Zaffai, Thunder Conductor (Commander) - Spellslinger

DougY
Aug 2, 2024
Top 10 Free Spells
There's no free lunch in Commander, unless you're talking about free spells, that is. Doug shows us alternative costs and tricks of the trade when you're short on mana value.
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MTGStocks
Untimely Malfunction
11% of 47 decks -11% synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9% of 47 decks +3% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Apex of Power
78% of 887 decks +73% synergy
Volcanic Vision
72% of 887 decks +69% synergy
Rousing Refrain
73% of 887 decks +67% synergy
Mana Geyser
88% of 887 decks +66% synergy
Brass's Bounty
72% of 887 decks +63% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
77% of 887 decks +61% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
62% of 887 decks +59% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
62% of 887 decks +56% synergy
Muse Vortex
57% of 887 decks +56% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
61% of 887 decks +56% synergy
Top Cards
Rite of the Dragoncaller
93% of 14 decks +49% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
79% of 887 decks +39% synergy
Seething Song
74% of 887 decks +55% synergy
Archmage of Runes
73% of 37 decks +43% synergy
Blasphemous Act
72% of 887 decks +30% synergy
Ponder
71% of 887 decks +32% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
71% of 887 decks +66% synergy
Dig Through Time
68% of 887 decks +54% synergy
Brainstorm
68% of 887 decks +20% synergy
Expressive Iteration
66% of 887 decks +44% synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
62% of 887 decks +30% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
57% of 887 decks +36% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55% of 887 decks +19% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
54% of 126 decks +18% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
48% of 834 decks +32% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
43% of 887 decks +32% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33% of 156 decks +15% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
33% of 887 decks +32% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33% of 212 decks +17% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
32% of 887 decks +31% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
32% of 887 decks +31% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
32% of 887 decks +26% synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
31% of 887 decks +30% synergy
Magnus the Red
31% of 704 decks +28% synergy
Wildfire Devils
28% of 887 decks +27% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
27% of 887 decks +25% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26% of 887 decks +14% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
25% of 887 decks +24% synergy
Crackling Drake
24% of 887 decks +20% synergy
Guttersnipe
23% of 887 decks -4% synergy
Wizards of Thay
22% of 760 decks +17% synergy
Haughty Djinn
22% of 737 decks +14% synergy
Inferno Project
22% of 887 decks +22% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
20% of 887 decks +20% synergy
Radiant Performer
20% of 887 decks +19% synergy
Young Pyromancer
20% of 887 decks -1% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
19% of 126 decks +10% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
19% of 637 decks +10% synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
18% of 261 decks +16% synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
17% of 887 decks +16% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17% of 887 decks -13% synergy
Spectacle Mage
17% of 887 decks +16% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
17% of 887 decks +14% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16% of 687 decks -7% synergy
Living Lore
14% of 887 decks +14% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14% of 343 decks +7% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
13% of 818 decks +11% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
13% of 887 decks +11% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12% of 737 decks +2% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12% of 887 decks +10% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12% of 557 decks +8% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12% of 161 decks +1% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11% of 71 decks -6% synergy
Mocking Sprite
11% of 374 decks +7% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
10% of 887 decks +6% synergy
Roaming Throne
9% of 303 decks +2% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
9% of 184 decks +1% synergy
Humble Defector
9% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
9% of 818 decks +5% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
8% of 59 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Aetherspouts
58% of 887 decks +55% synergy
Resculpt
52% of 887 decks +41% synergy
Reinterpret
48% of 887 decks +45% synergy
Counterspell
41% of 887 decks -14% synergy
Frantic Search
32% of 887 decks -6% synergy
Electrodominance
30% of 887 decks +24% synergy
Chaos Warp
30% of 887 decks -17% synergy
Mystic Confluence
29% of 887 decks +24% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
28% of 887 decks +20% synergy
Comet Storm
25% of 887 decks +18% synergy
Sink into Stupor
24% of 176 decks +3% synergy
Invert Polarity
23% of 172 decks +3% synergy
Delightful Discovery
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
20% of 818 decks +11% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20% of 887 decks -10% synergy
Negate
20% of 887 decks -17% synergy
Opt
19% of 887 decks -17% synergy
Complete the Circuit
19% of 512 decks +16% synergy
Narset's Reversal
17% of 887 decks +9% synergy
Spell Swindle
17% of 887 decks +11% synergy
Mystical Tutor
17% of 887 decks -7% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17% of 887 decks +11% synergy
Magma Opus
16% of 887 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Denial
16% of 887 decks -13% synergy
Silundi Vision
16% of 887 decks +9% synergy
Pongify
15% of 887 decks -12% synergy
Fiery Fall
14% of 887 decks +14% synergy
Prismari Command
14% of 887 decks -1% synergy
Practical Research
13% of 887 decks +12% synergy
Refute
13% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13% of 887 decks +5% synergy
Traumatic Visions
12% of 887 decks +12% synergy
Transcendent Message
12% of 557 decks +9% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
12% of 887 decks +8% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11% of 772 decks -19% synergy
Flame of Anor
11% of 440 decks -3% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11% of 887 decks +7% synergy
Mana Drain
11% of 887 decks -6% synergy
Reiterate
11% of 887 decks +4% synergy
Reality Shift
10% of 887 decks -5% synergy
Lightning Bolt
10% of 887 decks -16% synergy
Invoke Calamity
10% of 790 decks +9% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10% of 887 decks -8% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 887 decks -1% synergy
Consider
10% of 818 decks -11% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9% of 760 decks +5% synergy
Teach by Example
9% of 887 decks +6% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9% of 887 decks -12% synergy
Big Score
8% of 772 decks -14% synergy
Reverberate
8% of 887 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
63% of 887 decks +46% synergy
Epic Experiment
58% of 887 decks +52% synergy
Creative Technique
54% of 887 decks +52% synergy
Faithless Looting
53% of 887 decks +22% synergy
Surge to Victory
52% of 887 decks +48% synergy
Mind's Desire
51% of 887 decks +45% synergy
Aether Gale
51% of 887 decks +48% synergy
Serum Visions
48% of 887 decks +28% synergy
Explosive Singularity
37% of 790 decks +35% synergy
Fiery Encore
34% of 887 decks +33% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
33% of 343 decks +26% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31% of 887 decks +12% synergy
Crackle with Power
26% of 887 decks +19% synergy
Preordain
26% of 887 decks -10% synergy
Jeska's Will
26% of 887 decks -6% synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
24% of 887 decks +23% synergy
Lórien Revealed
22% of 422 decks +15% synergy
Solve the Equation
21% of 887 decks +6% synergy
Time Stretch
21% of 887 decks +17% synergy
Finale of Promise
20% of 887 decks +16% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
20% of 887 decks +19% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
19% of 887 decks +18% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
17% of 887 decks +14% synergy
Finale of Revelation
17% of 887 decks +10% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17% of 355 decks +12% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
16% of 887 decks +10% synergy
Curse of the Swine
15% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Vandalblast
14% of 887 decks -14% synergy
Season of Weaving
13% of 126 decks +5% synergy
Time Warp
12% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Multiple Choice
12% of 887 decks +11% synergy
Temporal Trespass
12% of 887 decks +11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 887 decks +2% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
10% of 637 decks +8% synergy
Banefire
10% of 887 decks +7% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
10% of 887 decks +6% synergy
Sundering Eruption
9% of 173 decks +3% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9% of 887 decks +4% synergy
Immolating Gyre
9% of 887 decks +7% synergy
Spelltwine
9% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Portent of Calamity
9% of 69 decks +6% synergy
Past in Flames
9% of 887 decks -3% synergy
Hell to Pay
8% of 232 decks +5% synergy
Season of the Bold
8% of 126 decks +4% synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8% of 760 decks +4% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6% of 247 decks +4% synergy
Windfall
6% of 887 decks -20% synergy
Song of Totentanz
6% of 374 decks +2% synergy
Fireball
6% of 887 decks +4% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6% of 348 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
44% of 627 decks +36% synergy
Hedron Archive
37% of 887 decks +32% synergy
Primal Amulet
26% of 887 decks +19% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14% of 887 decks -1% synergy
Twinning Staff
9% of 887 decks +5% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 887 decks -17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9% of 887 decks -21% synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Wand of Wonder
7% of 760 decks +1% synergy
Ruby Medallion
5% of 887 decks -1% synergy
Enchantments
Sunbird's Invocation
56% of 887 decks +54% synergy
Double Vision
29% of 887 decks +23% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21% of 887 decks +5% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
21% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Sorcerer Class
20% of 825 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
17% of 772 decks +9% synergy
Shark Typhoon
15% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Rhystic Study
12% of 887 decks -15% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
10% of 59 decks -8% synergy
Fiery Inscription
10% of 451 decks -5% synergy
Arcane Melee
9% of 887 decks +8% synergy
Festival of Embers
9% of 69 decks +6% synergy
Artist's Talent
7% of 126 decks -4% synergy
One with the Multiverse
6% of 687 decks +3% synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
5% of 887 decks +5% synergy
Omniscience
5% of 887 decks +1% synergy
Mystic Remora
5% of 887 decks -15% synergy
Font of Magic
5% of 760 decks +4% synergy
Propaganda
5% of 887 decks -8% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7% of 522 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
45% of 887 decks +43% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
26% of 887 decks +14% synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12% of 887 decks +9% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11% of 126 decks -12% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11% of 568 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79% of 887 decks +28% synergy
Temple of the False God
51% of 887 decks +40% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
45% of 887 decks +41% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
43% of 887 decks +42% synergy
Forgotten Cave
42% of 887 decks +35% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
41% of 887 decks +34% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35% of 887 decks +7% synergy
Memorial to Genius
28% of 887 decks +27% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
26% of 887 decks +25% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
26% of 887 decks +25% synergy
Blighted Cataract
23% of 887 decks +22% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14% of 887 decks +3% synergy
Castle Vantress
14% of 887 decks +6% synergy
Restless Spire
10% of 384 decks +2% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9% of 790 decks -9% synergy
Rivendell
7% of 467 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93% of 887 decks +9% synergy
Sol Ring
93% of 887 decks +5% synergy
Izzet Signet
84% of 887 decks +18% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
81% of 887 decks +23% synergy
Mind Stone
64% of 887 decks +34% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
34% of 887 decks +33% synergy
Thought Vessel
30% of 887 decks -7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 887 decks -13% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
20% of 887 decks +19% synergy
Thran Dynamo
17% of 887 decks +10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
15% of 887 decks -4% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10% of 772 decks +8% synergy
Gilded Lotus
9% of 887 decks +3% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9% of 887 decks +3% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 887 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 760 decks -4% synergy
Worn Powerstone
8% of 887 decks +4% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 887 decks -5% synergy
Fire Diamond
7% of 887 decks -3% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 887 decks +7% synergy
Shivan Reef
84% of 887 decks +25% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
76% of 887 decks +32% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
75% of 887 decks +30% synergy
Exotic Orchard
66% of 887 decks +32% synergy
Myriad Landscape
65% of 887 decks +43% synergy
Sulfur Falls
49% of 887 decks -13% synergy
Prismari Campus
46% of 887 decks +38% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
39% of 887 decks -2% synergy
Steam Vents
32% of 887 decks -15% synergy
Study Hall
32% of 887 decks +31% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31% of 800 decks -6% synergy
Training Center
30% of 887 decks -15% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30% of 887 decks -9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22% of 887 decks -4% synergy
Thundering Falls
19% of 278 decks -5% synergy
Scalding Tarn
18% of 887 decks -11% synergy
Ferrous Lake
17% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17% of 887 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
15% of 887 decks -5% synergy
Fiery Islet
12% of 887 decks -11% synergy
Molten Tributary
11% of 737 decks -2% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 887 decks -3% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 887 decks -2% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7% of 887 decks -4% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6% of 887 decks -5% synergy
Volcanic Island
6% of 887 decks -8% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6% of 834 decks -5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
6% of 887 decks -8% synergy
Volatile Fjord
6% of 887 decks -2% synergy