Lord Xander, the Collector (Commander) - Optimized

Lord Xander, the Collector
Rank #734
160decks
Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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70%inclusion112 decks160 decks
69%synergy
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63%inclusion101 decks160 decks
62%synergy
Consuming Aberration
58%inclusion93 decks160 decks
57%synergy
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59%inclusion94 decks160 decks
56%synergy
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56%inclusion89 decks160 decks
55%synergy
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53%synergy
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51%synergy
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46%synergy
Cut Your Losses
43%inclusion69 decks160 decks
42%synergy
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43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
41%synergy
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Counterspell
61%inclusion98 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion83 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion70 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion65 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Spark Double
39%inclusion63 decks160 decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
38%inclusion60 decks160 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion68 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion63 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion56 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
32%inclusion51 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
36%inclusion58 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion49 decks160 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion41 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
22%synergy
Geode Golem
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Anger
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Mirror Image
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Hellkite Courser
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Manic Scribe
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Auton Soldier
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Elder Brain
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Painter's Servant
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-0%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-0%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Negate
33%inclusion53 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion50 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion50 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion47 decks160 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion45 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
-9%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Essence Flux
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
36%inclusion57 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
34%inclusion55 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Grind
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Twinflame
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion44 decks133 decks
32%synergy
Helm of the Host
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Strionic Resonator
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Blade of Selves
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
34%inclusion55 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Waste Not
28%inclusion45 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Rising of the Day
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion65 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion60 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Restless Reef
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion150 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion131 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion71 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion56 decks160 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion56 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
-0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion157 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion155 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion145 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion139 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
55%inclusion88 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion80 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion73 decks160 decks
-11%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion72 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion69 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion64 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion59 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
-12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion50 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
-8%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
-0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy