Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander) - Expensive +1/+1 Counters

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
Rank #1,652
11decks
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Badgermole Cub
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chasm Skulker
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
66%synergy
Incubation Druid
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Omen Hawker
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Wizard Class
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Kiora's Follower
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Master Biomancer
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Heroic Intervention
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Swan Song
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Birds of Paradise
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Beast Within
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Hardened Scales
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Delighted Halfling
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Worldly Tutor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Cankerbloom
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Thrummingbird
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Danny Pink
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Ouroboroid
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Managorger Hydra
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Evolution Sage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Loyal Guardian
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Radagast the Brown
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Maester Seymour
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Evolution Witness
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Witness
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Elusive Otter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Beast Whisperer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Coiling Oracle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Spark Double
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Corridor Monitor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Pongify
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Inspiring Call
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Force of Vigor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Growth Spiral
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Fog
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Chord of Calling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Claim
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Simic Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Veil of Summer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Biomass Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Plasm Capture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Clash of Wills
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Silkguard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Snakeform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Summoner's Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Condescend
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Quandrix Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Shared Summons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Vitalize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Season of Gathering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Aether Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Explore
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Doppelgang
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Body of Research
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
33%synergy
The Ozolith
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blasting Station
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Heartstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Communal Brewing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Branching Evolution
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Burgeoning
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Exploration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Primal Empathy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Long List of the Ents
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fight Rigging
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fable of Wolf and Owl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Inexorable Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Instill Energy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Asceticism
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Abundant Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Court of Bounty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Karn's Bastion
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Emergence Zone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Thicket
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Simic Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Patriar's Seal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Breeding Pool
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Island
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Tropical Island
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Grove
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Hedge Maze
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Willowrush Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rimewood Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy