Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Budget

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Commander Spellbook
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Scryfall
Spellbook Seeker
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Trio
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Rapier Wit
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marauding Blight-Priest
51%inclusion448 decks872 decks
47%synergy
Opt
39%inclusion337 decks872 decks
35%synergy
Epicure of Blood
32%inclusion279 decks872 decks
31%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion299 decks872 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion239 decks872 decks
25%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
28%inclusion242 decks872 decks
24%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
25%inclusion193 decks778 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
24%inclusion208 decks872 decks
24%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion344 decks872 decks
23%synergy
Lich's Mastery
24%inclusion211 decks872 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
35%inclusion301 decks872 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion221 decks872 decks
22%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion220 decks872 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion220 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Winds
24%inclusion212 decks872 decks
22%synergy
Obscura Charm
24%inclusion212 decks872 decks
22%synergy
Body of Knowledge
23%inclusion202 decks872 decks
22%synergy
Quick Study
23%inclusion201 decks872 decks
22%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
23%inclusion200 decks872 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion200 decks872 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion96 decks872 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion187 decks872 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion169 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion176 decks872 decks
17%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion171 decks872 decks
16%synergy
The Council of Four
19%inclusion162 decks872 decks
15%synergy
Forgotten Creation
18%inclusion158 decks872 decks
14%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
18%inclusion157 decks872 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion135 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Seraph
15%inclusion130 decks872 decks
15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion130 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion108 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
14%inclusion95 decks663 decks
13%synergy
Homunculus Horde
14%inclusion100 decks739 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Vandal
13%inclusion116 decks872 decks
13%synergy
Dream Trawler
13%inclusion116 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
12%inclusion86 decks738 decks
11%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
12%inclusion101 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Looter
12%inclusion101 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion96 decks872 decks
-10%synergy
The Second Doctor
11%inclusion96 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Spirited Companion
11%inclusion96 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
11%inclusion94 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Fiendish Panda
11%inclusion79 decks738 decks
10%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
10%inclusion89 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion88 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Looter il-Kor
10%inclusion86 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
9.3%inclusion81 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Interceptor
9.2%inclusion80 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Cloudblazer
8.8%inclusion77 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.6%inclusion75 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Elenda and Azor
8.5%inclusion74 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
8.4%inclusion62 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Helpful Hunter
7.7%inclusion61 decks795 decks
7%synergy
Academy Wall
7.3%inclusion64 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.9%inclusion60 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Cloudkin Seer
6.9%inclusion60 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
6.9%inclusion60 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Unicorn
6.9%inclusion60 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Echo Inspector
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Markov Purifier
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Toluz, Clever Conductor
5.8%inclusion51 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.8%inclusion51 decks872 decks
-1%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
5.6%inclusion49 decks872 decks
4%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
5.6%inclusion49 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Oneirophage
5.4%inclusion47 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Nimble Larcenist
5.4%inclusion47 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Erudite Wizard
5.1%inclusion38 decks738 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Refute
23%inclusion169 decks741 decks
20%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion188 decks872 decks
13%synergy
Void Rend
20%inclusion178 decks872 decks
-14%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion172 decks872 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion168 decks872 decks
-23%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion152 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion144 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Union of the Third Path
15%inclusion134 decks872 decks
15%synergy
Keep Safe
15%inclusion134 decks872 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
14%inclusion126 decks872 decks
14%synergy
Esper Charm
14%inclusion120 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion109 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
12%inclusion107 decks872 decks
-56%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion107 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
12%inclusion107 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
11%inclusion98 decks872 decks
-31%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion97 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Think Twice
10%inclusion90 decks872 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion86 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
10%inclusion86 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.4%inclusion82 decks872 decks
-11%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
8.9%inclusion78 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Faithful Mending
8.9%inclusion78 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.9%inclusion78 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Revitalize
8.9%inclusion78 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
8.7%inclusion76 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.4%inclusion73 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
8.4%inclusion73 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
8.3%inclusion72 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Necrologia
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Due
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.7%inclusion67 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Neutralize
7.7%inclusion67 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
7.7%inclusion67 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
7.6%inclusion66 decks872 decks
1%synergy
Case the Joint
7.3%inclusion64 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Mental Modulation
7.1%inclusion31 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Focus the Mind
7.0%inclusion39 decks556 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.0%inclusion61 decks872 decks
4%synergy
Hindering Light
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Contact Other Plane
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Identity
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Excavation
6.7%inclusion58 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.7%inclusion58 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Deliberate
6.5%inclusion57 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.5%inclusion57 decks872 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Emergency Powers
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Deduce
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Clear the Mind
19%inclusion168 decks872 decks
19%synergy
Time Wipe
18%inclusion160 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion149 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion148 decks872 decks
16%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion122 decks872 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion119 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion113 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Compulsive Research
13%inclusion113 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Secrets
13%inclusion112 decks872 decks
13%synergy
Flux
11%inclusion99 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Step Between Worlds
11%inclusion98 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion91 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.4%inclusion82 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion80 decks872 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.9%inclusion78 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.6%inclusion75 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
-5%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.6%inclusion59 decks777 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.6%inclusion66 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
7.5%inclusion65 decks872 decks
-1%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.3%inclusion64 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.1%inclusion46 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion61 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Notion Rain
6.7%inclusion58 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.5%inclusion57 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
6.1%inclusion53 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.1%inclusion53 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.6%inclusion49 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion47 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.2%inclusion43 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Cut of the Profits
5.0%inclusion44 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion117 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
10%inclusion83 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.8%inclusion77 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion75 decks872 decks
-16%synergy
Bag of Holding
6.5%inclusion57 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Cryogen Relic
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.2%inclusion45 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
20%inclusion177 decks872 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion173 decks872 decks
18%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion137 decks872 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion126 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion114 decks872 decks
11%synergy
The Bath Song
11%inclusion94 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion91 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion87 decks872 decks
-4%synergy
Lunar Convocation
9.1%inclusion75 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Security Bypass
8.7%inclusion76 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.7%inclusion58 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.5%inclusion57 decks872 decks
6%synergy
The Modern Age
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Cast Out
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Wiretapping
5.5%inclusion48 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.2%inclusion45 decks872 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7.9%inclusion69 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion219 decks872 decks
-9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion149 decks872 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Steppe
17%inclusion147 decks872 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion136 decks872 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.2%inclusion80 decks872 decks
-18%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.8%inclusion68 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Remote Isle
7.6%inclusion66 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.2%inclusion63 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion63 decks872 decks
-1%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.9%inclusion60 decks872 decks
7%synergy
The Surgical Bay
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
7%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.1%inclusion53 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.5%inclusion48 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.5%inclusion48 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion496 decks872 decks
-31%synergy
Sol Ring
47%inclusion406 decks872 decks
-43%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion364 decks872 decks
24%synergy
Azorius Signet
30%inclusion262 decks872 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion243 decks872 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion239 decks872 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion229 decks872 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion226 decks872 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion178 decks872 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion175 decks872 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion110 decks872 decks
-31%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion102 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion92 decks872 decks
-39%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion85 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion85 decks872 decks
-23%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion84 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Prophetic Prism
8.1%inclusion71 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
8.1%inclusion71 decks872 decks
-36%synergy
Azorius Locket
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.0%inclusion52 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.5%inclusion48 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball
5.3%inclusion26 decks489 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.0%inclusion44 decks872 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion863 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion862 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion858 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion555 decks872 decks
-29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion402 decks872 decks
22%synergy
Tranquil Cove
39%inclusion341 decks872 decks
33%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion338 decks872 decks
33%synergy
Obscura Storefront
36%inclusion315 decks872 decks
27%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion309 decks872 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
33%inclusion287 decks872 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion274 decks872 decks
16%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
28%inclusion243 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Waterfront District
26%inclusion229 decks872 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion227 decks872 decks
-33%synergy
Skybridge Towers
25%inclusion222 decks872 decks
25%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion209 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
23%inclusion203 decks872 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion173 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion169 decks872 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion156 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion150 decks872 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion136 decks872 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion130 decks872 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion123 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
14%inclusion122 decks872 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion112 decks872 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Fortress
13%inclusion111 decks872 decks
-30%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion110 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion108 decks872 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion107 decks872 decks
-16%synergy
Port Town
12%inclusion105 decks872 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion103 decks872 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion96 decks872 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion89 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion88 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion85 decks872 decks
-7%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion84 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
9.2%inclusion80 decks872 decks
-32%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
9.1%inclusion79 decks872 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.3%inclusion72 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
8.3%inclusion72 decks872 decks
-27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
8.3%inclusion72 decks872 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.5%inclusion65 decks872 decks
3%synergy
Meandering River
7.1%inclusion62 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
6.8%inclusion59 decks872 decks
-25%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.7%inclusion58 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
6.3%inclusion55 decks872 decks
2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.0%inclusion30 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion49 decks872 decks
5%synergy