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Alex Wicker
Jul 22, 2025
Commander Philosophy - How Does "Dies To Removal" Actually Work?
In this Commander Philosophy, let's talk about that old phrase "Dies to removal." What does it mean, and how does it affect Commander games?
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Noggle the Mind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
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High Synergy Cards
Jace Beleren
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
71%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
67%synergy
Jace's Triumph
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
63%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
62%synergy
Oath of Jace
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
62%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
61%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
57%synergy
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Counterspell
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Jace's Erasure
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Jace's Projection
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
51%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
51%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Archivist
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Spark Double
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Guildpact Informant
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Flux Channeler
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Deepglow Skate
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Thrummingbird
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
13%synergy
The Mindskinner
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Phantom Warrior
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Sparkshaper Visionary
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Body Double
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Illusionary Servant
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Manic Scribe
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Fleet Swallower
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Phantasmal Image
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Viral Drake
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Burnished Hart
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Riddlekeeper
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Scrutiny
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Unsubstantiate
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
29%synergy
High Tide
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Clash of Wills
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Evacuation
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Lay Bare
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Comparative Analysis
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Redirect
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
22%synergy
No Escape
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Calculated Dismissal
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Jace's Defeat
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Experimental Augury
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Bring the Ending
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Potential
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Perilous Voyage
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Send to Sleep
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Summoner's Bane
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Imaginary Threats
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Flood of Recollection
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Ruse
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Contingency Plan
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Contentious Plan
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Mind Sculpt
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Grasping Current
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Ugin's Insight
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Uncovered Clues
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Fractured Sanity
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Selective Memory
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Open into Wonder
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
The Chain Veil
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Azor's Gateway
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-22%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
The Filigree Sylex
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Control Magic
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Trail of Evidence
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Induced Amnesia
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Inexorable Tide
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Talent
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Mind Control
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Castaway's Despair
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
As Foretold
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hive Mind
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Reawakened
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Will Kenrith
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Drownyard Temple
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Coral Atoll
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Genius
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
-36%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy