Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Birthing Pod

Nick Price
Apr 13, 2026
Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards from Strixhaven: School of Mages
With Secrets of Strixhaven on the way, let's take a moment to look at the most played cards from the first set, Strixhaven: School of Mages.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cauldron of Essence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Grave Researcher
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Turbulent Fen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Emeritus of Abundance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Birthing Pod
85%inclusion646 decks757 decks
83%synergy
Spore Frog
83%inclusion625 decks757 decks
77%synergy
Plaguecrafter
74%inclusion558 decks757 decks
65%synergy
Protean Hulk
70%inclusion527 decks757 decks
65%synergy
Eternal Witness
86%inclusion654 decks757 decks
63%synergy
Buried Alive
71%inclusion538 decks757 decks
63%synergy
Fiend Artisan
67%inclusion504 decks757 decks
62%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
65%inclusion492 decks757 decks
59%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
87%inclusion658 decks757 decks
59%synergy
Viscera Seer
74%inclusion557 decks757 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
70%inclusion531 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
70%inclusion527 decks757 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion522 decks757 decks
49%synergy
Haywire Mite
68%inclusion514 decks757 decks
50%synergy
Victimize
67%inclusion504 decks757 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
64%inclusion485 decks757 decks
56%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
64%inclusion484 decks757 decks
52%synergy
Accursed Marauder
63%inclusion456 decks721 decks
55%synergy
Birds of Paradise
61%inclusion464 decks757 decks
41%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
61%inclusion457 decks752 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion268 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion215 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
24%inclusion184 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion142 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion117 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
15%inclusion113 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Natural Order
14%inclusion103 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion90 decks757 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion75 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion75 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
57%inclusion431 decks757 decks
54%synergy
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion431 decks757 decks
53%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion403 decks757 decks
34%synergy
Carrion Feeder
53%inclusion401 decks757 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion393 decks757 decks
45%synergy
Cankerbloom
51%inclusion384 decks757 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
50%inclusion381 decks757 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion365 decks757 decks
27%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
47%inclusion357 decks757 decks
33%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
47%inclusion356 decks757 decks
43%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
46%inclusion348 decks757 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Diviner
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Reclamation Sage
44%inclusion336 decks757 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion321 decks757 decks
37%synergy
Elvish Mystic
42%inclusion317 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
42%inclusion315 decks757 decks
34%synergy
Fauna Shaman
40%inclusion302 decks757 decks
34%synergy
Warren Soultrader
40%inclusion289 decks729 decks
29%synergy
Wood Elves
39%inclusion295 decks757 decks
31%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
38%inclusion290 decks757 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion283 decks757 decks
34%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
36%inclusion276 decks757 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion267 decks757 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion259 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Fungus
34%inclusion172 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
34%inclusion254 decks757 decks
29%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
31%inclusion238 decks757 decks
29%synergy
Shriekmaw
31%inclusion231 decks757 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
31%inclusion231 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
29%inclusion220 decks757 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
26%inclusion197 decks757 decks
25%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
24%inclusion184 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Demon's Disciple
23%inclusion177 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion163 decks757 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion157 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
21%inclusion157 decks757 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
20%inclusion149 decks729 decks
12%synergy
Honest Rutstein
20%inclusion154 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
19%inclusion146 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
18%inclusion136 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Executioner
17%inclusion131 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Acidic Slime
16%inclusion122 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
16%inclusion122 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Walking Ballista
16%inclusion118 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Spinner of Souls
16%inclusion60 decks386 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion107 decks723 decks
11%synergy
Foundation Breaker
15%inclusion112 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion111 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
38%inclusion285 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
36%inclusion270 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion248 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion193 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion146 decks757 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Salvage
19%inclusion144 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion139 decks757 decks
-13%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion124 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion122 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion117 decks729 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion120 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion115 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion105 decks757 decks
-7%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion98 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion86 decks729 decks
-8%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion89 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion83 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion78 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion78 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion70 decks729 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion72 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Charm
9.1%inclusion69 decks757 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Vigor
8.3%inclusion63 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
6.6%inclusion50 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.3%inclusion48 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion46 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
58%inclusion437 decks757 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion389 decks757 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Intent
45%inclusion339 decks757 decks
35%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion300 decks757 decks
33%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion293 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
26%inclusion194 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Unmarked Grave
22%inclusion168 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion168 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
21%inclusion156 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion132 decks757 decks
-22%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion131 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion131 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion130 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
17%inclusion126 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion125 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Life // Death
16%inclusion124 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion114 decks757 decks
-18%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion113 decks757 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion57 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion109 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Jarad's Orders
12%inclusion91 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion89 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion87 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Life from the Loam
11%inclusion80 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.0%inclusion68 decks757 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Growth
8.5%inclusion64 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion63 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion58 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.5%inclusion57 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.1%inclusion46 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.7%inclusion43 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion38 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion429 decks757 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion297 decks757 decks
30%synergy
Altar of Dementia
37%inclusion282 decks757 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion243 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion111 decks757 decks
-10%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.1%inclusion54 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
5.3%inclusion40 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
52%inclusion395 decks757 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
40%inclusion305 decks757 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion203 decks757 decks
22%synergy
Sylvan Library
25%inclusion186 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
24%inclusion180 decks757 decks
16%synergy
Birthing Ritual
23%inclusion169 decks727 decks
22%synergy
Journey to Eternity
22%inclusion169 decks757 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion164 decks757 decks
19%synergy
Insidious Roots
21%inclusion160 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
19%inclusion141 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion118 decks757 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion114 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
14%inclusion105 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion96 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
12%inclusion94 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion85 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion84 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion79 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion49 decks489 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
8.1%inclusion61 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion57 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.1%inclusion54 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.0%inclusion53 decks757 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.8%inclusion51 decks748 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
6.3%inclusion48 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion44 decks757 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion41 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
22%inclusion165 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion106 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
14%inclusion104 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.7%inclusion58 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
60%inclusion451 decks757 decks
44%synergy
High Market
51%inclusion388 decks757 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion350 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion325 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
41%inclusion308 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Dryad Arbor
32%inclusion244 decks757 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion219 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion201 decks757 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Woodland
22%inclusion163 decks729 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion159 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
19%inclusion144 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion96 decks729 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion92 decks757 decks
-11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion74 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.2%inclusion70 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion56 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.3%inclusion55 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.5%inclusion49 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Garden
6.1%inclusion46 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion43 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.5%inclusion42 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.3%inclusion40 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion38 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion674 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion424 decks757 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion172 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion136 decks757 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.3%inclusion55 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.4%inclusion41 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion746 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion746 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion712 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
76%inclusion572 decks757 decks
28%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
74%inclusion560 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
71%inclusion537 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
64%inclusion481 decks757 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Wood
55%inclusion416 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion413 decks757 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Mire
47%inclusion356 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
45%inclusion341 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Deathcap Glade
41%inclusion307 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion301 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
36%inclusion269 decks757 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
32%inclusion242 decks757 decks
-8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30%inclusion226 decks757 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion201 decks757 decks
-7%synergy
Wastewood Verge
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion172 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Bayou
22%inclusion166 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
20%inclusion149 decks729 decks
12%synergy
Blooming Marsh
20%inclusion148 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion132 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion132 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion131 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion129 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion125 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion124 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion122 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion117 decks729 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion121 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion107 decks723 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion105 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion98 decks757 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion91 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Festering Thicket
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Mire
12%inclusion90 decks757 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion86 decks729 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion89 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion79 decks757 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion78 decks757 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion78 decks757 decks
-14%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.8%inclusion59 decks757 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
7.5%inclusion57 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.9%inclusion52 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion41 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
5.3%inclusion40 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.2%inclusion39 decks757 decks
-10%synergy