Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

DougY
Oct 24, 2025
Top 10 Universal Pump Effects for Ellie, Brick Master and Joel, Resolute Survivor
Wanna give opponents a bunch of Zombies, make them huge, then make them attack each other? This deck tech for Ellie and Joel shows you how.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cauldron of Essence
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Pest Rescuer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Immoral Bargain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Turbulent Fen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hansk, Slayer Zealot
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Blood Artist
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Skullclamp
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Mycoloth
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Birds of Paradise
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Farseek
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Delighted Halfling
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Ophiomancer
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Grismold, the Dreadsower
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Abby, Merciless Soldier
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Viscera Seer
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Warren Soultrader
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Mayhem Devil
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Geode Rager
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Slimefoot and Squee
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Brightcap Badger
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Scute Swarm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Undead Augur
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Life of the Party
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Witness
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Death Kiss
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Enkira, Hostile Scavenger
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Species Specialist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Icetill Explorer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Artifact Mutation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Second Harvest
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Culling the Weak
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Unleash Fury
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Arachnogenesis
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fatal Push
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Three Visits
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Awaken the Woods
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Fast Forward
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Genesis Chamber
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
The Great Henge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Parallel Lives
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Doubling Season
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Haunted One
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Primal Vigor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Wild Growth
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Awakening Zone
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Maximum Carnage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
The Sound of Drums
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Popular Entertainer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Shallow Graves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Seed the Land
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Unholy Grotto
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Signet
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Stomping Ground
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Blood Crypt
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Bayou
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Taiga
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Wooded Foothills
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Badlands
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Rockfall Vale
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Spire Garden
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Commercial District
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Wastewood Verge
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Thornspire Verge
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Rootbound Crag
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Savage Lands
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-34%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cinder Glade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-37%synergy