Loot, the Pathfinder (Commander) - Budget Birthing Pod

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Cas Hinds
Sep 22, 2025
Are "Hat Sets" Bad?
We've heard the term "Hat Sets," but what does it mean? Does the term hold up? Is the experience of them harmful to the game?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
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Neoform
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Displacer Kitten
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Essence Flux
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Mystic Remora
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Eternal Witness
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
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Birds of Paradise
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Llanowar Elves
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Blur
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Peregrine Drake
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Lilysplash Mentor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Elvish Mystic
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Elvish Refueler
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Seedborn Muse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Eshki Dragonclaw
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Tinder Wall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Reclamation Sage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Bloom Tender
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Kiora's Follower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Coiling Oracle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Delighted Halfling
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Vitality
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Loot, the Key to Everything
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Destiny Spinner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Colossal Skyturtle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Prime Speaker Vannifar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Manglehorn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aether Channeler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Party Thrasher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Armored Scrapgorger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Incubation Druid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fauna Shaman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Draconautics Engineer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Noxious Revival
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Displace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Bolt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Planar Incision
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Veil of Summer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Chord of Calling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Claim
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Return to Nature
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Double Major
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Retraction Helix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Early Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Grip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Banishing Knack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Entish Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Planar Genesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Resistance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Rampant Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Electroduplicate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Splash Portal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Extract
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Full Throttle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Manipulate Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Molten Duplication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hour of Devastation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Foresight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Buster Sword
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Rangers' Refueler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Birthing Pod
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Vexing Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Rangers' Aetherhive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Basilisk Collar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Splinter Twin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
City on Fire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rising of the Day
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Food Chain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Song of Creation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Keen Sense
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Training Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Kishla Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Shifting Woodland
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Paradise Mantle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Boommobile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gruul Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Fiery Islet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Karplusan Forest
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Willowrush Verge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ketria Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Copperline Gorge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cinder Glade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Spire Garden
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Rootbound Crag
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Thornspire Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Game Trail
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mossfire Valley
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy