Xavier Sal, Infested Captain (Commander) - Budget Infect

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Julia Maddalena
Aug 15, 2025
Fire and Ice: What Cards are Hot and Cold for August 15th?
This week's Fire and Ice deep dives into trending cards for a Sultai pirate and an efficient toolbox commander.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Vraska's Fall
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
90%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
86%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
86%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
82%synergy
Infectious Bite
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
82%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
67%synergy
Tainted Observer
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
66%synergy
Experimental Augury
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
60%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
58%synergy
Cankerbloom
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Thrummingbird
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Drown in Ichor
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
54%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Contentious Plan
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Evolution Sage
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Thirsting Roots
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Venser, Corpse Puppet
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Necrogen Rotpriest
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Plague Stinger
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Ichor Rats
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Blighted Agent
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Glacier Godmaw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kiora's Follower
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Myr Convert
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Flux Channeler
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Tyrranax Atrocity
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Core Prowler
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Ichorspit Basilisk
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Fathom Mage
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Plague Myr
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Dune Mover
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Venomous Brutalizer
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Branchblight Stalker
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Plague Nurse
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thallid Shell-Dweller
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Scurry Oak
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Contagious Vorrac
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Utopia Mycon
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Glissa's Retriever
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Adaptive Sporesinger
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Basking Broodscale
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Deathspore Thallid
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Thallid
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Stinging Hivemaster
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Paladin of Predation
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Insidious Fungus
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sporemound
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Steady Progress
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Reject Imperfection
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Seedship Impact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Divert Disaster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bring the Ending
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Serum Snare
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Atomize
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Gift of the Viper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Magic Damper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Grim Affliction
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Spectral Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Putrefy
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Fog
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Virulent Wound
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pistus Strike
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Pawpatch Formation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Twist Reality
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Burst of Strength
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sprout
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Call
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Flash Foliage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Distorted Curiosity
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Noxious Assault
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Expand the Sphere
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Vat Emergence
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Geth's Summons
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Wurmquake
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Smell Fear
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Viral Spawning
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-34%synergy
Quasiduplicate
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Infection
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Courage in Crisis
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Planewide Celebration
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Annihilating Glare
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Explore
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Decimator Web
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Heaped Harvest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Necrogen Communion
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
39%synergy
Loading Zone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Inexorable Tide
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Goliath Hatchery
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Presence of Gond
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Relic Putrescence
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Fists of Ironwood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Night Soil
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Necrogenesis
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
As Foretold
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Arcane Strategist
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Dreadship Reef
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
The Surgical Bay
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
The Hunter Maze
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Simic Signet
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Pentad Prism
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Simic Locket
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Opulent Palace
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Festering Thicket
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-25%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Mystery
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malady
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-23%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Festering Gulch
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-26%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lush Oasis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Vivid Grove
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Overflowing Basin
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Lakeside Shack
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Marsh
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy