Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (Commander) - Counterspells

Nick Benstead
Dec 5, 2024
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Nick's debut article gives us some background into a unique Equipment commander you may have missed!
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Enduring Curiosity
64% of 11 decks +52% synergy
Unable to Scream
56% of 9 decks +41% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wash Away
74% of 23 decks +68% synergy
Memory Lapse
70% of 23 decks +67% synergy
Tale's End
65% of 23 decks +61% synergy
Spell Pierce
70% of 23 decks +60% synergy
Remand
61% of 23 decks +58% synergy
Archmage's Charm
70% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Brazen Borrower
52% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Stern Scolding
52% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Combat Research
52% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Curious Obsession
48% of 23 decks +47% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
91% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Brainstorm
61% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
57% of 14 decks +43% synergy
Mana Leak
52% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Negate
52% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Fading Hope
48% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Daze
48% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Stifle
48% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
48% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Creatures
Faerie Mastermind
48% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
48% of 21 decks +41% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
46% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Murktide Regent
39% of 23 decks +39% synergy
True-Name Nemesis
39% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Subtlety
39% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Vendilion Clique
35% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Thrummingbird
30% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Ledger Shredder
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Stoic Sphinx
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Siren Stormtamer
26% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Ethereal Forager
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Delver of Secrets
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Pteramander
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
22% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Sleep-Cursed Faerie
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Cityscape Leveler
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Flux Channeler
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Haughty Djinn
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
13% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Instants
Spell Snare
43% of 23 decks +42% synergy
Lose Focus
43% of 23 decks +42% synergy
Snap
43% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Force of Negation
43% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Force of Will
43% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Miscalculation
39% of 23 decks +39% synergy
Vapor Snag
39% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Mental Misstep
39% of 23 decks +31% synergy
Phantom Interference
36% of 14 decks +35% synergy
Force Spike
35% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Misdirection
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Experimental Augury
35% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Cryptic Command
35% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Strix Serenade
31% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Sink into Stupor
31% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Slip Out the Back
30% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Swan Song
30% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Mana Drain
30% of 23 decks +3% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Flare of Denial
29% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Glorious Gale
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Occult Epiphany
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Essence Capture
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Serum Snare
26% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Mystical Tutor
26% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Lookout's Dispersal
22% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Make Disappear
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Lofty Denial
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Supreme Will
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Unsubstantiate
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Reject Imperfection
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Jwari Disruption
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Mystic Confluence
22% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Confounding Riddle
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
String of Disappearances
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Logic Knot
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Censor
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Mystical Dispute
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Exclude
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Essence Scatter
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Unsummon
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Silundi Vision
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Foil
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Flusterstorm
17% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Rewind
17% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
43% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
39% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Preordain
39% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Ponder
35% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Time Stretch
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Time Warp
22% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
22% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Hard Evidence
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
River's Rebuke
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Commit // Memory
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Contentious Plan
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Winter Moon
29% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Cryptic Coat
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Currency Converter
26% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
26% of 23 decks -22% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Shadowspear
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Fireshrieker
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Isochron Scepter
13% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Enchantments
Witness Protection
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
33% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Omniscience
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Rhystic Study
30% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
26% of 19 decks +20% synergy
Curiosity
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Mystic Remora
26% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Seal of Removal
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Aqueous Form
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Bind the Monster
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Mystic Subdual
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Shark Typhoon
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Treachery
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Frogify
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
17% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
65% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
57% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
39% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Mishra's Factory
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Castle Vantress
30% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Mutavault
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Urza's Saga
26% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Reliquary Tower
26% of 23 decks -30% synergy
Rogue's Passage
22% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Rishadan Port
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
War Room
17% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Access Tunnel
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Karn's Bastion
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Rivendell
13% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
35% of 23 decks -52% synergy
Mox Amber
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Signet
17% of 23 decks -48% synergy
Lotus Petal
13% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Lands
Scalding Tarn
35% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Misty Rainforest
35% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Polluted Delta
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Flooded Strand
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Demolition Field
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy