox Opal
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Tundra
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Savannah
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
87%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
87%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
77%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
73%synergy
Misty Rainforest
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
70%synergy
Badlands
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
86%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
91%synergy
Scrubland
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
85%synergy
Marsh Flats
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
74%synergy
City of Brass
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
76%synergy
Flooded Strand
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
72%synergy
Windswept Heath
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
73%synergy
Mana Confluence
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
76%synergy
Wooded Foothills
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Plateau
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
77%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
65%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion44 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Breeding Pool
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-22%synergy
Spire of Industry
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Watery Grave
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-19%synergy