Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Scion of Halaster (Commander) - Core

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Scion of Halaster
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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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Massacre Wurm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Baleful Strix
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
35%synergy
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Counterspell
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
100%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Omen Hawker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Likeness Looter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Detective of the Month
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mulldrifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wonder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Reef Worm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Insatiable Frugivore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mockingbird
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Emperor of Bones
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Frog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Marang River Prowler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gorex, the Tombshell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demonlord of Ashmouth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Courier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Goremand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Foulmire Knight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Curtains' Call
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mizzium Skin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Recoil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pile On
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Excavation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Power Word Kill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Plating
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Eliminate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Victim of Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Season of Loss
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Final Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Modify Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Terror Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Eternity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
From the Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Trailblazer's Torch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pact Weapon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Navigation Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Ominous Seas
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Gossip's Talent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Vault 12: The Necropolis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Dungeon Delver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stunning Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dying to Serve
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fallen Ideal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul Enervation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hard Cover
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Necroduality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
The War in Heaven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rooftop Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Roost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Call to the Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Innistrad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Invasion of Amonkhet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Basilisk Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Baldur's Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Patriar's Seal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-45%synergy
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-47%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Choked Estuary
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
River of Tears
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Heap Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Sea Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-32%synergy