Eshki Dragonclaw (Commander) - Budget Core

Bennie Smith
Dec 1, 2025
The Best New Commanders of 2025
Which cards are the best new Commanders from 2025? Bennie Smith's here for the run-down of popular picks & hidden gems for each set.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Embrace the Paradox
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Spellbook Seeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Spectacle Summit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Studious First-Year
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Landscape Painter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dragonclaw Strike
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
59%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Viper
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
39%synergy
Sagu Wildling
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Fae Offering
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Songcrafter Mage
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Elusive Otter
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Rosethorn Acolyte
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Auroral Procession
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Whirlwing Stormbrood
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Roamer's Routine
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Two-Headed Hunter
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Beanstalk Giant
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Questing Druid
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Bloomvine Regent
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Picnic Ruiner
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Temur Tawnyback
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Edgewall Innkeeper
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Lovestruck Beast
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Sniper
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Stormkeld Vanguard
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Tempest Hart
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Beanstalk Wurm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Effortless Master
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Karakyk Guardian
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Tlincalli Hunter
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Dread Linnorm
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Wingblade Disciple
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infirmary Healer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Marang River Regent
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Giant
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Illithid Harvester
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Surrak, Elusive Hunter
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Farhaven Elf
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Bramble Familiar
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Heritage Reclamation
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Ram Through
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Sarkhan's Resolve
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Planar Genesis
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Denial
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Temur Charm
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Defend the Rider
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Focus the Mind
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Bulk Up
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Divergent Equation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Quandrix Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-20%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Twin Bolt
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Starstorm
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-28%synergy
Piercing Exhale
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Seize Opportunity
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Gift of the Viper
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Unleash Fury
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Think Twice
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Refute
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Giant Growth
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Spell Rupture
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Surge
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Royal Treatment
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Self-Destruct
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Saved by the Shell
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Unending Whisper
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Wild Ride
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Explore
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Stump Stomp
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Rapturous Moment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-22%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Bushwhack
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-29%synergy
Last Night Together
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Enter the Enigma
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Mammoth Bellow
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Winternight Stories
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Wild Hypothesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Full Throttle
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Procrastinate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Growth Curve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Applied Geometry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Knockout Maneuver
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Molten Exhale
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Synchronized Charge
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Impolite Entrance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Renewal
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Overpowering Attack
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Rhino's Rampage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Abundant Harvest
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Pick Your Poison
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Eagle Vision
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lessons from Life
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dragonfire Blade
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Temur Monument
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Hunter's Bow
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Lucky Clover
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Roar of Endless Song
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Wingspan Stride
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Combat Research
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Fresh Start
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-17%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonback Assault
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Hammerhand
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Avatar Destiny
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Level Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Kishla Village
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
-44%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Gruul Signet
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Command Tower
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
-30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
39%synergy
Rugged Highlands
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Cinder Glade
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Stump Stomp
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Game Trail
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Mystery
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Mossfire Valley
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Abandon
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Turf
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-14%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Grove
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Paradox Gardens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Edgewall Inn
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Lush Oasis
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy