Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Scion of Halaster (Commander) - Core

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Scion of Halaster
Rank #2,959
7decks
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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Vizier of Tumbling Sands
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Omen Hawker
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Wonder
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Likeness Looter
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Massacre Wurm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Baleful Strix
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Agent Venom
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Twilight Diviner
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Chasm Skulker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Mockingbird
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Starwinder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mulldrifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Phantasmal Image
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kelpie Guide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ledger Shredder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Marang River Prowler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gorex, the Tombshell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demonlord of Ashmouth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Courier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Goremand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Foulmire Knight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Overwhelmed Archivist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
The Spot's Portal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Curtains' Call
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Mizzium Skin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Pile On
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-21%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Excavation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Plating
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Power Word Kill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Victim of Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Villainous Wrath
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Unearth
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Lunar Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Risky Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Fell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Terror Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Final Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Insight Engine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Whip of Erebos
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ominous Seas
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wizard Class
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gossip's Talent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dying to Serve
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fallen Ideal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul Enervation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rooftop Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Roost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hard Cover
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vault 12: The Necropolis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Necroduality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Invasion of Innistrad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-44%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Choked Estuary
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy