Xavier Sal, Infested Captain (Commander) - Optimized Infect

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Rank #221
6decks
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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
Prologue to Phyresis
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Ichor Rats
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Plague Stinger
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Vraska's Fall
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Blighted Agent
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Karn's Bastion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Evolution Sage
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Natural Order
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Bloodroot Apothecary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Evolution Witness
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Blight Mamba
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Delighted Halfling
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Whispering Specter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Kiora's Follower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Plague Myr
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Viral Drake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Flux Channeler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Spark Double
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Fathom Mage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Glistener Elf
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Basking Broodscale
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Devoted Druid
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Cankerbloom
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Scurry Oak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Corridor Monitor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Core Prowler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Goblin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Venser, Corpse Puppet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Plaguemaw Beast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shrieking Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Incubation Druid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Roots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deceiver Exarch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tender Wildguide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Observer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seedborn Muse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Runic Armasaur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Experimental Augury
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Radstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Abrupt Decay
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Ripples of Potential
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Atomize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Infectious Bite
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Steady Progress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Serum Snare
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reject Imperfection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grim Affliction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Bring the Ending
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tear Asunder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Virulent Wound
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Filter Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Fated Infatuation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Planar Genesis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Obscuring Haze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Phyresis Outbreak
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Neoform
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Planewide Celebration
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Thirsting Roots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Drown in Ichor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Culling Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Final Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Finale of Devastation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quasiduplicate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geth's Summons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Smell Fear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Clasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Great Henge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Reactor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Inexorable Tide
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Court of Vantress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Doubling Season
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Shapers' Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
City of Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Oil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Helix Pinnacle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Master Chef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Primal Vigor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Necrogen Communion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Shifting Woodland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Access Tunnel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Pendelhaven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Staff of Compleation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Glistening Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Breeding Pool
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zagoth Triome
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tropical Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy