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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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Urban Retreat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Formidable Speaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
89%synergy
Axebane Guardian
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
86%synergy
High Alert
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
82%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Denial
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
78%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
78%synergy
Wall of Omens
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
73%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
71%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
69%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
67%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
67%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Barricade
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
62%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Shield Sphere
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Meekstone
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
59%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Assault Formation
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Protection
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Aura Shards
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Redemption
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Junk
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Vine Trellis
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Perimeter Captain
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Carven Caryatid
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Hover Barrier
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Roots
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Walking Bulwark
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Flumph
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Runes
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Glare
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Angelic Wall
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Fortified Rampart
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mulch
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Shards
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Towering Titan
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Kelp
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Faithbound Judge
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Jungle Barrier
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Arbor Adherent
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Steel Wall
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Doorkeeper
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Noble Hierarch
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Chulane, Teller of Tales
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Ice
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Geist of the Archives
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Tears
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Turtle
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Nets
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Soulsworn Jury
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Tower Defense
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Will
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Eerie Interlude
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Ghostway
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Bar the Door
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Eladamri's Call
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Permission Denied
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Silence
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Voidslime
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Bant Charm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Solidarity
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Return to Nature
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Fell the Mighty
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Farseek
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Last March of the Ents
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Wargate
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Past
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Reunion of the House
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Robe of Stars
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Stoneskin
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Guardian Project
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Aluren
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Growth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Chorus
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Rolling Stones
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Primal Rage
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Exploration
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Land Tax
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Access Tunnel
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Selesnya Signet
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion62 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Breeding Pool
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Temple Garden
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Sea of Clouds
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Windswept Heath
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Seaside Citadel
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Prairie Stream
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Beach
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Savannah
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Tropical Island
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Gate
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Canopy Vista
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Bastion
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Lush Portico
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
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