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

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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40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
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Soul Diviner
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Viscera Seer
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Fain, the Broker
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
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Glen Elendra Archmage
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Changeling Outcast
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
27%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Graveshifter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Aether Channeler
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Universal Automaton
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Patron Wizard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Clever Conjurer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Voidmage Prodigy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Portal Mage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Cursecatcher
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Hostage Taker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Venomous Changeling
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Wits
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shapesharer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Winter Eladrin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Docent of Perfection
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Novijen Sages
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Skeletal Changeling
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Denial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sage's Dousing
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Octopus Form
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Caustic Exhale
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Step Through
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Prize
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Whelming Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Diviner's Wand
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Clown Car
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fell Gravship
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Faces of the Past
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Training Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dark Privilege
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Mutavault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Northampton Farm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Legends
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Springleaf Drum
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Pillar of Origins
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Holdout Settlement
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Abundant Countryside
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy