Absolute Virtue (Commander) - Expensive Control

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Bennie Smith
Sep 1, 2025
The Joys of High Mana Value Commanders
In this era of cheaper, more efficient and powerful new commanders, take a step back and appreciate the joys of higher mana value commanders!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Drannith Magistrate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Windborn Muse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Grand Abolisher
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Displacer Kitten
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Spelltithe Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Archon of Absolution
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hushbringer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Angel of Finality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lavinia of the Tenth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Fatespinner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
The Reality Chip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Blazing Archon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Faithbound Judge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Second Doctor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Tormod's Cryptkeeper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Moat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Voice of Victory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Strict Proctor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Archon of Emeria
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Clarion Conqueror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Nexus of Fate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Trickbind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Absorb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Dovin's Veto
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Clever Concealment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Cancel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Disallow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Hindering Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Cryptic Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-37%synergy
Discombobulate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Convolute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
High Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Desertion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Plea for Guidance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Time Wipe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Time Stretch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Scrying
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Time Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Helm of Obedience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cloud Key
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Essence Reliquary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mindlock Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cursed Totem
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Silent Gravestone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Web
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Library of Leng
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Forge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Norn's Annex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Forcefield
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Angel's Trumpet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Venser's Journal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Damping Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
76%synergy
Rest in Peace
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Dissipation Field
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Moat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Suppression Field
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Sphere of Safety
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Ghostly Prison
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Solemnity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Overwhelming Splendor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lightmine Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Frozen Aether
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Soul Barrier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shifting Sky
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Collective Restraint
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rule of Law
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Blind Obedience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Deafening Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
In the Eye of Chaos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Vitality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Web of Inertia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pendrell Mists
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Echoes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Land Tax
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Aura of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Energy Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dovin Baan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-26%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Tundra
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Gate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sea of Clouds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Meticulous Archive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy