Kratos, God of War (Commander) - Expensive Forced Combat

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Owain Roberts
Nov 28, 2025
2025: The Year in Universes Beyond
2025's been a big year for Universes Beyond - Owain breaks down all the sets featuring outside-of-Magic IPs, from Spider-Man to Spongebob.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Redirect Lightning
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Fated Firepower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Raphael, the Muscle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sozin's Comet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Shadowspear
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
75%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
World at War
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Crawlspace
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Buster Sword
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Archetype of Aggression
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Ruby Medallion
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Silent Arbiter
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Bolt
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Deflecting Swat
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
The One Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Etali, Primal Storm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Spider-Punk
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Combat Celebrant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Life of the Party
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Star Athlete
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Knuckles the Echidna
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Geode Rager
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Death Kiss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rose, Cutthroat Raider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Moon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Fiendish Duo
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirster
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Zuko, Firebending Master
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Combustion Man
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Iroh, Dragon of the West
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Humble Defector
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Nabber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Demand Answers
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Siege Smash
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Comet Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Price of Progress
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Radiate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fork
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Savage Beating
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Mages' Contest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Rite of Flame
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Day
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Full Throttle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ruination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Warlord's Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Hell to Pay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Winds of Change
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Plate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Basilisk Collar
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Helm of the Host
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Gauntlet of Might
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Dolmen Gate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Leyline Axe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Three Wishes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Caltrops
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Resurrection Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Tome of Legends
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Short Bow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Smoke
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Blood Moon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pyrohemia
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Caverns of Despair
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
War's Toll
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Descent into Avernus
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Aggravated Assault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Uphill Battle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
City on Fire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Count on Luck
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Curse of Opulence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
The Sound of Drums
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Price of Glory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bedlam
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Repercussion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Hot Pursuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Manabarbs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Power Surge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Burning Earth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Goblin War Drums
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Furnace of Rath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Popular Entertainer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Court of Embereth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Flare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Custody Battle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shiny Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Stranglehold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Chaosphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Maximum Carnage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Urza's Saga
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Arena of Glory
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dormant Volcano
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Winding Canyons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
The Aetherspark
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy