Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Shameless Charlatan (Commander)

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Shameless Charlatan
Rank #3,514
45decks
Background image for Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
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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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Omen Hawker
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Faerie Artisans
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Chasm Skulker
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Training Grounds
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
12%synergy
High Tide
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Hydroelectric Specimen
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Body of Knowledge
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
PuPu UFO
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Loyal Drake
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Sludge Monster
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Voracious Greatshark
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Reef Worm
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Phantasmal Image
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Starwinder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Mockingbird
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Copycrook
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Detective of the Month
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Oneirophage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima's Student
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nadir Kraken
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Pit Automaton
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
The Flood of Mars
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Evacuation
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Reins of Power
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Mirrorform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Shore Up
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Long-Term Plans
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Perplexing Test
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
True Polymorph
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Blur
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mizzium Skin
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Unsummon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Misdirection
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Commandeer
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Spectral Deluge
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Swine
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima's Will
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Whelming Wave
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Energy Tap
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Infinite
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Mastery
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Wash Out
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Shared Souls
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Mindlink Mech
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Helm of the Host
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Heartstone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Box
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Proft's Eidetic Memory
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Endless Evil
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Court of Vantress
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mechanized Production
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Copy Land
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mind Over Matter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Artificer Class
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Thought Lash
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Dress Down
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Castle Vantress
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
War Room
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Halimar Depths
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Tolaria West
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Archway of Innovation
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Remote Isle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Arid Archway
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Jwari Disruption
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Umara Wizard
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy