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Nicholas Lucchesi
May 8, 2025
Nicholas Lucchesi
Which Commanders Are Most Affected by the New Game Changers?
How will the new additions to the Game Changers list affect the Commander decks that these cards are most played in? Let's discuss.
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Overgrown Battlement
91% of 44 decks +82% synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
89% of 44 decks +81% synergy
Axebane Guardian
89% of 44 decks +80% synergy
Wall of Denial
89% of 44 decks +80% synergy
Wall of Omens
89% of 44 decks +79% synergy
Sunscape Familiar
84% of 44 decks +76% synergy
High Alert
84% of 44 decks +76% synergy
Wall of Blossoms
84% of 44 decks +75% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
82% of 44 decks +74% synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
81% of 42 decks +74% synergy
Top Cards
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
82% of 44 decks +73% synergy
Slaughter the Strong
73% of 44 decks +66% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
70% of 44 decks +64% synergy
Assault Formation
68% of 44 decks +61% synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
66% of 44 decks +60% synergy
Vine Trellis
66% of 44 decks +60% synergy
Jeskai Barricade
66% of 44 decks +60% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Shield Sphere
66% of 44 decks +62% synergy
Weathered Sentinels
64% of 44 decks +58% synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
27% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Teferi's Protection
16% of 44 decks -0% synergy
Creatures
Tree of Redemption
64% of 44 decks +59% synergy
Wall of Junk
64% of 44 decks +58% synergy
Hover Barrier
61% of 44 decks +55% synergy
Wall of Frost
59% of 44 decks +52% synergy
Crystal Barricade
59% of 34 decks +53% synergy
Perimeter Captain
57% of 44 decks +51% synergy
Wall of Runes
52% of 44 decks +47% synergy
Walking Bulwark
52% of 44 decks +48% synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
50% of 44 decks +44% synergy
Carven Caryatid
45% of 44 decks +41% synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
43% of 44 decks +39% synergy
Drift of Phantasms
39% of 44 decks +35% synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
39% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Wall of Glare
39% of 44 decks +34% synergy
Wall of Roots
36% of 44 decks +32% synergy
Angelic Wall
36% of 44 decks +32% synergy
Wall of Shards
36% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
35% of 37 decks +31% synergy
Towering Titan
32% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Wall of Mulch
32% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Flumph
32% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
31% of 36 decks +28% synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
30% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Resolute Watchdog
30% of 44 decks +26% synergy
Mnemonic Wall
30% of 44 decks +26% synergy
Orator of Ojutai
30% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Fog Bank
25% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Steel Wall
25% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
24% of 33 decks +22% synergy
Jungle Barrier
23% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Guard Gomazoa
20% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Glacial Wall
20% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Towering Viewpoint
19% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
18% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Fortified Rampart
18% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
18% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Riptide Turtle
18% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Wall of Nets
16% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Rampart Architect
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Enduring Innocence
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
14% of 42 decks +12% synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
14% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Noble Hierarch
14% of 44 decks -11% synergy
Mentor of the Meek
14% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Sporocyst
14% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
14% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Wall of Essence
11% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Excavated Wall
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Floriferous Vinewall
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Geist of the Archives
11% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
61% of 44 decks +30% synergy
Tower Defense
59% of 44 decks +52% synergy
Counterspell
48% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Akroma's Will
43% of 44 decks +35% synergy
Eerie Interlude
41% of 44 decks +34% synergy
Beast Within
36% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Dovin's Veto
34% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Path to Exile
32% of 44 decks -15% synergy
Generous Gift
23% of 44 decks -5% synergy
Bar the Door
20% of 44 decks +17% synergy
Dawn's Truce
16% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
16% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Swan Song
16% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Ghostway
16% of 44 decks +14% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14% of 44 decks -10% synergy
Bant Charm
14% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Negate
11% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Nature's Claim
11% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Mana Drain
11% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Pongify
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Return to Dust
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Growth Spiral
9% of 44 decks -5% synergy
Eladamri's Call
9% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Get Lost
7% of 42 decks +5% synergy
Everybody Lives!
7% of 43 decks +4% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Ephemerate
7% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Brainstorm
7% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Return to Nature
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Sink into Stupor
5% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Collective Resistance
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
64% of 44 decks +56% synergy
Fell the Mighty
50% of 44 decks +44% synergy
Farseek
50% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Nature's Lore
48% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Wave of Reckoning
36% of 44 decks +34% synergy
Expel the Interlopers
36% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Three Visits
34% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Rampant Growth
34% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Last March of the Ents
32% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Cultivate
32% of 44 decks -8% synergy
Kodama's Reach
25% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Retribution of the Meek
20% of 44 decks +20% synergy
The Battle of Bywater
20% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Farewell
16% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Raise the Past
15% of 33 decks +13% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Wrath of God
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Explore
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Suppression Ray
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
59% of 44 decks +54% synergy
Lightning Greaves
57% of 44 decks +37% synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
55% of 44 decks +49% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Slagwurm Armor
18% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Panharmonicon
16% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Robe of Stars
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
9% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Colfenor's Urn
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
55% of 44 decks +49% synergy
Stoneskin
41% of 44 decks +36% synergy
Guardian Project
27% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Angelic Chorus
25% of 44 decks +23% synergy
Primal Rage
20% of 44 decks +19% synergy
The Birth of Meletis
16% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
11% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Unnatural Growth
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Propaganda
9% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Eland Umbra
7% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Remora
7% of 44 decks -5% synergy
Sylvan Library
7% of 44 decks -0% synergy
True Conviction
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
23% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
18% of 44 decks +17% synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
18% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Access Tunnel
43% of 44 decks +40% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
30% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Rogue's Passage
18% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
11% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Command Beacon
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Shifting Woodland
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Three Tree City
5% of 37 decks +0% synergy
Arid Archway
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75% of 44 decks -6% synergy
Arcane Signet
73% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Thought Vessel
32% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Fellwar Stone
16% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Simic Signet
14% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Talisman of Unity
11% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Selesnya Signet
9% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Azorius Signet
9% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Progress
7% of 44 decks -5% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7% of 44 decks -0% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Plains
93% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Forest
91% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Spara's Headquarters
86% of 44 decks +45% synergy
Island
86% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
80% of 44 decks +36% synergy
Temple Garden
80% of 44 decks +36% synergy
Breeding Pool
77% of 44 decks +34% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
73% of 44 decks +36% synergy
Sea of Clouds
70% of 44 decks +39% synergy
Misty Rainforest
64% of 44 decks +34% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
64% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Flooded Strand
64% of 44 decks +32% synergy
Windswept Heath
59% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Deserted Beach
55% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
52% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
50% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
45% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Tundra
41% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Glacial Fortress
41% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
41% of 44 decks -15% synergy
Seaside Citadel
41% of 44 decks -12% synergy
Tropical Island
39% of 44 decks +26% synergy
Savannah
36% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
34% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Canopy Vista
32% of 44 decks -15% synergy
Prairie Stream
30% of 44 decks -17% synergy
Branchloft Pathway
30% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
27% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Brushland
27% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
27% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Hengegate Pathway
25% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Hedge Maze
19% of 42 decks +8% synergy
Hushwood Verge
18% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Lush Portico
17% of 42 decks +6% synergy
Azorius Chancery
16% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Meticulous Archive
14% of 42 decks +5% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
14% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Reflecting Pool
14% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 44 decks -12% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Prismatic Vista
11% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Sungrass Prairie
11% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Wooded Bastion
11% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Temple of Mystery
11% of 44 decks -11% synergy
Scalding Tarn
11% of 44 decks +5% synergy
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