Varolz, the Scar-Striped (Commander) - Optimized

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Cooper Gottfried
Feb 16, 2026
A New Commander Brew with Dina, Essence Brewer
We're returning to Strixhaven, and thankfully that means we're getting new versions of favorite characters, like Dina, Essence Brewer.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Moonshadow
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Bebop & Rocksteady
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Super Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Formidable Speaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Death's Shadow
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Entomb
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Buried Alive
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Fauna Shaman
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Force of Savagery
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Birds of Paradise
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Hunted Horror
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Unmarked Grave
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Elvish Mystic
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Elves
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Brawn
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Animate Dead
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Crop Rotation
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Chrome Mox
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Opposition Agent
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ad Nauseam
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Fyndhorn Elves
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Protean Hulk
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Lotleth Troll
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Yargle and Multani
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Soulgorger
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Rotting Regisaur
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Old Stickfingers
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Skull Prophet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Arbor Elf
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Body Snatcher
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Lesser Masticore
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Eternal Witness
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Fiend Artisan
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Nyxathid
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Baloth Prime
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Delighted Halfling
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Grim Flayer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Icetill Explorer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Collector Ouphe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hermit Druid
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Groundbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Plague Stinger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Thug
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dosan the Falling Leaf
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Abrupt Decay
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Veil of Summer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Nature's Claim
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Salvage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Strike
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Autumn's Veil
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Slaughter Pact
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Berserk
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Force of Vigor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Momentous Fall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Invigorating Surge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Shallow Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Life // Death
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Finale of Devastation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Jarad's Orders
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Final Parting
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Persist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Natural Order
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Life from the Loam
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Essence Harvest
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Collective Brutality
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Life's Legacy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mulch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Season of Gathering
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Bone Shards
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Therapy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Key to the City
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Embalmer's Tools
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Convergence of Dominion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Wild Growth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Necromancy
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Rancor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Branching Evolution
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Pernicious Deed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Death's Presence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Dryad Arbor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Tree of Tales
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Twilight Mire
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Bayou
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Marsh Flats
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Windswept Heath
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Underground Mortuary
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Wooded Foothills
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Wood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Blooming Marsh
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mana Confluence
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
City of Brass
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Wastewood Verge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Gilt-Leaf Palace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Vernal Fen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy