Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Optimized Combo

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Peer into the Abyss
70%inclusion60 decks86 decks
67%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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64%synergy
Lich's Mastery
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
60%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
59%synergy
Windfall
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
54%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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48%synergy
Brainstorm
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Tolarian Winds
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
46%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Void Rend
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
73%inclusion63 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Notion Thief
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
57%synergy
Smothering Tithe
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Tutor
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Mastermind
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Starscape Cleric
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Baleful Strix
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Grand Abolisher
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Forgotten Creation
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
The Council of Four
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Body of Knowledge
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dream Trawler
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Likeness Looter
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mulldrifter
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Nadir Kraken
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Fate Unraveler
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Epicure of Blood
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Hope Estheim
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Dovin's Veto
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Brainsurge
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Faithful Mending
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Emergency Powers
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Consider
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Charm
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Esper Charm
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Refute
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
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0%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Excavation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Silence
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Permission Denied
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Absorb
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Hindering Light
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Flux
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Step Between Worlds
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Time Reversal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Painful Truths
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Necrodominance
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion65 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion82 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion74 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Progress
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion84 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion83 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion83 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion80 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Raffine's Tower
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Tundra
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Port Town
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Azorius Chancery
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-1%synergy