Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Moxfield
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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Badgermole Cub
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
79%synergy
Delighted Halfling
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
73%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
71%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Birds of Paradise
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
64%synergy
Omen Hawker
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Llanowar Elves
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Endurance
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Finale of Devastation
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Walking Ballista
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Elvish Mystic
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Swan Song
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
44%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Force of Negation
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Chord of Calling
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Pact of Negation
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Crop Rotation
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Veil of Summer
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
84%synergy
Seedborn Muse
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
64%synergy
Force of Will
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Worldly Tutor
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Chrome Mox
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Cryptic Trilobite
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Arbor Elf
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Enduring Vitality
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Spellskite
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Bloom Tender
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Kiora's Follower
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Haywire Mite
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Subtlety
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Eternal Witness
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Drake
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Spellseeker
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Boreal Druid
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Quirion Ranger
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Manglehorn
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Incubation Druid
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Lesser Masticore
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Tribute Mage
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Trophy Mage
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Roots
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Young Wolf
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
High Fae Trickster
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Phantasmal Image
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Mockingbird
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Flusterstorm
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Mystical Tutor
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Mental Misstep
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Force of Vigor
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Claim
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-30%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-30%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Vitalize
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Denial
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Misdirection
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Delay
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Negate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Double Major
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Intuition
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Command
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Plasm Capture
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Neoform
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Transmute Artifact
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Cultivate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-37%synergy
Fabricate
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-32%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Doppelgang
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-31%synergy
Aether Mutation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Natural Order
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Body of Research
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Merchant Scroll
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wave Goodbye
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Blasting Station
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Repurposing Bay
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
The Great Henge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Manifold Key
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Wild Growth
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Mind Over Matter
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Sylvan Library
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Hardened Scales
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Instill Energy
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Earthcraft
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Exploration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Urza's Saga
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Mistrise Village
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Shifting Woodland
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Fertile Thicket
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Mox Amber
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Mana Crypt
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Breeding Pool
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Misty Rainforest
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Tropical Island
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
74%synergy
Forest
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Island
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Flooded Strand
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Wooded Foothills
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Windswept Heath
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Hedge Maze
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Willowrush Verge
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-37%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy