River Song (Commander) - Optimized Spellslinger

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Fated Firepower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Timestream Navigator
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Field of Ruin
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Impulse
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Noble Benefactor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Barkform Harvester
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Tomb Trawler
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Curiosity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
The Reality Chip
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Chrome Companion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Transplant Theorist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Magmatic Hellkite
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Jade-Cast Sentinel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Eager Construct
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Junktroller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Krenko's Buzzcrusher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Swiftgear Drake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Archivist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Sandworm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Galvanoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Illuminator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tandem Lookout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ardent Dustspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Living Conundrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pain Distributor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Malevolent Chandelier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Urabrask
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cogwork Archivist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tempest Angler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Experimental Augury
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Pongify
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Anticipate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Spell Crumple
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flatline
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Moment of Truth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Desculpting Blast
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Spectral Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Forceful Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Radiate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Deliberate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Clockspinning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fading Hope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Turn to Frog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Samut's Sprint
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Filter Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Expressive Iteration
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
From the Ashes
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Serum Visions
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Sleight of Hand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Start the TARDIS
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Into the Time Vortex
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Delete
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Pillage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Possession
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Nahiri's Wrath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Defiance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Foresee
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stone Rain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Impending Flux
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Plunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Role Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Daring Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fireball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Notorious Throng
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Creative Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Throes of Chaos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Molten Rain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
River Song's Diary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
TARDIS
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Chainsaw
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Reito Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Skybox Ferry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dowsing Device
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Nin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tel-Jilad Stylus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Contested Game Ball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Proteus Staff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Belligerent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jackdaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Goggles of Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blade of Shared Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Eyes Everywhere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
One with the Multiverse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Inscription
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Wizard Class
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Back to Basics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Flux
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fervor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Future Sight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Precognition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Siege Modification
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Firemind's Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Ghost Quarter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Volatile Fault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Soldevi Excavations
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Volcano
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archway of Innovation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Barbarian Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Cursed Mirror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Campus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy