Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Haunted One (Commander) - Budget

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Haunted One
Rank #2,114
35decks
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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
Let's look at a Doctor Who legend that's on the cusp of popularity. Alistair, the Brigadier wants to make the most historic Soldier army.
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Firdoch Core
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Rooftop Percher
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
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Retribution of the Ancients
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
71%synergy
Soul Diviner
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Graveshifter
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Universal Automaton
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Venomous Changeling
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Skeletal Changeling
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Viscera Seer
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Fain, the Broker
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Wizard Class
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Mistwalker
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Moonglove Changeling
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Changeling
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Clever Conjurer
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Cairn Wanderer
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Barkform Harvester
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Mistform Ultimus
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Realmwright
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Shapesharer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Novijen Sages
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Portal Mage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Prosperous Thief
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Nekrataal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Lu Xun, Scholar General
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Aether Channeler
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Invisible Stalker
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Big Game Hunter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Dockside Chef
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Hostage Taker
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
North Pole Patrol
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Foggy Swamp Spirit Keeper
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Wits
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Wizard's Retort
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Absorb Identity
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lose Focus
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Concerted Defense
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Wild Unraveling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Wash Away
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Nocturnal Hunger
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Octopus Form
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Sapphire Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sage's Dousing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Cobble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Into the Roil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Alliance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chill of the Grave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Act
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Triton Tactics
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Anticipate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Step Through
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Exterminate!
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Distant Melody
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Prize
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Thwart the Grave
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Whelming Wave
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Crux of Fate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Peer Pressure
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mass Appeal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Unending Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Aether Snap
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Destroy the Evidence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Last Reckoning
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Grave Exchange
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Birthing Boughs
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Runed Stalactite
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Navigation Orb
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Diviner's Wand
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Shard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Hand of Vecna
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Giant's Amulet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gallows at Willow Hill
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Amorphous Axe
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Relic Amulet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Rooftop Storm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Faces of the Past
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dark Privilege
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Selection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Training Grounds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Swarmyard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
High Market
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Sol Ring
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
-31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Legends
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Choked Estuary
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Holdout Settlement
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Shire Terrace
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gond Gate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-42%synergy
Abundant Countryside
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy