Dogmeat, Ever Loyal (Commander) - Optimized

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Owain Roberts
Aug 29, 2025
The Dog Commanders of Magic
With the recent International Dog Day, let's look at some of Magic's most powerful puppers. They deserve it.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mirrormind Crown
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Strong Back
91%inclusion73 decks80 decks
87%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
94%inclusion75 decks80 decks
85%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
85%inclusion68 decks80 decks
80%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
84%inclusion67 decks80 decks
79%synergy
All That Glitters
79%inclusion63 decks80 decks
74%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
75%inclusion60 decks80 decks
72%synergy
Inventory Management
75%inclusion60 decks80 decks
71%synergy
Idolized
73%inclusion58 decks80 decks
70%synergy
Basilisk Collar
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
65%synergy
Pre-War Formalwear
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
85%inclusion68 decks80 decks
58%synergy
Heroic Intervention
80%inclusion64 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
79%inclusion63 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
64%inclusion51 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Rancor
64%inclusion51 decks80 decks
59%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
64%inclusion51 decks80 decks
61%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
60%synergy
Well Rested
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
59%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Champion's Helm
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Smothering Tithe
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Stoneforge Mystic
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
45%synergy
Armory Paladin
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
43%synergy
Danitha, New Benalia's Light
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Cass, Hand of Vengeance
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Mister Gutsy
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Brotherhood Outcast
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Reyav, Master Smith
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Gunner Conscript
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Super Mutant Scavenger
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Bighorner Rancher
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Crimson Caravaneer
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Cait, Cage Brawler
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Red XIII, Proud Warrior
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Lizard Blades
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Moira Brown, Guide Author
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Commander Sofia Daguerre
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Brightglass Gearhulk
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Rose, Cutthroat Raider
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Wyleth, Soul of Steel
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Grand Abolisher
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Bureau Headmaster
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Tifa, Martial Artist
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Ian the Reckless
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Elves
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Amy Rose
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Professor Hojo
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Cid, Freeflier Pilot
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Valorous Stance
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Break Down
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Boros Charm
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Dispatch
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-19%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Beast Within
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-26%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Silkguard
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Single Combat
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Open the Armory
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Megaton's Fate
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Farseek
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
-25%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-22%synergy
Open the Vaults
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ravages of War
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-26%synergy
Winds of Rath
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-15%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Cultivate
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-40%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Council's Judgment
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Overpowering Attack
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-23%synergy
Wake the Past
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Behemoth Sledge
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Sword of the Animist
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Shadowspear
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Power Fist
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
35%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Junk Jet
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Fireshrieker
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Buster Sword
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Colossus Hammer
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Nettlecyst
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Genji Glove
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Brass Knuckles
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Thran Power Suit
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Explorer's Scope
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Helm of the Host
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Robe of Stars
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Leyline Axe
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Embercleave
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Armor
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
The Spear of Leonidas
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Nuka-Nuke Launcher
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sigarda's Aid
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Almost Perfect
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
49%synergy
Wild Growth
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Bear Umbra
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Sticky Fingers
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Grim Reaper's Sprint
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Forge Anew
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Vault 101: Birthday Party
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Fertile Ground
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Aggravated Assault
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Abundant Growth
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Spirit Mantle
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Animal Friend
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Fighter Class
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Ethereal Armor
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Pain for All
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Mask
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Super State
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Lion Umbra
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Acquired Mutation
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Colossification
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Squirrel Nest
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Overencumbered
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Shield of the Oversoul
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Crystalline Armor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Armadillo Cloak
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Snake Umbra
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Song of the Dryads
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Immortality
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Vault 21: House Gambit
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Unflinching Courage
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sage's Reverie
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
74%inclusion59 decks80 decks
47%synergy
Buried Ruin
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
51%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Junktown
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Axgard Armory
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
War Room
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Diamond City
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion77 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion67 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
The Aetherspark
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion79 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion77 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion61 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
75%inclusion60 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Rootbound Crag
73%inclusion58 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Jungle Shrine
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Glade
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Canopy Vista
64%inclusion51 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Mossfire Valley
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Abandon
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Triumph
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Plenty
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Scattered Groves
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Stomping Ground
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Temple Garden
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Spectator Seating
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Spire Garden
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Taiga
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Thornspire Verge
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Battlefield Forge
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Plateau
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Hushwood Verge
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Savannah
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Elegant Parlor
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Commercial District
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Karplusan Forest
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-2%synergy