Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander)

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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
Diligent Zookeeper
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Tiger-Seal
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Seeker
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Badgermole Cub
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chasm Skulker
56%inclusion391 decks700 decks
50%synergy
Omen Hawker
46%inclusion321 decks700 decks
44%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
42%inclusion296 decks700 decks
42%synergy
Wizard Class
46%inclusion322 decks700 decks
41%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
42%inclusion291 decks700 decks
40%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
46%inclusion319 decks700 decks
39%synergy
Cankerbloom
40%inclusion282 decks700 decks
37%synergy
Thrummingbird
40%inclusion283 decks700 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion275 decks700 decks
35%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
50%inclusion348 decks700 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion350 decks700 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion340 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
47%inclusion330 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Hardened Scales
46%inclusion325 decks700 decks
31%synergy
Kiora's Follower
46%inclusion324 decks700 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
42%inclusion294 decks700 decks
29%synergy
Incubation Druid
41%inclusion290 decks700 decks
34%synergy
Master Biomancer
41%inclusion285 decks700 decks
34%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
40%inclusion283 decks700 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Elves
40%inclusion283 decks700 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
30%inclusion209 decks700 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion123 decks700 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion93 decks700 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion83 decks700 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion80 decks700 decks
-10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion75 decks700 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
9.4%inclusion66 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
8.6%inclusion60 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion57 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion54 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Sakura-Tribe Elder
37%inclusion257 decks700 decks
17%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
34%inclusion235 decks700 decks
28%synergy
Radagast the Brown
34%inclusion235 decks700 decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion234 decks700 decks
27%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
32%inclusion224 decks700 decks
27%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
32%inclusion223 decks700 decks
24%synergy
Managorger Hydra
31%inclusion215 decks700 decks
25%synergy
Loyal Guardian
29%inclusion205 decks700 decks
27%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
29%inclusion156 decks547 decks
23%synergy
Elvish Mystic
28%inclusion198 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Delighted Halfling
28%inclusion196 decks700 decks
17%synergy
Eternal Witness
27%inclusion189 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
27%inclusion156 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Inga and Esika
27%inclusion188 decks700 decks
24%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion186 decks700 decks
21%synergy
Evolution Sage
25%inclusion177 decks700 decks
15%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
25%inclusion174 decks700 decks
23%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
24%inclusion167 decks700 decks
21%synergy
Beast Whisperer
24%inclusion166 decks700 decks
14%synergy
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
23%inclusion162 decks700 decks
16%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
23%inclusion162 decks700 decks
22%synergy
Coiling Oracle
23%inclusion161 decks700 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion156 decks700 decks
18%synergy
Poison Dart Frog
22%inclusion154 decks700 decks
15%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
22%inclusion153 decks700 decks
22%synergy
Quirion Beastcaller
22%inclusion152 decks700 decks
21%synergy
Skatewing Spy
21%inclusion147 decks700 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion119 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Tender Wildguide
20%inclusion110 decks550 decks
19%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
19%inclusion136 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Silverback Elder
19%inclusion135 decks700 decks
17%synergy
Fathom Mage
19%inclusion134 decks700 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Vitality
19%inclusion94 decks501 decks
11%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
18%inclusion127 decks700 decks
17%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
18%inclusion126 decks700 decks
16%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
18%inclusion125 decks700 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion119 decks700 decks
11%synergy
Frilled Mystic
17%inclusion119 decks700 decks
14%synergy
Topiary Stomper
17%inclusion119 decks700 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
17%inclusion99 decks584 decks
13%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
17%inclusion118 decks700 decks
15%synergy
Sharktocrab
16%inclusion115 decks700 decks
15%synergy
Reclamation Sage
16%inclusion112 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Elusive Otter
16%inclusion110 decks700 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
15%inclusion108 decks700 decks
9%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
15%inclusion107 decks700 decks
12%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
14%inclusion101 decks700 decks
10%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
14%inclusion100 decks700 decks
11%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
12%inclusion86 decks700 decks
9%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
11%inclusion80 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Negate
30%inclusion212 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
30%inclusion212 decks700 decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion209 decks700 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion204 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion188 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion176 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion134 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion122 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion113 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
15%inclusion104 decks700 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12%inclusion86 decks700 decks
8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Simic Charm
11%inclusion77 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion60 decks584 decks
-1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion69 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.0%inclusion63 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion62 decks700 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion60 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.4%inclusion59 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion58 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.1%inclusion57 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Decisive Denial
7.6%inclusion53 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion50 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
7.1%inclusion50 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.0%inclusion49 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Vitalize
6.9%inclusion48 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.6%inclusion46 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.3%inclusion44 decks700 decks
-7%synergy
Quandrix Command
6.3%inclusion44 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.1%inclusion43 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.1%inclusion43 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
5.9%inclusion41 decks700 decks
-8%synergy
Voidslime
5.9%inclusion41 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Plasm Capture
5.4%inclusion38 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.4%inclusion38 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.3%inclusion31 decks584 decks
2%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
40%inclusion282 decks700 decks
-7%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion220 decks700 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion198 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Wave Goodbye
28%inclusion196 decks700 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion193 decks700 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion120 decks700 decks
-6%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion97 decks700 decks
-11%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
13%inclusion90 decks700 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion81 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
11%inclusion78 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion71 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Explore
10%inclusion68 decks700 decks
-11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.4%inclusion59 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
7.9%inclusion55 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.7%inclusion54 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Neoform
7.3%inclusion51 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Oversimplify
6.0%inclusion42 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.9%inclusion41 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion236 decks700 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion188 decks700 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
21%inclusion144 decks700 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion84 decks700 decks
6%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion82 decks700 decks
3%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion29 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion70 decks700 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.3%inclusion58 decks700 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.9%inclusion55 decks700 decks
7%synergy
Monster Manual
7.7%inclusion54 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.4%inclusion52 decks700 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.0%inclusion42 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
5.4%inclusion38 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Proft's Eidetic Memory
34%inclusion230 decks671 decks
32%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33%inclusion229 decks700 decks
19%synergy
Branching Evolution
23%inclusion161 decks700 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion138 decks700 decks
15%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion100 decks548 decks
13%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
16%inclusion111 decks700 decks
11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
15%inclusion106 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion96 decks700 decks
10%synergy
Long List of the Ents
13%inclusion91 decks700 decks
13%synergy
Wild Growth
12%inclusion83 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
11%inclusion75 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion69 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9.3%inclusion65 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion64 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.9%inclusion62 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.6%inclusion60 decks700 decks
-7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.1%inclusion57 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Communal Brewing
7.7%inclusion42 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Instill Energy
6.7%inclusion47 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Loading Zone
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.7%inclusion40 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.4%inclusion38 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.3%inclusion37 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.0%inclusion35 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.0%inclusion35 decks700 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion91 decks700 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
13%inclusion89 decks700 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion486 decks700 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
27%inclusion191 decks700 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
23%inclusion158 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion140 decks700 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion125 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
17%inclusion120 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion118 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion115 decks700 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion97 decks700 decks
-8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13%inclusion93 decks700 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion84 decks700 decks
10%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
12%inclusion84 decks700 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion72 decks700 decks
-5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion29 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.1%inclusion57 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion44 decks700 decks
-6%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
5.7%inclusion40 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
5.7%inclusion40 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.3%inclusion37 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Lumbering Falls
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion540 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion402 decks700 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion356 decks700 decks
31%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion231 decks700 decks
28%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion131 decks700 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
18%inclusion128 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.0%inclusion49 decks700 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion44 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.3%inclusion44 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.7%inclusion40 decks700 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion39 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
5.4%inclusion38 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion681 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Island
97%inclusion678 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion597 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
58%inclusion403 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
55%inclusion386 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
47%inclusion326 decks700 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion303 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
43%inclusion298 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
41%inclusion289 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
40%inclusion280 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion279 decks700 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
39%inclusion271 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion227 decks700 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion187 decks700 decks
-4%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
26%inclusion179 decks700 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
23%inclusion161 decks700 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion155 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion119 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Thornwood Falls
19%inclusion131 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Willowrush Verge
18%inclusion72 decks404 decks
2%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion112 decks644 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion119 decks700 decks
-5%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion102 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion97 decks673 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion85 decks700 decks
-8%synergy
Tropical Island
12%inclusion85 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion74 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion60 decks584 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion71 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion67 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion62 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.7%inclusion61 decks700 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion60 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion55 decks700 decks
-7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.9%inclusion55 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.9%inclusion55 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.6%inclusion53 decks700 decks
-3%synergy
Rimewood Falls
7.4%inclusion52 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.7%inclusion47 decks700 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
6.3%inclusion44 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.1%inclusion43 decks700 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.9%inclusion41 decks700 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion37 decks700 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
-2%synergy