Fire Lord Azula (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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Brian Cain
Feb 2, 2026
Best Case Scenario Mentality and Setup Cost in Commander
Are you putting cards in your Commander decks based on their best case scenario? You might want to reconsider that. Let's discuss.
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Reckless Ransacking
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Electrodominance
58%inclusion53 decks91 decks
54%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion57 decks91 decks
53%synergy
Big Score
63%inclusion57 decks91 decks
52%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
58%inclusion53 decks91 decks
48%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
58%inclusion52 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Fists of Flame
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Bolt
53%inclusion48 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion48 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Demand Answers
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
41%synergy
Fated Firepower
44%inclusion40 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion54 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
48%inclusion44 decks91 decks
38%synergy
Firebending Student
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
29%synergy
Sozin's Comet
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
38%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Snap
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
29%synergy
High Fae Trickster
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
23%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Zuko, Exiled Prince
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Zuko, Firebending Master
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
17%synergy
The Blue Spirit
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Administrator
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Fire Sages
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Combustion Man
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Wizards of Thay
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Lo and Li, Twin Tutors
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Jaded Edge
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Callidus Assassin
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Cadets
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Lightning Strike
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Redirect Lightning
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Bulk Up
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Fire Nation Attacks
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Octopus Form
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Unleash Fury
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Abandon Attachments
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Comet Storm
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-20%synergy
Azula Always Lies
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Heartless Act
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Combustion Technique
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Invoke Calamity
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Run Amok
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Firebending Lesson
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Siege Smash
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
17%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Cunning Maneuver
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Ritual
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Frantic Confrontation
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
2%synergy
How to Start a Riot
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Gimli's Fury
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Infuriate
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Sold Out
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-21%synergy
Epic Downfall
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Scarring Memories
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Crackle with Power
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Day of Black Sun
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Waterbending
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-24%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
17%synergy
The Key to the Vault
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Twin Blades
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Buster Sword
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Winged Boots
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Glamdring
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Dolmen Gate
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Firebender Ascension
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Lost in Memories
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
20%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Aqueous Form
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
9%synergy
The Legend of Roku
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Eel Umbra
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Fire-Rim Form
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion44 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion78 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion74 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion90 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion89 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion83 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion58 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion40 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
-22%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
-24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Bluff
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Airship Engine Room
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Serpent's Pass
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-23%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Moor
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
Training Center
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-19%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-21%synergy