Zaffai, Thunder Conductor (Commander)

DougY
Aug 2, 2024
Top 10 Free Spells
There's no free lunch in Commander, unless you're talking about free spells, that is. Doug shows us alternative costs and tricks of the trade when you're short on mana value.
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MTGStocks
Untimely Malfunction
43% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
38% of 8 decks +33% synergy
Cursed Recording
6% of 124 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Apex of Power
78% of 1532 decks +73% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
72% of 1532 decks +67% synergy
Volcanic Vision
69% of 1532 decks +66% synergy
Rousing Refrain
71% of 1532 decks +66% synergy
Mana Geyser
87% of 1532 decks +65% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
77% of 1532 decks +62% synergy
Brass's Bounty
71% of 1532 decks +62% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
64% of 1532 decks +58% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
59% of 1532 decks +56% synergy
Muse Vortex
55% of 1532 decks +54% synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
79% of 1532 decks +40% synergy
Seething Song
73% of 1532 decks +54% synergy
Blasphemous Act
70% of 1532 decks +28% synergy
Ponder
69% of 1532 decks +29% synergy
Brainstorm
67% of 1532 decks +18% synergy
Dig Through Time
65% of 1532 decks +50% synergy
Expressive Iteration
64% of 1532 decks +42% synergy
Mind Stone
62% of 1532 decks +32% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
62% of 1532 decks +30% synergy
Treasure Cruise
60% of 1532 decks +43% synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
57% of 1532 decks +20% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
55% of 118 decks +13% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
55% of 1532 decks +34% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
49% of 1532 decks +37% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
48% of 1423 decks +31% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38% of 162 decks +17% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
38% of 1532 decks +36% synergy
Magnus the Red
33% of 1131 decks +30% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33% of 265 decks +14% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
32% of 1532 decks +31% synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
32% of 1532 decks +31% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
31% of 1532 decks +30% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
31% of 1532 decks +24% synergy
Wildfire Devils
26% of 1532 decks +25% synergy
Wizards of Thay
26% of 1277 decks +20% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
25% of 1532 decks +23% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
24% of 118 decks +12% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24% of 1532 decks +12% synergy
Radiant Performer
22% of 1532 decks +22% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
22% of 1532 decks +20% synergy
Haughty Djinn
21% of 1216 decks +13% synergy
Guttersnipe
21% of 1532 decks -5% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
21% of 965 decks +12% synergy
Crackling Drake
20% of 1532 decks +17% synergy
Inferno Project
19% of 1532 decks +19% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
19% of 43 decks -9% synergy
Young Pyromancer
18% of 1532 decks -3% synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
18% of 356 decks +15% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
18% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Spectacle Mage
17% of 1532 decks +16% synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
17% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17% of 1532 decks -14% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
16% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
15% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15% of 1071 decks -10% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of 165 decks +1% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
14% of 1391 decks +12% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13% of 1532 decks +8% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13% of 809 decks +9% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
13% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
12% of 470 decks +4% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12% of 1532 decks +9% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12% of 1216 decks +1% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11% of 210 decks +2% synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11% of 1216 decks +8% synergy
Living Lore
11% of 1532 decks +10% synergy
Roaming Throne
10% of 470 decks +3% synergy
Wandering Archaic
10% of 1532 decks +8% synergy
Mocking Sprite
9% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Aetherspouts
53% of 1532 decks +49% synergy
Resculpt
49% of 1532 decks +38% synergy
Reinterpret
49% of 1532 decks +45% synergy
Counterspell
39% of 1532 decks -16% synergy
Frantic Search
33% of 1532 decks -5% synergy
Electrodominance
32% of 1532 decks +26% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
31% of 1532 decks +22% synergy
Chaos Warp
28% of 1532 decks -19% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
27% of 1391 decks +18% synergy
Comet Storm
27% of 1532 decks +19% synergy
Mystic Confluence
27% of 1532 decks +21% synergy
Invert Polarity
27% of 192 decks +4% synergy
Narset's Reversal
24% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Sink into Stupor
24% of 200 decks +1% synergy
Complete the Circuit
22% of 771 decks +19% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20% of 1532 decks -11% synergy
Spell Swindle
19% of 1532 decks +13% synergy
Magma Opus
18% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Negate
18% of 1532 decks -18% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18% of 1532 decks +12% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
18% of 1277 decks +13% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
18% of 1532 decks +13% synergy
Opt
17% of 1532 decks -19% synergy
Mystical Tutor
17% of 1532 decks -7% synergy
Prismari Command
15% of 1532 decks +1% synergy
Silundi Vision
15% of 1532 decks +9% synergy
Reiterate
15% of 1532 decks +8% synergy
Pongify
14% of 1532 decks -13% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 1532 decks -14% synergy
Practical Research
13% of 1532 decks +12% synergy
Teach by Example
13% of 1532 decks +10% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13% of 1532 decks +4% synergy
Mana Drain
13% of 1532 decks -4% synergy
Transcendent Message
12% of 809 decks +8% synergy
Display of Power
11% of 656 decks +8% synergy
Fiery Fall
11% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Flame of Anor
11% of 625 decks -4% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Reverberate
11% of 1532 decks +5% synergy
Invoke Calamity
10% of 1339 decks +8% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 1532 decks -2% synergy
Big Score
10% of 1303 decks -12% synergy
Traumatic Visions
10% of 1532 decks +9% synergy
Reality Shift
9% of 1532 decks -6% synergy
Return the Favor
9% of 277 decks +1% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9% of 1532 decks -11% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9% of 1303 decks -19% synergy
Lightning Bolt
9% of 1532 decks -16% synergy
Creative Outburst
9% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Consider
8% of 1391 decks -12% synergy
Sorceries
Epic Experiment
57% of 1532 decks +50% synergy
Creative Technique
53% of 1532 decks +51% synergy
Mind's Desire
53% of 1532 decks +46% synergy
Faithless Looting
51% of 1532 decks +19% synergy
Surge to Victory
51% of 1532 decks +47% synergy
Serum Visions
48% of 1532 decks +28% synergy
Aether Gale
48% of 1532 decks +45% synergy
Explosive Singularity
41% of 1339 decks +39% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
38% of 1532 decks +19% synergy
Fiery Encore
37% of 1532 decks +36% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
36% of 470 decks +29% synergy
Jeska's Will
26% of 1532 decks -6% synergy
Crackle with Power
25% of 1532 decks +18% synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
23% of 1532 decks +22% synergy
Preordain
23% of 1532 decks -14% synergy
Finale of Promise
22% of 1532 decks +17% synergy
Lórien Revealed
22% of 600 decks +14% synergy
Calamity of Cinders
21% of 29 decks +18% synergy
Time Stretch
20% of 1532 decks +16% synergy
Solve the Equation
19% of 1532 decks +3% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
19% of 1532 decks +18% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
18% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Season of Weaving
18% of 118 decks +6% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
18% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
17% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Finale of Revelation
17% of 1532 decks +10% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
16% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Portent of Calamity
15% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Curse of the Swine
14% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Vandalblast
13% of 1532 decks -15% synergy
Banefire
13% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
12% of 1532 decks +9% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of 1532 decks +3% synergy
Temporal Trespass
12% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Season of the Bold
12% of 118 decks +7% synergy
Multiple Choice
11% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Time Warp
11% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Hell to Pay
11% of 295 decks +8% synergy
Sundering Eruption
11% of 195 decks +4% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
10% of 984 decks +7% synergy
Spelltwine
9% of 1532 decks +8% synergy
Elemental Eruption
9% of 265 decks -4% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9% of 1532 decks +4% synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8% of 1277 decks +5% synergy
Past in Flames
8% of 1532 decks -4% synergy
Song of Totentanz
8% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Ignite Memories
8% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Immolating Gyre
7% of 1532 decks +5% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7% of 480 decks +3% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7% of 325 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
44% of 942 decks +35% synergy
Primal Amulet
31% of 1532 decks +23% synergy
Twinning Staff
15% of 1532 decks +10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of 1532 decks -3% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 1532 decks -17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 1532 decks -22% synergy
Wand of Wonder
8% of 1277 decks +2% synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8% of 397 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Metallurgic Summonings
60% of 1532 decks +53% synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
56% of 1532 decks +53% synergy
Double Vision
35% of 1532 decks +29% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
28% of 29 decks -5% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
25% of 1532 decks +9% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
24% of 379 decks +10% synergy
Sorcerer Class
20% of 1405 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18% of 1303 decks +9% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
16% of 1532 decks +11% synergy
Shark Typhoon
14% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Rhystic Study
13% of 1532 decks -15% synergy
Festival of Embers
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
One with the Multiverse
10% of 1071 decks +6% synergy
Artist's Talent
9% of 118 decks -5% synergy
Arcane Melee
9% of 1532 decks +8% synergy
Fiery Inscription
8% of 637 decks -6% synergy
Font of Magic
7% of 1277 decks +6% synergy
Storm of Saruman
7% of 668 decks +3% synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
6% of 1532 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Remora
5% of 1532 decks -15% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7% of 731 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
43% of 1532 decks +41% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
33% of 1532 decks +20% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
19% of 118 decks -12% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13% of 834 decks +9% synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12% of 1532 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78% of 1532 decks +26% synergy
Temple of the False God
50% of 1532 decks +39% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
44% of 1532 decks +43% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
44% of 1532 decks +40% synergy
Forgotten Cave
42% of 1532 decks +34% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
41% of 1532 decks +33% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36% of 1532 decks +7% synergy
Memorial to Genius
28% of 1532 decks +27% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
25% of 1532 decks +23% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
25% of 1532 decks +23% synergy
Blighted Cataract
22% of 1532 decks +21% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12% of 1532 decks +1% synergy
Castle Vantress
12% of 1532 decks +5% synergy
Restless Spire
11% of 549 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10% of 1339 decks -9% synergy
Rivendell
7% of 668 decks +1% synergy
Ancient Tomb
6% of 1532 decks -5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93% of 1532 decks +8% synergy
Sol Ring
93% of 1532 decks +5% synergy
Izzet Signet
82% of 1532 decks +15% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
79% of 1532 decks +21% synergy
Hedron Archive
38% of 1532 decks +33% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
34% of 1532 decks +33% synergy
Thought Vessel
28% of 1532 decks -8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 1532 decks -14% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
19% of 1532 decks +18% synergy
Thran Dynamo
17% of 1532 decks +10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
15% of 1532 decks -4% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11% of 1303 decks +9% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 1532 decks +4% synergy
Gilded Lotus
9% of 1532 decks +3% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 1532 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 1277 decks -5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
8% of 1532 decks +4% synergy
Fire Diamond
7% of 1532 decks -3% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 1532 decks -6% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93% of 1532 decks +6% synergy
Shivan Reef
82% of 1532 decks +24% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
73% of 1532 decks +29% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
73% of 1532 decks +29% synergy
Myriad Landscape
64% of 1532 decks +41% synergy
Exotic Orchard
63% of 1532 decks +29% synergy
Sulfur Falls
48% of 1532 decks -13% synergy
Prismari Campus
47% of 1532 decks +39% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38% of 1532 decks -2% synergy
Steam Vents
33% of 1532 decks -14% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32% of 1358 decks -4% synergy
Training Center
32% of 1532 decks -14% synergy
Study Hall
31% of 1532 decks +30% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29% of 1532 decks -8% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22% of 1532 decks -5% synergy
Thundering Falls
22% of 379 decks -3% synergy
Ferrous Lake
21% of 306 decks -10% synergy
Scalding Tarn
19% of 1532 decks -10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17% of 1532 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 1532 decks -5% synergy
Molten Tributary
12% of 1216 decks -1% synergy
Fiery Islet
10% of 1532 decks -12% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 1532 decks -4% synergy
Volcanic Island
7% of 1532 decks -6% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 1532 decks -2% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7% of 1532 decks -4% synergy
Volatile Fjord
6% of 1532 decks -2% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6% of 1532 decks -5% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6% of 1423 decks -5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
5% of 1532 decks -9% synergy