Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer (Commander)

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Rank #2,880
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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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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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-12%synergy
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-29%synergy
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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12%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Curiosity
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-16%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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-10%synergy
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3%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-10%synergy
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3%synergy
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Arcane Signet
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3%synergy
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-5%synergy
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33%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-11%synergy
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20%synergy
Mind Stone
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4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-17%synergy
Patriar's Seal
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12%synergy
Sky Diamond
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3%synergy
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10%synergy
Fire Diamond
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1%synergy
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-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-11%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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3%synergy
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-9%synergy
Training Center
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-5%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-13%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-13%synergy
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-3%synergy
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19%synergy
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-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
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-1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-5%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
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9%synergy
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-5%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Polluted Delta
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-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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-3%synergy
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-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
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-1%synergy
Prismari Campus
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1%synergy
Thundering Falls
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-14%synergy
Flooded Strand
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-5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
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5%synergy