Ashling, Flame Dancer (Commander) - Optimized

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Bennie Smith
Dec 1, 2025
The Best New Commanders of 2025
Which cards are the best new Commanders from 2025? Bennie Smith's here for the run-down of popular picks & hidden gems for each set.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Impolite Entrance
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Shellshock
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lavaleaper
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Cool but Rude
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
84%inclusion193 decks229 decks
70%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
65%inclusion148 decks229 decks
61%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
72%inclusion166 decks229 decks
60%synergy
Desperate Ritual
72%inclusion164 decks229 decks
59%synergy
Past in Flames
66%inclusion150 decks229 decks
59%synergy
Overmaster
61%inclusion140 decks229 decks
57%synergy
Seething Song
86%inclusion198 decks229 decks
56%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
59%inclusion134 decks229 decks
55%synergy
Reverberate
67%inclusion154 decks229 decks
55%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
67%inclusion154 decks229 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Ruby Medallion
87%inclusion200 decks229 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion171 decks229 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
73%inclusion167 decks229 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion165 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
72%inclusion165 decks229 decks
42%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
67%inclusion154 decks229 decks
50%synergy
Return the Favor
61%inclusion140 decks229 decks
42%synergy
Grapeshot
61%inclusion139 decks229 decks
52%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
57%inclusion131 decks229 decks
51%synergy
Braid of Fire
55%inclusion126 decks229 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
78%inclusion179 decks229 decks
42%synergy
Underworld Breach
59%inclusion135 decks229 decks
51%synergy
Gamble
55%inclusion126 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion52 decks229 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion38 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Urabrask
52%inclusion120 decks229 decks
47%synergy
Guttersnipe
51%inclusion117 decks229 decks
36%synergy
Containment Construct
50%inclusion114 decks229 decks
46%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
45%inclusion104 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
45%inclusion55 decks122 decks
36%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
44%inclusion101 decks229 decks
35%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
41%inclusion95 decks229 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
32%inclusion74 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
31%inclusion70 decks229 decks
28%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
31%inclusion70 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
29%inclusion66 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
28%inclusion65 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
27%inclusion62 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
26%inclusion60 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
26%inclusion60 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion58 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
23%inclusion52 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
21%inclusion48 decks229 decks
-2%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
20%inclusion45 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
19%inclusion43 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Soulbright Flamekin
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion38 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
16%inclusion37 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Moon
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
14%inclusion30 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Firebending Student
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Stormsplitter
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Leyline Tyrant
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
-2%synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Grinning Ignus
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Punk
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Party Thrasher
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
6.6%inclusion15 decks227 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Flare of Duplication
55%inclusion125 decks229 decks
44%synergy
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion124 decks229 decks
27%synergy
Bolt Bend
54%inclusion123 decks229 decks
36%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
53%inclusion121 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Reiterate
52%inclusion120 decks229 decks
48%synergy
Demand Answers
52%inclusion119 decks229 decks
29%synergy
Pyroblast
48%inclusion110 decks229 decks
30%synergy
Expedite
47%inclusion107 decks229 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion103 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
44%inclusion101 decks229 decks
22%synergy
Display of Power
43%inclusion99 decks229 decks
41%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
42%inclusion96 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Fury Storm
40%inclusion92 decks229 decks
39%synergy
Big Score
40%inclusion91 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Invoke Calamity
40%inclusion91 decks229 decks
36%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
38%inclusion87 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
38%inclusion86 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Crimson Wisps
37%inclusion84 decks229 decks
31%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
31%inclusion72 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Dual Strike
30%inclusion69 decks229 decks
29%synergy
Twinferno
30%inclusion68 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Fork
25%inclusion57 decks229 decks
23%synergy
Might of the Meek
25%inclusion57 decks229 decks
21%synergy
Redirect Lightning
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
22%inclusion51 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Price of Progress
22%inclusion50 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Gut Shot
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
21%inclusion48 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Wild Ricochet
18%inclusion41 decks229 decks
14%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
18%inclusion41 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Comet Storm
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Lava Dart
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Needle Drop
17%inclusion38 decks229 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Temper
16%inclusion37 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
16%inclusion36 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Fists of Flame
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Commune with Lava
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion26 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
8%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Ricochet Trap
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
4%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Electric Revelation
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Final Fortune
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
49%inclusion112 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion103 decks229 decks
-8%synergy
Strike It Rich
40%inclusion92 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Rite of Flame
39%inclusion89 decks229 decks
30%synergy
Crackle with Power
37%inclusion85 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Bonus Round
35%inclusion81 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Light Up the Stage
28%inclusion64 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
27%inclusion54 decks198 decks
24%synergy
Sundering Eruption
27%inclusion61 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Boltwave
26%inclusion59 decks227 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
26%inclusion59 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Crash Through
25%inclusion58 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
23%inclusion53 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Shattering Spree
22%inclusion51 decks229 decks
20%synergy
Reckless Impulse
22%inclusion50 decks229 decks
14%synergy
Warlord's Fury
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
11%synergy
Renegade Tactics
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Change of Fortune
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame
18%inclusion42 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Promise
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
15%inclusion34 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Molten Duplication
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Anger
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Highway Robbery
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Relay
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Doublecast
11%inclusion25 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
6%synergy
End the Festivities
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Shenanigans
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Haze of Rage
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
-5%synergy
Rile
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Elemental Eruption
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Magmatic Insight
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Change
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Mark
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Banefire
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion90 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
37%inclusion85 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Monument to Endurance
33%inclusion72 decks221 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion59 decks229 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion42 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Bag of Holding
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
-9%synergy
Doubling Cube
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
4%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
40%inclusion91 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Inscription
35%inclusion81 decks229 decks
29%synergy
Artist's Talent
30%inclusion68 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Powerbalance
20%inclusion45 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Repercussion
15%inclusion35 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13%inclusion29 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion29 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Courage
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
7%synergy
Dual Casting
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.7%inclusion13 decks227 decks
4%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion46 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
13%inclusion29 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Jaya Ballard
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
34%inclusion79 decks229 decks
11%synergy
War Room
34%inclusion78 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Emergence Zone
24%inclusion54 decks229 decks
21%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Forgotten Cave
18%inclusion41 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion36 decks229 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion33 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion32 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
-4%synergy
Barbarian Ring
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Sandstone Needle
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Mines of Moria
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
-5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion199 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion158 decks229 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
27%inclusion62 decks229 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion47 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
18%inclusion41 decks229 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion40 decks229 decks
-16%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion38 decks229 decks
-6%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion37 decks229 decks
-9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion17 decks229 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
-7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion215 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
45%inclusion104 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Valakut Awakening
38%inclusion86 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
27%inclusion61 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion55 decks229 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
21%inclusion48 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion15 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.2%inclusion12 decks229 decks
3%synergy