Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander) - Birthing Pod

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
18 decks (0.000%) Rank #1543
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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Eldritch Evolution
100% of 18 decks +96% synergy
Neoform
89% of 18 decks +85% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
83% of 18 decks +80% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
78% of 18 decks +71% synergy
Omen Hawker
67% of 18 decks +65% synergy
Chord of Calling
72% of 18 decks +65% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
83% of 18 decks +61% synergy
Delighted Halfling
72% of 18 decks +61% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
72% of 18 decks +56% synergy
Blasting Station
56% of 18 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
72% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Llanowar Elves
72% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Elvish Mystic
67% of 18 decks +42% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Swan Song
61% of 18 decks +42% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
56% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Tribute Mage
56% of 18 decks +54% synergy
Finale of Devastation
56% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Manglehorn
56% of 18 decks +52% synergy
Endurance
56% of 18 decks +51% synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
78% of 18 decks +62% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
78% of 18 decks +60% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
61% of 18 decks +54% synergy
Ancient Tomb
61% of 18 decks +52% synergy
Worldly Tutor
61% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Force of Will
56% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Mana Vault
50% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
44% of 18 decks +41% synergy
Mystical Tutor
39% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Creatures
Valley Floodcaller
100% of 1 decks +97% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
100% of 1 decks +100% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
100% of 1 decks +93% synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Enduring Vitality
100% of 1 decks +93% synergy
Spellseeker
56% of 18 decks +53% synergy
Subtlety
50% of 18 decks +49% synergy
Bloom Tender
50% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Gilded Drake
44% of 18 decks +42% synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
44% of 18 decks +43% synergy
Arbor Elf
44% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Lesser Masticore
44% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Boreal Druid
44% of 18 decks +43% synergy
Spellskite
44% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
44% of 18 decks +40% synergy
Trophy Mage
39% of 18 decks +34% synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
39% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Eternal Witness
39% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Haywire Mite
39% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Walking Ballista
33% of 18 decks +30% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Wall of Roots
33% of 18 decks +33% synergy
Radagast the Brown
33% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Quirion Ranger
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Frilled Mystic
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Incubation Druid
28% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Final-Word Phantom
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Mystic Snake
22% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Beast Whisperer
22% of 18 decks +13% synergy
Aboleth Spawn
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
22% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Malevolent Hermit
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Trinket Mage
22% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
19% of 16 decks +13% synergy
Bane of Progress
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Temur Sabertooth
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Biovisionary
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Thrasios, Triton Hero
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Murkfiend Liege
17% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Clever Impersonator
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
17% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Instants
Pongify
50% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Pact of Negation
50% of 18 decks +43% synergy
Flare of Denial
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
47% of 17 decks +44% synergy
Mental Misstep
44% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Force of Negation
44% of 18 decks +36% synergy
Veil of Summer
39% of 18 decks +33% synergy
Force of Vigor
39% of 18 decks +34% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
39% of 18 decks +34% synergy
Flusterstorm
33% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Crop Rotation
33% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Whir of Invention
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Beast Within
28% of 18 decks -24% synergy
Nature's Claim
28% of 18 decks +17% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
28% of 18 decks +23% synergy
Dispel
22% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
22% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Chain of Vapor
17% of 18 decks +13% synergy
Noxious Revival
17% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Vitalize
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Misdirection
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Inspiring Call
17% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Counterspell
17% of 18 decks -34% synergy
Arcane Denial
11% of 18 decks -11% synergy
Plasm Capture
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Mana Drain
11% of 18 decks -5% synergy
Voidslime
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Disallow
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
11% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Benefactor's Draught
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Repulsive Mutation
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Suspend
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Confluence
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Negate
6% of 18 decks -21% synergy
Entish Restoration
6% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Essence Flux
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Resculpt
6% of 18 decks -1% synergy
Brainstorm
6% of 18 decks -9% synergy
Jwari Disruption
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Foil
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Growth Spiral
6% of 18 decks -39% synergy
Arachnogenesis
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Simic Charm
6% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Heroic Intervention
6% of 18 decks -25% synergy
Banishing Knack
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Fact or Fiction
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Shared Summons
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Transmute Artifact
39% of 18 decks +37% synergy
Natural Order
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
28% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Cultivate
22% of 18 decks -26% synergy
Kodama's Reach
17% of 18 decks -21% synergy
Search for Tomorrow
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Fabricate
17% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Rite of Replication
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Rampant Growth
17% of 18 decks -25% synergy
Threats Undetected
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Last March of the Ents
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Three Visits
11% of 18 decks -12% synergy
Nature's Lore
11% of 18 decks -19% synergy
Solve the Equation
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Oversimplify
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Personal Tutor
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Tempt with Discovery
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Analyze the Pollen
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Farseek
6% of 18 decks -18% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Genesis Wave
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Step Through
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Ponder
6% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
6% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Reshape
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Explore
6% of 18 decks -15% synergy
Nostalgic Dreams
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Bushwhack
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Preordain
6% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Devastation Tide
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Enter the Unknown
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Mobilize
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6% of 18 decks +0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Repurposing Bay
100% of 1 decks +100% synergy
Altar of Dementia
44% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
44% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
33% of 18 decks +31% synergy
The One Ring
28% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 18 decks -0% synergy
The Great Henge
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Isochron Scepter
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Birthing Pod
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of 18 decks -21% synergy
Codex Shredder
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Grinding Station
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Spawning Pit
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Magewright's Stone
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Winter Orb
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Staff of Domination
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Scroll Rack
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Altar of the Brood
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
50% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Mystic Remora
44% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Intruder Alarm
39% of 18 decks +35% synergy
Guardian Project
22% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Carpet of Flowers
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Wild Growth
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Sylvan Library
17% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Concordant Crossroads
17% of 18 decks +13% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
11% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Branching Evolution
11% of 18 decks +0% synergy
Doubling Season
11% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Survival of the Fittest
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
11% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Awakening
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Quest for Renewal
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Defense of the Heart
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Freed from the Real
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Hardened Scales
6% of 18 decks -10% synergy
Wizard Class
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Root Maze
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Song of the Dryads
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Long List of the Ents
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Perilous Forays
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Song of Freyalise
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Ominous Seas
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
11% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
67% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67% of 18 decks +48% synergy
Shifting Woodland
50% of 2 decks +43% synergy
Urza's Saga
44% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
39% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Academy Ruins
33% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Reliquary Tower
28% of 18 decks -23% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Dryad Arbor
11% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Lumbering Falls
11% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Hidden Cataract
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Hidden Nursery
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Crystal Vein
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Castle Garenbrig
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Field of Ruin
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
City of Traitors
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Castle Vantress
6% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Lair of the Hydra
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Drannith Ruins
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Emergence Zone
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Mana Crypt
56% of 18 decks +51% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
50% of 18 decks +47% synergy
Arcane Signet
44% of 18 decks -19% synergy
Lotus Petal
44% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Chrome Mox
33% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Mox Amber
28% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Mox Diamond
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17% of 18 decks -5% synergy
Patriar's Seal
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Midnight Clock
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Mox Opal
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
11% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Thought Vessel
6% of 18 decks -15% synergy
Simic Signet
6% of 18 decks -28% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Breeding Pool
89% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Waterlogged Grove
83% of 18 decks +63% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
78% of 18 decks +33% synergy
Misty Rainforest
72% of 18 decks +41% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
67% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Forest
67% of 18 decks -28% synergy
Polluted Delta
61% of 18 decks +51% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
61% of 18 decks +51% synergy
Island
61% of 18 decks -34% synergy
Tropical Island
61% of 18 decks +47% synergy
City of Brass
61% of 18 decks +55% synergy
Windswept Heath
56% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Mana Confluence
56% of 18 decks +50% synergy
Scalding Tarn
56% of 18 decks +46% synergy
Flooded Strand
56% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
50% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Wooded Foothills
50% of 18 decks +41% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
44% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
44% of 18 decks +37% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
39% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33% of 18 decks -25% synergy
Prismatic Vista
28% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Rimewood Falls
22% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Reflecting Pool
17% of 18 decks +13% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 18 decks -8% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Cavern of Souls
17% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Hedge Maze
17% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Temple of Mystery
11% of 18 decks -28% synergy
Myriad Landscape
11% of 18 decks -12% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11% of 18 decks -9% synergy
Flooded Grove
11% of 18 decks -28% synergy
Tangled Islet
11% of 18 decks -6% synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11% of 18 decks -27% synergy
Kitchen
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
6% of 18 decks -9% synergy
Blighted Woodland
6% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Jwari Disruption
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
6% of 18 decks -43% synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Evolving Wilds
6% of 18 decks -20% synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Khalni Ambush
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy