Average Deck for Xavier Sal, Infested Captain - Budget Core +1/+1 Counters

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Julia Maddalena
Aug 15, 2025
Fire and Ice: What Cards are Hot and Cold for August 15th?
This week's Fire and Ice deep dives into trending cards for a Sultai pirate and an efficient toolbox commander.
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Nick Price
Jun 2, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Sagas in Commander
Before all the big new Sagas from Final Fantasy are released, let's take a look at the Top 10 most played Sagas in Commander.
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Average Decklist

Abyssal Harvester
Abyssal Harvester
Benthic Anomaly
Benthic Anomaly
Cankerbloom
Cankerbloom
Champion of Lambholt
Champion of Lambholt
Corpsejack Menace
Corpsejack Menace
District Mascot
District Mascot
Dreamtide Whale
Dreamtide Whale
Drix Fatemaker
Drix Fatemaker
Evolution Sage
Evolution Sage
Fathom Mage
Fathom Mage
Fetid Gargantua
Fetid Gargantua
Gruff Triplets
Gruff Triplets
Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams
Incubation Druid
Incubation Druid
Ingenious Prodigy
Ingenious Prodigy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
Nightmare Shepherd
Nightmare Shepherd
Progenitor Mimic
Progenitor Mimic
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
Scavenging Ooze
Scavenging Ooze
Scurry Oak
Scurry Oak
Soul Diviner
Soul Diviner
Taigam, Master Opportunist
Taigam, Master Opportunist
Tromell, Seymour's Butler
Tromell, Seymour's Butler
Twitching Doll
Twitching Doll
Venser, Corpse Puppet
Venser, Corpse Puppet
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
Instants (8)
Cackling Counterpart
Cackling Counterpart
Counterspell
Counterspell
Double Major
Double Major
Drag to the Roots
Drag to the Roots
Experimental Augury
Experimental Augury
Imp's Mischief
Imp's Mischief
Inspiring Call
Inspiring Call
Voidslime
Voidslime
Sorceries (8)
Black Sun's Zenith
Black Sun's Zenith
Formless Genesis
Formless Genesis
Quasiduplicate
Quasiduplicate
Rite of Replication
Rite of Replication
Season of Weaving
Season of Weaving
Tezzeret's Gambit
Tezzeret's Gambit
Unnatural Restoration
Unnatural Restoration
Wear Down
Wear Down
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Astral Cornucopia
Astral Cornucopia
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Clasp
Culling Dais
Culling Dais
Everflowing Chalice
Everflowing Chalice
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Strixhaven Stadium
Strixhaven Stadium
Sultai Banner
Sultai Banner
Enchantments (7)
Gutter Grime
Gutter Grime
Hollowmurk Siege
Hollowmurk Siege
Intruder Alarm
Intruder Alarm
Most Wanted
Most Wanted
Simic Ascendancy
Simic Ascendancy
Spawning Grounds
Spawning Grounds
Unstoppable Plan
Unstoppable Plan
Planeswalkers (2)
Garruk Relentless
Garruk Relentless
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
Lands (22)
Aether Hub
Aether Hub
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dreadship Reef
Dreadship Reef
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Fetid Pools
Fetid Pools
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Littjara Mirrorlake
Littjara Mirrorlake
Llanowar Reborn
Llanowar Reborn
Mosswort Bridge
Mosswort Bridge
Novijen, Heart of Progress
Novijen, Heart of Progress
Opulent Palace
Opulent Palace
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of Mystery
Temple of Mystery
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Vivid Creek
Vivid Creek
Vivid Grove
Vivid Grove
Volatile Fault
Volatile Fault
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (3)
Forest
5 Forests
Island
5 Islands
Swamp
6 Swamps