Rukarumel, Biologist (Commander)

Jeremy Rowe
Jun 5, 2026
Five Problems with Five-Color Typal Commanders
Jro looks at why five-color typal commanders so often feel hollow in Commander games, giving us a breakdown of five recurring design issues.
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Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Erode
1.6%inclusion9 decks576 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
1.5%inclusion8 decks527 decks
1%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
1.4%inclusion8 decks559 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Abundance
1.4%inclusion8 decks559 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
58%inclusion2.45K decks4.23K decks
51%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
57%inclusion2.40K decks4.23K decks
50%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
54%inclusion2.28K decks4.23K decks
47%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
50%inclusion2.11K decks4.23K decks
44%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
48%inclusion2.01K decks4.23K decks
42%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
44%inclusion1.05K decks2.39K decks
39%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
43%inclusion1.80K decks4.23K decks
36%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
36%inclusion1.54K decks4.23K decks
31%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
36%inclusion1.51K decks4.23K decks
30%synergy
The First Sliver
32%inclusion1.36K decks4.23K decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
46%inclusion1.93K decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion1.51K decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
34%inclusion1.45K decks4.23K decks
29%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
34%inclusion1.45K decks4.23K decks
29%synergy
Galerider Sliver
34%inclusion1.42K decks4.23K decks
28%synergy
Syphon Sliver
33%inclusion1.42K decks4.23K decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1.42K decks4.23K decks
-5%synergy
Sliver Legion
33%inclusion1.41K decks4.23K decks
28%synergy
Venom Sliver
33%inclusion1.38K decks4.23K decks
27%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
32%inclusion1.37K decks4.23K decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion675 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion569 decks4.23K decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion460 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
10%inclusion438 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion437 decks4.23K decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion430 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion421 decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion414 decks4.23K decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.4%inclusion315 decks4.23K decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Shifting Sliver
32%inclusion1.34K decks4.23K decks
26%synergy
Realmwalker
30%inclusion1.26K decks4.23K decks
21%synergy
Crypt Sliver
26%inclusion1.11K decks4.23K decks
22%synergy
Quick Sliver
26%inclusion1.09K decks4.23K decks
21%synergy
Brood Sliver
26%inclusion1.08K decks4.23K decks
21%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
25%inclusion1.05K decks4.23K decks
22%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
25%inclusion1.05K decks4.23K decks
21%synergy
Striking Sliver
25%inclusion1.04K decks4.23K decks
20%synergy
Sliver Overlord
25%inclusion1.04K decks4.23K decks
22%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
23%inclusion968 decks4.23K decks
18%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
22%inclusion948 decks4.23K decks
18%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
22%inclusion919 decks4.23K decks
18%synergy
Synapse Sliver
21%inclusion880 decks4.23K decks
17%synergy
Sinew Sliver
21%inclusion879 decks4.23K decks
17%synergy
Winged Sliver
20%inclusion861 decks4.23K decks
17%synergy
Blur Sliver
20%inclusion833 decks4.23K decks
16%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
19%inclusion818 decks4.23K decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
19%inclusion812 decks4.23K decks
-6%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
19%inclusion801 decks4.23K decks
15%synergy
Megantic Sliver
19%inclusion798 decks4.23K decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
18%inclusion761 decks4.23K decks
15%synergy
Mirror Entity
18%inclusion759 decks4.23K decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
18%inclusion747 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Homing Sliver
18%inclusion743 decks4.23K decks
14%synergy
Predatory Sliver
17%inclusion722 decks4.23K decks
13%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
16%inclusion691 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion666 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Heart Sliver
15%inclusion623 decks4.23K decks
11%synergy
Horned Sliver
14%inclusion594 decks4.23K decks
11%synergy
Root Sliver
14%inclusion573 decks4.23K decks
10%synergy
Constricting Sliver
14%inclusion572 decks4.23K decks
10%synergy
Might Sliver
13%inclusion565 decks4.23K decks
11%synergy
Sliver Queen
13%inclusion557 decks4.23K decks
11%synergy
Muscle Sliver
13%inclusion548 decks4.23K decks
10%synergy
Virulent Sliver
12%inclusion528 decks4.23K decks
9%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
12%inclusion517 decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
10%inclusion440 decks4.23K decks
8%synergy
Regal Sliver
10%inclusion439 decks4.23K decks
9%synergy
Opaline Sliver
10%inclusion432 decks4.23K decks
9%synergy
Firewake Sliver
10%inclusion418 decks4.23K decks
8%synergy
Basal Sliver
10%inclusion414 decks4.23K decks
8%synergy
Titan of Littjara
10%inclusion402 decks4.23K decks
8%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
9.0%inclusion379 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Chomping Changeling
8.8%inclusion110 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Shadow Sliver
8.7%inclusion370 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
8.6%inclusion364 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
8.5%inclusion360 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Fury Sliver
8.5%inclusion358 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Clot Sliver
8.3%inclusion351 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
8.2%inclusion347 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
26%inclusion1.09K decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion891 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion874 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion626 decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Kindred Summons
12%inclusion516 decks4.23K decks
9%synergy
For the Ancestors
8.9%inclusion377 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
8.8%inclusion372 decks4.23K decks
-5%synergy
Generous Gift
8.7%inclusion366 decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.5%inclusion316 decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Eladamri's Call
7.0%inclusion295 decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Negate
6.9%inclusion291 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.6%inclusion279 decks4.23K decks
-4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
6.5%inclusion82 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
6.4%inclusion272 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.0%inclusion254 decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Personify
6.0%inclusion75 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.0%inclusion253 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
5.8%inclusion245 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
5.3%inclusion224 decks4.23K decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.2%inclusion218 decks4.23K decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion1.22K decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
26%inclusion1.12K decks4.23K decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
26%inclusion1.09K decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion1K decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion905 decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion863 decks4.23K decks
15%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion537 decks4.23K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion468 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion415 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
8.2%inclusion102 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Harsh Mercy
7.9%inclusion335 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.1%inclusion302 decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.7%inclusion284 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Crux of Fate
6.2%inclusion264 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
5.7%inclusion240 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion229 decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.2%inclusion218 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
32%inclusion1.35K decks4.23K decks
14%synergy
Urza's Incubator
24%inclusion1.01K decks4.23K decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
22%inclusion944 decks4.23K decks
16%synergy
Hivestone
20%inclusion848 decks4.23K decks
20%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion609 decks4.23K decks
13%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
12%inclusion150 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion465 decks4.23K decks
-6%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion421 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.4%inclusion354 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion311 decks4.23K decks
-5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.2%inclusion266 decks3.69K decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion272 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.3%inclusion66 decks1.25K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion1.32K decks4.23K decks
20%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
31%inclusion1.30K decks4.23K decks
29%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
27%inclusion1.13K decks4.23K decks
20%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
26%inclusion1.04K decks3.94K decks
25%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
19%inclusion791 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Descendants' Path
14%inclusion573 decks4.23K decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion474 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Conspiracy
11%inclusion470 decks4.23K decks
10%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
10%inclusion311 decks3.01K decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
9.2%inclusion390 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Parade
9.2%inclusion114 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.9%inclusion333 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.8%inclusion329 decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Training Grounds
7.5%inclusion319 decks4.23K decks
4%synergy
Shared Animosity
7.4%inclusion312 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.3%inclusion309 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Rooftop Storm
6.5%inclusion273 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Mana Echoes
6.3%inclusion268 decks4.23K decks
4%synergy
Elven Chorus
6.3%inclusion266 decks4.23K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Omen
5.9%inclusion249 decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Dragon Tempest
5.9%inclusion248 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.8%inclusion244 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Dracogenesis
5.6%inclusion172 decks3.05K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
24%inclusion991 decks4.13K decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion955 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
15%inclusion634 decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion523 decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion416 decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.5%inclusion273 decks4.23K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion3.06K decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion3.01K decks4.23K decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50%inclusion2.13K decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion1.35K decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion732 decks4.11K decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion656 decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
9.2%inclusion390 decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Pillar of Origins
8.9%inclusion377 decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Timeless Lotus
8.7%inclusion366 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.8%inclusion84 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion248 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88%inclusion3.71K decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Forest
85%inclusion3.58K decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Island
83%inclusion3.50K decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion3.47K decks4.23K decks
4%synergy
Swamp
81%inclusion3.42K decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion3.39K decks4.23K decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion2.69K decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion2.29K decks4.23K decks
10%synergy
The World Tree
45%inclusion1.90K decks4.23K decks
18%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
35%inclusion1.48K decks4.23K decks
16%synergy
Breeding Pool
32%inclusion1.36K decks4.23K decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
32%inclusion1.34K decks4.23K decks
13%synergy
Ketria Triome
30%inclusion1.27K decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Temple Garden
30%inclusion1.27K decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Zagoth Triome
30%inclusion1.25K decks4.23K decks
9%synergy
Stomping Ground
29%inclusion1.24K decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion1.24K decks4.23K decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion1.20K decks4.23K decks
12%synergy
Indatha Triome
28%inclusion1.20K decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Sliver Hive
27%inclusion1.14K decks4.23K decks
23%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
26%inclusion1.12K decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
26%inclusion1.11K decks4.23K decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion1.07K decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion1.06K decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion1.05K decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
24%inclusion1.02K decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
24%inclusion1K decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion994 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
23%inclusion994 decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion989 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion941 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
22%inclusion924 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
22%inclusion914 decks4.23K decks
-2%synergy
Jungle Shrine
22%inclusion913 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion896 decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Seaside Citadel
21%inclusion892 decks4.23K decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion887 decks4.23K decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
21%inclusion877 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Raugrin Triome
21%inclusion869 decks4.23K decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion868 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
20%inclusion858 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion854 decks4.23K decks
-1%synergy
Savai Triome
20%inclusion850 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion847 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion833 decks4.23K decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion807 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion770 decks4.23K decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Monastery
18%inclusion751 decks4.23K decks
4%synergy
Savage Lands
17%inclusion737 decks4.23K decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion696 decks4.23K decks
-4%synergy