Varolz, the Scar-Striped (Commander) - Optimized

Cooper Gottfried
Feb 16, 2026
A New Commander Brew with Dina, Essence Brewer
We're returning to Strixhaven, and thankfully that means we're getting new versions of favorite characters, like Dina, Essence Brewer.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Fen
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Grave Researcher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Dina's Guidance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Entomb
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
77%synergy
Death's Shadow
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Buried Alive
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Birds of Paradise
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Fauna Shaman
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Unmarked Grave
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Veil of Summer
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Llanowar Elves
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Elvish Mystic
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Abrupt Decay
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Sylvan Library
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Crop Rotation
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Worldly Tutor
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Mox Diamond
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Fyndhorn Elves
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Brawn
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Protean Hulk
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Force of Savagery
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Soulgorger
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Hunted Horror
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Viscera Seer
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lotleth Troll
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Eternal Witness
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Lesser Masticore
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Moonshadow
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Body Snatcher
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Rotting Regisaur
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Old Stickfingers
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Arbor Elf
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Skull Prophet
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Yargle and Multani
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Super Shredder
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Nyxathid
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Thug
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Diviner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Baloth Prime
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Gravecrawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Hermit Druid
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Grim Flayer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Fiend Artisan
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dosan the Falling Leaf
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Nature's Claim
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Heroic Intervention
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Autumn's Veil
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Ad Nauseam
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Slaughter Pact
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Strike
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Salvage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Force of Vigor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Shallow Grave
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Berserk
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Momentous Fall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Chord of Calling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Boon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Summoner's Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Culling Ritual
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Finale of Devastation
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Life // Death
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Final Parting
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Natural Order
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Life from the Loam
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Jarad's Orders
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Lively Dirge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Therapy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Rampant Growth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Cultivate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Essence Harvest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Life's Legacy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Season of Gathering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Collective Brutality
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Key to the City
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Wild Growth
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Necromancy
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Rancor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Thran Vigil
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Scales
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Greater Good
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pernicious Deed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Dryad Arbor
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Shifting Woodland
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tree of Tales
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Signet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Overgrown Tomb
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Bayou
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Mire
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Underground Mortuary
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Windswept Heath
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Prismatic Vista
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Wooded Foothills
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Blooming Marsh
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Deathcap Glade
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-27%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Chasm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-12%synergy
Festering Thicket
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy