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

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
Rank #1,594
12decks
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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Incubation Druid
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Wizard Class
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Hardened Scales
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Omen Hawker
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Inspiring Call
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Chasm Skulker
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Cankerbloom
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Kiora's Follower
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Master Biomancer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Wave Goodbye
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Branching Evolution
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Managorger Hydra
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Eternal Witness
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Beast Whisperer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Evolution Sage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Evolution Witness
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Coiling Oracle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Frilled Mystic
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Horizon Chimera
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Arboreal Grazer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Quirion Beastcaller
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Poison Dart Frog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Delighted Halfling
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ouroboroid
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Radagast the Brown
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reclamation Sage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Green Slime
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tyranid Prime
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Slippery Bogbonder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Tender Wildguide
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Oneirophage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Mana Leak
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Potential
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Obscuring Haze
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Bar the Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Silkguard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Entish Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Benefactor's Draught
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Saw It Coming
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Quandrix Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Snap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Collective Resistance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Force of Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vitalize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Become the Avalanche
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Explore the Underdark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Last March of the Ents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Season of Gathering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Storm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
You Meet in a Tavern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mobilize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rally the Galadhrim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Ominous Seas
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Instill Energy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Long List of the Ents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Primal Empathy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Omniscience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, Master of the Depths
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ellywick Tumblestrum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Karn's Bastion
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Reef Roads
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Kishla Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Winding Canyons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crawling Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dungeon Descent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Herd Heirloom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Mystery
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Rimewood Falls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Willowrush Verge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Grove
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Tangled Islet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Tropical Island
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hedge Maze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Manor Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy