River Song (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Price of Freedom
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dutiful Knowledge Seeker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Field of Ruin
85%inclusion147 decks172 decks
84%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
76%inclusion131 decks172 decks
75%synergy
Krenko's Buzzcrusher
66%inclusion114 decks172 decks
66%synergy
Tomb Trawler
63%inclusion109 decks172 decks
63%synergy
Timestream Navigator
64%inclusion110 decks172 decks
62%synergy
Ghost Quarter
63%inclusion108 decks172 decks
61%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
62%inclusion107 decks172 decks
61%synergy
From the Ashes
60%inclusion104 decks172 decks
60%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
58%inclusion100 decks172 decks
57%synergy
Volatile Fault
58%inclusion100 decks172 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Preordain
61%inclusion105 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion103 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
58%inclusion100 decks172 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
58%inclusion100 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Transplant Theorist
57%inclusion98 decks172 decks
56%synergy
Junktroller
56%inclusion97 decks172 decks
56%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion93 decks172 decks
15%synergy
The Reality Chip
53%inclusion92 decks172 decks
48%synergy
Spell Crumple
53%inclusion92 decks172 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion90 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
22%inclusion37 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
-11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Magmatic Hellkite
49%inclusion71 decks146 decks
48%synergy
Barkform Harvester
46%inclusion79 decks171 decks
46%synergy
Noble Benefactor
44%inclusion76 decks172 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
44%inclusion75 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Reito Sentinel
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Hired Giant
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Companion
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Eager Construct
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
24%inclusion41 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Myr Custodian
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Sandworm
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Boldwyr Heavyweights
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Radiant Performer
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Tandem Lookout
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
-5%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Ardent Dustspeaker
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
15%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Epitaph Golem
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Magus of the Future
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Spark Double
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Canal Dredger
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Opt
49%inclusion84 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Experimental Augury
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Impulse
47%inclusion80 decks172 decks
41%synergy
Slip Out the Back
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion67 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Anticipate
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Deliberate
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Moment of Truth
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion37 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
-22%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Telling Time
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Unleash Fury
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Peer Through Depths
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
-18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Supreme Will
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-15%synergy
Resculpt
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Hithlain Knots
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Truth or Tale
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Divergent Transformations
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sundering Eruption
55%inclusion94 decks171 decks
50%synergy
Expressive Iteration
52%inclusion90 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Serum Visions
38%inclusion66 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Dream Cache
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Speculation
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
-26%synergy
Memories Returning
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Polymorph
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-25%synergy
Step Through
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Mastery
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Scramble
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Role Reversal
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-14%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrify
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion90 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
48%inclusion83 decks172 decks
47%synergy
Reito Lantern
43%inclusion74 decks172 decks
43%synergy
River Song's Diary
43%inclusion74 decks172 decks
42%synergy
Tel-Jilad Stylus
34%inclusion59 decks172 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Hithlain Rope
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
14%synergy
TARDIS
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Lantern of Insight
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Proteus Staff
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Soldevi Digger
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
5%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Psychogenic Probe
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Ball
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Clout of the Dominus
38%inclusion66 decks172 decks
36%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
37%inclusion64 decks172 decks
37%synergy
Wizard Class
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Hive Mind
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Powerbalance
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Future Sight
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Counterbalance
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Surgery
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
One with the Multiverse
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion84 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
41%inclusion70 decks172 decks
40%synergy
Rivendell
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion151 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion151 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion96 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion92 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion74 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion53 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
22%inclusion37 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion168 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Island
98%inclusion168 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion154 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
71%inclusion122 decks172 decks
68%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion117 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
55%inclusion94 decks171 decks
50%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion86 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion86 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion85 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion83 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion69 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion63 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion53 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Thundering Falls
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Crystal Grotto
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy