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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
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Formidable Speaker
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
94%inclusion181 decks193 decks
85%synergy
Axebane Guardian
92%inclusion177 decks193 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Denial
90%inclusion174 decks193 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
86%inclusion166 decks193 decks
77%synergy
Wall of Omens
86%inclusion166 decks193 decks
77%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
84%inclusion163 decks193 decks
77%synergy
High Alert
84%inclusion162 decks193 decks
76%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
82%inclusion153 decks186 decks
75%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
79%inclusion153 decks193 decks
71%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
78%inclusion150 decks193 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Sylvan Caryatid
75%inclusion145 decks193 decks
69%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion143 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
72%inclusion138 decks193 decks
64%synergy
Assault Formation
70%inclusion135 decks193 decks
63%synergy
Shield Sphere
69%inclusion134 decks193 decks
65%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
66%inclusion128 decks193 decks
61%synergy
Crystal Barricade
66%inclusion87 decks132 decks
60%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
66%inclusion127 decks193 decks
59%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
61%inclusion118 decks193 decks
53%synergy
Meekstone
60%inclusion116 decks193 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion98 decks193 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion86 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion85 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion84 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Aura Shards
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Worldly Tutor
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Weathered Sentinels
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
55%synergy
Vine Trellis
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
54%synergy
Hover Barrier
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Junk
57%inclusion110 decks193 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
55%inclusion107 decks193 decks
49%synergy
Perimeter Captain
54%inclusion104 decks193 decks
48%synergy
Tree of Redemption
53%inclusion102 decks193 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
50%inclusion96 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
49%inclusion95 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
49%inclusion94 decks193 decks
45%synergy
Walking Bulwark
47%inclusion91 decks193 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Roots
47%inclusion90 decks193 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
41%synergy
Carven Caryatid
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Runes
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion63 decks164 decks
35%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
38%inclusion50 decks132 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Glare
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Flumph
35%inclusion67 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Shards
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
27%synergy
Angelic Wall
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Mulch
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Towering Titan
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Fortified Rampart
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Steel Wall
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
-11%synergy
Noble Hierarch
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Tears
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Kelp
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Turtle
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Barrier
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Nets
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Rampart Architect
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Ice
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
59%inclusion113 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Tower Defense
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
49%synergy
Path to Exile
47%inclusion90 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion83 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Eerie Interlude
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion63 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Eladamri's Call
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Ghostway
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Bar the Door
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Bant Charm
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Nature
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Permission Denied
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Silence
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion76 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Three Visits
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Last March of the Ents
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
-20%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
15%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Wargate
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-10%synergy
Austere Command
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Past
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion93 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Robe of Stars
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Stoneskin
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Guardian Project
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Angelic Chorus
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Primal Rage
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Assemble the Players
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Growth
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Aluren
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Angelic Shield
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Smile at Death
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Rolling Stones
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion103 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
47%inclusion90 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Access Tunnel
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion172 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion151 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Signet
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Selesnya Signet
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion180 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion174 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion172 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Island
89%inclusion171 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Tundra
84%inclusion162 decks193 decks
72%synergy
Breeding Pool
83%inclusion160 decks193 decks
39%synergy
Savannah
82%inclusion159 decks193 decks
70%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
82%inclusion159 decks193 decks
39%synergy
Temple Garden
82%inclusion159 decks193 decks
39%synergy
Tropical Island
82%inclusion158 decks193 decks
69%synergy
Misty Rainforest
77%inclusion148 decks193 decks
47%synergy
Flooded Strand
76%inclusion146 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Windswept Heath
75%inclusion144 decks193 decks
42%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
69%inclusion134 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
69%inclusion134 decks193 decks
38%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
69%inclusion134 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Sea of Clouds
68%inclusion132 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Seaside Citadel
41%inclusion80 decks193 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
-16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion71 decks193 decks
-9%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
35%inclusion68 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Beach
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Brushland
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Prairie Stream
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
-26%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Canopy Vista
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
-27%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Bastion
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Gate
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Hushwood Verge
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
1%synergy
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