Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist (Commander)

Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist
Rank #2,247
330decks
Mike Carrozza
Feb 18, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Powered Down Poison Dilemma
This week on Am I the Bolas?, we're talking about poison counters; is there a way to play fairly with poison?
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ignite the Future
59%inclusion196 decks330 decks
58%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
56%inclusion186 decks330 decks
53%synergy
Light Up the Stage
52%inclusion173 decks330 decks
49%synergy
Epic Experiment
51%inclusion169 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Font of Magic
42%inclusion140 decks330 decks
42%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
43%inclusion142 decks330 decks
41%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
44%inclusion146 decks330 decks
41%synergy
Expressive Iteration
63%inclusion208 decks330 decks
39%synergy
Wizards of Thay
40%inclusion133 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Mind's Desire
42%inclusion138 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
72%inclusion237 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
68%inclusion224 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion221 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
62%inclusion204 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion201 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
57%inclusion189 decks330 decks
35%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion188 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Guttersnipe
55%inclusion183 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion181 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
54%inclusion178 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
55%inclusion181 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion99 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion72 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion60 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion37 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
43%inclusion136 decks315 decks
21%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
36%inclusion120 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
36%inclusion118 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
34%inclusion112 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Coruscation Mage
32%inclusion100 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
31%inclusion101 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion96 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
29%inclusion96 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
27%inclusion88 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25%inclusion83 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
21%inclusion70 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Electrostatic Field
21%inclusion69 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
21%inclusion68 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion67 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Party Thrasher
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion55 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion40 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion40 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Nalfeshnee
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
50%inclusion164 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Consider
49%inclusion162 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion158 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion142 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Snap
43%inclusion141 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Opt
41%inclusion136 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
40%inclusion133 decks330 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion121 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Gale's Redirection
37%inclusion121 decks330 decks
35%synergy
Big Score
35%inclusion114 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion113 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion81 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion72 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion68 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion65 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion64 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion64 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
18%inclusion61 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion58 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion58 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Saw It Coming
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
17%inclusion55 decks330 decks
7%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
3%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Commune with Lava
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Opera Love Song
7.9%inclusion15 decks190 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-10%synergy
Reiterate
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
53%inclusion174 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion149 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
45%inclusion147 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
43%inclusion142 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
38%inclusion126 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Reckless Impulse
33%inclusion108 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion107 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
28%inclusion92 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
22%inclusion74 decks330 decks
18%synergy
See the Truth
21%inclusion70 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
20%inclusion67 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Rousing Refrain
20%inclusion67 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
19%inclusion64 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
18%inclusion60 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Lock and Load
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Strike It Rich
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Relay
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Rapturous Moment
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Creative Technique
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Dance with Calamity
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Into the Time Vortex
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Impending Flux
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Confluence
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Time Warp
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Throes of Chaos
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Beacon Bolt
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Muse Vortex
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wand of Wonder
27%inclusion90 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion79 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
21%inclusion69 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion40 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
-17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Rod of Absorption
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Wand
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion125 decks330 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion110 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
31%inclusion101 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Sorcerer Class
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Courage
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
16%inclusion51 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
-14%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion19 decks194 decks
8%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-10%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Wild Wasteland
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Double Vision
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
22%inclusion69 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion161 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion136 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion47 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Cataract
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Volcano
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion287 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion274 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion163 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion145 decks330 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion74 decks330 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion328 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion324 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion287 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion235 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion181 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
52%inclusion173 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion163 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
49%inclusion163 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion155 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion136 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion136 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion125 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion116 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion95 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
26%inclusion86 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion49 decks239 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion55 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion44 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion40 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Spectacle Summit
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
0%synergy