Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Haunted One (Commander)

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Haunted One
Rank #2,075
312decks
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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Superior Spider-Man
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Common Crook
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Retribution of the Ancients
65%inclusion202 decks312 decks
65%synergy
Graveshifter
53%inclusion166 decks312 decks
52%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
52%inclusion162 decks312 decks
51%synergy
Soul Diviner
53%inclusion164 decks312 decks
51%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
56%inclusion174 decks312 decks
50%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
49%inclusion152 decks312 decks
48%synergy
Viscera Seer
47%inclusion147 decks312 decks
45%synergy
Burakos, Party Leader
45%inclusion140 decks312 decks
45%synergy
Universal Automaton
48%inclusion149 decks312 decks
44%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
46%inclusion143 decks312 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
61%inclusion190 decks312 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion161 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion148 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
46%inclusion142 decks312 decks
39%synergy
Venomous Changeling
43%inclusion135 decks312 decks
43%synergy
Skeletal Changeling
43%inclusion135 decks312 decks
43%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
43%inclusion134 decks312 decks
42%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
43%inclusion133 decks312 decks
43%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
43%inclusion46 decks108 decks
42%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
42%inclusion132 decks312 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
-10%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
-15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
41%inclusion129 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Shapesharer
40%inclusion126 decks312 decks
40%synergy
Fain, the Broker
40%inclusion124 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
39%inclusion123 decks312 decks
34%synergy
Mistwalker
38%inclusion119 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Moonglove Changeling
38%inclusion117 decks312 decks
37%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion110 decks312 decks
32%synergy
Ghostly Changeling
33%inclusion104 decks312 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion100 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
32%inclusion99 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
29%inclusion92 decks312 decks
29%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion92 decks312 decks
29%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion91 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
28%inclusion73 decks262 decks
20%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
28%inclusion86 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
27%inclusion85 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Warren Soultrader
27%inclusion66 decks246 decks
23%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
27%inclusion83 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Cairn Wanderer
27%inclusion83 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion82 decks312 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion75 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
24%inclusion54 decks229 decks
23%synergy
Clever Conjurer
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion70 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Hostage Taker
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
21%inclusion64 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Mistform Ultimus
20%inclusion61 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion47 decks246 decks
18%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
18%inclusion56 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Barkform Harvester
17%inclusion40 decks231 decks
17%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
17%inclusion52 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion51 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion49 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Prosperous Thief
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Big Game Hunter
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Novijen Sages
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Grell Philosopher
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Scion of Oona
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion107 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion106 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion92 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion60 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion51 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion75 decks312 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Absorb Identity
20%inclusion62 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion58 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion52 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion51 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion34 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion31 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion39 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.9%inclusion22 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-25%synergy
Shore Up
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Act
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Concerted Defense
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Coveted Prize
26%inclusion81 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Exterminate!
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion70 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Crux of Fate
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Whelming Wave
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion57 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion56 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion52 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Peer Pressure
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Step Through
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Mass Appeal
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Thwart the Grave
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
-16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
42%inclusion132 decks312 decks
42%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
41%inclusion127 decks312 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion97 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
30%inclusion93 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion82 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion80 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
26%inclusion80 decks312 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
20%inclusion61 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion51 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Runed Stalactite
13%inclusion39 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Birthing Boughs
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
10%inclusion32 decks311 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Multiclass Baldric
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Diviner's Wand
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Shard
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Amorphous Axe
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
31%inclusion98 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Faces of the Past
27%inclusion84 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion83 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Wizard Class
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion58 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Discovery
18%inclusion57 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Ominous Seas
13%inclusion39 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12%inclusion35 decks287 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Contract
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Rooftop Storm
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
7.6%inclusion20 decks262 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion225 decks312 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion132 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Nesting Grounds
24%inclusion74 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion64 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
-12%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion31 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Swarmyard
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Mutavault
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion278 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion263 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion233 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion214 decks312 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion211 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion138 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
37%inclusion115 decks312 decks
32%synergy
Relic of Legends
26%inclusion81 decks312 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
22%inclusion68 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Springleaf Drum
16%inclusion51 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
12%inclusion38 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
-2%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion304 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion301 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion269 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion220 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion188 decks312 decks
32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion151 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion146 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion145 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion143 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion136 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion126 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion124 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion117 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion116 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion109 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion100 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Holdout Settlement
27%inclusion85 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion84 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion55 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion60 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
24%inclusion75 decks312 decks
24%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion75 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion63 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion67 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion31 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion31 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion29 decks245 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Glen
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
0%synergy