Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander)

Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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Flashback
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Hideout
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
TCRI Building
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
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Royal Assassin
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
53%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
38%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
32%synergy
Uphill Battle
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
32%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Frozen Aether
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
30%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Shiny Impetus
31%inclusion45 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Backlash
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
57%inclusion83 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Fatestitcher
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Agitator Ant
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Frost Titan
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Geode Rager
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Death Kiss
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Nicol Bolas
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Stalking Assassin
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Puppeteer
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Sly Instigator
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Life of the Party
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Rathi Trapper
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress Queen
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Taunting Kobold
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
The Rani
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Nettling Imp
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Angler Turtle
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
King's Assassin
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Dragon
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Renegade Silent
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Twiddle
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Blustersquall
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Fork
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Remove Soul
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Sleep
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
-10%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Braingeyser
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Freeze in Place
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Mind Twist
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icy Manipulator
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Puppet Strings
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Verity Circle
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Flood
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Impetus
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Control Magic
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
The Sound of Drums
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
3%synergy
War's Toll
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Hot Pursuit
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Opposition
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Popular Entertainer
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Hammerheim
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Urborg
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion120 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion93 decks145 decks
-24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion69 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion63 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion53 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Amber
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
95%inclusion138 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion138 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion136 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion104 decks145 decks
-20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion76 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion71 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
46%inclusion66 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion65 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion64 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion54 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion45 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
-15%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
-19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy