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

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Haunted One
Rank #2,107
48decks
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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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99%synergy
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98%synergy
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98%synergy
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94%synergy
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93%synergy
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92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
92%synergy
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91%synergy
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91%synergy
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90%synergy
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81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
81%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
78%synergy
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83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
79%synergy
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79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
79%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
73%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
69%synergy
Cairn Wanderer
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
69%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
65%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
60%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Will
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Echoes
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Mistform Ultimus
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Scion of Oona
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
40%synergy
The Scarab God
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Sea Gate Loremaster
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Barkform Harvester
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Prosperous Thief
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Grell Philosopher
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Sliver
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Syphon Sliver
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Shifting Sliver
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Captivating Vampire
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Soul Diviner
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Fain, the Broker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Thief of Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Nimble Trapfinder
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grim Haruspex
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mistform Warchief
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Absorb Identity
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
50%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Concerted Defense
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Spell Stutter
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Alliance
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Coveted Prize
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Whelming Wave
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Crux of Fate
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Exterminate!
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Peer Pressure
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Mass Appeal
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thwart the Grave
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Last Reckoning
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Step Through
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pyre of Heroes
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Runed Stalactite
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Birthing Boughs
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Herald's Horn
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Crystal Shard
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Amorphous Axe
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Erratic Portal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Rooftop Storm
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Wizard Class
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Contract
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Faces of the Past
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Necroduality
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Double Down
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Swarmyard
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Mutavault
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Nesting Grounds
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Legends
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Holdout Settlement
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Glen
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy