Gary, the Snail (Commander) - Budget Infect

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Mike Carrozza
Jul 9, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - (Not So) Welcome Back, Toxrill!
How much should the "fun" of Commander's social element be taken into account during play? Mike answers whether a serial Toxrill reanimator is or isn't the Bolas.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Thrummingbird
92% of 26 decks +89% synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
88% of 26 decks +87% synergy
Contentious Plan
88% of 26 decks +86% synergy
Drown in Ichor
88% of 26 decks +86% synergy
Flux Channeler
88% of 26 decks +86% synergy
Contagion Clasp
85% of 26 decks +83% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
85% of 26 decks +82% synergy
Sludge Monster
88% of 26 decks +81% synergy
Blightbelly Rat
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Top Cards
Vraska's Fall
81% of 26 decks +79% synergy
Whisper of the Dross
77% of 26 decks +75% synergy
Experimental Augury
77% of 26 decks +74% synergy
Infectious Inquiry
73% of 26 decks +72% synergy
Scheming Aspirant
73% of 26 decks +72% synergy
Reject Imperfection
69% of 26 decks +68% synergy
Viral Drake
62% of 26 decks +61% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
62% of 26 decks +61% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Inexorable Tide
58% of 26 decks +56% synergy
Creatures
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
58% of 26 decks +56% synergy
Guildpact Informant
58% of 26 decks +57% synergy
Blighted Agent
58% of 26 decks +55% synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
54% of 26 decks +54% synergy
Plague Stinger
54% of 26 decks +53% synergy
Core Prowler
50% of 26 decks +50% synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
46% of 26 decks +46% synergy
Ichor Rats
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
40% of 15 decks +38% synergy
Venser, Corpse Puppet
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Plague Myr
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Massacre Wurm
38% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Clackbridge Troll
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Slaughter Specialist
35% of 26 decks +33% synergy
Hand of the Praetors
35% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Corpse Cur
31% of 26 decks +31% synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
31% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Blood Artist
31% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
31% of 26 decks +31% synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
27% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Whispering Specter
27% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
27% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Deepglow Skate
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Necropede
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Baleful Strix
15% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Myr Convert
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Blightbeetle
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Septic Rats
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
12% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Vren, the Relentless
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Scourge Servant
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Azure Beastbinder
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Spark Double
8% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Toxic Nim
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Serum Snare
58% of 26 decks +56% synergy
Steady Progress
58% of 26 decks +56% synergy
Negate
50% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Counterspell
50% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Grim Affliction
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Bring the Ending
38% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Dark Ritual
38% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Flatline
35% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
31% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Corrupted Resolve
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Village Rites
19% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Tragic Slip
19% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Hero's Downfall
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Infernal Grasp
15% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Strike
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Feign Death
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Radstorm
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 26 decks -9% synergy
Brainstorm
8% of 26 decks -23% synergy
Not Dead After All
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Fact or Fiction
8% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Deadly Dispute
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Virulent Wound
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Cancel
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Undying Malice
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Into the Roil
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Neutralize
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Mana Leak
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Spell Pierce
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Strix Serenade
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Metamorphic Blast
5% of 19 decks +5% synergy
Slice from the Shadows
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Contaminated Drink
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Vat Emergence
58% of 26 decks +57% synergy
Mass Diminish
54% of 26 decks +52% synergy
Spread the Sickness
54% of 26 decks +53% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
50% of 26 decks +49% synergy
Feed the Swarm
38% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
35% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Asinine Antics
31% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Geth's Summons
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Distorted Curiosity
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Curse of the Swine
23% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Ravenform
23% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Sign in Blood
19% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Dread Return
12% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Feed the Infection
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Ponder
8% of 26 decks -9% synergy
Fell
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Aether Gale
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Incremental Blight
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Victimize
8% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Divination
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Treasure Cruise
8% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Read the Bones
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Preordain
8% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Toxic Deluge
8% of 26 decks -18% synergy
Eaten Alive
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Mourner's Surprise
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
35% of 26 decks +33% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
23% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 26 decks +0% synergy
Lightning Greaves
12% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Throne of Geth
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Skullclamp
12% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Recon Craft Theta
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Genesis Chamber
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Prosthetic Injector
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Lux Cannon
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Mesmerizing Dose
54% of 26 decks +53% synergy
Corrupted Conscience
42% of 26 decks +42% synergy
Necrogen Communion
42% of 26 decks +42% synergy
Black Market
35% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Nest of Scarabs
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Gift of Doom
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Witness Protection
23% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Phyresis
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Robe of Mirrors
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Relic Putrescence
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Crumbling Ashes
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Aqueous Form
8% of 26 decks +0% synergy
Blowfly Infestation
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Grave Betrayal
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
As Foretold
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Propaganda
8% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8% of 26 decks -5% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Dramatic Accusation
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Vault 12: The Necropolis
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
65% of 26 decks +62% synergy
Rogue's Passage
50% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Temple of the False God
27% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Bojuka Bog
23% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Mortuary Mire
23% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Witch's Cottage
15% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Access Tunnel
15% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
12% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Dreadship Reef
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8% of 26 decks -10% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Reliquary Tower
8% of 26 decks -29% synergy
Diamond City
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88% of 26 decks -0% synergy
Arcane Signet
77% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Dimir Signet
58% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
42% of 26 decks +36% synergy
Replicating Ring
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35% of 26 decks -25% synergy
Mind Stone
35% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Commander's Sphere
31% of 26 decks +12% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Glistening Sphere
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Thought Vessel
27% of 26 decks -5% synergy
Sky Diamond
23% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Staff of Compleation
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Fellwar Stone
15% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Midnight Clock
12% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Gilded Lotus
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Thran Dynamo
8% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Dimir Locket
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Island
96% of 26 decks -0% synergy
Command Tower
85% of 26 decks -4% synergy
Sunken Hollow
77% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Deceit
65% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Choked Estuary
62% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Dismal Backwater
54% of 26 decks +38% synergy
Evolving Wilds
46% of 26 decks +29% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38% of 26 decks -13% synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
38% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Tainted Isle
31% of 26 decks -13% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Myriad Landscape
27% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
27% of 26 decks -7% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
23% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
23% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Fetid Pools
19% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Ash Barrens
15% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Ice Tunnel
12% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Path of Ancestry
12% of 26 decks -17% synergy
Soured Springs
11% of 19 decks +7% synergy
Undercity Sewers
9% of 22 decks -10% synergy
River of Tears
8% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8% of 26 decks -18% synergy
Thriving Isle
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Thriving Moor
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy