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.
Deck Filters
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MTGStocks
Estinien Varlineau
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5% of 39 decks +3% synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
4% of 46 decks +3% synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
4% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Qutrub Forayer
3% of 38 decks +3% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
60% of 235 decks +55% synergy
Blot Out the Sky
56% of 235 decks +53% synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
56% of 235 decks +52% synergy
Combat Calligrapher
54% of 235 decks +51% synergy
Deathbringer Liege
54% of 235 decks +50% synergy
Secret Rendezvous
52% of 235 decks +49% synergy
Shaile, Dean of Radiance
50% of 235 decks +48% synergy
Fain, the Broker
49% of 235 decks +45% synergy
Orzhov Advokist
47% of 235 decks +45% synergy
Dramatic Finale
41% of 235 decks +40% synergy
Top Cards
Fracture
49% of 235 decks +29% synergy
Despark
49% of 235 decks +17% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46% of 235 decks -19% synergy
Windborn Muse
45% of 235 decks +39% synergy
Mortify
43% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Utter End
40% of 235 decks +26% synergy
Promise of Loyalty
39% of 235 decks +36% synergy
Inkshield
37% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
36% of 235 decks +32% synergy
Together Forever
35% of 235 decks +32% synergy
Creatures
Knight of the White Orchid
35% of 235 decks +27% synergy
Selfless Squire
34% of 235 decks +32% synergy
Basri's Lieutenant
33% of 235 decks +31% synergy
Sunscorch Regent
32% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
32% of 235 decks +30% synergy
Dusk Legion Duelist
31% of 235 decks +29% synergy
Selfless Glyphweaver
31% of 235 decks +29% synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
30% of 235 decks -5% synergy
Necropolis Regent
30% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
30% of 235 decks +22% synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
29% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Keeper of the Accord
26% of 235 decks +22% synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26% of 175 decks +14% synergy
Bold Plagiarist
26% of 235 decks +25% synergy
Magister of Worth
25% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Mentor of the Meek
25% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Abzan Battle Priest
24% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
24% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Envoy of the Ancestors
23% of 164 decks +21% synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
21% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Elite Scaleguard
19% of 235 decks +19% synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
18% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Teysa Karlov
16% of 235 decks -0% synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
16% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Shadewing Laureate
16% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Author of Shadows
16% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Keen Duelist
16% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
14% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Ainok Bond-Kin
14% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Sun Titan
14% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Oreskos Explorer
13% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
13% of 164 decks +12% synergy
Abzan Falconer
13% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Twilight Drover
13% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
13% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Spiteful Squad
12% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
12% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
12% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Star Pupil
11% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Boreas Charger
11% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Rumor Gatherer
10% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Promising Duskmage
10% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
10% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Stalking Leonin
10% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
10% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Dueling Coach
10% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Flumph
10% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
31% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Path to Exile
29% of 235 decks -21% synergy
Village Rites
28% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
26% of 235 decks +24% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
25% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Closing Statement
22% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Vanishing Verse
17% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Benevolent Offering
15% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Oblation
13% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12% of 226 decks -3% synergy
Umbral Juke
12% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11% of 235 decks -28% synergy
Disenchant
11% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Baleful Mastery
11% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Stinging Study
10% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Professor's Warning
9% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Astarion's Thirst
9% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Secure the Wastes
9% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Crushing Disappointment
8% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Defend the Campus
7% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Dark Ritual
7% of 235 decks -14% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Beaming Defiance
7% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Mana Tithe
7% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Kabira Takedown
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Deadly Dispute
6% of 235 decks -14% synergy
Flunk
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Show of Confidence
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Return to Dust
6% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6% of 70 decks +4% synergy
Semester's End
6% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Revitalize
6% of 235 decks +3% synergy
White Sun's Zenith
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Murder
5% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Lash of Malice
5% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
29% of 235 decks +27% synergy
Silverquill Command
28% of 235 decks +27% synergy
Austere Command
22% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Infernal Offering
21% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Ambition's Cost
21% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Sign in Blood
21% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Read the Bones
18% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Vindicate
18% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Tragic Arrogance
18% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Exhilarating Elocution
14% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Humiliate
14% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Devastating Mastery
11% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Council's Judgment
11% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Damn
11% of 235 decks -22% synergy
Martial Coup
11% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Night's Whisper
11% of 235 decks -6% synergy
Merciless Eviction
10% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9% of 235 decks -2% synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Hour of Reckoning
8% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Increasing Devotion
8% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8% of 235 decks -1% synergy
Finale of Glory
8% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Incarnation Technique
7% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Cleansing Nova
7% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Excavation Technique
7% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Lingering Souls
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6% of 235 decks -4% synergy
Collective Effort
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Requisition Raid
6% of 173 decks +4% synergy
Victimize
6% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Guiding Voice
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Inkling Summoning
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Basri's Solidarity
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Hop to It
5% of 154 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26% of 235 decks -0% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Tempting Contract
13% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
11% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Norn's Annex
10% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Poet's Quill
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Felidar Retreat
29% of 235 decks +25% synergy
Ghostly Prison
28% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Duelist's Heritage
27% of 235 decks +24% synergy
Citadel Siege
25% of 235 decks +24% synergy
Intangible Virtue
25% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
21% of 80 decks +18% synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
20% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Noble Heritage
17% of 235 decks +16% synergy
Ethereal Absolution
17% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Court of Grace
17% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Debtors' Knell
17% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Sigarda's Summons
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Tenuous Truce
13% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Vow of Duty
12% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Sparring Regimen
12% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Soul Snare
12% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Parasitic Impetus
11% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Curse of Disturbance
11% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Martial Impetus
11% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8% of 235 decks -21% synergy
Blind Obedience
7% of 235 decks -12% synergy
March of the Canonized
6% of 201 decks -1% synergy
Vampiric Rites
6% of 235 decks -2% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6% of 235 decks -11% synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Inspiring Leader
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Glasswing Grace
6% of 169 decks -2% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
11% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
9% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Gideon, Champion of Justice
5% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
31% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Bojuka Bog
30% of 235 decks -14% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29% of 235 decks -5% synergy
Temple of the False God
21% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Secluded Steppe
15% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Barren Moor
12% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Reliquary Tower
11% of 235 decks -11% synergy
Shambling Vent
9% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Restless Fortress
7% of 227 decks -1% synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6% of 235 decks -0% synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6% of 235 decks -1% synergy
Karn's Bastion
5% of 235 decks -1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76% of 235 decks -10% synergy
Arcane Signet
70% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Orzhov Signet
66% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Mind Stone
50% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Commander's Sphere
43% of 235 decks +25% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35% of 235 decks -19% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23% of 235 decks +16% synergy
Spectral Searchlight
22% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Marble Diamond
20% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Victory Chimes
20% of 235 decks +19% synergy
Fellwar Stone
12% of 235 decks -9% synergy
Thought Vessel
11% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Orzhov Locket
10% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Coveted Jewel
10% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
9% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
7% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7% of 70 decks +7% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Plains
100% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
78% of 235 decks -8% synergy
Temple of Silence
61% of 235 decks +19% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
60% of 235 decks +17% synergy
Tainted Field
57% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Silverquill Campus
51% of 235 decks +45% synergy
Caves of Koilos
49% of 235 decks -8% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
40% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Scoured Barrens
37% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Evolving Wilds
29% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Isolated Chapel
28% of 235 decks -35% synergy
Sunlit Marsh
22% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Opal Palace
21% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Path of Ancestry
14% of 235 decks -11% synergy
Goldmire Bridge
13% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Desolate Mire
13% of 182 decks -1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13% of 235 decks -2% synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Study Hall
11% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Forlorn Flats
10% of 175 decks +5% synergy
Fetid Heath
10% of 235 decks -26% synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Kabira Takedown
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Hall of Oracles
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Glasswing Grace
6% of 169 decks -2% synergy
Thriving Heath
5% of 235 decks +3% synergy