Shadrix Silverquill (Commander) - Budget

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 23, 2025
Can You Build Orzhov In Commander Without Resorting to Aristocrats?
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud dives into the House of Orzhov to find some Commander decks that go against the grain.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Agent Venom
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
60%inclusion152 decks253 decks
54%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
55%inclusion140 decks253 decks
52%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
54%inclusion136 decks253 decks
49%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
52%inclusion131 decks253 decks
49%synergy
Deathbringer Liege
53%inclusion133 decks253 decks
49%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
51%inclusion128 decks253 decks
48%synergy
Shaile, Dean of Radiance
47%inclusion119 decks253 decks
45%synergy
Fain, the Broker
47%inclusion119 decks253 decks
43%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
45%inclusion114 decks253 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Finale
42%inclusion106 decks253 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Despark
47%inclusion119 decks253 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
45%inclusion113 decks253 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion112 decks253 decks
-21%synergy
Windborn Muse
43%inclusion109 decks253 decks
38%synergy
Mortify
43%inclusion109 decks253 decks
21%synergy
Utter End
38%inclusion95 decks253 decks
24%synergy
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
36%inclusion92 decks253 decks
33%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
36%inclusion91 decks253 decks
32%synergy
Inkshield
34%inclusion85 decks253 decks
17%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
32%inclusion82 decks253 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion81 decks253 decks
-3%synergy
Basri's Lieutenant
32%inclusion80 decks253 decks
30%synergy
Selfless Squire
32%inclusion80 decks253 decks
30%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
31%inclusion79 decks253 decks
27%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
30%inclusion77 decks253 decks
23%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
30%inclusion77 decks253 decks
26%synergy
Selfless Glyphweaver
29%inclusion74 decks253 decks
28%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
29%inclusion74 decks253 decks
27%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
28%inclusion72 decks253 decks
28%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
28%inclusion72 decks253 decks
24%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Dusk Legion Duelist
27%inclusion69 decks253 decks
25%synergy
Necropolis Regent
27%inclusion69 decks253 decks
25%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
26%inclusion65 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
25%inclusion63 decks253 decks
21%synergy
Bold Plagiarist
24%inclusion60 decks253 decks
23%synergy
Abzan Battle Priest
23%inclusion59 decks253 decks
22%synergy
Envoy of the Ancestors
22%inclusion45 decks208 decks
20%synergy
Magister of Worth
21%inclusion53 decks253 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion50 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
19%inclusion48 decks253 decks
19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
19%inclusion47 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion46 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
17%inclusion43 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
17%inclusion42 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Elite Scaleguard
17%inclusion42 decks253 decks
16%synergy
Shadewing Laureate
16%inclusion40 decks253 decks
15%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
15%inclusion39 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion38 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
14%inclusion36 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Ainok Bond-Kin
14%inclusion35 decks253 decks
13%synergy
Author of Shadows
13%inclusion34 decks253 decks
13%synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
13%inclusion27 decks208 decks
12%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
12%inclusion31 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Oreskos Explorer
12%inclusion30 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Drover
12%inclusion30 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
11%inclusion29 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Squad
11%inclusion28 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Abzan Falconer
11%inclusion28 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Star Pupil
11%inclusion27 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Dueling Coach
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Boreas Charger
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
10%inclusion25 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Flumph
9.5%inclusion24 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
9.5%inclusion24 decks253 decks
-11%synergy
Stalking Leonin
9.1%inclusion23 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
9.1%inclusion23 decks253 decks
-18%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
32%inclusion82 decks253 decks
-17%synergy
Village Rites
29%inclusion74 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion72 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
26%inclusion66 decks253 decks
24%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
23%inclusion57 decks253 decks
18%synergy
Vanishing Verse
20%inclusion50 decks253 decks
14%synergy
Closing Statement
19%inclusion47 decks253 decks
18%synergy
Benevolent Offering
15%inclusion38 decks253 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion38 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
-27%synergy
Umbral Juke
11%inclusion29 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion28 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Oblation
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
9.1%inclusion23 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.7%inclusion22 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Stinging Study
8.3%inclusion21 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Crushing Disappointment
7.9%inclusion20 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
7.5%inclusion19 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.5%inclusion19 decks253 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.1%inclusion18 decks253 decks
-14%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Flunk
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Defend the Campus
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Beaming Defiance
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
4%synergy
White Sun's Zenith
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion14 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.5%inclusion14 decks253 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalize
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Lash of Malice
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
29%inclusion73 decks253 decks
27%synergy
Silverquill Command
27%inclusion69 decks253 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion63 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion58 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Offering
20%inclusion50 decks253 decks
19%synergy
Ambition's Cost
19%inclusion48 decks253 decks
16%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion46 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion42 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
16%inclusion40 decks253 decks
13%synergy
Exhilarating Elocution
14%inclusion35 decks253 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
-4%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
-21%synergy
Humiliate
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Martial Coup
11%inclusion28 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Council's Judgment
11%inclusion27 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Devastating Mastery
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion25 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion21 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.3%inclusion21 decks253 decks
-2%synergy
Finale of Glory
7.5%inclusion19 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.1%inclusion18 decks253 decks
-3%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
7.1%inclusion18 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
-11%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Requisition Raid
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Guiding Voice
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Devotion
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Excavation Technique
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Inkling Summoning
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.5%inclusion14 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.5%inclusion14 decks253 decks
-2%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion63 decks253 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion58 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
13%inclusion33 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
12%inclusion30 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion25 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Tempting Contract
10%inclusion25 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Annex
8.7%inclusion22 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion18 decks253 decks
-20%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.5%inclusion14 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Poet's Quill
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Together Forever
29%inclusion74 decks253 decks
27%synergy
Intangible Virtue
28%inclusion72 decks253 decks
23%synergy
Felidar Retreat
27%inclusion68 decks253 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
26%inclusion67 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
22%inclusion56 decks253 decks
19%synergy
Citadel Siege
22%inclusion55 decks253 decks
21%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Noble Heritage
17%inclusion43 decks253 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
16%inclusion41 decks253 decks
15%synergy
Court of Grace
16%inclusion41 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
16%inclusion41 decks253 decks
14%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion35 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Tenuous Truce
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Soul Snare
12%inclusion31 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Sigarda's Summons
12%inclusion30 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
11%inclusion29 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Vow of Duty
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Sparring Regimen
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Martial Impetus
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.5%inclusion24 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
9.5%inclusion24 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.9%inclusion20 decks253 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.9%inclusion20 decks253 decks
-21%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
-2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Leader
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
12%inclusion31 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
17%inclusion43 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
8.3%inclusion21 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
34%inclusion86 decks253 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion79 decks253 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion72 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion48 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
15%inclusion38 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion30 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion27 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
-12%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion25 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.5%inclusion19 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.5%inclusion19 decks253 decks
0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.5%inclusion19 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.1%inclusion18 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion189 decks253 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion181 decks253 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion174 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion123 decks253 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion103 decks253 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion91 decks253 decks
-17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion57 decks253 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
21%inclusion52 decks253 decks
20%synergy
Marble Diamond
19%inclusion47 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Victory Chimes
17%inclusion43 decks253 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion38 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion37 decks253 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
11%inclusion28 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion27 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion26 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
9.1%inclusion23 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
6.7%inclusion17 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion252 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion252 decks253 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion200 decks253 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Silence
60%inclusion151 decks253 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion145 decks253 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion142 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
49%inclusion124 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion121 decks253 decks
-9%synergy
Silverquill Campus
47%inclusion118 decks253 decks
42%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion97 decks253 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
38%inclusion95 decks253 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion92 decks253 decks
12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion83 decks253 decks
-32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion77 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion51 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion48 decks253 decks
10%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion44 decks253 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
15%inclusion37 decks253 decks
-23%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion33 decks227 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion36 decks253 decks
0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13%inclusion33 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion32 decks253 decks
-12%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
12%inclusion31 decks253 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Study Hall
10%inclusion25 decks253 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.7%inclusion22 decks253 decks
-12%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.7%inclusion22 decks253 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Oracles
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
4%synergy