Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Optimized Card Draw

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
M.O.D.O.K.
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blue Marvel, Adam Brashear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Psychosis Crawler
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
67%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
61%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
60%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Windfall
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Void Rend
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Lich's Mastery
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Notion Thief
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Smothering Tithe
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Starscape Cleric
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Baleful Strix
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
The Council of Four
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Body of Knowledge
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Homunculus Horde
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mulldrifter
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Fate Unraveler
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Epicure of Blood
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
The Second Doctor
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Creation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tataru Taru
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Dovin's Veto
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Tolarian Winds
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Opt
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Necrologia
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Faithful Mending
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-0%synergy
Mortify
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-0%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Damn
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Echo of Eons
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Step Between Worlds
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Howling Mine
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Insight Engine
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Necrodominance
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Well of Ideas
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion60 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Signet
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion60 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion60 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Raffine's Tower
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
-18%synergy
Sea of Clouds
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Beach
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Tundra
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Port Town
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy