Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Core

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Body of Knowledge
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25%synergy
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4%synergy
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Faerie Mastermind
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Elenda and Azor
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Nadir Kraken
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5%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
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9%synergy
Obscura Interceptor
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9%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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0%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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1%synergy
Faerie Vandal
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8%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
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8%synergy
Exemplar of Light
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6%synergy
Spirited Companion
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6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
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7%synergy
Leech Collector
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Vizkopa Guildmage
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6%synergy
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Arcane Denial
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7%synergy
Brainsurge
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18%synergy
Obscura Charm
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17%synergy
Despark
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2%synergy
Refute
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Quick Study
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Necrologia
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Faithful Mending
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11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-13%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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10%synergy
Mortify
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5%synergy
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Generous Gift
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Dovin's Veto
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Anguished Unmaking
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Sphinx's Revelation
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9%synergy
Consider
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Keep Safe
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Thirst for Discovery
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Emergency Powers
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Tainted Indulgence
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Murder
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Union of the Third Path
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Ancient Excavation
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Aetherize
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Stroke of Midnight
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Behold the Multiverse
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Waterlogged Teachings
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2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
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5%synergy
Essence Scatter
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Spell Pierce
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Silverquill Charm
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Blood Pact
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Dihada's Ploy
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Hindering Light
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Brush Off
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Mana Leak
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Cancel
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4%synergy
Utter End
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-1%synergy
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Sign in Blood
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25%synergy
Preordain
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15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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17%synergy
Time Wipe
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11%synergy
Ponder
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8%synergy
Night's Whisper
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13%synergy
Clear the Mind
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15%synergy
Read the Bones
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11%synergy
Whispering Madness
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13%synergy
Step Between Worlds
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Supreme Verdict
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Damn
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Flux
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Deep Analysis
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Finale of Revelation
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Commit // Memory
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Damnable Pact
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9%synergy
Cut a Deal
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6%synergy
Compulsive Research
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9%synergy
Seize the Secrets
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9%synergy
Austere Command
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Feed the Swarm
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5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
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5%synergy
Painful Truths
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6%synergy
Divination
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8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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3%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
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7%synergy
Dark Deal
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7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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5%synergy
Cut of the Profits
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7%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
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6%synergy
Vindicate
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-5%synergy
Serum Visions
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5%synergy
Syphon Mind
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2%synergy
Day's Undoing
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6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
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4%synergy
Time Reversal
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5%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
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5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
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5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
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5%synergy
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Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion127 decks582 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion120 decks582 decks
-4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
18%inclusion107 decks582 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
12%inclusion71 decks582 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion63 decks582 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion63 decks582 decks
-12%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion61 decks582 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.6%inclusion50 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.2%inclusion36 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Bag of Holding
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6%synergy
Fluctuator
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5%synergy
Collector's Vault
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4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
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5%synergy
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Lich's Mastery
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27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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12%synergy
Propaganda
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-11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion78 decks582 decks
-10%synergy
Greed
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10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
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10%synergy
The Bath Song
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11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
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10%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion61 decks582 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
8.9%inclusion52 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.6%inclusion50 decks582 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
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6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.7%inclusion45 decks582 decks
-13%synergy
Wiretapping
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7%synergy
Necrodominance
6.9%inclusion40 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.4%inclusion37 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.8%inclusion34 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Security Bypass
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5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.2%inclusion30 decks582 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion73 decks582 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.4%inclusion49 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
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15%synergy
Secluded Steppe
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14%synergy
Barren Moor
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13%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion57 decks582 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion40 decks582 decks
3%synergy
Drifting Meadow
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6%synergy
Remote Isle
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6%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.0%inclusion35 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.7%inclusion33 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion30 decks582 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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-19%synergy
Sol Ring
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-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion269 decks582 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion212 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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28%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion193 decks582 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion188 decks582 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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0%synergy
Mind Stone
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15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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-24%synergy
Midnight Clock
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22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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-22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-14%synergy
Sky Diamond
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7%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.4%inclusion43 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.2%inclusion42 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.2%inclusion36 decks582 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.3%inclusion31 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.3%inclusion31 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
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5%synergy
Plains
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6%synergy
Swamp
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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-14%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
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-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion235 decks582 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion222 decks582 decks
-21%synergy
Obscura Storefront
38%inclusion219 decks582 decks
28%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion216 decks582 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion200 decks582 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
30%inclusion177 decks582 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion167 decks582 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
28%inclusion163 decks582 decks
-15%synergy
Tranquil Cove
28%inclusion162 decks582 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion158 decks582 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion148 decks582 decks
19%synergy
Raffine's Tower
24%inclusion138 decks582 decks
-17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion134 decks582 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
23%inclusion132 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
21%inclusion122 decks582 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion121 decks582 decks
8%synergy
Skybridge Towers
20%inclusion119 decks582 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion117 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion117 decks582 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion113 decks582 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
19%inclusion110 decks582 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion110 decks582 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion106 decks582 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
18%inclusion105 decks582 decks
-0%synergy
Port Town
17%inclusion99 decks582 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion93 decks582 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion92 decks582 decks
-19%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion88 decks582 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
15%inclusion86 decks582 decks
-37%synergy
Deserted Beach
15%inclusion86 decks582 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
15%inclusion86 decks582 decks
-37%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
14%inclusion83 decks582 decks
-37%synergy
Sea of Clouds
14%inclusion80 decks582 decks
-21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion78 decks582 decks
-7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
13%inclusion78 decks582 decks
-2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
13%inclusion77 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion76 decks582 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion74 decks582 decks
-21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion73 decks582 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion72 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion69 decks582 decks
-16%synergy
Vault of Champions
11%inclusion63 decks582 decks
-21%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.6%inclusion50 decks582 decks
4%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.2%inclusion48 decks582 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.1%inclusion47 decks582 decks
4%synergy