Barnabas Tharmr // Clive Rosfield (Commander) - Budget

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Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Vial Smasher the FierceKraum, Ludevic's Opus // Vial Smasher the Fierce

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Harvey McGuinness
Mar 31, 2026
The Biggest Meta Changes in the History of cEDH
cEDH has seen some big changes over the years, but which ones were the most important and meta-defining? Let's look at the timeline.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Bot Bashing Time
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Donatello's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Squirrelanoids
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Revenge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Raphael, Most Attitude
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
48%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Curiosity
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Murderous Cut
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Dig Through Time
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Mulldrifter
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Tandem Lookout
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Brash Taunter
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
7%synergy
The Lord of Pain
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Shriekmaw
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Sin Prodder
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Queen Brahne
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Prompto Argentum
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Ingot Chewer
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Jill, Shiva's Dominant
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mysidian Elder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Spear Spewer
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Curtains' Call
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Unwind
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Overkill
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Transpose
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Syncopate
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Ionize
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rewind
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Magic Damper
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Laughing Mad
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fight On!
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Insight
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Thunder Magic
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Fatal Push
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Shock
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Ice Magic
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Self-Destruct
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Play with Fire
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Curate
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Counterflux
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Circle of Power
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Suplex
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Relm's Sketching
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Volcanic Vision
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Divination
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Beacon Bolt
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Memories Returning
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Singularity
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Black Mage's Rod
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Ninja's Blades
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
The Fire Crystal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
World Map
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Rod of Absorption
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Samurai's Katana
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Powerbalance
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Visions
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Triple Triad
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sleep Magic
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Gold Saucer
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Archway of Innovation
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion45 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
-27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-27%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-34%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-29%synergy
Blitzball
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Manalith
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Skyclave Relic
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Crossroads Village
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Capital City
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Treno, Dark City
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy