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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Ezra Sassaman
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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Badgermole Cub
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chasm Skulker
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Incubation Druid
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Kiora's Follower
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Master Biomancer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Omen Hawker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Thrummingbird
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Heroic Intervention
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Wizard Class
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
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Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Beast Within
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Hardened Scales
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
The Great Henge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Delighted Halfling
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Worldly Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
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Pollywog Prodigy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Cankerbloom
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Ouroboroid
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Managorger Hydra
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Evolution Sage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Danny Pink
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Radagast the Brown
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Loyal Guardian
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Maester Seymour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Evolution Witness
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%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
Coiling Oracle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Spark Double
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Tender Wildguide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Pongify
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Force of Vigor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%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
Return to Nature
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%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
Double Major
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%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
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
Clash of Wills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%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
Shared Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Shore Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Vitalize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Season of Gathering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%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
Rishkar's Expertise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Doppelgang
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Body of Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%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
Rings of Brighthearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Communal Brewing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%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
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Burgeoning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Long List of the Ents
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Exploration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Primal Empathy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%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
Fable of Wolf and Owl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Elven Chorus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%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
Asceticism
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
Court of Bounty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%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
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Karn's Bastion
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%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
Simic Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%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
Breeding Pool
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Tropical Island
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Willowrush Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%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
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%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
Ancient Ziggurat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%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
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