Zaffai, Thunder Conductor (Commander) - Expensive Spellslinger

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
84 decks (0.002%) Rank #906
DougY
Aug 2, 2024
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Rousing Refrain
68% of 84 decks +62% synergy
Mana Geyser
83% of 84 decks +62% synergy
Apex of Power
62% of 84 decks +58% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
70% of 84 decks +55% synergy
Dig Through Time
65% of 84 decks +52% synergy
Volcanic Vision
52% of 84 decks +49% synergy
Brass's Bounty
57% of 84 decks +48% synergy
Seething Song
63% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Inspiring Refrain
46% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
44% of 84 decks +38% synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
73% of 84 decks +34% synergy
Blasphemous Act
69% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
64% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
61% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Ponder
61% of 84 decks +22% synergy
Brainstorm
60% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Expressive Iteration
58% of 84 decks +36% synergy
Chaos Warp
52% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
51% of 84 decks +35% synergy
Mana Drain
51% of 84 decks +35% synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
63% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Mystical Tutor
51% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Rhystic Study
48% of 84 decks +21% synergy
Force of Will
40% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Ancient Tomb
36% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Mana Vault
14% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Expropriate
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Mox Diamond
8% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
39% of 36 decks +28% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
37% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37% of 30 decks +25% synergy
Magnus the Red
36% of 84 decks +33% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33% of 27 decks +12% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
29% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
29% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Haughty Djinn
25% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Archmage of Runes
23% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
20% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Young Pyromancer
20% of 84 decks -0% synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
17% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17% of 84 decks -14% synergy
Wildfire Devils
15% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
15% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
15% of 84 decks +0% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Spectacle Mage
14% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Wandering Archaic
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Wizards of Thay
14% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
14% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Guttersnipe
14% of 84 decks -12% synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
13% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
13% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
13% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Radiant Performer
12% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
12% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
11% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11% of 27 decks +1% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11% of 84 decks -9% synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Crackling Drake
10% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10% of 84 decks -0% synergy
Living Lore
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Inferno Project
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Curious Homunculus
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8% of 84 decks -2% synergy
Roaming Throne
8% of 50 decks +3% synergy
Erratic Cyclops
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Manaform Hellkite
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Mocking Sprite
7% of 57 decks +4% synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
7% of 43 decks +5% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6% of 77 decks +3% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
39% of 84 decks +21% synergy
Frantic Search
37% of 84 decks -2% synergy
Counterspell
35% of 84 decks -20% synergy
Sink into Stupor
32% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Aetherspouts
32% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Mystic Confluence
32% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Narset's Reversal
31% of 84 decks +23% synergy
Electrodominance
30% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Resculpt
30% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Pongify
30% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Swan Song
26% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Comet Storm
25% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
25% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Prismari Command
25% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Denial
24% of 84 decks -5% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24% of 84 decks -6% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
23% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Magma Opus
21% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
21% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Transcendent Message
19% of 77 decks +17% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Opt
19% of 84 decks -17% synergy
Invert Polarity
18% of 33 decks +4% synergy
Valakut Awakening
18% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Negate
18% of 84 decks -18% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Reinterpret
15% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Misdirection
15% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Consider
14% of 84 decks -6% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
13% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Spell Swindle
13% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Reiterate
13% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Force of Negation
12% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Complete the Circuit
12% of 77 decks +10% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
11% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Big Score
11% of 84 decks -10% synergy
Practical Research
10% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Invoke Calamity
10% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Reverberate
10% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Silundi Vision
10% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Rush of Inspiration
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Gush
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Creative Outburst
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Return the Favor
8% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Pact of Negation
8% of 84 decks -0% synergy
Flusterstorm
8% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Reality Shift
8% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Lightning Bolt
8% of 84 decks -18% synergy
Flame of Anor
7% of 69 decks -4% synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
49% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
45% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Crackle with Power
39% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
39% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Mind's Desire
38% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Epic Experiment
36% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Time Stretch
35% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Surge to Victory
35% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Faithless Looting
35% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Creative Technique
33% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
33% of 84 decks +30% synergy
Explosive Singularity
32% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Solve the Equation
32% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Time Warp
30% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Muse Vortex
26% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
26% of 50 decks +21% synergy
Aether Gale
25% of 84 decks +22% synergy
Preordain
25% of 84 decks -11% synergy
Lórien Revealed
25% of 69 decks +19% synergy
Temporal Trespass
24% of 84 decks +23% synergy
Serum Visions
24% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
23% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Finale of Revelation
23% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Season of Weaving
22% of 27 decks +17% synergy
Fiery Encore
18% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Gamble
18% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Windfall
18% of 84 decks -9% synergy
Finale of Promise
17% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Curse of the Swine
17% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Vandalblast
17% of 84 decks -11% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
15% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15% of 84 decks -4% synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Bonus Round
13% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
13% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
13% of 54 decks +9% synergy
Echo of Eons
12% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Sundering Eruption
12% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Temporal Mastery
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Multiple Choice
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Song of Totentanz
9% of 57 decks +6% synergy
Immolating Gyre
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Past in Flames
8% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Dance with Calamity
8% of 77 decks +6% synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
8% of 65 decks +7% synergy
Spelltwine
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mind Stone
48% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Primal Amulet
44% of 84 decks +37% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
31% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Lightning Greaves
21% of 84 decks -4% synergy
Hedron Archive
15% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Ruby Medallion
15% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
15% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Twinning Staff
14% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14% of 84 decks -16% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Commander's Sphere
10% of 84 decks -9% synergy
The One Ring
9% of 80 decks +1% synergy
Isochron Scepter
8% of 84 decks +0% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Lotus Petal
7% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Wand of Wonder
6% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
43% of 84 decks +38% synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
40% of 84 decks +38% synergy
Double Vision
27% of 84 decks +22% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
25% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Shark Typhoon
23% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Mystic Remora
19% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14% of 43 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Underworld Breach
13% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
12% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Sorcerer Class
10% of 84 decks +0% synergy
Arcane Melee
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Omniscience
8% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Font of Magic
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Propaganda
6% of 84 decks -8% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
21% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Forgotten Cave
20% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Castle Vantress
18% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
17% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Temple of the False God
17% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Urza's Saga
12% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Rivendell
9% of 70 decks +4% synergy
Memorial to Genius
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Blighted Cataract
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Command Beacon
6% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Sol Ring
93% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
83% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Izzet Signet
77% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
51% of 84 decks +47% synergy
Fellwar Stone
48% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Thought Vessel
43% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Thran Dynamo
25% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
23% of 84 decks +22% synergy
Mana Crypt
21% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Gilded Lotus
14% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Chrome Mox
10% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Worn Powerstone
7% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 84 decks -6% synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Prismatic Lens
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Steam Vents
87% of 84 decks +40% synergy
Shivan Reef
79% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Scalding Tarn
76% of 84 decks +47% synergy
Sulfur Falls
76% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Training Center
73% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
62% of 84 decks +36% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
62% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Volcanic Island
61% of 84 decks +47% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
60% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
49% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44% of 84 decks -0% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Thundering Falls
42% of 43 decks +23% synergy
Myriad Landscape
29% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
26% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Fiery Islet
26% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Prismatic Vista
25% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Reflecting Pool
23% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Flooded Strand
21% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Misty Rainforest
20% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Ferrous Lake
20% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Polluted Delta
19% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Arid Mesa
18% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Prismari Campus
17% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Wooded Foothills
14% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14% of 84 decks +6% synergy
City of Brass
11% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Study Hall
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Mana Confluence
8% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Molten Tributary
7% of 84 decks -4% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6% of 84 decks +0% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6% of 84 decks -8% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6% of 84 decks -13% synergy
Evolving Wilds
6% of 84 decks -13% synergy