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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
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Multiversal Passage
0.8%inclusion1 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wall of Denial
93%inclusion242 decks259 decks
85%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
93%inclusion240 decks259 decks
84%synergy
Axebane Guardian
91%inclusion235 decks259 decks
83%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
88%inclusion229 decks259 decks
80%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
86%inclusion223 decks259 decks
77%synergy
High Alert
84%inclusion218 decks259 decks
77%synergy
Wall of Omens
85%inclusion221 decks259 decks
76%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
82%inclusion212 decks258 decks
75%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
81%inclusion210 decks259 decks
74%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
80%inclusion207 decks259 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Crashing Drawbridge
77%inclusion200 decks259 decks
70%synergy
Assault Formation
73%inclusion190 decks259 decks
67%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
72%inclusion186 decks259 decks
65%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
70%inclusion182 decks259 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Junk
68%inclusion175 decks259 decks
62%synergy
Crystal Barricade
67%inclusion172 decks256 decks
62%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
66%inclusion171 decks259 decks
58%synergy
Hover Barrier
64%inclusion167 decks259 decks
58%synergy
Tower Defense
64%inclusion165 decks259 decks
57%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
63%inclusion163 decks259 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
29%inclusion76 decks259 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion47 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
-6%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.7%inclusion20 decks259 decks
-9%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Perimeter Captain
62%inclusion160 decks259 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
62%inclusion160 decks259 decks
55%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
61%inclusion158 decks259 decks
56%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
58%inclusion151 decks259 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
58%inclusion149 decks259 decks
52%synergy
Vine Trellis
58%inclusion149 decks259 decks
52%synergy
Shield Sphere
57%inclusion147 decks259 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
54%inclusion141 decks259 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Redemption
53%inclusion136 decks259 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Roots
51%inclusion131 decks259 decks
46%synergy
Walking Bulwark
50%inclusion130 decks259 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Runes
49%inclusion126 decks259 decks
44%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
45%inclusion117 decks259 decks
42%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
43%inclusion112 decks259 decks
39%synergy
Carven Caryatid
39%inclusion101 decks259 decks
35%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
38%inclusion98 decks259 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Glare
37%inclusion97 decks259 decks
33%synergy
Flumph
37%inclusion96 decks259 decks
33%synergy
Angelic Wall
37%inclusion95 decks259 decks
33%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
36%inclusion93 decks259 decks
33%synergy
Towering Titan
34%inclusion89 decks259 decks
31%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
34%inclusion88 decks259 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion83 decks257 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Shards
32%inclusion83 decks259 decks
29%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion79 decks259 decks
27%synergy
Fortified Rampart
30%inclusion78 decks259 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Mulch
28%inclusion73 decks259 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Turtle
26%inclusion68 decks259 decks
23%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
25%inclusion65 decks258 decks
23%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
25%inclusion65 decks259 decks
23%synergy
Steel Wall
24%inclusion63 decks259 decks
22%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
24%inclusion63 decks259 decks
22%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion57 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Jungle Barrier
22%inclusion56 decks259 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Tears
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Nets
19%inclusion49 decks259 decks
17%synergy
Rampart Architect
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
17%inclusion43 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Portcullis Vine
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Essence
15%inclusion38 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
13%inclusion33 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion156 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion122 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion120 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
42%inclusion109 decks259 decks
36%synergy
Heroic Intervention
41%inclusion105 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion86 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
33%inclusion85 decks259 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
31%inclusion80 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion76 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Bar the Door
25%inclusion66 decks259 decks
22%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion61 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Ghostway
20%inclusion53 decks259 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion37 decks259 decks
-10%synergy
Bant Charm
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion33 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion29 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Eladamri's Call
11%inclusion28 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion25 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spiral
9.3%inclusion24 decks259 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Solidarity
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Ephemerate
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
57%inclusion147 decks259 decks
51%synergy
Farseek
43%inclusion111 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion93 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion91 decks259 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Lore
32%inclusion84 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
29%inclusion76 decks259 decks
26%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
29%inclusion75 decks259 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion63 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion62 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Last March of the Ents
20%inclusion51 decks259 decks
17%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
14%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Raise the Past
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Reunion of the House
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.1%inclusion21 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.7%inclusion20 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
-10%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Wargate
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Circuitous Route
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
60%inclusion156 decks259 decks
55%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
46%inclusion120 decks259 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion115 decks259 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion92 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
14%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Robe of Stars
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
54%inclusion140 decks259 decks
48%synergy
Stoneskin
39%inclusion102 decks259 decks
35%synergy
Angelic Chorus
18%inclusion46 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Primal Rage
17%inclusion44 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Assemble the Players
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
13%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
10%inclusion27 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion26 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
10%inclusion25 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Angelic Shield
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.1%inclusion21 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
True Conviction
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
-5%synergy
Hold the Gates
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
5.5%inclusion13 decks238 decks
5%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Wild Pair
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
19%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
20%inclusion53 decks259 decks
18%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
12%inclusion30 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion147 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Access Tunnel
34%inclusion89 decks259 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion29 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Baldur's Gate
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
-8%synergy
Maze's End
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Gate
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion214 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion193 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Signet
14%inclusion37 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion33 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion31 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
8.1%inclusion21 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion250 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion247 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion245 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion238 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
63%inclusion164 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
53%inclusion137 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
51%inclusion133 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Breeding Pool
50%inclusion130 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
50%inclusion130 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion129 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion129 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
49%inclusion128 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
49%inclusion127 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
42%inclusion110 decks259 decks
-4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
42%inclusion109 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
40%inclusion103 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
39%inclusion102 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Sea of Clouds
36%inclusion92 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
35%inclusion91 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
35%inclusion91 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
35%inclusion90 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
32%inclusion84 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Beach
31%inclusion80 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion74 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion73 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
27%inclusion70 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Brushland
26%inclusion68 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
24%inclusion61 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion59 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion44 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
-8%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion38 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion37 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Plenty
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
12%inclusion30 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion30 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion28 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Fortified Village
11%inclusion28 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
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