Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Shameless Charlatan (Commander) - Core

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Shameless Charlatan
Rank #3,350
11decks
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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Faerie Artisans
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Nascent Metamorph
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Schema Thief
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Resculpt
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Bident of Thassa
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Omen Hawker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Chasm Skulker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Nadir Kraken
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Shift
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
18%synergy
High Tide
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Undercover Operative
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Body Double
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Starbreach Whale
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Starwinder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Copycrook
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sludge Monster
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mulldrifter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Gigantoplasm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Clever Conjurer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
The Flood of Mars
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Kelpie Guide
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Oneirophage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Reef Worm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Silver Myr
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Body of Knowledge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Stunt Double
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Instants
See Double
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Run Away Together
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Archmage's Charm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Wash Away
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Evacuation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Jwari Disruption
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Shore Up
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Mental Modulation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Scour for Scrap
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Mizzium Skin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Unsummon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Escape Detection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
A Little Chat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Diviner's Portent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Geistwave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Domineering Will
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Glint
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blustersquall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cyber Conversion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Intervene
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diminish
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dissolve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dissipate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Scattering Stroke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Consider
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Defabricate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fading Hope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Redirect
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Replication
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Spectral Deluge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Sakashima's Will
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Commit // Memory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Whelming Wave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Temur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stall Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Season of Weaving
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Forgery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Inscription of Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pull from the Deep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Modify Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Identity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mind Spring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Tears
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Clone Legion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
One with the Machine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Concentrate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mass Appeal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Universal Surveillance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtcast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Distorting Wake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Invoke the Winds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tidings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quasiduplicate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mirage Mirror
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Blade of Shared Souls
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mindlink Mech
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Nettlecyst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
The Everflowing Well
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Manifold Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Mirror Box
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Cube
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fireshrieker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Strata Scythe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Shard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mimic Vat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dermotaxi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diviner's Wand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Birthing Boughs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Imposter Mech
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dress Down
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Copy Land
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
As Foretold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Unable to Scream
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nerd Rage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Gossip's Talent
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Robe of Mirrors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Trade Routes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Verity Circle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Protective Bubble
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aqueous Form
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Meishin, the Mind Cage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sleep with the Fishes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eel Umbra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Exchange of Words
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spreading Seas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Dilation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Quest for Ancient Secrets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Veiled Serpent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Back from the Brink
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Copy Enchantment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Take Flight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Mordenkainen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Halimar Depths
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Castle Vantress
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Remote Isle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Tolaria West
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Edge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Cataract
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ice Floe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Shelldock Isle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
The Surgical Bay
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Skyclave Relic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Forger's Foundry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Grafstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy