Zaffai, Thunder Conductor (Commander) - Expensive X Spells

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Crackle with Power
100% of 6 decks +93% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
100% of 6 decks +85% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
100% of 6 decks +83% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
83% of 6 decks +80% synergy
Magnus the Red
83% of 6 decks +80% synergy
Time Stretch
83% of 6 decks +80% synergy
Finale of Revelation
83% of 6 decks +77% synergy
Curse of the Swine
83% of 6 decks +76% synergy
Explosive Singularity
67% of 6 decks +65% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
67% of 6 decks +65% synergy
Top Cards
Elementalist's Palette
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Jeska's Will
83% of 6 decks +51% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
67% of 6 decks +64% synergy
Stroke of Genius
67% of 6 decks +63% synergy
Electrodominance
67% of 6 decks +60% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
67% of 6 decks +53% synergy
Deflecting Swat
67% of 6 decks +48% synergy
Mana Geyser
67% of 6 decks +44% synergy
Creatures
Pollywog Prodigy
100% of 2 decks +93% synergy
Roaming Throne
60% of 5 decks +52% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
50% of 6 decks +48% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50% of 6 decks +18% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Spectacle Mage
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Manaform Hellkite
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Wizards of Thay
33% of 6 decks +27% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33% of 6 decks +22% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33% of 3 decks +14% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33% of 3 decks -6% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Mocking Sprite
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Pili-Pala
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Grand Architect
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Wildfire Devils
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Curious Homunculus
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Wandering Archaic
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Treasonous Ogre
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Curiosity Crafter
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Goblin Engineer
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Haughty Djinn
17% of 6 decks +9% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17% of 6 decks +5% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
17% of 6 decks -4% synergy
Guttersnipe
17% of 6 decks -10% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17% of 6 decks -14% synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
83% of 6 decks +66% synergy
Force of Will
67% of 6 decks +54% synergy
Transcendent Message
60% of 5 decks +56% synergy
Icy Blast
50% of 6 decks +50% synergy
Logic Knot
50% of 6 decks +50% synergy
Comet Storm
50% of 6 decks +43% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
50% of 6 decks +42% synergy
Seething Song
50% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Mystical Tutor
50% of 6 decks +26% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50% of 6 decks +20% synergy
Kozilek's Command
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Commander's Insight
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Mindswipe
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
Drown in Dreams
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Diviner's Portent
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Aetherspouts
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Misdirection
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Reverberate
33% of 6 decks +28% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33% of 6 decks +27% synergy
Reiterate
33% of 6 decks +26% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
33% of 6 decks +25% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
33% of 6 decks +24% synergy
Invert Polarity
33% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Sink into Stupor
33% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Chaos Warp
33% of 6 decks -13% synergy
Torch Breath
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Archive Trap
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Ravaging Blaze
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Clash of Wills
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Power Sink
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Fall of the Titans
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Condescend
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Thassa's Intervention
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Repeal
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Syncopate
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Starstorm
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Mystic Confluence
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Spell Swindle
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Silundi Vision
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Pyroblast
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Flusterstorm
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Narset's Reversal
17% of 6 decks +7% synergy
Force of Negation
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Valakut Awakening
17% of 6 decks +5% synergy
Swan Song
17% of 6 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Song of Totentanz
60% of 5 decks +56% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Temporal Trespass
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Banefire
50% of 6 decks +47% synergy
Time Warp
50% of 6 decks +46% synergy
Apex of Power
50% of 6 decks +45% synergy
Rousing Refrain
50% of 6 decks +44% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
50% of 6 decks +44% synergy
Brass's Bounty
50% of 6 decks +40% synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Hell to Pay
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Distorting Wake
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Meteor Blast
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Red Sun's Zenith
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Multiple Choice
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
By Force
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Aether Gale
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Inspired Tinkering
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
33% of 6 decks +28% synergy
Season of Weaving
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Ponder
33% of 6 decks -6% synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Lórien Revealed
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Demonfire
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Rush of Knowledge
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Devil's Play
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Flood of Recollection
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Muse Vortex
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Invoke the Firemind
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Immolating Gyre
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Mind Spring
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Step Through
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Finale of Promise
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Twinflame
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Rite of Flame
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Solve the Equation
17% of 6 decks +1% synergy
Treasure Cruise
17% of 6 decks -1% synergy
Expressive Iteration
17% of 6 decks -6% synergy
Preordain
17% of 6 decks -21% synergy
Blasphemous Act
17% of 6 decks -26% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
The One Ring
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Primal Amulet
33% of 6 decks +25% synergy
Lightning Greaves
33% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33% of 6 decks +3% synergy
Doubling Cube
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
50% of 6 decks +50% synergy
Shark Typhoon
50% of 6 decks +43% synergy
Rhystic Study
50% of 6 decks +22% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
33% of 6 decks +27% synergy
Mystic Remora
33% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Melee
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Underworld Breach
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Curiosity
17% of 6 decks -5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
33% of 6 decks +20% synergy
Jaya Ballard
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
100% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
83% of 6 decks +55% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67% of 6 decks +48% synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
50% of 6 decks +45% synergy
Ancient Tomb
50% of 6 decks +39% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
Treasure Vault
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Temple of the False God
33% of 6 decks +22% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
33% of 6 decks +22% synergy
Field of the Dead
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Mirrorpool
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Strip Mine
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
War Room
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Castle Vantress
17% of 6 decks +9% synergy
Urza's Saga
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
83% of 6 decks +25% synergy
Thought Vessel
67% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 6 decks -17% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
33% of 6 decks +28% synergy
Thran Dynamo
33% of 6 decks +26% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
33% of 6 decks +24% synergy
Mana Crypt
33% of 6 decks +23% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 6 decks +3% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Mox Diamond
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Mana Vault
17% of 6 decks +9% synergy
Chrome Mox
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Lotus Petal
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Commander's Sphere
17% of 6 decks -3% synergy
Fellwar Stone
17% of 6 decks -17% synergy
Lands
Volcanic Island
100% of 6 decks +86% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
100% of 6 decks +63% synergy
Steam Vents
100% of 6 decks +53% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
83% of 6 decks +45% synergy
Training Center
83% of 6 decks +37% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
67% of 6 decks +40% synergy
Scalding Tarn
67% of 6 decks +37% synergy
Shivan Reef
67% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Sulfur Falls
50% of 6 decks -12% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Fabled Passage
33% of 6 decks +24% synergy
Myriad Landscape
33% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33% of 6 decks -7% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33% of 6 decks -11% synergy
Thundering Falls
20% of 5 decks -4% synergy
Ferrous Lake
20% of 5 decks -11% synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Mana Confluence
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Wooded Foothills
17% of 6 decks +9% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Prismatic Vista
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Prismari Campus
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Arid Mesa
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Polluted Delta
17% of 6 decks +7% synergy
Flooded Strand
17% of 6 decks +7% synergy
Misty Rainforest
17% of 6 decks +7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 6 decks -17% synergy