Lazav, Familiar Stranger (Commander)

Lazav, Familiar Stranger
Rank #1,506
1,006decks
Alejandro Fuentes
Mar 17, 2026
Five Different Ways to Use The Ooze in Commander
Alejandro finds the five ways to use The Ooze in Commander, from the jankiest, to the most competitive, to the most evil.
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Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Grave Researcher
4.1%inclusion7 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
3.5%inclusion6 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Forum Necroscribe
3.2%inclusion5 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
2.9%inclusion5 decks172 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Deepmuck Desperado
54%inclusion545 decks1.01K decks
53%synergy
Codex Shredder
53%inclusion531 decks1.01K decks
51%synergy
Seize the Secrets
41%inclusion415 decks1.01K decks
41%synergy
Thought Scour
46%inclusion459 decks1.01K decks
39%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
38%inclusion386 decks1.01K decks
38%synergy
Jace's Erasure
38%inclusion381 decks1.01K decks
37%synergy
Consuming Aberration
50%inclusion503 decks1.01K decks
35%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
36%inclusion358 decks1.01K decks
34%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
33%inclusion331 decks1.01K decks
33%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
37%inclusion371 decks1.01K decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
46%inclusion460 decks1.01K decks
-10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion431 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion407 decks1.01K decks
23%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion360 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion354 decks1.01K decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
34%inclusion202 decks594 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
34%inclusion341 decks1.01K decks
30%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
32%inclusion321 decks1.01K decks
31%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion321 decks1.01K decks
16%synergy
Nimble Brigand
31%inclusion312 decks1.01K decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
15%inclusion150 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion108 decks1.01K decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.0%inclusion91 decks1.01K decks
-9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion74 decks1.01K decks
-15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.3%inclusion73 decks1.01K decks
-12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion55 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Likeness Looter
31%inclusion309 decks1.01K decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion306 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion306 decks1.01K decks
28%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
29%inclusion294 decks1.01K decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion286 decks1.01K decks
25%synergy
Cathartic Adept
28%inclusion278 decks1.01K decks
27%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
27%inclusion267 decks1.01K decks
26%synergy
Ruin Crab
26%inclusion264 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion263 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Blood Hustler
25%inclusion254 decks1.01K decks
25%synergy
The Ancient One
23%inclusion229 decks1.01K decks
19%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
22%inclusion226 decks1.01K decks
20%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
22%inclusion222 decks1.01K decks
22%synergy
Scion of Darkness
22%inclusion221 decks1.01K decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion220 decks1.01K decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion193 decks907 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
21%inclusion184 decks871 decks
19%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
19%inclusion194 decks1.01K decks
19%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
19%inclusion191 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
18%inclusion182 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
17%inclusion168 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Wearer of Faces
16%inclusion160 decks1.01K decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
15%inclusion149 decks1.01K decks
13%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
15%inclusion147 decks1.01K decks
13%synergy
Desperate Bloodseeker
14%inclusion143 decks1.01K decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion141 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
13%inclusion130 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
11%inclusion115 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion110 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
11%inclusion109 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
11%inclusion77 decks718 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Miner
10%inclusion101 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Striped Riverwinder
10%inclusion100 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion100 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
10%inclusion99 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion98 decks999 decks
2%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
10%inclusion97 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
9.2%inclusion93 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Overzealous Muscle
8.6%inclusion87 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.4%inclusion85 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Shoreline Looter
8.3%inclusion79 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
7.9%inclusion79 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Harrier Strix
7.7%inclusion77 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Hollow Marauder
7.5%inclusion75 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
7.2%inclusion72 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
7.2%inclusion72 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.1%inclusion71 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Royal Assassin
6.6%inclusion66 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Looter il-Kor
6.4%inclusion64 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
6.1%inclusion61 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion263 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion251 decks1.01K decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion246 decks1.01K decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion236 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion223 decks1.01K decks
17%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion209 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion202 decks1.01K decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion173 decks904 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion180 decks1.01K decks
-18%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
17%inclusion176 decks1.01K decks
17%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion173 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
16%inclusion160 decks1.01K decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion149 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Dream Twist
14%inclusion145 decks1.01K decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion141 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion134 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion128 decks1K decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion125 decks1.01K decks
-3%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion122 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion114 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion108 decks1.01K decks
-5%synergy
Price of Fame
10%inclusion104 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion103 decks1.01K decks
-20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion102 decks1.01K decks
1%synergy
Essence Capture
10%inclusion101 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
10%inclusion98 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion96 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion96 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion95 decks1.01K decks
-4%synergy
Consider
9.3%inclusion94 decks1.01K decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.2%inclusion93 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Take the Fall
9.1%inclusion92 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.9%inclusion90 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.8%inclusion89 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.4%inclusion85 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
8.3%inclusion83 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion80 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion80 decks1.01K decks
-10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.9%inclusion71 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Refute
7.9%inclusion69 decks875 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.6%inclusion76 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Skulduggery
7.2%inclusion72 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.1%inclusion22 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
6.8%inclusion68 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.8%inclusion68 decks1.01K decks
0%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
6.2%inclusion62 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.7%inclusion57 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.6%inclusion56 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Consuming Ashes
5.4%inclusion54 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
31%inclusion311 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion233 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Pilfered Plans
22%inclusion219 decks1.01K decks
19%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion216 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion191 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
18%inclusion178 decks1.01K decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion160 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
15%inclusion152 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion145 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion142 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion138 decks1.01K decks
-12%synergy
Fractured Sanity
13%inclusion128 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
12%inclusion110 decks902 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion121 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Arcane Heist
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Binding Negotiation
11%inclusion108 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion107 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion98 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion96 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
9.1%inclusion92 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Thought Erasure
7.3%inclusion73 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion71 decks1.01K decks
0%synergy
Fell
6.8%inclusion65 decks951 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion68 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.8%inclusion68 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Traumatize
6.7%inclusion67 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.2%inclusion62 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Victimize
6.1%inclusion61 decks1.01K decks
-8%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
6.1%inclusion61 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.0%inclusion60 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Mind Funeral
5.8%inclusion58 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Notion Rain
5.7%inclusion57 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
5.6%inclusion56 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.6%inclusion56 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.3%inclusion50 decks948 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion311 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion235 decks803 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion219 decks1.01K decks
-6%synergy
Glasses of Urza
20%inclusion206 decks1.01K decks
20%synergy
The Water Crystal
20%inclusion132 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
19%inclusion193 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion147 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion123 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion115 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion104 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
8.6%inclusion87 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
7.6%inclusion69 decks907 decks
7%synergy
Key to the City
7.4%inclusion74 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
7.2%inclusion72 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion71 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.3%inclusion63 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.0%inclusion60 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Tutelage
29%inclusion294 decks1.01K decks
27%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
27%inclusion269 decks1.01K decks
26%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
21%inclusion214 decks1.01K decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion213 decks1.01K decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
19%inclusion193 decks1.01K decks
13%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion168 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion168 decks1.01K decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion113 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
10%inclusion103 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion99 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Fraying Sanity
9.2%inclusion93 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Spatial Binding
8.3%inclusion84 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion84 decks1.01K decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.6%inclusion76 decks1.01K decks
-8%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.7%inclusion67 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion63 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.9%inclusion59 decks1K decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.2%inclusion52 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
10%inclusion104 decks1.01K decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.8%inclusion78 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion394 decks1.01K decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion367 decks1.01K decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion269 decks1.01K decks
-12%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion199 decks1.01K decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion191 decks1.01K decks
-17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion77 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion104 decks1.01K decks
-7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.0%inclusion91 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.6%inclusion87 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion83 decks1.01K decks
-4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.0%inclusion80 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.5%inclusion75 decks1.01K decks
-1%synergy
Moonring Island
7.2%inclusion72 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion70 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.9%inclusion69 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.4%inclusion64 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.2%inclusion62 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.9%inclusion59 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Desert
5.9%inclusion59 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion58 decks1.01K decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion54 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Arid Archway
5.1%inclusion51 decks1.01K decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion710 decks1.01K decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion696 decks1.01K decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion482 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion403 decks1.01K decks
-18%synergy
Bandit's Haul
38%inclusion385 decks1.01K decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion208 decks1.01K decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion199 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
16%inclusion157 decks1.01K decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion145 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Bounty Board
14%inclusion142 decks1.01K decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion137 decks1.01K decks
-18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion80 decks1.01K decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion75 decks1.01K decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.0%inclusion33 decks550 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion987 decks1.01K decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion986 decks1.01K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion763 decks1.01K decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion532 decks1.01K decks
-13%synergy
Soured Springs
47%inclusion470 decks1.01K decks
44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion434 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion370 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion366 decks1.01K decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion365 decks1.01K decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion333 decks1.01K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion308 decks1.01K decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion295 decks1.01K decks
-19%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion292 decks1.01K decks
-11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion254 decks1.01K decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion252 decks1.01K decks
-7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion239 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion236 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion216 decks1.01K decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion178 decks1.01K decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion154 decks1.01K decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion153 decks1.01K decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion135 decks907 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion149 decks1.01K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion128 decks1K decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion126 decks1.01K decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion126 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion125 decks1.01K decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion108 decks1.01K decks
-5%synergy
Conduit Pylons
10%inclusion102 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion100 decks1.01K decks
-17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion98 decks999 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion96 decks1.01K decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.3%inclusion94 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.1%inclusion92 decks1.01K decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion83 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
7.7%inclusion77 decks1.01K decks
-6%synergy
Mirage Mesa
7.2%inclusion72 decks1.01K decks
7%synergy
Waterfront District
6.8%inclusion68 decks1.01K decks
4%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.5%inclusion34 decks522 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
6.5%inclusion65 decks1.01K decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.6%inclusion56 decks1.01K decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.6%inclusion56 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
5.5%inclusion55 decks1.01K decks
3%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.4%inclusion23 decks424 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion54 decks1.01K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion53 decks999 decks
-1%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.3%inclusion48 decks907 decks
3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.3%inclusion53 decks1.01K decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.1%inclusion51 decks1.01K decks
-3%synergy