Lord Xander, the Collector (Commander) - Budget Core

Lord Xander, the Collector
Rank #727
23decks
Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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Fake Your Own Death
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Cut Your Losses
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Necromantic Selection
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Return to Action
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Corpse Appraiser
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Undying Evil
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
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Negate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Murder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Undercover Operative
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Maestros Charm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Mirror Image
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Undying Malice
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Feign Death
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Eldritch Pact
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Scarlet Spider, Kaine
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Foggy Swamp Spirit Keeper
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Reno and Rude
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Clone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Consuming Aberration
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Diabolist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Evil Twin
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Syndicate Infiltrator
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Perforating Artist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Molten Primordial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Geode Golem
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hostage Taker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Corrupt Court Official
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Assassin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Goldhound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Body Dropper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Brokers Veteran
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vile Mutilator
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Shoreline Looter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Whoosh!
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
How to Start a Riot
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Cunning Maneuver
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Make Disappear
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Essence Flux
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Gifts
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Planar Incision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Seize Opportunity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
A Little Chat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Siren's Ruse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Call In a Professional
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Deal Gone Bad
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dig Up the Body
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Case the Joint
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Expedite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Torch Breath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Presumed Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Depart the Realm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Iroh's Demonstration
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Bumi Bash
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
The Final Days
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fatal Grudge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sakashima's Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Duress
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Rooftop Nuisance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rogues' Gallery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Corpse Explosion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fractured Sanity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Incriminate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Void Snare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Whack
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Extract the Truth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Strangle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dark Intimations
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Structural Assault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Zndrsplt's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Involuntary Employment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Join the Maestros
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hostile Takeover
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Light 'Em Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Awaken the Sleeper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Sigil
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rob the Archives
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Graveyard Shift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ever After
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Act of Treason
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Spider-Suit
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Culling Dais
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Parcel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Saw
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spider-Man No More
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sticky Fingers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sleep with the Fishes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Public Enemy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Security Bypass
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Utter Insignificance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Molten Echoes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Dread
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Makeshift Munitions
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rune of Flight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Stab Wound
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cradle of Safety
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Larceny
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Starlight Snare
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-42%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-45%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Archive
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Sisay's Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Worn Powerstone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Honored Heirloom
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-34%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ichor Elixir
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Sinister Hideout
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Asylum
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Command Tower
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Maestros Theater
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Isle
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Waterfront District
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Thriving Moor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Tramway Station
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Uncharted Haven
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Night Market
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy