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Cas Hinds
Sep 22, 2025
Are "Hat Sets" Bad?
We've heard the term "Hat Sets," but what does it mean? Does the term hold up? Is the experience of them harmful to the game?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Waterbending Scroll
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spectral Sailor
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Harrier Strix
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Slither Blade
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Faerie Seer
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
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Brainstorm
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Frantic Search
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Chasm Skulker
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
42%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Homunculus Horde
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Shoreline Looter
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Gingerbrute
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Gudul Lurker
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Looter il-Kor
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Body of Knowledge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Slick Imitator
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Network Disruptor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Oneirophage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mockingbird
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mausoleum Wanderer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Invisible Stalker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Snaremaster Sprite
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Silver Raven
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Spyglass Siren
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Vandal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Pteramander
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Detective of the Month
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Wingcrafter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Tolarian Winds
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Archmage's Charm
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Brainsurge
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Opt
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Foil
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Refute
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Commandeer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Evacuation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Denial
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Forbid
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Remand
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Blink of an Eye
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Peek
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vapor Snag
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shore Up
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Quicken
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Abjure
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Think Twice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Secret Identity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse of Freedom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Essence Capture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thwart
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Unsummon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Tale's End
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reins of Power
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Flux
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
River's Rebuke
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Consuming Tide
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Winternight Stories
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mind Spring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Spectral Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Fade Away
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aether Syphon
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Bident of Thassa
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Hand of Vecna
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mask of Memory
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Empyrial Plate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
The Indomitable
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Credit Voucher
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Cryogen Relic
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Goggles of Night
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Ominous Seas
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Nerd Rage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Witness Protection
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Coastal Piracy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curious Obsession
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Combat Research
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Dissipation Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Weftwalking
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mordenkainen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Remote Isle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Starting Column
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Capital City
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy