Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Budget Counterspells

Background image for Esior and Falthis Partner Commander Deck Tech
Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 10, 2025
Esior and Falthis Partner Commander Deck Tech
Arnaud is recreating a deck found in the wild helmed by Esior, Wardwing Familiar and Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar. Can we get this deck under budget? Let's find out!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Disdainful Stroke
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
75%synergy
Cancel
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
66%synergy
Essence Scatter
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Mana Leak
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Unsummon
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Dispel
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Opt
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Dissipate
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Negate
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Exclude
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Rewind
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Mocking Sprite
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Wizard's Retort
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Dissolve
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Rise from the Tides
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Into the Roil
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Convolute
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Spell Pierce
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Naiad of Hidden Coves
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Archaeomancer
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Guile
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Haughty Djinn
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Geyser Drake
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Curious Homunculus
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Wingblade Disciple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Silver Myr
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tide Skimmer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Niblis of Frost
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Starwinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Windstorm Drake
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Marang River Regent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Palladium Myr
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Vandal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Augur of Bolas
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of the Ring
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Trawler Drake
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Mystic
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Soulblade Djinn
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Cynette, Jelly Drover
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Crawler
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Wizard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Supreme Will
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Anticipate
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Neutralize
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Bone to Ash
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Bane's Contingency
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Saw It Coming
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Turn Aside
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Lofty Denial
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Unwind
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Think Twice
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Annul
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Out of Air
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Deliberate
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Keep Safe
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Ice Magic
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Run Away Together
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Dismiss
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Bounce Off
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Meeting of Minds
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Disruption Protocol
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Quick Study
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Didn't Say Please
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Dream Fracture
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Ice Out
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Essence Capture
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Filter Out
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Twist Reality
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Telling Time
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Countervailing Winds
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Syncopate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Soul Read
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Flip the Switch
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Divert Disaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Phantom Interference
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Deny the Divine
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Memory Drain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Blink of an Eye
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Bring the Ending
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Foil
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Divination
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Sleep
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Flood of Recollection
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ravenform
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Unending Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Shimmer of Possibility
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Combat Tutorial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Void Snare
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spelltwine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sift
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Winds
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Gust of Wind
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Triumph
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Silent Departure
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Johann's Stopgap
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Whelming Wave
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hard Evidence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Loyalties
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mind Spring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Temporal Cleansing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Counsel of the Soratami
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Call to Mind
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Weight of Memory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Concentrate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Deluge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Flow of Ideas
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-45%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Favorable Winds
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Precognition Field
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Telepathy
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Fresh Start
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Frogify
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Stop Cold
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Capture Sphere
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Force
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Control
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thought Reflection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Stasis Field
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Trail of Evidence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Lonely Sandbar
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-45%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Remote Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-37%synergy
Sky Diamond
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-39%synergy
Heraldic Banner
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Geode
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Umara Wizard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy