The Dawning Archaic (Commander)

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Diary of Dreams
44%inclusion145 decks327 decks
42%synergy
Together as One
37%inclusion122 decks327 decks
35%synergy
Sundering Archaic
24%inclusion59 decks243 decks
23%synergy
Transcendent Archaic
22%inclusion53 decks243 decks
21%synergy
Rancorous Archaic
16%inclusion52 decks323 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mascot Exhibition
87%inclusion286 decks327 decks
86%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
95%inclusion310 decks327 decks
82%synergy
Environmental Sciences
90%inclusion295 decks327 decks
81%synergy
Zuko's Exile
92%inclusion300 decks327 decks
79%synergy
Skittering Invasion
94%inclusion307 decks327 decks
77%synergy
Expanded Anatomy
80%inclusion262 decks327 decks
76%synergy
Aang's Journey
78%inclusion256 decks327 decks
76%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
93%inclusion303 decks327 decks
76%synergy
Energybending
75%inclusion246 decks327 decks
74%synergy
Spatial Contortion
92%inclusion302 decks327 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
All Is Dust
98%inclusion321 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Warping Wail
98%inclusion320 decks327 decks
40%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
97%inclusion316 decks327 decks
35%synergy
Not of This World
95%inclusion310 decks327 decks
47%synergy
Desecrate Reality
95%inclusion310 decks327 decks
53%synergy
Eldritch Immunity
94%inclusion309 decks327 decks
52%synergy
Eldrazi Confluence
93%inclusion305 decks327 decks
67%synergy
Titan's Presence
93%inclusion304 decks327 decks
47%synergy
Selective Obliteration
91%inclusion299 decks327 decks
65%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
91%inclusion299 decks327 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion98 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
17%inclusion57 decks327 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion40 decks327 decks
-13%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Wandering Archaic
85%inclusion278 decks327 decks
55%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
81%inclusion266 decks327 decks
23%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
76%inclusion250 decks327 decks
49%synergy
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
70%inclusion228 decks327 decks
30%synergy
Palladium Myr
69%inclusion227 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
It That Heralds the End
64%inclusion208 decks327 decks
22%synergy
Skittering Cicada
57%inclusion186 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Millikin
56%inclusion184 decks327 decks
49%synergy
The Warring Triad
55%inclusion180 decks327 decks
51%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
55%inclusion179 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
54%inclusion177 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
48%inclusion156 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Endbringer
45%inclusion146 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
42%inclusion137 decks327 decks
25%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
33%inclusion109 decks327 decks
17%synergy
Burnished Hart
29%inclusion96 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
29%inclusion94 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
29%inclusion94 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
25%inclusion82 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
23%inclusion76 decks327 decks
-16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion73 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
22%inclusion73 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Biblioplex Assistant
22%inclusion71 decks327 decks
21%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
19%inclusion61 decks327 decks
-21%synergy
Kozilek's Channeler
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Breaker of Creation
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Geode Golem
18%inclusion59 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
18%inclusion58 decks327 decks
-11%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
17%inclusion57 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
17%inclusion54 decks327 decks
-20%synergy
Hedron Crawler
16%inclusion52 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion49 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Manakin
14%inclusion47 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Spawnbed Protector
14%inclusion46 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Soul of New Phyrexia
14%inclusion45 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
13%inclusion43 decks327 decks
-11%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
-17%synergy
Oblivion Sower
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
-18%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
12%inclusion38 decks327 decks
-19%synergy
Ulamog's Dreadsire
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Argentum Masticore
11%inclusion35 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Void Winnower
9.5%inclusion31 decks327 decks
-23%synergy
It That Betrays
9.5%inclusion31 decks327 decks
-28%synergy
Platinum Angel
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
-25%synergy
Walker of the Wastes
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Meteor Golem
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
-26%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Warden of Geometries
5.2%inclusion17 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Kozilek's Command
91%inclusion297 decks327 decks
51%synergy
Scour from Existence
90%inclusion293 decks327 decks
66%synergy
Sorceries
Calamity of the Titans
87%inclusion283 decks327 decks
52%synergy
Gruesome Slaughter
83%inclusion271 decks327 decks
70%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Forsaken Monument
86%inclusion281 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Forge
56%inclusion183 decks327 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion171 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Mirari
50%inclusion165 decks327 decks
50%synergy
Lithoform Engine
43%inclusion142 decks327 decks
36%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
43%inclusion142 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Plate
43%inclusion140 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Glamdring
43%inclusion139 decks327 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion138 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
41%inclusion135 decks327 decks
27%synergy
Primal Amulet
37%inclusion122 decks327 decks
37%synergy
Codex Shredder
33%inclusion107 decks327 decks
28%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
32%inclusion105 decks327 decks
-17%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
24%inclusion80 decks327 decks
22%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
23%inclusion76 decks327 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion73 decks327 decks
-15%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
21%inclusion69 decks327 decks
20%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
18%inclusion59 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Wand
17%inclusion54 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Geometric Nexus
17%inclusion54 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Twinning Staff
16%inclusion52 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Collector's Vault
15%inclusion49 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Key
14%inclusion47 decks327 decks
-14%synergy
Mind's Eye
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
-14%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion41 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion38 decks327 decks
-14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion36 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Key to the City
9.5%inclusion31 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Dowser
9.2%inclusion30 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx-Bone Wand
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Spellbinder
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Unwinding Clock
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
-34%synergy
Keening Stone
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.2%inclusion17 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Echoes of Eternity
80%inclusion263 decks327 decks
19%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
23%inclusion75 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Ugin's Mastery
19%inclusion63 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
72%inclusion234 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
57%inclusion188 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
33%inclusion108 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Tower
80%inclusion263 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Mine
80%inclusion263 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
80%inclusion261 decks327 decks
-5%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
77%inclusion252 decks327 decks
0%synergy
War Room
65%inclusion213 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion209 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion190 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Workshop
54%inclusion177 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
52%inclusion171 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
51%inclusion167 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
46%inclusion152 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
46%inclusion151 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
42%inclusion136 decks327 decks
-16%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
42%inclusion136 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Ruin
41%inclusion135 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Mirrorpool
39%inclusion129 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
39%inclusion127 decks327 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
35%inclusion115 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
34%inclusion111 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Guildless Commons
33%inclusion107 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Vesuva
32%inclusion105 decks327 decks
14%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
31%inclusion103 decks327 decks
-19%synergy
Deserted Temple
29%inclusion94 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
26%inclusion85 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Factory
26%inclusion84 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
25%inclusion82 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
24%inclusion79 decks327 decks
-17%synergy
Command Beacon
23%inclusion76 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
22%inclusion71 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion65 decks327 decks
-22%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
19%inclusion62 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
19%inclusion61 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Arch of Orazca
19%inclusion61 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Blast Zone
18%inclusion58 decks327 decks
-20%synergy
Crystal Vein
17%inclusion55 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Arid Archway
15%inclusion49 decks327 decks
6%synergy
The Biblioplex
15%inclusion49 decks327 decks
15%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
15%inclusion49 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Glimmerpost
15%inclusion48 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
15%inclusion48 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Cloudpost
15%inclusion48 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Trenchpost
14%inclusion46 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion38 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Fomori Vault
10%inclusion34 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Blasted Landscape
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Ugin
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
-25%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion302 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
73%inclusion238 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion202 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
61%inclusion199 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion176 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
43%inclusion141 decks327 decks
-14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
36%inclusion117 decks327 decks
-16%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
29%inclusion95 decks327 decks
-15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
25%inclusion82 decks327 decks
-20%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
24%inclusion79 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Spell Satchel
16%inclusion53 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion48 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.5%inclusion31 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.0%inclusion26 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Talisman
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
The Aetherspark
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Potioner's Trove
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Wastes
91%inclusion299 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
57%inclusion186 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Planar Nexus
31%inclusion103 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Conduit Pylons
29%inclusion94 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Hidden Grotto
26%inclusion84 decks327 decks
13%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
20%inclusion67 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
19%inclusion63 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Oracles
16%inclusion52 decks327 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion52 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion40 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Grotto
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11%inclusion36 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Wastes
10%inclusion34 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Capital City
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
5%synergy