Barnabas Tharmr // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper (Commander) - Birthing Pod

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Arnaud Gompertz
Mar 4, 2026
Can You Make Three More Magical Brews? Abzanlutely!
Looking to brew an Abzan Commander deck that's a little on the weird and wacky side? Then take a look at this edition of Branching Out.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Neoform
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
93%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Mystic Remora
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Abrupt Decay
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Finale of Devastation
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Spellseeker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Deflecting Swat
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Veil of Summer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Tainted Pact
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Brain Freeze
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Pact of Negation
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Culling Ritual
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Underworld Breach
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
46%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Worldly Tutor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Thassa's Oracle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Eternal Witness
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Tinder Wall
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Delighted Halfling
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bloom Tender
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Displacer Kitten
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Agate Instigator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Six
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Collector Ouphe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inferno Titan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thrasios, Triton Hero
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fiend Artisan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Seedborn Muse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Mayhem Devil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vile Entomber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Mental Misstep
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Noxious Revival
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Chain of Vapor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Flusterstorm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Consultation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Snap
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Crop Rotation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Chord of Calling
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Final Fortune
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Autumn's Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Twinflame
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Gamble
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Counsel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Chain of Smog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Rite of Flame
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Molten Duplication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Manipulate Fate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ringsight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Cultivate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Foresight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pyroclasm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Carpet of Flowers
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Sylvan Library
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Curiosity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Wild Growth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Powerbalance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Food Chain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Keen Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blood Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stranglehold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Chrome Mox
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Mox Diamond
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Mana Crypt
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Mana Confluence
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Tropical Island
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Bayou
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Breeding Pool
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Taiga
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Volcanic Island
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Island
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Stomping Ground
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Forest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-35%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Mountain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-42%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spire Garden
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spire of Industry
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Karplusan Forest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Cinder Glade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy