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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Omni-Changeling
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Turtle Lair
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Retribution of the Ancients
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
67%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Soul Diviner
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Graveshifter
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Universal Automaton
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Fain, the Broker
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Skeletal Changeling
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Venomous Changeling
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Shapesharer
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Mistwalker
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Moonglove Changeling
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Changeling
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Clever Conjurer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Big Game Hunter
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Cairn Wanderer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Faller's Faithful
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Barkform Harvester
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Sage of Fables
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Phenomenon Investigators
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
The Blue Spirit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Absorb Identity
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Wizard's Retort
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Concerted Defense
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Wild Unraveling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Alliance
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Act
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Trance
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Defabricate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Unsubstantiate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Coveted Prize
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Exterminate!
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Whelming Wave
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Peer Pressure
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Step Through
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Crux of Fate
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Mass Appeal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Crippling Fear
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thwart the Grave
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Crashing Wave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Cateran Summons
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Blood Money
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Diviner's Wand
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Herald's Horn
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Banner of Kinship
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Runed Stalactite
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Birthing Boughs
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Amorphous Axe
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Training Grounds
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Faces of the Past
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Rooftop Storm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Contract
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Double Down
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Mischief
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Nesting Grounds
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Three Tree City
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Mutavault
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Swarmyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Dimir Signet
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Patriar's Seal
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Springleaf Drum
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
White Lotus Tile
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Firdoch Core
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Holdout Settlement
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Secluded Glen
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy