Hazel of the Rootbloom (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Mike Carrozza
Nov 26, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - Rookie Kingmaker
In this week's Am I the Bolas, what should we do about rookie Commander players who keep kingmaking? Are they Bolases in disguise?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mirrormind Crown
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Springleaf Parade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
99%inclusion222 decks225 decks
86%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
90%inclusion202 decks225 decks
76%synergy
Swarmyard
88%inclusion199 decks225 decks
74%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
85%inclusion188 decks221 decks
73%synergy
Chitterspitter
82%inclusion184 decks225 decks
72%synergy
Deep Forest Hermit
79%inclusion178 decks225 decks
71%synergy
Second Harvest
80%inclusion179 decks225 decks
66%synergy
Saw in Half
72%inclusion162 decks225 decks
65%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
75%inclusion166 decks221 decks
64%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
70%inclusion155 decks221 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
84%inclusion190 decks225 decks
54%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
77%inclusion174 decks225 decks
57%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
70%inclusion158 decks225 decks
58%synergy
Parallel Lives
69%inclusion155 decks225 decks
56%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
66%inclusion148 decks225 decks
54%synergy
The Odd Acorn Gang
66%inclusion145 decks221 decks
57%synergy
Academy Manufactor
65%inclusion146 decks225 decks
52%synergy
Thornvault Forager
65%inclusion146 decks225 decks
55%synergy
Gilded Goose
64%inclusion145 decks225 decks
51%synergy
Doubling Season
64%inclusion145 decks225 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion35 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Seedborn Muse
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Valley Rotcaller
64%inclusion144 decks225 decks
56%synergy
Peregrin Took
59%inclusion133 decks225 decks
45%synergy
Honored Dreyleader
59%inclusion130 decks222 decks
49%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
53%inclusion119 decks225 decks
33%synergy
Squirrel Sovereign
52%inclusion116 decks225 decks
44%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
49%inclusion111 decks225 decks
41%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
46%inclusion104 decks225 decks
25%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
44%inclusion99 decks225 decks
32%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
42%inclusion95 decks225 decks
33%synergy
Squirrel Mob
40%inclusion90 decks225 decks
34%synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
38%inclusion86 decks225 decks
33%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
37%inclusion84 decks225 decks
29%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
37%inclusion83 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion75 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Osteomancer Adept
33%inclusion74 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Nut Collector
32%inclusion73 decks225 decks
29%synergy
Vinereap Mentor
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
31%inclusion69 decks225 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion68 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Scute Swarm
28%inclusion64 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
28%inclusion63 decks225 decks
25%synergy
Bloodroot Apothecary
26%inclusion58 decks221 decks
23%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Scurry Oak
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion58 decks225 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion56 decks225 decks
14%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
25%inclusion56 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Hermit
23%inclusion52 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Tireless Tracker
23%inclusion51 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
21%inclusion47 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion47 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Chittering Witch
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Curious Forager
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Drey Keeper
16%inclusion35 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Haywire Mite
14%inclusion31 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Bushy Bodyguard
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Bonecache Overseer
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
10%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
11%inclusion25 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion24 decks223 decks
8%synergy
Bramble Sovereign
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
-2%synergy
Viscera Seer
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
-5%synergy
Enduring Vitality
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
64%inclusion143 decks225 decks
43%synergy
Heroic Intervention
56%inclusion127 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion124 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
43%inclusion97 decks225 decks
28%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
40%inclusion89 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion82 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Command
29%inclusion66 decks225 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion65 decks225 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion57 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Cache Grab
24%inclusion55 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Arachnogenesis
22%inclusion49 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion46 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
20%inclusion44 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion29 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion26 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion25 decks225 decks
-5%synergy
Pawpatch Formation
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Chord of Calling
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Rootcast Apprenticeship
57%inclusion126 decks221 decks
50%synergy
Chatterstorm
52%inclusion117 decks225 decks
45%synergy
For the Common Good
51%inclusion115 decks224 decks
47%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
50%inclusion113 decks225 decks
39%synergy
Three Visits
44%inclusion100 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Lore
44%inclusion99 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Pest Infestation
36%inclusion80 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion63 decks225 decks
-12%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion62 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion56 decks225 decks
-9%synergy
Chatter of the Squirrel
24%inclusion53 decks225 decks
20%synergy
Finale of Devastation
23%inclusion51 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion49 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
20%inclusion46 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion44 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Season of Loss
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Casualties of War
18%inclusion41 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Many Partings
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion35 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Woods
15%inclusion33 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
-12%synergy
Culling Ritual
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
-8%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Audience with Trostani
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Season of Gathering
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Offering
8.0%inclusion18 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
8.0%inclusion18 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
-12%synergy
Harmonize
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Full Flowering
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Acorn Harvest
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Wear Down
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
53%inclusion119 decks225 decks
45%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
52%inclusion118 decks225 decks
47%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
34%inclusion77 decks225 decks
28%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
32%inclusion70 decks221 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion61 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Esika's Chariot
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Helm of the Host
20%inclusion44 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Oven
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion22 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
-19%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Beastmaster Ascension
63%inclusion142 decks225 decks
51%synergy
Squirrel Nest
51%inclusion114 decks225 decks
43%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
45%inclusion102 decks225 decks
32%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
38%inclusion86 decks225 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion81 decks225 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion75 decks225 decks
25%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
33%inclusion75 decks225 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
20%inclusion44 decks223 decks
13%synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
14%synergy
Awakening Zone
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
15%inclusion34 decks221 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
15%inclusion33 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Primal Vigor
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion29 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
-3%synergy
Earthcraft
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Druid's Call
10%inclusion22 decks225 decks
9%synergy
March of the World Ooze
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
28%inclusion64 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24%inclusion53 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion151 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
57%inclusion129 decks225 decks
30%synergy
Three Tree City
51%inclusion114 decks225 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion112 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
48%inclusion109 decks225 decks
38%synergy
The Shire
38%inclusion86 decks225 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion86 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Oakhollow Village
36%inclusion82 decks225 decks
32%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
36%inclusion82 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Mudflat Village
35%inclusion79 decks225 decks
30%synergy
Grim Backwoods
32%inclusion72 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion67 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Restless Cottage
29%inclusion66 decks225 decks
20%synergy
Fountainport
26%inclusion57 decks222 decks
22%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion43 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion39 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion37 decks225 decks
-7%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Garden
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion25 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
8.0%inclusion18 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion202 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion183 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
40%inclusion90 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Signet
36%inclusion81 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion55 decks223 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion221 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion221 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion215 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
85%inclusion191 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
79%inclusion177 decks225 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
72%inclusion163 decks225 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Mire
64%inclusion144 decks225 decks
28%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
61%inclusion138 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion128 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Wood
54%inclusion121 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion108 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
47%inclusion106 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion100 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion100 decks225 decks
17%synergy
Deathcap Glade
41%inclusion92 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
40%inclusion89 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Viridescent Bog
36%inclusion82 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
36%inclusion80 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion70 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Bayou
31%inclusion69 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion57 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
25%inclusion57 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Mire
24%inclusion53 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion46 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion41 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
17%inclusion39 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Blooming Marsh
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion33 decks225 decks
-13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion30 decks225 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Vernal Fen
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
-2%synergy