Kambal, Profiteering Mayor (Commander) - Core

Ezra Sassaman
Feb 12, 2026
Revisiting the Top Ten Commanders from Strixhaven
With Secrets of Strixhaven coming soon, let's take some time to revisit and reevaluate the top 10 commanders from Strixhaven: School of Mages.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harsh Annotation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Sentry, Golden Guardian
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Turbulent Moor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Forum of Amity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bovine Intervention
70%inclusion595 decks845 decks
68%synergy
Marching Duodrone
66%inclusion557 decks845 decks
65%synergy
Hunted Horror
65%inclusion547 decks845 decks
63%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
74%inclusion622 decks845 decks
59%synergy
Angelic Ascension
60%inclusion509 decks845 decks
59%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
66%inclusion560 decks845 decks
59%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
60%inclusion509 decks845 decks
59%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
64%inclusion539 decks845 decks
59%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
59%inclusion500 decks845 decks
58%synergy
Hunted Bonebrute
55%inclusion466 decks845 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Generous Gift
77%inclusion650 decks845 decks
54%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
65%inclusion549 decks845 decks
31%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
60%inclusion510 decks845 decks
47%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
56%inclusion474 decks845 decks
51%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
56%inclusion469 decks845 decks
52%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
55%inclusion463 decks845 decks
50%synergy
Ox Drover
55%inclusion462 decks845 decks
54%synergy
Benevolent Offering
53%inclusion451 decks845 decks
52%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
53%inclusion449 decks845 decks
48%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
51%inclusion434 decks845 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
8.2%inclusion69 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
5.7%inclusion48 decks845 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Corpse Knight
51%inclusion428 decks845 decks
38%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
49%inclusion417 decks845 decks
35%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
47%inclusion396 decks845 decks
46%synergy
Hunted Lammasu
41%inclusion350 decks845 decks
41%synergy
Suture Priest
40%inclusion337 decks845 decks
26%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
39%inclusion330 decks845 decks
36%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
38%inclusion321 decks845 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion321 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Akroan Horse
38%inclusion321 decks845 decks
37%synergy
Teysa Karlov
38%inclusion320 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion313 decks845 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
36%inclusion307 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion300 decks845 decks
10%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
32%inclusion269 decks845 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion265 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
29%inclusion222 decks765 decks
19%synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
27%inclusion206 decks758 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion227 decks845 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
27%inclusion204 decks765 decks
17%synergy
Bloodvial Purveyor
25%inclusion209 decks845 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
25%inclusion209 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Innocence
24%inclusion152 decks629 decks
17%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
23%inclusion196 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion183 decks845 decks
10%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion178 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
21%inclusion176 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Angel
20%inclusion171 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Ocelot Pride
20%inclusion151 decks758 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion134 decks689 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
19%inclusion164 decks845 decks
15%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
18%inclusion148 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
17%inclusion147 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Hardened Tactician
17%inclusion63 decks366 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
17%inclusion144 decks845 decks
13%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
17%inclusion140 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
16%inclusion135 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion120 decks765 decks
4%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15%inclusion126 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
15%inclusion123 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Wanted Scoundrels
14%inclusion117 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
13%inclusion111 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion110 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Academy Manufactor
13%inclusion107 decks845 decks
11%synergy
Claim Jumper
12%inclusion100 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
11%inclusion30 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion89 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Exemplar of Light
10%inclusion58 decks564 decks
3%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
9.3%inclusion79 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
9.2%inclusion78 decks845 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Contraband Livestock
47%inclusion400 decks845 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion394 decks845 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
36%inclusion302 decks845 decks
-28%synergy
Get Lost
35%inclusion299 decks845 decks
32%synergy
Saw in Half
34%inclusion284 decks845 decks
30%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion276 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion233 decks845 decks
-22%synergy
Parting Gust
27%inclusion190 decks693 decks
23%synergy
Fateful Absence
25%inclusion212 decks845 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion205 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Emergency Eject
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
20%inclusion170 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
18%inclusion149 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
15%inclusion130 decks845 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion127 decks845 decks
-26%synergy
Crib Swap
14%inclusion116 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
13%inclusion112 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion97 decks765 decks
0%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion96 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion91 decks845 decks
-20%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion74 decks692 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion90 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion88 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Grand Crescendo
10%inclusion87 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Crumb and Get It
10%inclusion70 decks684 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife
10%inclusion82 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
9.2%inclusion78 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.0%inclusion76 decks845 decks
-15%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
9.0%inclusion76 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.3%inclusion70 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
8.2%inclusion69 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.6%inclusion64 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.2%inclusion55 decks765 decks
0%synergy
Final Showdown
7.1%inclusion60 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
6.3%inclusion53 decks845 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.0%inclusion51 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.2%inclusion40 decks764 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Awaken the Erstwhile
34%inclusion288 decks845 decks
33%synergy
Alliance of Arms
31%inclusion258 decks845 decks
30%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion210 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Excavation Technique
23%inclusion197 decks845 decks
23%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion190 decks845 decks
-10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
21%inclusion178 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
21%inclusion142 decks684 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion152 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
18%inclusion152 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Reduce to Memory
17%inclusion145 decks845 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion101 decks845 decks
-5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
11%inclusion96 decks845 decks
8%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
11%inclusion95 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
10%inclusion85 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Martial Coup
9.5%inclusion80 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.5%inclusion80 decks845 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.5%inclusion80 decks845 decks
-9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.9%inclusion75 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.6%inclusion73 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion40 decks562 decks
2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion57 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.9%inclusion50 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion48 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
49%inclusion414 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Wedding Ring
47%inclusion397 decks845 decks
45%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
28%inclusion236 decks845 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion225 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion201 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Chamber
22%inclusion189 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion189 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
20%inclusion170 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
20%inclusion168 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
16%inclusion136 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion126 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Oketra's Monument
13%inclusion110 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.9%inclusion75 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Halo Fountain
8.8%inclusion74 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.8%inclusion66 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.4%inclusion46 decks845 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
45%inclusion384 decks845 decks
28%synergy
The War Games
39%inclusion326 decks845 decks
38%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
37%inclusion253 decks684 decks
32%synergy
Overencumbered
33%inclusion280 decks845 decks
32%synergy
Intangible Virtue
31%inclusion266 decks845 decks
27%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
26%inclusion218 decks845 decks
21%synergy
Divine Visitation
24%inclusion207 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
24%inclusion200 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Anointed Procession
21%inclusion181 decks845 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Genesis
20%inclusion168 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion131 decks689 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion149 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Inspiring Leader
15%inclusion125 decks845 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion123 decks845 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion113 decks845 decks
-16%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion111 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion106 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Rabble Rousing
11%inclusion96 decks845 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion95 decks845 decks
-5%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
11%inclusion94 decks845 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion91 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion86 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
10%inclusion64 decks629 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion73 decks752 decks
8%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion81 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
9.2%inclusion78 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.5%inclusion72 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
7.9%inclusion49 decks620 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.7%inclusion65 decks845 decks
0%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.0%inclusion59 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Finale
6.5%inclusion55 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
6.2%inclusion52 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.4%inclusion46 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Court of Grace
5.4%inclusion46 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.2%inclusion40 decks765 decks
-3%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.2%inclusion44 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
10%inclusion84 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion61 decks374 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
16%inclusion137 decks845 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
10%inclusion82 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion48 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion366 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion344 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
28%inclusion235 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Fountainport
22%inclusion149 decks687 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion163 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion146 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion126 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
13%inclusion109 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion94 decks845 decks
-10%synergy
Minas Tirith
10%inclusion82 decks845 decks
2%synergy
High Market
8.2%inclusion69 decks845 decks
-3%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
8.0%inclusion68 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.8%inclusion66 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Great Arashin City
7.5%inclusion28 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.3%inclusion62 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion60 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.6%inclusion56 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion19 decks295 decks
1%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
6.4%inclusion24 decks374 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.1%inclusion47 decks765 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion46 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion43 decks845 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion675 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion638 decks845 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion509 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion445 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion229 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion215 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion119 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion91 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.3%inclusion62 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion45 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion45 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion838 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion838 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion717 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
66%inclusion555 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
62%inclusion526 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion452 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion386 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion370 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
44%inclusion369 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
43%inclusion364 decks845 decks
41%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion356 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
37%inclusion314 decks845 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion290 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion289 decks845 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
30%inclusion257 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion250 decks845 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion244 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
25%inclusion211 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion192 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion176 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion163 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion163 decks845 decks
-11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
18%inclusion149 decks845 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion75 decks442 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion143 decks845 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion120 decks765 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
16%inclusion131 decks845 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion110 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion97 decks765 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion101 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion96 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion90 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.0%inclusion76 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.8%inclusion66 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion58 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.0%inclusion59 decks845 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion54 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
5.7%inclusion48 decks845 decks
-6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.2%inclusion40 decks764 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.2%inclusion40 decks765 decks
-3%synergy