Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Expensive

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Minamo, School at Water's Edge
61%inclusion64 decks105 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
57%inclusion60 decks105 decks
52%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion60 decks105 decks
40%synergy
Hatching Plans
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
40%synergy
Freed from the Real
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Academy Rector
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
50%inclusion52 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Drumbellower
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Aura Thief
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
36%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion69 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Remora
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion50 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
42%inclusion44 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion40 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Replenish
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
35%synergy
Zur the Enchanter
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
76%inclusion80 decks105 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion73 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
66%inclusion69 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Smothering Tithe
61%inclusion64 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
57%inclusion60 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
53%inclusion56 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
47%inclusion49 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion48 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Ophiomancer
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Guile
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Alela, Artful Provocateur
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Starfield Mystic
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Entity Tracker
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Voice of Victory
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Auramancer
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Fatestitcher
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Drake
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Doomwake Giant
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Guardian
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Void Rend
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Intuition
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Negate
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Delay
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Timetwister
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Cleansing Meditation
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Manse
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Resurgent Belief
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Braingeyser
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Halo Fountain
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Thornbite Staff
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Sphere of Safety
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Enchanted Evening
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Induced Amnesia
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Rule of Law
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Aura of Silence
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Starfield of Nyx
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Solemnity
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Silence
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Telepathy
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Karmic Justice
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Haunting
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Court of Vantress
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Rest in Peace
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Opalescence
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Lore
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Parallax Wave
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Mind Over Matter
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Greater Auramancy
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion48 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Urza's Saga
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Kor Haven
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion99 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion78 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion52 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Patriar's Seal
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Signet
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Monolith
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Tundra
90%inclusion95 decks105 decks
75%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion94 decks105 decks
74%synergy
Scrubland
90%inclusion94 decks105 decks
74%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
87%inclusion91 decks105 decks
36%synergy
Godless Shrine
86%inclusion90 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Island
84%inclusion88 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion87 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion87 decks105 decks
44%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion87 decks105 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion85 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Marsh Flats
79%inclusion83 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Plains
78%inclusion82 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
Swamp
77%inclusion81 decks105 decks
-15%synergy
Sea of Clouds
61%inclusion64 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
60%inclusion63 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Vault of Champions
60%inclusion63 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Raffine's Tower
58%inclusion61 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
-15%synergy
City of Brass
42%inclusion44 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
-24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Meticulous Archive
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Beach
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
-15%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
-21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
-21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Starting Town
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-32%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-5%synergy