Unctus, Grand Metatect (Commander) - Discard

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Aug 5, 2025
Budget Precon Upgrade Cards for Counter Intelligence
Looking to upgrade your Counter Intelligence precon on a budget? Our budget expert Tyler is here with 14 powerful cards to add.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Disruptor of Currents
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Silvergill Mentor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Champions of the Shoal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grand Architect
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
70%synergy
Containment Construct
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Kelpie Guide
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Silver Myr
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Clever Conjurer
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Forensic Researcher
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
High Tide
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Fatestitcher
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Ominous Seas
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Mischievous Mystic
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Nadir Kraken
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Homunculus Horde
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Looter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Omen Hawker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Tidewater Minion
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
North Pole Patrol
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Foundry Inspector
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Scholar
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Palladium Myr
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Pili-Pala
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Chief Engineer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Master of Etherium
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Transplant Theorist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
The Reality Chip
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thought Monitor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Assistant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Survivor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Katara, Bending Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flexible Waterbender
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Geyser Leaper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Courier
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Master of Waves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Network Disruptor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Argentum Masticore
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Scour for Scrap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Banishing Knack
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Turnabout
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Circular Logic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Retraction Helix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Long-Term Plans
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Trickbind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Meeting of Minds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dissipate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Defabricate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Foil
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Engulf the Shore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Shore Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Annul
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Crashing Wave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtcast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Energy Tap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Aether Gale
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Artful Dodge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thopter Fabricator
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Manifold Key
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Imposter Mech
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Monument to Endurance
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bag of Holding
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Possession Engine
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mindlink Mech
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Voltaic Key
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Unwinding Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cloud Key
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Moonsilver Key
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deluxe Dragster
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Subterranean Schooner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Currency Converter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Font of Progress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sage's Nouliths
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Regalia
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Thief's Knife
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Repurposing Bay
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Mangler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Aether Syphon
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Drake Haven
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Wizard Class
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Second Wind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Redaction
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Opposition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thought Reflection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Zoetic Glyph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Telekinetic Bonds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Agna Qel'a
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Archway of Innovation
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Remote Isle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tolaria West
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
The Surgical Bay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Reef Roads
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Paradise Mantle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Command Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy