Willowdusk, Essence Seer (Commander) - Expensive Core

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Scheming Silvertongue
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vampire Nighthawk
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Vault Skirge
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Gyre Sage
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Spike Feeder
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Bloodtracker
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
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Black Market Connections
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
The Ozolith
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Mortality Spear
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Branching Evolution
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Corpsejack Menace
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Darkstar Augur
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Fell Beast of Mordor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Leyline Prowler
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ouroboroid
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Blood
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Banehound
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Blood Celebrant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Essence Warden
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Doom Whisperer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ageless Entity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Honor Troll
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Keen Duelist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Momentous Fall
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hatred
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Predator's Rapport
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Tend the Pests
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Spite
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Weather the Storm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ram Through
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Vendetta
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Call
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Essence Harvest
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Pest Infestation
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Essence Pulse
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Killing Wave
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Consumption
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Damnable Pact
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Contract
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Pain's Reward
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bushwhack
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Life's Legacy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Revival Experiment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Life // Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Contest of Claws
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Bargain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Whip of Erebos
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Basilisk Collar
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
The Great Henge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Venser's Journal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Domination
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Eye of Vecna
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Hand of Vecna
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Excalibur II
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Mantle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Druidic Satchel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sun Droplet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Greed
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Sylvan Library
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sanguine Bond
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Font of Agonies
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Instill Energy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dark Tutelage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Channeling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Trudge Garden
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dying Wish
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Blight Mound
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Primal Rage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Paradise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Chosen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Feast on the Fallen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Witch's Clinic
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sapseep Forest
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Cottage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Shire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Staff of Compleation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Pristine Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Patriar's Seal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Wood
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Mire
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Bayou
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Jungle Hollow
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Hidden Hideout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Festering Thicket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Study Hall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Grand Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy