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

Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 15, 2025
Five Commander Ideas To Build in Azorius and Still Have Fun
Can Arnaud find some unique builds that go against the typical Azorius patterns for Commander? Check this Branching Out to see for yourself.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Harmonized Trio
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Retribution of the Ancients
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Soul Diviner
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Graveshifter
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Fain, the Broker
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Universal Automaton
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Venomous Changeling
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Omni-Changeling
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Skeletal Changeling
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Shapesharer
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Moonglove Changeling
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Mistwalker
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Changeling
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Clever Conjurer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Big Game Hunter
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Barkform Harvester
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Vindictive Lich
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Aether Channeler
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Cairn Wanderer
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Absorb Identity
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Flare of Denial
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Concerted Defense
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Wild Unraveling
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Alliance
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-24%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Unsubstantiate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Nameless Inversion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Coveted Prize
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Exterminate!
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Peer Pressure
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Whelming Wave
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Crux of Fate
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Crippling Fear
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mass Appeal
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Step Through
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Thwart the Grave
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Money
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cateran Summons
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Diviner's Wand
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Runed Stalactite
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Birthing Boughs
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Amorphous Axe
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Faces of the Past
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Training Grounds
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Discovery
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Rooftop Storm
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Double Down
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Contract
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Mischief
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Nesting Grounds
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree City
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Swarmyard
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Mutavault
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Legends
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Springleaf Drum
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Patriar's Seal
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
White Lotus Tile
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Holdout Settlement
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Glen
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Turtle Lair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Abundant Countryside
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy