Szarel, Genesis Shepherd (Commander) - Optimized +1/+1 Counters

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Brian Cain
Sep 29, 2025
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd Budget Commander Deck
Let's take one of the hottest commanders from Edge of Eternities, Szarel, Genesis Shepherd, and give it the Brew For Your Buck treatment.
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Cycle of Renewal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Raphael, the Muscle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Buzzard-Wasp Colony
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Gitrog Monster
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Zuran Orb
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Horizon Explorer
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Harrow
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Nahiri's Lithoforming
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Exploration Broodship
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Exploration
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Lotus Cobra
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Scouring Swarm
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Icetill Explorer
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Nature's Lore
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Field of the Dead
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Chasm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Worldly Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Scute Swarm
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Omnath, Locus of Rage
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Evendo Brushrazer
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mayhem Devil
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Ouroboroid
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Baloth Prime
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Famished Worldsire
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Evolution Witness
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Six
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Soul of Windgrace
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Springbloom Druid
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Evolution Sage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Augur of Autumn
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Eumidian Wastewaker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
World Shaper
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-39%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Loamcrafter Faun
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Haywire Mite
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hugs, Grisly Guardian
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Birds of Paradise
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Tear Asunder
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Beast Within
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Constant Mists
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Filth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Fog
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Realms Uncharted
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Obscuring Haze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Worldsoul's Rage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Scapeshift
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Sultai
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Wildfire
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Thoughts of Ruin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Pest Infestation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Explore
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Awaken the Woods
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Life from the Loam
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Decimate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Pull Through the Weft
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Reprocess
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Magmatic Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
The Earth Crystal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
The Endstone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Terrasymbiosis
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Burgeoning
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Spelunking
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Squandered Resources
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Need for Speed
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Loading Zone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Branching Evolution
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Doubling Season
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
All Will Be One
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Exploration
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Price of Glory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Druid Class
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Eusocial Engineering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Lives
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Earth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lord Windgrace
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Eumidian Hatchery
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Field
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Strip Mine
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Vesuva
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Swarmyard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Quarter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Woodland
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dryad Arbor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Kavaron, Memorial World
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Petrified Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dust Bowl
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-45%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Stomping Ground
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Fabled Passage
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Wooded Foothills
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Vernal Fen
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Blood Crypt
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Cinder Glade
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Festering Thicket
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Escape Tunnel
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Twisted Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Windswept Heath
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mountain Valley
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Taiga
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Commercial District
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Spire Garden
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Jund Panorama
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-36%synergy