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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 15, 2025
Five Commander Ideas To Build in Azorius and Still Have Fun
Can Arnaud find some unique builds that go against the typical Azorius patterns for Commander? Check this Branching Out to see for yourself.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Incubation Druid
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Chasm Skulker
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Thrummingbird
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Wizard Class
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Master Biomancer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Hardened Scales
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Heroic Intervention
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Kiora's Follower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Delighted Halfling
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Omen Hawker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Beast Within
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Crop Rotation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Ouroboroid
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Cankerbloom
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Managorger Hydra
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Evolution Sage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Danny Pink
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Radagast the Brown
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Maester Seymour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Loyal Guardian
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Witness
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Skatewing Spy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Elusive Otter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Beast Whisperer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Haywire Mite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Silverback Elder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Trygon Predator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Tender Wildguide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Inspiring Call
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Vigor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Return to Nature
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Chord of Calling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Silkguard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Simic Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Biomass Mutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Plasm Capture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Clash of Wills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Entish Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Snakeform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Summoner's Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Condescend
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Quandrix Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Season of Gathering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Aether Mutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Explore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Doppelgang
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Body of Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
The Ozolith
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Tribute to the World Tree
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Communal Brewing
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Branching Evolution
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Burgeoning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Long List of the Ents
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Exploration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Elven Chorus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
One with the Kami
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Season
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fight Rigging
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fable of Wolf and Owl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mind Over Matter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Instill Energy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Abundant Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Karn's Bastion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Simic Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Patriar's Seal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Breeding Pool
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Grove
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Willowrush Verge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tropical Island
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Hedge Maze
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Rimewood Falls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy