Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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Jeremy Rowe
Jul 4, 2025
Building a Bird Typal Deck with Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Talrand who? Let's build an aggro Bird deck around the new mono-blue Final Fantasy legend, Hermes, Overseer of Elpis.
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
90% of 40 decks +74% synergy
Pact of Negation
78% of 40 decks +67% synergy
Mana Drain
92% of 40 decks +66% synergy
Swan Song
90% of 40 decks +65% synergy
Spell Pierce
70% of 40 decks +61% synergy
Flusterstorm
68% of 40 decks +58% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
65% of 40 decks +53% synergy
Disallow
57% of 40 decks +50% synergy
Dispel
60% of 40 decks +50% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
65% of 40 decks +49% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
98% of 40 decks +30% synergy
Brainstorm
78% of 40 decks +36% synergy
Negate
75% of 40 decks +36% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75% of 40 decks +40% synergy
Arcane Denial
72% of 40 decks +37% synergy
Mystic Remora
72% of 40 decks +44% synergy
Pongify
70% of 40 decks +30% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
70% of 40 decks +35% synergy
Isochron Scepter
65% of 40 decks +46% synergy
Ponder
62% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Game Changers
Force of Will
98% of 40 decks +79% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
98% of 40 decks +60% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
95% of 40 decks +71% synergy
Mystical Tutor
90% of 40 decks +64% synergy
Rhystic Study
90% of 40 decks +55% synergy
Chrome Mox
57% of 40 decks +48% synergy
Ancient Tomb
50% of 40 decks +37% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
45% of 40 decks +32% synergy
The One Ring
28% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Mox Diamond
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
57% of 40 decks +36% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
48% of 40 decks +35% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
48% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
36% of 11 decks +24% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
32% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
30% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Guile
28% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
28% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
26% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Enduring Curiosity
25% of 8 decks +19% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Haughty Djinn
22% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Archmage of Runes
20% of 5 decks +9% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
18% of 11 decks +10% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Spellseeker
18% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
18% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13% of 31 decks +8% synergy
Leveler
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Archaeomancer
12% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Phantasmal Image
10% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
8% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8% of 40 decks -2% synergy
The Reality Chip
8% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Mocking Sprite
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Geyser Drake
5% of 19 decks +3% synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Walking Ballista
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Gilded Drake
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Malevolent Hermit
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Docent of Perfection
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Etherium Sculptor
5% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Deadeye Navigator
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Spark Double
5% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Peregrine Drake
5% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Instants
Rewind
60% of 40 decks +47% synergy
Strix Serenade
58% of 12 decks +48% synergy
Narset's Reversal
55% of 40 decks +43% synergy
Mana Leak
52% of 40 decks +46% synergy
Unwind
52% of 40 decks +43% synergy
Snap
52% of 40 decks +35% synergy
High Tide
52% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Opt
52% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Frantic Search
48% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Mental Misstep
48% of 40 decks +41% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Wizard's Retort
45% of 40 decks +40% synergy
Abjure
45% of 40 decks +40% synergy
Cryptic Command
45% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Foil
42% of 40 decks +37% synergy
Sink into Stupor
42% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
40% of 40 decks +35% synergy
Tale's End
38% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Delay
38% of 40 decks +33% synergy
Consider
38% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Wash Away
38% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Dig Through Time
35% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Reality Shift
35% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Chain of Vapor
32% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
32% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Archmage's Charm
32% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Stifle
30% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Miscast
30% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Resculpt
30% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Defabricate
28% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Mystic Confluence
28% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Trickbind
25% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Impulse
25% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Daze
25% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Exclude
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Stern Scolding
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
20% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Aetherize
20% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Misdirection
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Remand
18% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Fact or Fiction
15% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Jwari Disruption
15% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Silundi Vision
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Desertion
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Capsize
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Nexus of Fate
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Peek
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
12% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Experimental Augury
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Spell Swindle
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
52% of 40 decks +41% synergy
Preordain
48% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Solve the Equation
42% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Windfall
42% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Merchant Scroll
42% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Serum Visions
38% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Time Warp
25% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Fabricate
18% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Timetwister
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Time Spiral
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Personal Tutor
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Ravenform
10% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Mass Polymorph
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Step Through
10% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Echo of Eons
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Polymorph
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
River's Rebuke
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Wash Out
8% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Flood of Recollection
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Reshape
8% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Curse of the Swine
8% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Arcane Heist
5% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Transmute Artifact
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Ancestral Vision
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Deep Analysis
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Rise from the Tides
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Winged Words
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Spectral Deluge
5% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Day's Undoing
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
57% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
40% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Winter Moon
25% of 16 decks +20% synergy
Proteus Staff
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Lightning Greaves
12% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Bident of Thassa
10% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Coat of Arms
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 40 decks -21% synergy
Expedition Map
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Primal Amulet
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Chalice of the Void
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Torpor Orb
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Void Mirror
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
50% of 40 decks +41% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
35% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Propaganda
25% of 40 decks -3% synergy
As Foretold
20% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Search for Azcanta
18% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
15% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Kindred Discovery
15% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Telepathy
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Counterbalance
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Dress Down
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Precognition Field
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Laboratory
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Melee
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Favorable Winds
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Omniscience
8% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Future Sight
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Stasis
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Shark Typhoon
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Overburden
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Font of Magic
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Wizard Class
5% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Opposition
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Coastal Piracy
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Power Artifact
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
90% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
72% of 40 decks +47% synergy
Reliquary Tower
57% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Rivendell
30% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Urza's Saga
28% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Castle Vantress
25% of 40 decks +5% synergy
War Room
22% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Tolaria West
20% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Three Tree City
18% of 11 decks +15% synergy
Strip Mine
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Halimar Depths
12% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Command Beacon
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Terrain Generator
10% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Wasteland
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Sunken Palace
9% of 11 decks +5% synergy
Fountainport
9% of 11 decks +7% synergy
Maze of Ith
8% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Temple of the False God
5% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Memorial to Genius
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Blast Zone
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Remote Isle
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Coral Atoll
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Signet
75% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
57% of 40 decks +52% synergy
Mana Crypt
50% of 40 decks +44% synergy
Thought Vessel
48% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
22% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Mana Vault
22% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Patchwork Banner
18% of 11 decks +15% synergy
Lotus Petal
15% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Mox Amber
15% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Sky Diamond
15% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Mind Stone
15% of 40 decks -23% synergy
Midnight Clock
12% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Basalt Monolith
10% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Heraldic Banner
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Grim Monolith
8% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Caged Sun
8% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Gilded Lotus
5% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Commander's Sphere
5% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Lands
Island
80% of 40 decks -13% synergy
Flooded Strand
48% of 40 decks +39% synergy
Scalding Tarn
45% of 40 decks +37% synergy
Polluted Delta
42% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Sink into Stupor
42% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Misty Rainforest
40% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
36% of 11 decks +24% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Prismatic Vista
20% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Jwari Disruption
15% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Silundi Vision
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Cavern of Souls
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Demolition Field
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Horizon of Progress
9% of 11 decks +8% synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
9% of 11 decks +8% synergy
Fabled Passage
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy