Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Folk Hero (Commander) - Budget

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Folk Hero
Rank #1,891
50decks
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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
Let's look at a Doctor Who legend that's on the cusp of popularity. Alistair, the Brigadier wants to make the most historic Soldier army.
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Changeling Wayfinder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Firdoch Core
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Personify
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Flock Impostor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Omni-Changeling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
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Knowledge Is Power
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Scheming Fence
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Mirror Entity
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Giant Killer
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Robaran Mercenaries
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Universal Automaton
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Dreamscape Artist
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Austere Command
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Nimbleclaw Adept
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
36%synergy
The Council of Four
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Clever Conjurer
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Coppercoat Vanguard
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
James, Wandering Dad
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Valiant Changeling
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Impostor of the Sixth Pride
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Fatestitcher
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sally Sparrow
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Arcade Gannon
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Cloudkin Seer
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Dauntless Dismantler
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Adric, Mathematical Genius
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Boromir, Gondor's Hope
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Intrepid Adversary
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Irregular Cohort
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
North Pole Patrol
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gran-Gran
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Mistwalker
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Thalia's Lieutenant
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Spider-UK
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Spurnmage Advocate
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Deputy of Detention
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Detective of the Month
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Devoted Retainer
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Children of Korlis
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Grell Philosopher
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Avian Changeling
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Crib Swap
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Wizard's Retort
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Sage's Dousing
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Shore Up
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Dovin's Veto
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Absorb
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Absorb Identity
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Unwanted Remake
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Concerted Defense
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Spell Blast
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Loran's Escape
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Power Sink
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Twiddle
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Disruption Protocol
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Protect the Negotiators
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bane's Contingency
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Holy Day
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Djeru's Resolve
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Spoils of Adventure
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
No More Lies
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Time Wipe
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Mass Appeal
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Step Through
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Stick Together
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Council's Judgment
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Whelming Wave
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Starfall Invocation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-20%synergy
Drain Power
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
For the Emperor!
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Peer Pressure
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Horn of Gondor
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Diviner's Wand
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Gallows at Willow Hill
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Horn of the Mark
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Solitary Confinement
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Paladin Class
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Nerd Rage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Anti-Magic Aura
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Reprobation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Witness Protection
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lost in the Maze
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Marble Diamond
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Prairie Stream
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Glacial Fortress
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Chancery
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Flood Plain
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Kabira Takedown
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Fortified Beachhead
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Command Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Wanderwine Hub
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Nimbus Maze
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
University Campus
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy