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

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Rank #2,876
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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
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Fugitive Droid
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Donatello's Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Slither Blade
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Gudul Lurker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Courage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Jeska's Will
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Freya Crescent
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Chasm Skulker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Ledger Shredder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Phoenix Chick
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Omen Hawker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Subtlety
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Rabbit Battery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Hill Gigas
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Starwinder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
PuPu UFO
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Mockingbird
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Shoreline Looter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Mausoleum Wanderer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Invisible Stalker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Iron Myr
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Drake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Kelpie Guide
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Spectral Sailor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Brazen Borrower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Network Disruptor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Bouncing Beebles
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Miscast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Flare of Denial
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Flusterstorm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Flame of Anor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Return the Favor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Pact of Negation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Redirect Lightning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Mercadia's Downfall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Misdirection
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Price of Progress
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Pyroblast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Reality Ripple
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Unsubstantiate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Spell Snare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Foil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Stifle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Daze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rites of Initiation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Submerge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wash Away
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Commandeer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Great Train Heist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Sundering Eruption
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Heist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Strings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Mob Rule
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Pyretic Charge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Retraced Image
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Insight Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dowsing Device
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Forge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unwinding Clock
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Indomitable
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Embercleave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Frostcliff Siege
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Improbable Alliance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Training Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blood Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Five-Alarm Fire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sticky Fingers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mordenkainen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Castle Embereth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Great Furnace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Bandit's Haul
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Steam Vents
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Island
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Flooded Strand
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Misty Rainforest
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Islet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Arid Mesa
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-30%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-35%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy