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

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Folk Hero
Rank #1,872
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Background image for Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
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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19%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
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19%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
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85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
78%synergy
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85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
66%synergy
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66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
63%synergy
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83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
61%synergy
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74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
58%synergy
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60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
57%synergy
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57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
50%synergy
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60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
49%synergy
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57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
49%synergy
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57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
46%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Remora
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Smothering Tithe
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Silence
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
46%synergy
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Rhystic Study
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Mana Vault
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
53%synergy
Force of Will
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Chrome Mox
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
52%synergy
The One Ring
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
40%synergy
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Witch Enchanter
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Scheming Fence
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Solitude
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Dauntless Dismantler
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Gilded Drake
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Cathar Commando
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Spellseeker
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Serra Ascendant
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Giver of Runes
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Ledger Shredder
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Mockingbird
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Voice of Victory
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Tataru Taru
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Spellskite
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Mirror Entity
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Phantasmal Image
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Displacer Kitten
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Omen Hawker
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Containment Priest
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Spectacular Spider-Man
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Fatestitcher
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Flusterstorm
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Mental Misstep
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Dovin's Veto
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Protection
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-24%synergy
Delay
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Flare of Denial
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Strix Serenade
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Angel's Grace
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Scour for Scrap
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Katara's Reversal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Permission Denied
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Commandeer
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
High Tide
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Miscast
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Long-Term Plans
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Crib Swap
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Winds of Abandon
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Mass Appeal
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Fabricate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Flash Photography
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Dino DNA
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Insight Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mind Over Matter
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Counterbalance
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Training Grounds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rest in Peace
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Emergence Zone
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Mox Diamond
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Lotus Petal
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Grim Monolith
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Springleaf Drum
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Mana Crypt
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Hallowed Fountain
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Tundra
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
75%synergy
Island
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Plains
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Sink into Stupor
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Marsh Flats
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
55%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Misty Rainforest
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Windswept Heath
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Witch Enchanter
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Arid Mesa
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Meticulous Archive
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Fortress
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-27%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-41%synergy
Nimbus Maze
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Gate
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-23%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Seachrome Coast
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-29%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-32%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy