Zaffai, Thunder Conductor (Commander) - Spellslinger

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
Apex of Power
78% of 913 decks +73% synergy
Volcanic Vision
73% of 913 decks +69% synergy
Rousing Refrain
73% of 913 decks +67% synergy
Mana Geyser
88% of 913 decks +66% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
71% of 913 decks +66% synergy
Brass's Bounty
72% of 913 decks +63% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
76% of 913 decks +61% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
61% of 913 decks +57% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
63% of 913 decks +57% synergy
Seething Song
76% of 913 decks +56% synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
80% of 913 decks +40% synergy
Blasphemous Act
74% of 913 decks +31% synergy
Ponder
72% of 913 decks +33% synergy
Dig Through Time
70% of 913 decks +56% synergy
Brainstorm
70% of 913 decks +21% synergy
Expressive Iteration
67% of 913 decks +45% synergy
Mind Stone
65% of 913 decks +35% synergy
Treasure Cruise
64% of 913 decks +46% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
64% of 913 decks +32% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
62% of 913 decks +56% synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
58% of 913 decks +37% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
56% of 913 decks +19% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
54% of 74 decks +12% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
47% of 853 decks +30% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
44% of 913 decks +32% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
40% of 99 decks +19% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
36% of 153 decks +17% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
33% of 913 decks +32% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
33% of 913 decks +31% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
33% of 913 decks +27% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
33% of 913 decks +31% synergy
Magnus the Red
32% of 668 decks +29% synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
31% of 913 decks +30% synergy
Wildfire Devils
29% of 913 decks +27% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
27% of 913 decks +25% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
27% of 913 decks +25% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26% of 913 decks +15% synergy
Crackling Drake
25% of 913 decks +21% synergy
Wizards of Thay
23% of 752 decks +17% synergy
Haughty Djinn
23% of 722 decks +15% synergy
Guttersnipe
23% of 913 decks -3% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
22% of 74 decks +10% synergy
Inferno Project
22% of 913 decks +21% synergy
Radiant Performer
21% of 913 decks +20% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
21% of 24 decks -6% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
21% of 913 decks +20% synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
21% of 204 decks +18% synergy
Young Pyromancer
20% of 913 decks -1% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
19% of 577 decks +10% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
19% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
18% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
18% of 913 decks +16% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18% of 913 decks -13% synergy
Spectacle Mage
17% of 913 decks +17% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17% of 637 decks -8% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
16% of 913 decks +13% synergy
Living Lore
15% of 913 decks +14% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
14% of 829 decks +12% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 102 decks +1% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13% of 285 decks +6% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13% of 722 decks +2% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13% of 495 decks +9% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
13% of 913 decks +11% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
11% of 913 decks +6% synergy
Coruscation Mage
11% of 28 decks -36% synergy
Mocking Sprite
10% of 317 decks +8% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10% of 124 decks +0% synergy
Humble Defector
10% of 913 decks +8% synergy
Roaming Throne
9% of 285 decks +2% synergy
Instants
Aetherspouts
57% of 913 decks +54% synergy
Resculpt
53% of 913 decks +42% synergy
Reinterpret
49% of 913 decks +46% synergy
Counterspell
41% of 913 decks -14% synergy
Frantic Search
33% of 913 decks -5% synergy
Invert Polarity
30% of 114 decks +7% synergy
Electrodominance
29% of 913 decks +23% synergy
Chaos Warp
29% of 913 decks -17% synergy
Mystic Confluence
29% of 913 decks +24% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
28% of 913 decks +19% synergy
Sink into Stupor
26% of 118 decks +4% synergy
Comet Storm
25% of 913 decks +18% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21% of 913 decks -9% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
20% of 829 decks +11% synergy
Negate
20% of 913 decks -16% synergy
Opt
19% of 913 decks -17% synergy
Complete the Circuit
18% of 472 decks +16% synergy
Narset's Reversal
18% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Mystical Tutor
18% of 913 decks -6% synergy
Spell Swindle
17% of 913 decks +11% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17% of 913 decks +11% synergy
Pongify
16% of 913 decks -11% synergy
Silundi Vision
16% of 913 decks +10% synergy
Magma Opus
16% of 913 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Denial
15% of 913 decks -13% synergy
Fiery Fall
15% of 913 decks +15% synergy
Prismari Command
14% of 913 decks -0% synergy
Practical Research
13% of 913 decks +12% synergy
Transcendent Message
13% of 495 decks +9% synergy
Traumatic Visions
13% of 913 decks +13% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
12% of 913 decks +8% synergy
Mana Drain
12% of 913 decks -5% synergy
Flame of Anor
12% of 380 decks -3% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12% of 913 decks +4% synergy
Reiterate
11% of 913 decks +4% synergy
Invoke Calamity
11% of 793 decks +9% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11% of 913 decks +7% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11% of 769 decks -18% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 913 decks -2% synergy
Reality Shift
10% of 913 decks -5% synergy
Consider
10% of 829 decks -11% synergy
Teach by Example
10% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Lightning Bolt
10% of 913 decks -15% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10% of 913 decks -8% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9% of 752 decks +5% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9% of 913 decks -11% synergy
Rush of Inspiration
9% of 116 decks +4% synergy
Display of Power
8% of 402 decks +5% synergy
Big Score
8% of 769 decks -13% synergy
Return the Favor
8% of 160 decks -1% synergy
Sorceries
Epic Experiment
59% of 913 decks +52% synergy
Muse Vortex
57% of 913 decks +56% synergy
Creative Technique
54% of 913 decks +53% synergy
Faithless Looting
54% of 913 decks +23% synergy
Surge to Victory
52% of 913 decks +48% synergy
Mind's Desire
51% of 913 decks +45% synergy
Aether Gale
51% of 913 decks +47% synergy
Serum Visions
50% of 913 decks +29% synergy
Explosive Singularity
37% of 793 decks +35% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
36% of 285 decks +29% synergy
Fiery Encore
35% of 913 decks +34% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31% of 913 decks +12% synergy
Preordain
27% of 913 decks -11% synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
26% of 913 decks +24% synergy
Jeska's Will
26% of 913 decks -6% synergy
Crackle with Power
25% of 913 decks +17% synergy
Lórien Revealed
23% of 365 decks +16% synergy
Solve the Equation
21% of 913 decks +5% synergy
Finale of Promise
20% of 913 decks +15% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
20% of 913 decks +19% synergy
Time Stretch
19% of 913 decks +15% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
19% of 913 decks +18% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
18% of 297 decks +13% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
18% of 913 decks +15% synergy
Season of Weaving
16% of 74 decks +5% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
16% of 913 decks +10% synergy
Finale of Revelation
15% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Vandalblast
14% of 913 decks -14% synergy
Curse of the Swine
14% of 913 decks +6% synergy
Sundering Eruption
13% of 116 decks +6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of 913 decks +3% synergy
Season of the Bold
12% of 74 decks +7% synergy
Temporal Trespass
12% of 913 decks +11% synergy
Time Warp
12% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Multiple Choice
11% of 913 decks +10% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
10% of 590 decks +7% synergy
Banefire
10% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
10% of 913 decks +6% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9% of 913 decks +4% synergy
Past in Flames
9% of 913 decks -3% synergy
Spelltwine
9% of 913 decks +8% synergy
Immolating Gyre
9% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8% of 752 decks +4% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8% of 186 decks +5% synergy
Hell to Pay
8% of 172 decks +4% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7% of 290 decks +3% synergy
Elemental Eruption
7% of 153 decks -7% synergy
Windfall
6% of 913 decks -20% synergy
Song of Totentanz
6% of 317 decks +2% synergy
Fireball
6% of 913 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
45% of 567 decks +36% synergy
Primal Amulet
28% of 913 decks +20% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14% of 913 decks -2% synergy
Twinning Staff
9% of 913 decks +4% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 913 decks -22% synergy
Lightning Greaves
8% of 913 decks -18% synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8% of 234 decks +7% synergy
Wand of Wonder
8% of 752 decks +2% synergy
Enchantments
Sunbird's Invocation
57% of 913 decks +54% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
31% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Double Vision
29% of 913 decks +23% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25% of 220 decks +11% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
22% of 913 decks +6% synergy
Sorcerer Class
21% of 840 decks +11% synergy
Festival of Embers
18% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
17% of 769 decks +9% synergy
Shark Typhoon
14% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Rhystic Study
12% of 913 decks -15% synergy
Fiery Inscription
11% of 391 decks -4% synergy
Arcane Melee
9% of 913 decks +8% synergy
One with the Multiverse
6% of 637 decks +3% synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
6% of 913 decks +5% synergy
Font of Magic
6% of 752 decks +5% synergy
Artist's Talent
5% of 74 decks -9% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5% of 913 decks +1% synergy
Mystic Remora
5% of 913 decks -15% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7% of 451 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
45% of 913 decks +43% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
27% of 913 decks +14% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
16% of 74 decks -15% synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10% of 505 decks +6% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6% of 913 decks -5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
80% of 913 decks +28% synergy
Temple of the False God
51% of 913 decks +40% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
46% of 913 decks +42% synergy
Forgotten Cave
44% of 913 decks +36% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
43% of 913 decks +36% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
43% of 913 decks +42% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Memorial to Genius
30% of 913 decks +29% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
27% of 913 decks +26% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
27% of 913 decks +26% synergy
Blighted Cataract
24% of 913 decks +23% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14% of 913 decks +3% synergy
Castle Vantress
14% of 913 decks +6% synergy
Restless Spire
11% of 327 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9% of 793 decks -9% synergy
Rivendell
7% of 408 decks +1% synergy
Sunken Palace
6% of 99 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Sol Ring
93% of 913 decks +5% synergy
Izzet Signet
84% of 913 decks +18% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
81% of 913 decks +23% synergy
Hedron Archive
39% of 913 decks +34% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
34% of 913 decks +33% synergy
Thought Vessel
29% of 913 decks -8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 913 decks -13% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
20% of 913 decks +19% synergy
Thran Dynamo
16% of 913 decks +9% synergy
Commander's Sphere
16% of 913 decks -4% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10% of 769 decks +8% synergy
Gilded Lotus
9% of 913 decks +3% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9% of 913 decks +3% synergy
Sky Diamond
9% of 913 decks -2% synergy
Worn Powerstone
8% of 913 decks +4% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 752 decks -5% synergy
Midnight Clock
8% of 913 decks -5% synergy
Fire Diamond
7% of 913 decks -3% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95% of 913 decks +7% synergy
Shivan Reef
84% of 913 decks +26% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
75% of 913 decks +31% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
75% of 913 decks +30% synergy
Myriad Landscape
66% of 913 decks +43% synergy
Exotic Orchard
65% of 913 decks +31% synergy
Sulfur Falls
48% of 913 decks -14% synergy
Prismari Campus
47% of 913 decks +38% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38% of 913 decks -2% synergy
Steam Vents
33% of 913 decks -14% synergy
Study Hall
33% of 913 decks +32% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31% of 806 decks -5% synergy
Training Center
30% of 913 decks -15% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29% of 913 decks -9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23% of 913 decks -4% synergy
Thundering Falls
21% of 220 decks -3% synergy
Scalding Tarn
19% of 913 decks -11% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17% of 913 decks -1% synergy
Ferrous Lake
17% of 175 decks -14% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 913 decks -6% synergy
Molten Tributary
11% of 722 decks -2% synergy
Fiery Islet
11% of 913 decks -11% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 913 decks -4% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7% of 913 decks -4% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 913 decks -2% synergy
Volcanic Island
6% of 913 decks -7% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6% of 913 decks -5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
6% of 913 decks -8% synergy
Volatile Fjord
6% of 913 decks -2% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6% of 853 decks -5% synergy