Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander)

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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
Spider-Ham, Peter Porker
4.1%inclusion6 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Jackal, Genius Geneticist
3.0%inclusion3 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
2.7%inclusion4 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
2.3%inclusion3 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Badgermole
2.3%inclusion3 decks129 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chasm Skulker
56%inclusion380 decks677 decks
50%synergy
Omen Hawker
46%inclusion311 decks677 decks
45%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
42%inclusion281 decks677 decks
41%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
42%inclusion286 decks677 decks
41%synergy
Wizard Class
46%inclusion311 decks677 decks
40%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
46%inclusion310 decks677 decks
39%synergy
Cankerbloom
41%inclusion278 decks677 decks
38%synergy
Thrummingbird
41%inclusion277 decks677 decks
36%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
50%inclusion339 decks677 decks
35%synergy
Master Biomancer
42%inclusion282 decks677 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion340 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion333 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
48%inclusion325 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Kiora's Follower
47%inclusion318 decks677 decks
31%synergy
Hardened Scales
46%inclusion311 decks677 decks
30%synergy
Incubation Druid
42%inclusion287 decks677 decks
34%synergy
Inspiring Call
42%inclusion282 decks677 decks
28%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
41%inclusion278 decks677 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion274 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Elves
40%inclusion273 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
30%inclusion206 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion73 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion66 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
8.9%inclusion60 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion56 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion262 decks677 decks
35%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
38%inclusion256 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
35%inclusion234 decks677 decks
29%synergy
Radagast the Brown
33%inclusion225 decks677 decks
32%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
33%inclusion221 decks677 decks
27%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
32%inclusion217 decks677 decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion217 decks677 decks
25%synergy
Managorger Hydra
32%inclusion216 decks677 decks
27%synergy
Loyal Guardian
30%inclusion201 decks677 decks
28%synergy
Eternal Witness
29%inclusion193 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
28%inclusion192 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Delighted Halfling
28%inclusion191 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
28%inclusion149 decks534 decks
24%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
27%inclusion136 decks502 decks
21%synergy
Inga and Esika
27%inclusion183 decks677 decks
24%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion182 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
26%inclusion175 decks677 decks
24%synergy
Evolution Sage
26%inclusion175 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
25%inclusion168 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Beast Whisperer
24%inclusion160 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
23%inclusion157 decks674 decks
16%synergy
Coiling Oracle
23%inclusion156 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Quirion Beastcaller
22%inclusion152 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Poison Dart Frog
22%inclusion152 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion150 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
22%inclusion148 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Skatewing Spy
22%inclusion146 decks677 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion113 decks534 decks
15%synergy
Tender Wildguide
20%inclusion103 decks505 decks
19%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
20%inclusion136 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Silverback Elder
20%inclusion135 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Fathom Mage
19%inclusion132 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
19%inclusion130 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
18%inclusion124 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
18%inclusion122 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
18%inclusion120 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Topiary Stomper
17%inclusion118 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
17%inclusion94 decks540 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Vitality
17%inclusion79 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion117 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Frilled Mystic
17%inclusion115 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Reclamation Sage
17%inclusion112 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Sharktocrab
16%inclusion111 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Elusive Otter
16%inclusion109 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
16%inclusion107 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Gyre Sage
15%inclusion103 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
15%inclusion101 decks677 decks
12%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
14%inclusion98 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
13%inclusion85 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Negate
31%inclusion208 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
31%inclusion208 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion198 decks677 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion197 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion179 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion171 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion130 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion124 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion123 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion109 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
16%inclusion106 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion91 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion86 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion79 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
11%inclusion72 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Simic Charm
11%inclusion72 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion54 decks540 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.7%inclusion59 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
8.6%inclusion58 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.5%inclusion57 decks674 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
8.4%inclusion57 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.3%inclusion56 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Return to Nature
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Decisive Denial
7.5%inclusion51 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.2%inclusion49 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Vitalize
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Voidslime
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Quandrix Command
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.6%inclusion17 decks303 decks
2%synergy
Plasm Capture
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.1%inclusion28 decks549 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion216 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion198 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion188 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Wave Goodbye
27%inclusion183 decks674 decks
16%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion117 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion96 decks677 decks
-10%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
13%inclusion87 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
11%inclusion74 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Explore
10%inclusion66 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.6%inclusion58 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Neoform
6.9%inclusion47 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Oversimplify
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion230 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion180 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
21%inclusion142 decks677 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion79 decks677 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion75 decks677 decks
2%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Monster Manual
7.1%inclusion48 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Proft's Eidetic Memory
34%inclusion211 decks627 decks
31%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33%inclusion222 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Branching Evolution
22%inclusion151 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion137 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
19%inclusion97 decks503 decks
14%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
16%inclusion110 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
15%inclusion101 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion91 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Long List of the Ents
13%inclusion86 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
-10%synergy
Wild Growth
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
11%inclusion75 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.2%inclusion62 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9.0%inclusion61 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.5%inclusion30 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Communal Brewing
7.4%inclusion37 decks502 decks
6%synergy
Instill Energy
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Loading Zone
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.2%inclusion35 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion87 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion469 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion187 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion151 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion134 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
18%inclusion121 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion119 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16%inclusion109 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion108 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13%inclusion91 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion90 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion83 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
12%inclusion81 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion70 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion24 decks303 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Lumbering Falls
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion523 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion398 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion345 decks677 decks
31%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion224 decks677 decks
28%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion129 decks677 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
19%inclusion128 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.9%inclusion47 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion657 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Island
97%inclusion655 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion576 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
57%inclusion385 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
56%inclusion376 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
46%inclusion314 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion288 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
42%inclusion284 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
40%inclusion272 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion270 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Grove
40%inclusion269 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
39%inclusion264 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion218 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion179 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
26%inclusion178 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
23%inclusion153 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion113 decks534 decks
15%synergy
Thornwood Falls
19%inclusion132 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Willowrush Verge
18%inclusion65 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion120 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion103 decks600 decks
-2%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion103 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion93 decks629 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion86 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Tropical Island
12%inclusion82 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion73 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion54 decks540 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion62 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.2%inclusion62 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.9%inclusion60 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Rimewood Falls
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion35 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
-13%synergy