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

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Scion of Halaster
Rank #2,922
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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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The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Siren Stormtamer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Chasm Skulker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Shriekmaw
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Merciless Executioner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Plaguecrafter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ornithopter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Likeness Looter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Pirated Copy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Omen Hawker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wonder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Skeleton Crew
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Aethersnipe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gollum, Scheming Guide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gravelighter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Runo Stromkirk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Aetherblade Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grim Hireling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Staunch Crewmate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Kelpie Guide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Aberration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Olivia's Dragoon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Corsair Captain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leveler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Hagra Mauling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Pile On
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Memory Plunder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Soul Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Countersquall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Join the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Counterpoint
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shred Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Spell Swindle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Vona's Hunger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Price of Fame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Soul Shatter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Twiddle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Disallow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Reins of Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mission Briefing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Emergency Weld
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Winternight Stories
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Final Parting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Reconstruction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Queen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Compulsive Research
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Charnel Serenade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fortuitous Find
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Library of Leng
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Trading Post
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Leyline Dowser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Sothera, the Supervoid
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Waste Not
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Copy Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Canonized in Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Inventive Iteration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ballad of the Black Flag
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Search for Azcanta
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necrogen Mists
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Oppression
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Detection Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Terrain Generator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Fen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Drownyard Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mouth of Ronom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Hidden Cataract
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Isle
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Waterfront District
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Conduit Pylons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-28%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-33%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Soured Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Esper Panorama
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Murky Sewer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy