Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander) - Expensive +1/+1 Counters

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
13 decks (0.000%) Rank #1545
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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
Incubation Druid
77% of 13 decks +69% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
69% of 13 decks +63% synergy
Chasm Skulker
69% of 13 decks +63% synergy
Master Biomancer
69% of 13 decks +62% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
69% of 13 decks +62% synergy
Hardened Scales
77% of 13 decks +62% synergy
The Great Henge
69% of 13 decks +60% synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
62% of 13 decks +58% synergy
Delighted Halfling
69% of 13 decks +58% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
77% of 13 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Heroic Intervention
77% of 13 decks +47% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
62% of 13 decks +54% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
62% of 13 decks +55% synergy
Beast Within
62% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Birds of Paradise
62% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Lightning Greaves
62% of 13 decks +39% synergy
Counterspell
62% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Swan Song
62% of 13 decks +43% synergy
Danny Pink
55% of 11 decks +52% synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
54% of 13 decks +39% synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
46% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Rhystic Study
38% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Ancient Tomb
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Worldly Tutor
23% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Mana Vault
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Chrome Mox
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Creatures
Pollywog Prodigy
60% of 5 decks +53% synergy
Thrummingbird
54% of 13 decks +48% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
54% of 13 decks +48% synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
54% of 13 decks +53% synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
54% of 13 decks +52% synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
46% of 13 decks +46% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
46% of 13 decks +39% synergy
Siren Stormtamer
46% of 13 decks +44% synergy
Cankerbloom
46% of 13 decks +43% synergy
Murkfiend Liege
46% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
46% of 13 decks +44% synergy
Omen Hawker
46% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Kiora's Follower
46% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
43% of 7 decks +39% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
38% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
38% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
38% of 13 decks +35% synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Managorger Hydra
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Elvish Mystic
31% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
31% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Evolution Sage
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Eternal Witness
31% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Llanowar Elves
31% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
25% of 8 decks +19% synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
25% of 8 decks +24% synergy
Fathom Mage
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
23% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Radagast the Brown
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
23% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Hydroid Krasis
23% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Haywire Mite
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
23% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Gyre Sage
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Skatewing Spy
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Elusive Otter
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Frilled Mystic
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Beast Whisperer
15% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Loyal Guardian
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Biophagus
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Topiary Stomper
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
54% of 13 decks +40% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46% of 13 decks +24% synergy
Silkguard
38% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Pongify
38% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33% of 9 decks +28% synergy
Arcane Denial
31% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Nature's Claim
23% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Negate
23% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Reality Shift
23% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Force of Vigor
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Mana Drain
23% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Archdruid's Charm
22% of 9 decks +16% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
18% of 11 decks +15% synergy
Invigorating Surge
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15% of 13 decks -11% synergy
Simic Charm
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Resculpt
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Crop Rotation
15% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Flare of Denial
12% of 8 decks +9% synergy
Strix Serenade
12% of 8 decks +8% synergy
Collective Resistance
12% of 8 decks +9% synergy
Ripples of Potential
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Condescend
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Summoner's Pact
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Force of Will
8% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Mental Misstep
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Tale's End
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Return to Nature
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Bioshift
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Vitalize
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Plasm Capture
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Clash of Wills
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Voidslime
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Entish Restoration
8% of 13 decks -2% synergy
Shared Summons
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Noxious Revival
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Gaea's Gift
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Snakeform
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Filter Out
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Quandrix Command
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Veil of Summer
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Chord of Calling
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Biomass Mutation
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Overwhelming Stampede
46% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Wave Goodbye
40% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Rampant Growth
23% of 13 decks -18% synergy
Nature's Lore
23% of 13 decks -7% synergy
Finale of Devastation
23% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Three Visits
23% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Farseek
23% of 13 decks -0% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Cultivate
15% of 13 decks -33% synergy
Doppelgang
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Windfall
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8% of 13 decks -0% synergy
Kodama's Reach
8% of 13 decks -30% synergy
Thirsting Roots
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Curse of the Swine
8% of 13 decks -4% synergy
Body of Research
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Last March of the Ents
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Aether Mutation
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Overrun
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Contentious Plan
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
54% of 13 decks +48% synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
38% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Isochron Scepter
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Blasting Station
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Venser's Journal
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Fractal Harness
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
The One Ring
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Rhonas's Monument
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Communal Brewing
60% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
54% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Wizard Class
54% of 13 decks +48% synergy
Branching Evolution
46% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Burgeoning
31% of 13 decks +24% synergy
Exploration
31% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Long List of the Ents
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Bred for the Hunt
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Doubling Season
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Guardian Project
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Ominous Seas
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Elven Chorus
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Court of Garenbrig
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Sylvan Library
15% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Freed from the Real
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Intruder Alarm
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Instill Energy
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Mystic Remora
15% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Abundant Growth
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Leyline of Abundance
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8% of 13 decks -8% synergy
Fable of Wolf and Owl
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
One with the Kami
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Propaganda
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Mind Over Matter
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Primal Empathy
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Arboria
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Wild Growth
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Training Grounds
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
92% of 13 decks +42% synergy
Karn's Bastion
62% of 13 decks +50% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
54% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
46% of 13 decks +41% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
46% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
38% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
31% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Castle Garenbrig
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Dryad Arbor
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Emergence Zone
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Rivendell
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Urza's Saga
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Llanowar Reborn
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Lair of the Hydra
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Restless Vinestalk
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Crawling Barrens
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Maze of Ith
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Rogue's Passage
8% of 13 decks -14% synergy
Castle Vantress
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Field of the Dead
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Field of Ruin
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Winding Canyons
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Command Beacon
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Buried Ruin
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Fertile Thicket
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 13 decks -8% synergy
Halimar Depths
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Khalni Garden
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Signet
69% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Thought Vessel
54% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Simic Signet
38% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
23% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Mox Opal
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Mana Crypt
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Mox Diamond
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Lotus Petal
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Mox Amber
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Mind Stone
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Patriar's Seal
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Forest
92% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Island
92% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Breeding Pool
85% of 13 decks +41% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
85% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
77% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
69% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
69% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Misty Rainforest
62% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Flooded Grove
62% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
46% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Tropical Island
46% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Hedge Maze
33% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Prismatic Vista
23% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Wooded Foothills
23% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Waterlogged Grove
23% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Scalding Tarn
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Polluted Delta
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Fabled Passage
23% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
23% of 13 decks -26% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Mystery
15% of 13 decks -24% synergy
Rimewood Falls
15% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Demolition Field
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Flooded Strand
15% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15% of 13 decks -23% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Reflecting Pool
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
City of Brass
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Hall of Oracles
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Windswept Heath
8% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Opal Palace
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Tangled Islet
8% of 13 decks -9% synergy
Jwari Disruption
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Mana Confluence
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy