Fire Lord Azula (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Ashling's Command
2.1%inclusion2 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Flames
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Swat Away
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Noggle the Mind
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion62 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Big Score
67%inclusion63 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Frantic Search
73%inclusion69 decks94 decks
54%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
52%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Narset's Reversal
54%inclusion51 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
59%inclusion55 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Demand Answers
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Seething Song
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Snap
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Electrodominance
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
40%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
34%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Firebending Student
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
23%synergy
High Fae Trickster
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Zuko, Exiled Prince
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
The Blue Spirit
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Combustion Man
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Generator Servant
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Lo and Li, Twin Tutors
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Zuko, Firebending Master
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Jaded Edge
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Zuko, Seeking Honor
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Fire Sages
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Administrator
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Vindictive Warden
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Young Pyromancer
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Waterlogged Teachings
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Strike
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Abandon Attachments
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Teachings
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Invoke Calamity
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Fists of Flame
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Stubborn Denial
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Redirect Lightning
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Spell Pierce
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Reiterate
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Reverberate
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Azula Always Lies
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Miscast
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Fire Nation Attacks
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Bulk Up
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Expedite
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Flare of Duplication
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Firebending Lesson
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Crimson Wisps
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Laughing Mad
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Rift
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Combustion Technique
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Act
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Electric Revelation
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Sozin's Comet
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Day of Black Sun
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Electroduplicate
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Epic Downfall
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Merchant Scroll
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-22%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Ember Island Production
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Scarring Memories
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Highway Robbery
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Price of Freedom
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
9%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
The Key to the Vault
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Twin Blades
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Firebender Ascension
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Fated Firepower
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
17%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
The Legend of Roku
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Aggravated Assault
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Honest Work
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Lost in Memories
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Fire Nation Palace
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion83 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Tundra Tank
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion91 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion83 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion65 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion64 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion51 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Airship Engine Room
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Graven Cairns
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Serpent's Pass
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
River of Tears
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-34%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-34%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-5%synergy