Volo, Itinerant Scholar (Commander)

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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
Let's look at a Doctor Who legend that's on the cusp of popularity. Alistair, the Brigadier wants to make the most historic Soldier army.
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18%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
46%synergy
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47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
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41%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
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56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Clever Conjurer
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Peregrine Drake
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
31%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
10%synergy
High Tide
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Mulldrifter
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
30%synergy
The Reality Chip
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
28%synergy
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Thassa's Oracle
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Force of Will
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Silver Myr
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Ledger Shredder
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Walking Atlas
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Looter il-Kor
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Burnished Hart
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Researcher
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Cloudfin Raptor
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Man-o'-War
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
PuPu UFO
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Gigastorm Titan
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Wonder
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Bronze Walrus
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Slither Blade
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Network Disruptor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Subtlety
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Mockingbird
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
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Rapid Hybridization
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Evacuation
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Frantic Search
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Engulf the Shore
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Remand
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Anticipate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Shore Up
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Turn Aside
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Cyber Conversion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Cryptic Command
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Commandeer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Mists of Lórien
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Spectral Deluge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Replication
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
The Water Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Proft's Eidetic Memory
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Omniscience
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Training Grounds
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Witness Protection
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Man No More
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Back to Basics
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Verity Circle
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
As Foretold
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Agna Qel'a
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Rivendell
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Strip Mine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy