Varolz, the Scar-Striped (Commander) - Optimized

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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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bebop & Rocksteady
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Super Shredder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Death's Shadow
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Buried Alive
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Entomb
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Force of Savagery
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Fauna Shaman
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Unmarked Grave
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Birds of Paradise
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Brawn
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Elvish Mystic
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Llanowar Elves
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Hunted Horror
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Crop Rotation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Worldly Tutor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Corpsejack Menace
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Lotleth Troll
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Protean Hulk
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Old Stickfingers
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Yargle and Multani
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Soulgorger
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Skull Prophet
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Rotting Regisaur
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Eternal Witness
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Nyxathid
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Arbor Elf
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lesser Masticore
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Body Snatcher
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Moonshadow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Fiend Artisan
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Baloth Prime
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Thug
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Groundbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lord of Extinction
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Formidable Speaker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Plague Stinger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hermit Druid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Grim Flayer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Lupine Prototype
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Dosan the Falling Leaf
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Veil of Summer
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Abrupt Decay
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Claim
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Salvage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Autumn's Veil
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Strike
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Putrefy
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Momentous Fall
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Berserk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Force of Vigor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Invigorating Surge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Shallow Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Jarad's Orders
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Final Parting
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Finale of Devastation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Life // Death
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Life from the Loam
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Essence Harvest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Natural Order
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mulch
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Season of Gathering
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Life's Legacy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-27%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Therapy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Collective Brutality
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Commune with the Gods
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Zombify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Key to the City
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Embalmer's Tools
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Convergence of Dominion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Wild Growth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Necromancy
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Rancor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Hardened Scales
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Pernicious Deed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Primal Rage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Death's Presence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Loading Zone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Dryad Arbor
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Woodland
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Tree of Tales
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Twilight Mire
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Bayou
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Underground Mortuary
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Windswept Heath
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Wooded Foothills
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Blooming Marsh
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Wastewood Verge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Deathcap Glade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Gilt-Leaf Palace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Vernal Fen
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-11%synergy
Festering Thicket
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy