River Song (Commander) - Core

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Roman Milan
Oct 21, 2025
How To Be New and Cannibalize a Deck for the First Time
If you're playing Commander, you'll eventually need to pillage cards from one deck to make another - Roman Milan walks us through the whole ordeal.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Price of Freedom
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dutiful Knowledge Seeker
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Field of Ruin
75%inclusion141 decks188 decks
73%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
61%inclusion115 decks188 decks
60%synergy
Ghost Quarter
60%inclusion113 decks188 decks
58%synergy
Krenko's Buzzcrusher
59%inclusion109 decks185 decks
58%synergy
Tomb Trawler
56%inclusion101 decks179 decks
56%synergy
Volatile Fault
53%inclusion99 decks188 decks
51%synergy
Junktroller
51%inclusion96 decks188 decks
50%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
51%inclusion95 decks188 decks
49%synergy
Magmatic Hellkite
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
49%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
49%inclusion92 decks188 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion104 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
54%inclusion101 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
53%inclusion100 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion91 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
48%inclusion91 decks188 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion89 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Barkform Harvester
47%inclusion80 decks170 decks
46%synergy
Spell Crumple
47%inclusion88 decks188 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion88 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion85 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
The Reality Chip
43%inclusion80 decks188 decks
38%synergy
Transplant Theorist
41%inclusion78 decks188 decks
40%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
39%inclusion73 decks188 decks
37%synergy
Noble Benefactor
38%inclusion71 decks188 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
32%inclusion58 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Companion
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
28%inclusion53 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Timestream Navigator
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Hired Giant
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
26%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Reito Sentinel
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
24%inclusion45 decks188 decks
24%synergy
Boldwyr Heavyweights
23%inclusion44 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Eager Construct
23%inclusion44 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
-12%synergy
Myr Custodian
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
22%synergy
Sandworm
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
-2%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
19%inclusion36 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Ardent Dustspeaker
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Flux Channeler
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
-21%synergy
Epitaph Golem
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Augur of Bolas
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Tandem Lookout
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
2%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Magus of the Future
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Canal Dredger
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Performer
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Geist of the Archives
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Arcum Dagsson
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Opt
44%inclusion82 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
44%inclusion82 decks188 decks
38%synergy
Experimental Augury
43%inclusion80 decks188 decks
40%synergy
Slip Out the Back
37%inclusion69 decks188 decks
32%synergy
Anticipate
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Deliberate
29%inclusion54 decks188 decks
27%synergy
Dig Through Time
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Moment of Truth
26%inclusion48 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion45 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Telling Time
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
-25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
-9%synergy
Supreme Will
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Unleash Fury
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Peer Through Depths
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
A Little Chat
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
-13%synergy
Truth or Tale
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Hithlain Knots
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Infusion
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Snap
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-18%synergy
Divergent Transformations
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sundering Eruption
51%inclusion88 decks174 decks
46%synergy
From the Ashes
45%inclusion85 decks188 decks
45%synergy
Serum Visions
38%inclusion72 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Sleight of Hand
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
-22%synergy
Dream Cache
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
-19%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Speculation
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Role Reversal
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Molten Psyche
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Harmless Offering
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Polymorph
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Memories Returning
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Portent
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrify
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-15%synergy
Winds of Change
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
River Song's Diary
40%inclusion75 decks188 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion59 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Reito Lantern
31%inclusion59 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Tel-Jilad Stylus
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
19%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Lantern of Insight
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
13%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
11%synergy
TARDIS
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Psychogenic Probe
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Anchor
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Proteus Staff
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Soldevi Digger
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Crystal Ball
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
44%inclusion82 decks188 decks
19%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
35%inclusion66 decks188 decks
35%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
30%synergy
Powerbalance
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Future Sight
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Hive Mind
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Ophidian Eye
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Surgery
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Puca's Mischief
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Redaction
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
City on Fire
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion80 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
35%inclusion65 decks188 decks
34%synergy
Rivendell
30%inclusion56 decks188 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion155 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion152 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion108 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion103 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion72 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion39 decks188 decks
-12%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
19%inclusion35 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion185 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion185 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion161 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion108 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Demolition Field
53%inclusion100 decks188 decks
51%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion98 decks188 decks
-13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
51%inclusion88 decks174 decks
46%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion89 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
45%inclusion84 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion84 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion67 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion62 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion59 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
30%inclusion56 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion54 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Opal Palace
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Crystal Grotto
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-9%synergy