Absolute Virtue (Commander) - Optimized Control

Absolute Virtue
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Alex Wicker
Jul 22, 2025
Commander Philosophy - How Does "Dies To Removal" Actually Work?
In this Commander Philosophy, let's talk about that old phrase "Dies to removal." What does it mean, and how does it affect Commander games?
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Ultima
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Ice Magic
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Summon: Valefor
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
White Auracite
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dovin's Veto
100% of 7 decks +64% synergy
Propaganda
86% of 7 decks +63% synergy
Vexilus Praetor
57% of 7 decks +56% synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
71% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Bastion Protector
57% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Voice of Victory
57% of 7 decks +53% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
57% of 7 decks +50% synergy
Grand Abolisher
57% of 7 decks +47% synergy
Blind Obedience
57% of 7 decks +47% synergy
Swan Song
57% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
71% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Counterspell
71% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Supreme Verdict
57% of 7 decks +29% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57% of 7 decks -14% synergy
Ghostly Prison
57% of 7 decks +34% synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
71% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Rhystic Study
71% of 7 decks +46% synergy
Smothering Tithe
71% of 7 decks +44% synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
57% of 7 decks +47% synergy
Mystical Tutor
57% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Teferi's Protection
57% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
57% of 7 decks +32% synergy
Drannith Magistrate
43% of 7 decks +35% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
43% of 7 decks +35% synergy
Force of Will
43% of 7 decks +33% synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
43% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
43% of 7 decks +37% synergy
Aven Mindcensor
43% of 7 decks +34% synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Archon of Emeria
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Giver of Runes
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Mother of Runes
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Spelltithe Enforcer
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Fatespinner
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Serra's Emissary
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Silent Arbiter
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Crystal Barricade
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
29% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Angelic Arbiter
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Etherium Sculptor
14% of 7 decks -1% synergy
Windborn Muse
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Witch Enchanter
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
The Reality Chip
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Displacer Kitten
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Serra Ascendant
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Summon: Yojimbo
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Azor's Elocutors
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Jill, Shiva's Dominant
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Void Winnower
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Permission Denied
43% of 7 decks +37% synergy
Everybody Lives!
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Mana Drain
43% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Silence
43% of 7 decks +35% synergy
Render Silent
43% of 7 decks +35% synergy
Cryptic Command
43% of 7 decks +38% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Reprieve
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Strix Serenade
29% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Dawn's Truce
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Pongify
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29% of 7 decks +12% synergy
No More Lies
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Brainstorm
29% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Generous Gift
29% of 7 decks -6% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Negate
29% of 7 decks -0% synergy
High Tide
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Flusterstorm
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Mandate of Peace
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Mission Briefing
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Snap
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Repeal
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Long-Term Plans
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Opt
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Delay
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Frantic Search
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Quicken
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Tale's End
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Unwanted Remake
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Brain Freeze
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Reality Shift
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14% of 7 decks -5% synergy
Suspend
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Narset's Reversal
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Resculpt
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Faithful Mending
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Unwind
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Calamity's Wake
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Wash Away
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Dispatch
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
43% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Cut a Deal
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Fabricate
29% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Promise of Loyalty
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Wrath of God
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Stock Up
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Solve the Equation
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Don't Move
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Tragic Arrogance
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Split Up
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Traverse Eternity
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
River's Rebuke
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Slash the Ranks
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Will of the Temur
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Cleansing Nova
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Time Warp
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Treasure Cruise
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Final Judgment
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Windfall
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Memories Returning
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Austere Command
14% of 7 decks -1% synergy
Ponder
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Personal Tutor
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Pearl Medallion
43% of 7 decks +37% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
43% of 7 decks +36% synergy
The One Ring
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Mithril Coat
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Panoptic Mirror
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Isochron Scepter
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Mystic Forge
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Howling Mine
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Darksteel Plate
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Norn's Annex
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Commander's Plate
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
The Wind Crystal
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Repurposing Bay
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
The Water Crystal
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Cloud Key
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14% of 7 decks -11% synergy
The Immortal Sun
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Essence Reliquary
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Enchantments
Shark Typhoon
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Land Tax
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Steel of the Godhead
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Rest in Peace
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Mystic Remora
29% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Rule of Law
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Dissipation Field
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Deafening Silence
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Island Sanctuary
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Soothsaying
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Confounding Conundrum
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Arcane Laboratory
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Mechanized Production
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
True Conviction
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Frozen Aether
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Dovescape
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Inexorable Tide
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Grasp of Fate
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Extravagant Replication
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Telepathy
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Darksteel Mutation
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Gift of Immortality
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Curse of Silence
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
29% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
43% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Academy Ruins
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Urza's Saga
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Command Beacon
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Reliquary Tower
29% of 7 decks -20% synergy
Seat of the Synod
14% of 7 decks -1% synergy
Mistrise Village
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Castle Vantress
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Ancient Den
14% of 7 decks +0% synergy
Rivendell
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Guildless Commons
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Arid Archway
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Minas Tirith
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Ancient Tomb
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Emergence Zone
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Arcane Signet
100% of 7 decks +15% synergy
Talisman of Progress
100% of 7 decks +51% synergy
Mind Stone
57% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Thought Vessel
57% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Azorius Signet
43% of 7 decks -19% synergy
Gilded Lotus
43% of 7 decks +37% synergy
Commander's Sphere
43% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Thran Dynamo
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Hedron Archive
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Chrome Mox
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Mana Vault
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
14% of 7 decks -16% synergy
The Celestus
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Ether
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Lotus Petal
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Mox Diamond
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Basalt Monolith
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Grim Monolith
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Midnight Clock
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Plains
100% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Island
100% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Glacial Fortress
86% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
71% of 7 decks +32% synergy
Prairie Stream
71% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Sea of Clouds
71% of 7 decks +30% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
71% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Floodfarm Verge
71% of 7 decks +46% synergy
Meticulous Archive
57% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Deserted Beach
57% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Flooded Strand
57% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Nimbus Maze
43% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Port Town
43% of 7 decks -6% synergy
Azorius Chancery
29% of 7 decks -10% synergy
Evolving Wilds
29% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Tundra
29% of 7 decks +16% synergy
Fabled Passage
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Hengegate Pathway
29% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Demolition Field
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Irrigated Farmland
29% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29% of 7 decks -11% synergy
Skycloud Expanse
29% of 7 decks -6% synergy
Reflecting Pool
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Prismatic Vista
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Cavern of Souls
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Glacial Floodplain
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Witch Enchanter
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Seachrome Coast
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Razortide Bridge
14% of 7 decks -0% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Ash Barrens
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Myriad Landscape
14% of 7 decks -5% synergy
City of Brass
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Mana Confluence
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy