Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (Commander) - Budget Core Lands Matter

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Explore
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71%synergy
Coiling Oracle
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Jungle Basin
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Coral Atoll
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Trench Behemoth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Simic Charm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
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Cultivate
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Kodama's Reach
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Growth Spiral
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Rampant Growth
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Reclamation Sage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Urban Evolution
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49%synergy
Whelming Wave
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Sporemound
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Acidic Slime
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44%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Terastodon
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Eternal Witness
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Yavimaya Elder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Tromokratis
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Simic Sky Swallower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Beanstalk Giant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Quirion Ranger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx of Uthuun
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25%synergy
Springbloom Druid
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21%synergy
Wood Elves
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18%synergy
Scute Swarm
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5%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Grappling Kraken
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Insidious Fungus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
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12%synergy
Fertilid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Scaled Herbalist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Territorial Scythecat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Skyshroud Ranger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fathom Mage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Visionary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Trygon Predator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Wurm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Embodiment of Insight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Baloth Woodcrasher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sharktocrab
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
The Terror of Serpent's Pass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sagu Wildling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Famished Worldsire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Needletooth Pack
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Harrow
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Return to Nature
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Cancel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Joint Exploration
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Eureka Moment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Jaheira's Respite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Biomass Mutation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Plasm Capture
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Krosan Grip
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Into the Roil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Deprive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Hunter's Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Disappearing Act
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Experimental Augury
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mysteries of the Deep
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Void Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Respite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Reflection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Broken Wings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Titanic Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Peel from Reality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Entish Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Runes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Broken Concentration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Search for Tomorrow
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Spitting Image
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Compulsive Research
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Overrun
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Harmonize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Broken Bond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Bushwhack
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Clear the Mind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Overcome
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ranger's Path
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Oversimplify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Divination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beneath the Sands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bountiful Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Circuitous Route
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Primal Might
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Mold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aether Mutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Inaction Injunction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Golden Ratio
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Disorienting Choice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dryad's Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Under the Skin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Concentrate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Field Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Winged Words
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Migration Path
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Boundless Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skyclave Pick-Axe
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Adventuring Gear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Seer's Sundial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Druid Class
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Abundance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sensory Deprivation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Primal Empathy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sandwurm Convergence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Zephyr Charge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tightening Coils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Asceticism
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Illusionary Armor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Nissa, Vital Force
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Memorial to Genius
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Skyline Cascade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Kishla Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Town
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lumbering Falls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Simic Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Simic Growth Chamber
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Thornwood Falls
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Woodland Stream
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Blighted Woodland
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Mystery
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Simic Guildgate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Grove
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Bant Panorama
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Quandrix Campus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vivid Creek
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vivid Grove
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-44%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-44%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Warped Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Lush Oasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lakeside Shack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-35%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy