Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander) - Expensive

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
Rank #1,652
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Background image for Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
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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49%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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79%synergy
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81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
70%synergy
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89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
66%synergy
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83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
64%synergy
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91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
64%synergy
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61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
60%synergy
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84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Endurance
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
54%synergy
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61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
50%synergy
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51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
48%synergy
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71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
47%synergy
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59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
43%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Chord of Calling
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Force of Negation
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
47%synergy
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54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Pact of Negation
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
46%synergy
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51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Veil of Summer
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
44%synergy
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94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
87%synergy
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83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
64%synergy
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73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
58%synergy
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61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Worldly Tutor
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Crop Rotation
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
41%synergy
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47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
47%synergy
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39%synergy
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44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Vitality
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
36%synergy
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42%synergy
Bloom Tender
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
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36%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Kiora's Follower
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Subtlety
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Haywire Mite
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37%synergy
Eternal Witness
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Drake
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35%synergy
Spellseeker
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Quirion Ranger
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
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29%synergy
Incubation Druid
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Boreal Druid
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
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30%synergy
Manglehorn
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Lesser Masticore
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Trophy Mage
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Tribute Mage
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
High Fae Trickster
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Young Wolf
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Roots
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Mockingbird
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Phantasmal Image
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Ouroboroid
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Chasm Skulker
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Flusterstorm
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Mental Misstep
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Mystical Tutor
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Force of Vigor
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Noxious Revival
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Claim
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Vitalize
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Misdirection
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Whir of Invention
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Delay
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Plasm Capture
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Double Major
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Intuition
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Quandrix Command
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Negate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Neoform
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Transmute Artifact
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-30%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Cultivate
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-38%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Natural Order
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Doppelgang
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Aether Mutation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Body of Research
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Blasting Station
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Repurposing Bay
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
The Great Henge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Wild Growth
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Mind Over Matter
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Sylvan Library
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Instill Energy
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Hardened Scales
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Earthcraft
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Exploration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Mistrise Village
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Shifting Woodland
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Thicket
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Mox Amber
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Breeding Pool
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Tropical Island
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
73%synergy
Misty Rainforest
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Forest
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Island
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Polluted Delta
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Flooded Strand
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Scalding Tarn
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Wooded Foothills
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Windswept Heath
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Hedge Maze
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Willowrush Verge
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-35%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-31%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy