Fire Lord Azula (Commander) - Budget 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
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Barbed Bloodletter
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sear
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Flames
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lightning Strike
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
44%synergy
Fists of Flame
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Abandon Attachments
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Electrodominance
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
34%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Firebending Student
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Fire Nation Attacks
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Octopus Form
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Zuko, Exiled Prince
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Firebrand Archer
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Fire Sages
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Mai, Jaded Edge
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Fire Nation Cadets
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Administrator
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Lo and Li, Twin Tutors
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Vindictive Warden
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Combustion Man
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Boar-q-pine
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Zuko, Seeking Honor
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Ran and Shaw
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
The Blue Spirit
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Atmosphere Surgeon
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Jeong Jeong, the Deserter
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Windrider Wizard
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Bulk Up
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Azula Always Lies
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Cunning Maneuver
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Demand Answers
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Firebending Lesson
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Heartless Act
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Haste Magic
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
25%synergy
How to Start a Riot
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Unleash Fury
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Combustion Technique
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Run Amok
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
24%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Siege Smash
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Consider
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Gimli's Fury
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Invoke Calamity
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Redirect Lightning
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Expedite
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Sugar Rush
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Infuriate
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Solstice Revelations
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Brute Strength
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Antagonize
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Fling
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Furious Bellow
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Stolen Vitality
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Epic Downfall
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-27%synergy
Day of Black Sun
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Sozin's Comet
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Enigma
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Scarring Memories
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Ember Island Production
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Stealth Mission
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Price of Freedom
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Waterbending
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Taigam's Strike
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twin Blades
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
13%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Firebender Ascension
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fated Firepower
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Eel Umbra
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fae Flight
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Fire-Rim Form
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Honest Work
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Swampsnare Trap
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Lost in Memories
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Jeskai Runemark
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grasp
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion73 decks102 decks
-17%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Signet
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion102 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Island
99%inclusion101 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion100 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion85 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion48 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Airship Engine Room
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Serpent's Pass
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Bluff
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Thriving Moor
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-28%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
White Lotus Hideout
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-17%synergy
Graven Cairns
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy