Xande, Dark Mage (Commander)

Benjamin Levin
Jun 17, 2025
How Fun Are the Final Fantasy Main Set Commanders?
Are the legends from the Final Fantasy main set any fun? Let's look at each one and see if they'll be fun in Commander.
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Valeria Richards, Precocious
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Changing Loyalty
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Pym Particles
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chase Inspiration
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Enter the Enigma
45%inclusion135 decks302 decks
41%synergy
Consider
52%inclusion158 decks302 decks
39%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
41%inclusion124 decks302 decks
39%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
39%inclusion118 decks301 decks
38%synergy
Resentful Revelation
37%inclusion105 decks281 decks
36%synergy
Haughty Djinn
37%inclusion111 decks302 decks
36%synergy
Fact or Fiction
42%inclusion127 decks302 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion109 decks302 decks
32%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
35%inclusion107 decks302 decks
32%synergy
Thought Scour
37%inclusion111 decks302 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion159 decks302 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion150 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion146 decks302 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion125 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion123 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Opt
40%inclusion122 decks302 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion119 decks302 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion118 decks302 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion117 decks302 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion114 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion51 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
-11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion91 decks302 decks
28%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
28%inclusion85 decks302 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
24%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion75 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Wonder
25%inclusion74 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
23%inclusion68 decks302 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
22%inclusion66 decks302 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion63 decks302 decks
19%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
18%inclusion55 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
17%inclusion51 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Shinra Reinforcements
14%inclusion42 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Locke Cole
14%inclusion40 decks288 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Seymour Flux
12%inclusion35 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Millikin
11%inclusion34 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion32 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Deranged Assistant
10%inclusion31 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Aberration
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
-7%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Quistis Trepe
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Filth
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Docent of Perfection
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Angel of Suffering
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Crab
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-0%synergy
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Cie'th
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
35%inclusion105 decks302 decks
19%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
32%inclusion98 decks302 decks
27%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion97 decks302 decks
-0%synergy
Overkill
32%inclusion91 decks288 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion89 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion85 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion84 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion78 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
26%inclusion78 decks302 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion74 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion74 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion67 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion66 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion65 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
20%inclusion60 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion58 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
19%inclusion56 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Shadow Rift
18%inclusion54 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Curate
18%inclusion54 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion52 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion50 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
15%inclusion43 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Magic Damper
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion39 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion32 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
11%inclusion32 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Leap
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Tolarian Winds
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Fight On!
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Mission Briefing
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
-11%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Octopus Form
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion114 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion107 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion98 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
32%inclusion72 decks226 decks
19%synergy
Slip Through Space
31%inclusion94 decks302 decks
30%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
29%inclusion88 decks302 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion86 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion68 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Artful Dodge
23%inclusion68 decks302 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion63 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion56 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Relm's Sketching
17%inclusion52 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion48 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion49 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Evil Reawakened
16%inclusion48 decks301 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion45 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion31 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Combat Tutorial
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Notion Rain
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Send in the Pest
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Essence Harvest
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Embrace
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Retrieve the Esper
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion95 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion93 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
19%inclusion57 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion50 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion43 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
14%inclusion43 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Glamdring
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Winged Boots
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Key to the City
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Chariot of Victory
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
3%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion18 decks288 decks
6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Aqueous Form
37%inclusion113 decks302 decks
30%synergy
Search for Azcanta
20%inclusion61 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Stillness in Motion
18%inclusion54 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion42 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Combat Research
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion42 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion155 decks302 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion106 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion89 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion75 decks302 decks
-11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion56 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion54 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion44 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
-0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.2%inclusion12 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion238 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion225 decks302 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion171 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion156 decks302 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion125 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion87 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion81 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion68 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Blitzball
6.8%inclusion19 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion290 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion289 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion244 decks302 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion170 decks302 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion167 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion134 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion126 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion120 decks302 decks
-0%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion112 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion108 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion106 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion104 decks302 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion94 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion94 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion89 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion85 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion77 decks302 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion76 decks302 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
23%inclusion69 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion67 decks302 decks
-10%synergy
Treno, Dark City
22%inclusion62 decks288 decks
19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion60 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion59 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion54 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion50 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion45 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion42 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion39 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
-15%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
-8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
-0%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-1%synergy