Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized

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Jeremy Rowe
Oct 31, 2025
Where Do Typal Decks Fit in the New Bracket System?
With the new changes to the Commander Bracket System, how are typal decks affected? Where do creature type decks fit in? Let's discuss.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague of Vermin
62%inclusion149 decks242 decks
59%synergy
Ophiomancer
74%inclusion180 decks242 decks
59%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
67%inclusion161 decks242 decks
56%synergy
Gravecrawler
66%inclusion159 decks242 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
68%inclusion164 decks242 decks
50%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
73%inclusion176 decks242 decks
50%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
51%inclusion124 decks242 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
58%inclusion141 decks242 decks
46%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
52%inclusion125 decks242 decks
45%synergy
Bitterblossom
56%inclusion136 decks242 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
89%inclusion215 decks242 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion209 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion185 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion176 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion163 decks242 decks
36%synergy
Skullclamp
64%inclusion155 decks242 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion142 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion141 decks242 decks
39%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion140 decks242 decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion137 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
68%inclusion165 decks242 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion135 decks242 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion105 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
39%inclusion95 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion89 decks242 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion47 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion39 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion132 decks242 decks
42%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion116 decks242 decks
31%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion109 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Carrion Feeder
45%inclusion108 decks242 decks
33%synergy
Bloodghast
43%inclusion105 decks242 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion104 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
42%inclusion102 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion94 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion93 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion87 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Chittering Witch
36%inclusion86 decks242 decks
31%synergy
Nether Traitor
35%inclusion84 decks242 decks
26%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
34%inclusion82 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
32%inclusion78 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
31%inclusion76 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion76 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
30%inclusion72 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion68 decks241 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
28%inclusion67 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion58 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion57 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion56 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
22%inclusion54 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion52 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion50 decks239 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion48 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Timeline Culler
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion31 decks170 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
-4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion36 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Putrid Goblin
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Great Unclean One
14%inclusion33 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Grim Servant
11%inclusion26 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion98 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion87 decks239 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion85 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
34%inclusion83 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Slip
32%inclusion77 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion71 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion69 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion62 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
25%inclusion61 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion60 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion48 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Szat's Will
19%inclusion47 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
-7%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion39 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion26 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Sacrifice
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Boon
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion135 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
47%inclusion114 decks242 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion108 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Army of the Damned
38%inclusion92 decks242 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion78 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion65 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion57 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion51 decks242 decks
-15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion48 decks239 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion40 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion38 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion35 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion20 decks242 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion20 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
-10%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Dark Petition
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
51%inclusion123 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion40 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
-8%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
-21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
47%inclusion113 decks242 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
46%inclusion111 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion99 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion86 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion76 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
30%inclusion72 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion70 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion64 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion61 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
24%inclusion57 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion56 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion52 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Carnival of Souls
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion36 decks239 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Open the Graves
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.3%inclusion15 decks239 decks
-1%synergy
Oubliette
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Blight Mound
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
45%inclusion110 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
24%inclusion58 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion195 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion141 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion140 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion136 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
54%inclusion131 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion107 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
43%inclusion103 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion100 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion78 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
-14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion38 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion37 decks242 decks
9%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion37 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
-4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion221 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion157 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Crowded Crypt
16%inclusion38 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion37 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion226 decks242 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion85 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion69 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion57 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
3%synergy