Fire Lord Azula (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Combo

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Barbed Bloodletter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Big Score
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Narset's Reversal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Frantic Search
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Mystical Teachings
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Electrodominance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Snap
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
36%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Unleash Fury
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Seething Song
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Hydroelectric Specimen
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Firebending Student
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
High Fae Trickster
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mai, Jaded Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Boltbender
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Subtlety
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Master of Predicaments
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Graceful Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cecily, Haunted Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Atmosphere Surgeon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crackling Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stormscale Scion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Waterlogged Teachings
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Reverberate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Demand Answers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Bolt Bend
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Fists of Flame
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Bulk Up
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Invoke Calamity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dispel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Comet Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Octopus Form
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Reiterate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Stubborn Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sugar Rush
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Twinferno
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Brute Force
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Brute Strength
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Shore Up
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Run Amok
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Leap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Strike
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Laughing Mad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Abandon Attachments
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rabid Gnaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gimli's Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Discover the Impossible
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Give In to Violence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Dive Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Expedite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Slip Through Space
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Confluence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Enter the Enigma
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Boltwave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
End the Festivities
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Empty the Warrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wild Ride
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Elemental Eruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Merchant Scroll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sizzle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Overmaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Artful Dodge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Highway Robbery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haze of Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sozin's Comet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ember Island Production
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scarring Memories
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Inventor's Axe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirran Banesplitter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Twin Blades
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Aqueous Form
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fated Firepower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Lost in Memories
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Eel Umbra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fevered Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Fae Flight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nowhere to Run
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firebender Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Realm of Koh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Seething Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-32%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-32%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Highland Lake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy