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

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
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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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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Raphael, the Nightwatcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Slither Blade
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
64%synergy
Chasm Skulker
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Gudul Lurker
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Gingerbrute
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Courage
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Kelpie Guide
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Hydroelectric Specimen
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
27%synergy
Omen Hawker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Looter il-Kor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Spectral Sailor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Forensic Researcher
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
The Locust God
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Diversion Unit
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Invisible Stalker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Oneirophage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Seer
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Fear of Impostors
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Shoreline Looter
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Phoenix Chick
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Taunting Kobold
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Body of Knowledge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ingot Chewer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Starwinder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Mockingbird
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Chakram Retriever
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rose Room Treasurer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mountain Goat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Grayscaled Gharial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Geode Rager
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Magic Damper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Shore Up
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Foil
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Great Train Heist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Forbid
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bane's Contingency
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Mad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Refute
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Hidden Strings
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Chart a Course
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mob Rule
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Travel the Overworld
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Full Throttle
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Bident of Thassa
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
The Indomitable
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Quietus Spike
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystery Key
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Goggles of Night
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Opulence
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Shiny Impetus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Coastal Piracy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Inertia
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Impetus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Break Through the Line
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Feywild Visitor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sidequest: Card Collection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Gossip's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Restless Spire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Access Tunnel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Conclave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Flamekin Village
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Gold Saucer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Fiery Islet
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Capital City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy