Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Folk Hero (Commander) - Expensive Core

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Folk Hero
Rank #1,891
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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Firdoch Core
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unsettled Mariner
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Robaran Mercenaries
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Crib Swap
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Sally Sparrow
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Scheming Fence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Mirror Entity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Witch Enchanter
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Mother of Runes
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Giant Killer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
The Blue Spirit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Spectacular Spider-Man
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Aang, Swift Savior
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Deputy of Detention
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Thurid, Mare of Destiny
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Galerider Sliver
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Pack Leader
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Standard Bearer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Keeper of Keys
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Council of Four
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Serra Ascendant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Valiant Changeling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Adric, Mathematical Genius
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fatestitcher
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Dreamscape Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Clever Conjurer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Universal Automaton
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Arcade Gannon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Myr Galvanizer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Knight Exemplar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Valley Questcaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
James, Wandering Dad
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Generous Gift
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Everybody Lives!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Clever Concealment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Absorb Identity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sage's Dousing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Final Showdown
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mana Tithe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Miscast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Disenchant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Supreme Verdict
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Mass Appeal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Council's Judgment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Distant Melody
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Peer Pressure
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Modify Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Step Through
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whelming Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Ruinous Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gallows at Willow Hill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Runed Stalactite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Amorphous Axe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Horn of Gondor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mind Over Matter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Frogify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Deep Freeze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Three Tree City
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Swarmyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Vein
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Talisman of Progress
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Legends
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Sea of Clouds
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Meticulous Archive
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Witch Enchanter
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Glacial Fortress
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Deserted Beach
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Sink into Stupor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Tundra
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Port Town
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Nimbus Maze
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Gate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Prairie Stream
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-37%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mana Confluence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Starting Town
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Grand Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Archway Commons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Transguild Promenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tarnation Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wanderwine Hub
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Meteor Crater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy