Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (Commander) - Budget Control

Ethan Coover
Apr 15, 2026
The Best X-Cost Spell Combos in Commander
With the Quandrix school of Strixhaven so focused on X spells, now seems like a good time to run through the top X spell combo cards.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pensive Professor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Field of Ruin
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Opt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Wizard Class
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Aetherize
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Archmage of Runes
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Negate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
High Tide
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Chasm Skulker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Body of Knowledge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Mocking Sprite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Haughty Djinn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Noble Benefactor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sturmgeist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mockingbird
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Knowledge Seeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Oneirophage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Portal Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Strix Lookout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dakra Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sage of Days
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Graceful Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Steel Hellkite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Reality Chip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Willbreaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Essence Scatter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Resculpt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Commandeer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Refute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Brainsurge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Aetherspouts
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Foil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Archmage's Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptic Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Misdirection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Think Twice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Scour for Scrap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Stroke of Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Consign to Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retraction Helix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Barrier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dive Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Oona's Grace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nullify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Dazzling Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Knack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Daze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Turnabout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Insidious Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spell Swindle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Bribery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Donate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Portent of Calamity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Infinite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mind Spring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Index
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invoke the Winds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Merchant Scroll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Artful Dodge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Winged Words
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Open into Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dreadwaters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Boomerang Basics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
The Endstone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cloud Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mazemind Tome
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Magic Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Empyrial Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
World Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insight Engine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Meteor Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Curiosity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Favorable Winds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Thought Reflection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Coastal Piracy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Erasure
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Honest Work
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Nerd Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Military Intelligence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chronic Flooding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Soothsaying
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Accusation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Become the Pilot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fate Foretold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shared Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hive Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
War Tax
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Observed Stasis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Legend of Kuruk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chakra Meditation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Rivendell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Ghost Quarter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skyline Cascade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Secret Tunnel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Memorial to Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Dust Bowl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
White Lotus Hideout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rumble Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy