Zaffai, Thunder Conductor (Commander)

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
Rite of the Dragoncaller
100% of 4 decks +64% synergy
Archmage of Runes
62% of 8 decks +37% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
24% of 17 decks -3% synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
17% of 18 decks +13% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Apex of Power
77% of 1508 decks +73% synergy
Volcanic Vision
69% of 1508 decks +66% synergy
Rousing Refrain
71% of 1508 decks +65% synergy
Mana Geyser
87% of 1508 decks +64% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
77% of 1508 decks +61% synergy
Brass's Bounty
71% of 1508 decks +61% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
64% of 1508 decks +58% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
59% of 1508 decks +57% synergy
Muse Vortex
55% of 1508 decks +54% synergy
Seething Song
73% of 1508 decks +53% synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
79% of 1508 decks +39% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
72% of 1508 decks +67% synergy
Blasphemous Act
70% of 1508 decks +28% synergy
Ponder
68% of 1508 decks +28% synergy
Brainstorm
67% of 1508 decks +18% synergy
Dig Through Time
65% of 1508 decks +50% synergy
Expressive Iteration
64% of 1508 decks +41% synergy
Mind Stone
62% of 1508 decks +32% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
61% of 1508 decks +30% synergy
Treasure Cruise
60% of 1508 decks +42% synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
57% of 1508 decks +20% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
54% of 1508 decks +33% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
51% of 142 decks +12% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
48% of 1508 decks +37% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
48% of 1404 decks +31% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
37% of 1508 decks +36% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35% of 188 decks +16% synergy
Magnus the Red
33% of 1144 decks +29% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
32% of 289 decks +14% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
32% of 1508 decks +30% synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
31% of 1508 decks +31% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
31% of 1508 decks +30% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
30% of 1508 decks +24% synergy
Wildfire Devils
26% of 1508 decks +25% synergy
Wizards of Thay
25% of 1271 decks +19% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
25% of 1508 decks +23% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
24% of 142 decks +13% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24% of 1508 decks +12% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
22% of 1508 decks +20% synergy
Radiant Performer
21% of 1508 decks +21% synergy
Guttersnipe
21% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Haughty Djinn
21% of 1217 decks +13% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
21% of 988 decks +11% synergy
Crackling Drake
20% of 1508 decks +17% synergy
Inferno Project
19% of 1508 decks +19% synergy
Young Pyromancer
19% of 1508 decks -3% synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
18% of 379 decks +15% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
18% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17% of 1508 decks -14% synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
17% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Spectacle Mage
16% of 1508 decks +16% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
16% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
16% of 58 decks -7% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15% of 1093 decks -9% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14% of 1508 decks +9% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
13% of 1375 decks +12% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13% of 832 decks +9% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13% of 195 decks +1% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
13% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
12% of 494 decks +5% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12% of 1217 decks +1% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Roaming Throne
11% of 439 decks +3% synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10% of 1217 decks +8% synergy
Living Lore
10% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Wandering Archaic
10% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10% of 195 decks -2% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
9% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Aetherspouts
53% of 1508 decks +49% synergy
Resculpt
49% of 1508 decks +38% synergy
Reinterpret
49% of 1508 decks +45% synergy
Counterspell
39% of 1508 decks -17% synergy
Frantic Search
33% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Electrodominance
32% of 1508 decks +26% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
31% of 1508 decks +22% synergy
Chaos Warp
28% of 1508 decks -19% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
27% of 1375 decks +17% synergy
Comet Storm
26% of 1508 decks +19% synergy
Mystic Confluence
26% of 1508 decks +21% synergy
Invert Polarity
26% of 214 decks +4% synergy
Narset's Reversal
24% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Sink into Stupor
23% of 223 decks +1% synergy
Complete the Circuit
23% of 765 decks +20% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19% of 1508 decks -11% synergy
Spell Swindle
19% of 1508 decks +13% synergy
Magma Opus
18% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18% of 1508 decks +12% synergy
Negate
18% of 1508 decks -18% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
18% of 1271 decks +13% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
18% of 1508 decks +14% synergy
Opt
17% of 1508 decks -19% synergy
Mystical Tutor
17% of 1508 decks -7% synergy
Silundi Vision
15% of 1508 decks +9% synergy
Prismari Command
15% of 1508 decks +1% synergy
Reiterate
15% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Pongify
14% of 1508 decks -13% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 1508 decks -14% synergy
Practical Research
13% of 1508 decks +12% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13% of 1508 decks +5% synergy
Teach by Example
13% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Mana Drain
12% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Transcendent Message
12% of 832 decks +8% synergy
Display of Power
11% of 680 decks +8% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11% of 1508 decks +7% synergy
Fiery Fall
11% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Flame of Anor
11% of 650 decks -4% synergy
Reverberate
11% of 1508 decks +5% synergy
Invoke Calamity
10% of 1327 decks +8% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 1508 decks -2% synergy
Reality Shift
10% of 1508 decks -6% synergy
Return the Favor
10% of 300 decks +2% synergy
Big Score
10% of 1294 decks -12% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9% of 1294 decks -20% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9% of 1508 decks -11% synergy
Lightning Bolt
9% of 1508 decks -16% synergy
Traumatic Visions
9% of 1508 decks +9% synergy
Creative Outburst
9% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Consider
8% of 1375 decks -13% synergy
Sorceries
Epic Experiment
57% of 1508 decks +50% synergy
Creative Technique
53% of 1508 decks +52% synergy
Mind's Desire
53% of 1508 decks +46% synergy
Faithless Looting
51% of 1508 decks +19% synergy
Surge to Victory
51% of 1508 decks +47% synergy
Aether Gale
48% of 1508 decks +45% synergy
Serum Visions
48% of 1508 decks +27% synergy
Explosive Singularity
40% of 1327 decks +39% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
38% of 1508 decks +19% synergy
Fiery Encore
37% of 1508 decks +36% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
35% of 494 decks +29% synergy
Jeska's Will
26% of 1508 decks -6% synergy
Crackle with Power
25% of 1508 decks +18% synergy
Preordain
23% of 1508 decks -14% synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
23% of 1508 decks +22% synergy
Lórien Revealed
22% of 625 decks +14% synergy
Finale of Promise
22% of 1508 decks +17% synergy
Time Stretch
20% of 1508 decks +16% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
19% of 1508 decks +18% synergy
Solve the Equation
19% of 1508 decks +3% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
18% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Season of Weaving
18% of 142 decks +7% synergy
Calamity of Cinders
17% of 41 decks +15% synergy
Finale of Revelation
17% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17% of 514 decks +12% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
17% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
15% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Curse of the Swine
14% of 1508 decks +7% synergy
Vandalblast
13% of 1508 decks -15% synergy
Banefire
13% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
13% of 1508 decks +9% synergy
Temporal Trespass
12% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of 1508 decks +3% synergy
Multiple Choice
11% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Hell to Pay
11% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Season of the Bold
11% of 142 decks +7% synergy
Time Warp
11% of 1508 decks +7% synergy
Sundering Eruption
11% of 217 decks +4% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
10% of 1007 decks +7% synergy
Spelltwine
9% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9% of 1508 decks +4% synergy
Portent of Calamity
9% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Elemental Eruption
9% of 289 decks -3% synergy
Past in Flames
8% of 1508 decks -4% synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8% of 1271 decks +5% synergy
Ignite Memories
8% of 1508 decks +7% synergy
Song of Totentanz
7% of 554 decks +3% synergy
Immolating Gyre
7% of 1508 decks +5% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7% of 504 decks +4% synergy
Mind Spiral
7% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
44% of 965 decks +35% synergy
Primal Amulet
31% of 1508 decks +23% synergy
Twinning Staff
15% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of 1508 decks -3% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 1508 decks -17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9% of 1508 decks -22% synergy
Wand of Wonder
8% of 1271 decks +2% synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7% of 421 decks +6% synergy
Cursed Recording
6% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Metallurgic Summonings
59% of 1508 decks +53% synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
55% of 1508 decks +52% synergy
Double Vision
35% of 1508 decks +30% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
25% of 1508 decks +10% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
23% of 402 decks +10% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
20% of 41 decks -7% synergy
Sorcerer Class
19% of 1388 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18% of 1294 decks +9% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
16% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Shark Typhoon
14% of 1508 decks +7% synergy
Rhystic Study
13% of 1508 decks -15% synergy
Festival of Embers
11% of 53 decks +7% synergy
One with the Multiverse
9% of 1093 decks +6% synergy
Artist's Talent
9% of 142 decks -4% synergy
Arcane Melee
9% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Fiery Inscription
8% of 662 decks -6% synergy
Font of Magic
7% of 1271 decks +6% synergy
Storm of Saruman
7% of 692 decks +3% synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
6% of 1508 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Remora
5% of 1508 decks -15% synergy
Search for Azcanta
5% of 1508 decks +4% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7% of 781 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
42% of 1508 decks +41% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
33% of 1508 decks +20% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
18% of 142 decks -11% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13% of 857 decks +10% synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12% of 1508 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77% of 1508 decks +26% synergy
Temple of the False God
50% of 1508 decks +39% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
44% of 1508 decks +40% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
43% of 1508 decks +42% synergy
Forgotten Cave
41% of 1508 decks +33% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
40% of 1508 decks +32% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Memorial to Genius
27% of 1508 decks +26% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
24% of 1508 decks +23% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
24% of 1508 decks +23% synergy
Blighted Cataract
22% of 1508 decks +21% synergy
Castle Vantress
12% of 1508 decks +5% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12% of 1508 decks +1% synergy
Restless Spire
11% of 573 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10% of 1327 decks -8% synergy
Rivendell
8% of 692 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
6% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93% of 1508 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 1508 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Signet
81% of 1508 decks +15% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
79% of 1508 decks +21% synergy
Hedron Archive
38% of 1508 decks +33% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
33% of 1508 decks +32% synergy
Thought Vessel
29% of 1508 decks -8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 1508 decks -14% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
18% of 1508 decks +17% synergy
Thran Dynamo
18% of 1508 decks +11% synergy
Commander's Sphere
15% of 1508 decks -4% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11% of 1294 decks +9% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 1508 decks +4% synergy
Gilded Lotus
9% of 1508 decks +3% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 1508 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 1271 decks -5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
8% of 1508 decks +4% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 1508 decks -6% synergy
Fire Diamond
7% of 1508 decks -4% synergy
Patchwork Banner
5% of 58 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 1508 decks +6% synergy
Shivan Reef
82% of 1508 decks +23% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
73% of 1508 decks +28% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
73% of 1508 decks +29% synergy
Myriad Landscape
64% of 1508 decks +41% synergy
Exotic Orchard
63% of 1508 decks +29% synergy
Sulfur Falls
49% of 1508 decks -13% synergy
Prismari Campus
47% of 1508 decks +38% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38% of 1508 decks -1% synergy
Steam Vents
34% of 1508 decks -13% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32% of 1344 decks -4% synergy
Training Center
32% of 1508 decks -14% synergy
Study Hall
31% of 1508 decks +30% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30% of 1508 decks -9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Thundering Falls
22% of 402 decks -3% synergy
Ferrous Lake
21% of 330 decks -10% synergy
Scalding Tarn
19% of 1508 decks -10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17% of 1508 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Molten Tributary
12% of 1217 decks -1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 1508 decks -4% synergy
Fiery Islet
10% of 1508 decks -12% synergy
Volcanic Island
7% of 1508 decks -6% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 1508 decks -2% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7% of 1508 decks -4% synergy
Volatile Fjord
6% of 1508 decks -1% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6% of 1508 decks -5% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6% of 1404 decks -5% synergy