Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer (Commander) - Budget

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
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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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Shoreline Looter
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Gudul Lurker
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Slither Blade
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Wizard Class
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Ingot Chewer
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
56%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
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44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
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44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Oneirophage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Malcolm, the Eyes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Goldhound
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Looter il-Kor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
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Mercurial Spelldancer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Network Disruptor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Invisible Stalker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Phoenix Chick
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Forensic Researcher
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Grayscaled Gharial
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Metathran Soldier
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Homunculus Horde
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Hookblade Veteran
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mountain Goat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Pteramander
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Zephyr Winder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Aether Figment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tandem Lookout
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spectral Adversary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Bronze Walrus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Thalakos Seer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tuktuk Rubblefort
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Taunting Kobold
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
River Sneak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Prosperous Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Warkite Marauder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Departed Deckhand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Spectral Sailor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Cloudfin Raptor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Frantic Scapegoat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blur
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Lose Focus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Earth Tremor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blustersquall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Brackish Blunder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Aetherspouts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Bane's Contingency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Axe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Repeal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-42%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Memory Deluge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Blast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Out of Air
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lunar Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spiraling Embers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thunderwave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Self-Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Modify Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mists of Lórien
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Heist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Master the Way
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Strings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Twisted Fealty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
You've Been Caught Stealing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
By Force
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Daring Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Goggles of Night
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bident of Thassa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Quietus Spike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Trailblazer's Torch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Barrow-Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pirate Hat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swashbuckler's Whip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mystery Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ivory Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Coastal Piracy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Inertia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stunning Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bulwark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blood Mist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorcerer Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Nerd Rage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Five-Alarm Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shiny Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Korvold and the Noble Thief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Break Through the Line
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Etali's Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stop Cold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Restless Spire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Madblind Mountain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Remote Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Edge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dwarven Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Cataract
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Caves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Crater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Moonring Island
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Sol Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Sky Diamond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Fire Diamond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-27%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Solar Transformer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-37%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Molten Tributary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Library
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy