Kykar, Zephyr Awakener (Commander) - Expensive Core

Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
Rank #713
48decks
Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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17%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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Virtue of Knowledge
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32%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
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26%synergy
Divine Visitation
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
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18%synergy
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Airbender Ascension
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17%synergy
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-8%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
Inspiring Leader
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
Anointed Procession
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
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6%synergy
Witness Protection
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6%synergy
Dress Down
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7%synergy
Land Tax
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Angelic Shield
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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-9%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
Aligned Heart
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4%synergy
Noggle the Mind
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
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13%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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-3%synergy
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12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
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17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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10%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
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10%synergy
Moorland Haunt
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8%synergy
Restless Anchorage
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
Fountainport
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9%synergy
Mistrise Village
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5%synergy
Rivendell
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4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
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5%synergy
Urza's Saga
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-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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7%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
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4%synergy
Command Beacon
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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0%synergy
Sol Ring
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-13%synergy
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14%synergy
Thought Vessel
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16%synergy
Azorius Signet
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-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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20%synergy
Mind Stone
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8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
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12%synergy
Sky Diamond
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-0%synergy
Marble Diamond
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1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-8%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
Lands
Island
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4%synergy
Plains
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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33%synergy
Prairie Stream
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9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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27%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-1%synergy
Deserted Beach
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23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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45%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
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29%synergy
Flooded Strand
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24%synergy
Mystic Gate
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26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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18%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
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25%synergy
Port Town
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-5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Nimbus Maze
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15%synergy
Tundra
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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22%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
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-4%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
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15%synergy
Azorius Chancery
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-13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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20%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
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0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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14%synergy
Tranquil Cove
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-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
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8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
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8%synergy
Polluted Delta
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6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Suppression Ray
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy