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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Rite of the Dragoncaller
95% of 21 decks +51% synergy
Archmage of Runes
71% of 49 decks +42% synergy
Delightful Discovery
16% of 31 decks +15% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10% of 60 decks -12% synergy
Lunar Insight
10% of 31 decks +4% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Apex of Power
77% of 1479 decks +73% synergy
Rousing Refrain
71% of 1479 decks +66% synergy
Volcanic Vision
69% of 1479 decks +66% synergy
Mana Geyser
86% of 1479 decks +64% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
77% of 1479 decks +61% synergy
Brass's Bounty
71% of 1479 decks +61% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
63% of 1479 decks +58% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
59% of 1479 decks +57% synergy
Muse Vortex
55% of 1479 decks +54% synergy
Seething Song
72% of 1479 decks +53% synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
78% of 1479 decks +38% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
72% of 1479 decks +67% synergy
Blasphemous Act
69% of 1479 decks +27% synergy
Ponder
68% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Brainstorm
66% of 1479 decks +18% synergy
Dig Through Time
64% of 1479 decks +50% synergy
Expressive Iteration
63% of 1479 decks +41% synergy
Mind Stone
61% of 1479 decks +32% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
60% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
59% of 1479 decks +53% synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
56% of 1479 decks +20% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
54% of 1479 decks +33% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
51% of 185 decks +14% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
48% of 1380 decks +32% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
48% of 1479 decks +37% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
37% of 1479 decks +36% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34% of 234 decks +16% synergy
Magnus the Red
33% of 1166 decks +29% synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
32% of 1479 decks +31% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
31% of 1479 decks +30% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
31% of 338 decks +15% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
30% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
30% of 1479 decks +24% synergy
Wildfire Devils
26% of 1479 decks +25% synergy
Wizards of Thay
25% of 1267 decks +20% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
25% of 1479 decks +23% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
23% of 1479 decks +12% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
22% of 185 decks +13% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
21% of 1479 decks +19% synergy
Guttersnipe
21% of 1479 decks -6% synergy
Radiant Performer
21% of 1479 decks +20% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
20% of 1037 decks +11% synergy
Haughty Djinn
20% of 1221 decks +12% synergy
Crackling Drake
20% of 1479 decks +17% synergy
Inferno Project
19% of 1479 decks +19% synergy
Young Pyromancer
18% of 1479 decks -3% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
18% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
17% of 430 decks +15% synergy
Spectacle Mage
17% of 1479 decks +16% synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
16% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16% of 1479 decks -14% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
16% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14% of 1124 decks -9% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 242 decks +3% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
13% of 1357 decks +11% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
12% of 1479 decks +11% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12% of 1479 decks +10% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12% of 884 decks +8% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
12% of 543 decks +5% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11% of 1221 decks +0% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11% of 287 decks +2% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11% of 103 decks -7% synergy
Living Lore
10% of 1479 decks +10% synergy
Roaming Throne
10% of 489 decks +3% synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10% of 242 decks -1% synergy
Wandering Archaic
10% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10% of 1221 decks +7% synergy
Mocking Sprite
9% of 603 decks +6% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8% of 1316 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Aetherspouts
53% of 1479 decks +50% synergy
Resculpt
48% of 1479 decks +37% synergy
Reinterpret
48% of 1479 decks +45% synergy
Counterspell
38% of 1479 decks -17% synergy
Frantic Search
33% of 1479 decks -5% synergy
Electrodominance
32% of 1479 decks +26% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
31% of 1479 decks +22% synergy
Chaos Warp
28% of 1479 decks -19% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
26% of 1357 decks +17% synergy
Mystic Confluence
26% of 1479 decks +21% synergy
Comet Storm
26% of 1479 decks +19% synergy
Invert Polarity
25% of 262 decks +4% synergy
Narset's Reversal
24% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Complete the Circuit
22% of 816 decks +20% synergy
Sink into Stupor
21% of 271 decks +1% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19% of 1479 decks -11% synergy
Spell Swindle
19% of 1479 decks +13% synergy
Magma Opus
18% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18% of 1479 decks +12% synergy
Negate
18% of 1479 decks -19% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
17% of 1479 decks +13% synergy
Mystical Tutor
17% of 1479 decks -7% synergy
Opt
17% of 1479 decks -19% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
17% of 1267 decks +13% synergy
Silundi Vision
15% of 1479 decks +9% synergy
Prismari Command
15% of 1479 decks +0% synergy
Reiterate
14% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 1479 decks -15% synergy
Pongify
13% of 1479 decks -14% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13% of 1479 decks +5% synergy
Practical Research
13% of 1479 decks +12% synergy
Mana Drain
12% of 1479 decks -5% synergy
Teach by Example
12% of 1479 decks +9% synergy
Transcendent Message
12% of 884 decks +8% synergy
Display of Power
11% of 730 decks +8% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11% of 1479 decks +7% synergy
Reverberate
11% of 1479 decks +6% synergy
Fiery Fall
11% of 1479 decks +10% synergy
Flame of Anor
10% of 701 decks -4% synergy
Invoke Calamity
10% of 1316 decks +8% synergy
Reality Shift
10% of 1479 decks -6% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 1479 decks -2% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10% of 1286 decks -20% synergy
Big Score
9% of 1286 decks -12% synergy
Return the Favor
9% of 349 decks +2% synergy
Refute
9% of 32 decks -6% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9% of 1479 decks -11% synergy
Lightning Bolt
9% of 1479 decks -17% synergy
Traumatic Visions
9% of 1479 decks +9% synergy
Creative Outburst
9% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
59% of 1479 decks +42% synergy
Epic Experiment
56% of 1479 decks +49% synergy
Creative Technique
53% of 1479 decks +51% synergy
Mind's Desire
53% of 1479 decks +46% synergy
Surge to Victory
51% of 1479 decks +47% synergy
Faithless Looting
50% of 1479 decks +19% synergy
Aether Gale
48% of 1479 decks +45% synergy
Serum Visions
47% of 1479 decks +27% synergy
Explosive Singularity
41% of 1316 decks +39% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
37% of 1479 decks +19% synergy
Fiery Encore
36% of 1479 decks +35% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
33% of 543 decks +27% synergy
Jeska's Will
26% of 1479 decks -6% synergy
Crackle with Power
26% of 1479 decks +19% synergy
Preordain
22% of 1479 decks -14% synergy
Finale of Promise
22% of 1479 decks +17% synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
22% of 1479 decks +21% synergy
Lórien Revealed
21% of 675 decks +14% synergy
Time Stretch
20% of 1479 decks +17% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
19% of 1479 decks +18% synergy
Solve the Equation
19% of 1479 decks +3% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
19% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Finale of Revelation
18% of 1479 decks +11% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
17% of 1479 decks +11% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17% of 563 decks +12% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
15% of 1479 decks +14% synergy
Curse of the Swine
15% of 1479 decks +7% synergy
Season of Weaving
15% of 185 decks +6% synergy
Vandalblast
13% of 1479 decks -15% synergy
Banefire
13% of 1479 decks +10% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
12% of 1479 decks +9% synergy
Multiple Choice
12% of 1479 decks +11% synergy
Temporal Trespass
12% of 1479 decks +11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 1479 decks +3% synergy
Time Warp
11% of 1479 decks +7% synergy
Hell to Pay
11% of 368 decks +8% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
10% of 1056 decks +7% synergy
Spelltwine
10% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Calamity of Cinders
9% of 85 decks +8% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9% of 1479 decks +4% synergy
Sundering Eruption
9% of 265 decks +3% synergy
Portent of Calamity
9% of 101 decks +6% synergy
Elemental Eruption
9% of 338 decks -2% synergy
Season of the Bold
9% of 185 decks +5% synergy
Inspired Tinkering
9% of 1267 decks +5% synergy
Past in Flames
8% of 1479 decks -4% synergy
Ignite Memories
8% of 1479 decks +7% synergy
Immolating Gyre
7% of 1479 decks +6% synergy
Song of Totentanz
7% of 603 decks +3% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7% of 553 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
44% of 1014 decks +35% synergy
Hedron Archive
37% of 1479 decks +32% synergy
Primal Amulet
31% of 1479 decks +23% synergy
Twinning Staff
15% of 1479 decks +10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of 1479 decks -2% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 1479 decks -17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9% of 1479 decks -21% synergy
Wand of Wonder
8% of 1267 decks +2% synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7% of 471 decks +6% synergy
Cursed Recording
6% of 189 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Sunbird's Invocation
55% of 1479 decks +52% synergy
Double Vision
34% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
25% of 1479 decks +9% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
21% of 452 decks +9% synergy
Sorcerer Class
19% of 1368 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18% of 1286 decks +10% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
16% of 1479 decks +11% synergy
Shark Typhoon
14% of 1479 decks +7% synergy
Rhystic Study
13% of 1479 decks -15% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
11% of 85 decks -9% synergy
Artist's Talent
9% of 185 decks -3% synergy
Arcane Melee
9% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
One with the Multiverse
9% of 1124 decks +6% synergy
Fiery Inscription
8% of 713 decks -6% synergy
Festival of Embers
8% of 101 decks +5% synergy
Font of Magic
6% of 1267 decks +6% synergy
Storm of Saruman
6% of 742 decks +3% synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
6% of 1479 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Remora
5% of 1479 decks -15% synergy
Omniscience
5% of 1479 decks +1% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7% of 832 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
43% of 1479 decks +41% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
32% of 1479 decks +20% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
15% of 185 decks -9% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13% of 909 decks +10% synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12% of 1479 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77% of 1479 decks +26% synergy
Temple of the False God
50% of 1479 decks +39% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
44% of 1479 decks +42% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
43% of 1479 decks +39% synergy
Forgotten Cave
40% of 1479 decks +33% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
40% of 1479 decks +32% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Memorial to Genius
27% of 1479 decks +26% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
24% of 1479 decks +23% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
24% of 1479 decks +23% synergy
Blighted Cataract
21% of 1479 decks +20% synergy
Castle Vantress
12% of 1479 decks +5% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12% of 1479 decks +1% synergy
Restless Spire
11% of 622 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10% of 1316 decks -8% synergy
Rivendell
8% of 742 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
6% of 1479 decks -5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93% of 1479 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 1479 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Signet
81% of 1479 decks +15% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
79% of 1479 decks +21% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
33% of 1479 decks +32% synergy
Thought Vessel
29% of 1479 decks -8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 1479 decks -14% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
18% of 1479 decks +17% synergy
Thran Dynamo
18% of 1479 decks +10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
15% of 1479 decks -4% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11% of 1286 decks +9% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 1479 decks +4% synergy
Gilded Lotus
9% of 1479 decks +3% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 1479 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 1267 decks -4% synergy
Worn Powerstone
7% of 1479 decks +4% synergy
Fire Diamond
7% of 1479 decks -4% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 1479 decks -6% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 1479 decks +6% synergy
Shivan Reef
81% of 1479 decks +23% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
73% of 1479 decks +28% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
72% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Myriad Landscape
63% of 1479 decks +41% synergy
Exotic Orchard
62% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Sulfur Falls
50% of 1479 decks -13% synergy
Prismari Campus
46% of 1479 decks +38% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
39% of 1479 decks -2% synergy
Steam Vents
34% of 1479 decks -13% synergy
Training Center
32% of 1479 decks -14% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32% of 1330 decks -5% synergy
Study Hall
30% of 1479 decks +29% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30% of 1479 decks -9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22% of 1479 decks -4% synergy
Ferrous Lake
21% of 380 decks -10% synergy
Thundering Falls
20% of 452 decks -4% synergy
Scalding Tarn
19% of 1479 decks -10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17% of 1479 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 1479 decks -5% synergy
Molten Tributary
11% of 1221 decks -1% synergy
Fiery Islet
10% of 1479 decks -12% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 1479 decks -4% synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8% of 60 decks +2% synergy
Volcanic Island
7% of 1479 decks -6% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7% of 1479 decks -4% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 1479 decks -2% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6% of 1479 decks -5% synergy
Volatile Fjord
6% of 1479 decks -1% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6% of 1380 decks -5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
5% of 1479 decks -9% synergy