Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer (Commander) - Budget

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Rank #2,876
11decks
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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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shoreline Looter
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Gudul Lurker
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
73%synergy
Slither Blade
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Gingerbrute
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Looter il-Kor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Chasm Skulker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Wizard Class
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Invisible Stalker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Oneirophage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Ingot Chewer
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Malcolm, the Eyes
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Goldhound
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Silent Hallcreeper
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Forensic Researcher
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Kelpie Guide
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Spectral Sailor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Body of Knowledge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Phoenix Chick
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Cloudfin Raptor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Omen Hawker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Grayscaled Gharial
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Mistway Spy
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Taunting Kobold
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Metathran Soldier
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Scapegoat
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Thundering Djinn
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Otter-Penguin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Homunculus Horde
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hookblade Veteran
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Brazen Collector
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sandworm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Memorial Team Leader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
PuPu UFO
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mountain Goat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Alrund, God of the Cosmos
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Resculpt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Octopus Form
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Magic Damper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-24%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Fateful Showdown
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Axe
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Earth Tremor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-35%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Prismari Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Blur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Brackish Blunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Defabricate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rites of Initiation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bane's Contingency
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-43%synergy
Memory Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Blast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Out of Air
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Lose Focus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blustersquall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cyber Conversion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Repeal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ravenform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
You've Been Caught Stealing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
By Force
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Heist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Strings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Twisted Fealty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Spiraling Embers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nahiri's Wrath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thunderwave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Master the Way
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Daring Discovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chart a Course
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Modify Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Self-Reflection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mists of Lórien
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Goggles of Night
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Mystery Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Pirate Hat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Trailblazer's Torch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Swashbuckler's Whip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ivory Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Barrow-Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Coastal Piracy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Nerd Rage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Impetus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shiny Impetus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Five-Alarm Fire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Korvold and the Noble Thief
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Inertia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Curiosity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Bulwark
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Stop Cold
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stunning Strike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Mist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Break Through the Line
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Etali's Favor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Restless Spire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Remote Isle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Cataract
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Caves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Moonring Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Madblind Mountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Edge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dwarven Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Crater
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fire Diamond
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Solar Transformer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Coalition Relic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-32%synergy
Airship Engine Room
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Library
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-34%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy