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

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Harmonized Trio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Retribution of the Ancients
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
64%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Soul Diviner
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Graveshifter
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Universal Automaton
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Omni-Changeling
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Venomous Changeling
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Fain, the Broker
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Skeletal Changeling
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Shapesharer
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Moonglove Changeling
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Mistwalker
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Changeling
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Big Game Hunter
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Barkform Harvester
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Clever Conjurer
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Vindictive Lich
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Cairn Wanderer
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Hostage Taker
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Aether Channeler
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Phenomenon Investigators
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Negate
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Absorb Identity
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Denial
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Concerted Defense
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Alliance
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-24%synergy
Aetherize
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Unsubstantiate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Nameless Inversion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Wild Unraveling
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Coveted Prize
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Exterminate!
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Peer Pressure
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Whelming Wave
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Crux of Fate
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Crippling Fear
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Mass Appeal
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Step Through
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Thwart the Grave
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Blood Money
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cateran Summons
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Banner of Kinship
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Diviner's Wand
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Runed Stalactite
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Birthing Boughs
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Amorphous Axe
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Faces of the Past
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Training Grounds
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Discovery
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Rooftop Storm
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Double Down
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Contract
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Mischief
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Nesting Grounds
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Three Tree City
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Swarmyard
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Mutavault
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Signet
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Patriar's Seal
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Springleaf Drum
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
White Lotus Tile
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mox Jasper
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Holdout Settlement
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Glen
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Turtle Lair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Abundant Countryside
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy