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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Ezra Sassaman
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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Knowledge Is Power
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Esper Sentinel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Grand Abolisher
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Dovin's Veto
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Path to Exile
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Spectacular Spider-Man
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Serra Ascendant
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Mother of Runes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Spellseeker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Scheming Fence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Voice of Victory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Tataru Taru
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Adric, Mathematical Genius
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mirror Entity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Keys
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Patron Wizard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Shaman en-Kor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Giver of Runes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sally Sparrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Docent of Perfection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Silence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Twincast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shore Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Orim's Chant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sage's Dousing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Final Showdown
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Permission Denied
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Retort
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Mighty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Suppression Ray
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Merchant Scroll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mass Appeal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Terminus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Winds of Abandon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Emeria's Call
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Time Stretch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Personal Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Entreat the Angels
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Spellbook
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Domination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oketra's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Ghostly Prison
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Counterbalance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Omniscience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mind Over Matter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Training Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Frogify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Thran Portal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fountainport
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Biblioplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Basilisk Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Restless Anchorage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Baldur's Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Azorius Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Patriar's Seal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sea of Clouds
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Seachrome Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Meticulous Archive
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Tundra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Abandoned Campground
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Citadel Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Gond Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Suppression Ray
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Beach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Heap Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Emeria's Call
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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