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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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Rimekin Recluse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
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Soul Diviner
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
81%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
81%synergy
Viscera Seer
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
78%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
77%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
53%synergy
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Glen Elendra Archmage
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Fain, the Broker
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Changeling Outcast
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Graveshifter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Patron Wizard
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Clever Conjurer
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Voidmage Prodigy
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Universal Automaton
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Aether Channeler
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Venomous Changeling
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Fatestitcher
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Hostage Taker
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Wits
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Shapesharer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Winter Eladrin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vindictive Lich
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vedalken Anatomist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Portal Mage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Wizard's Retort
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Resculpt
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Sage's Dousing
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Step Through
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Prize
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unending Whisper
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Exterminate!
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Diviner's Wand
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fell Gravship
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Clown Car
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Faces of the Past
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Training Grounds
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dark Privilege
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Nesting Grounds
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Mutavault
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Rivendell
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Relic of Legends
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Patriar's Seal
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Holdout Settlement
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Starting Town
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
River of Tears
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy