Shiko and Narset, Unified (Commander) - Control

Benjamin Levin
Jan 13, 2026
The 10 Most Fun Commanders of 2025
With almost 500 new commanders in 2025, Ben had his work cut out for him making his list of the most fun. Come see which legends made the cut.
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Loki's Scepter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Namor, Atlantean King
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Avengers Disassembled
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Vision
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Veyran, Voice of Duality
65%inclusion72 decks111 decks
56%synergy
Ponder
70%inclusion78 decks111 decks
54%synergy
Narset's Reversal
59%inclusion66 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
62%inclusion69 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion70 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Consider
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
69%inclusion77 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Expressive Iteration
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion89 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
58%inclusion64 decks111 decks
44%synergy
Monastery Mentor
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Prismari Command
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
44%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Prison
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Aligned Heart
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Baral's Expertise
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Caldera Pyremaw
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Haughty Djinn
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Dragonologist
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Lyse Hext
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Entity Tracker
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Spellseeker
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Electrodominance
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Flashback
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Boros Charm
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Think Twice
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Magma Opus
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Traumatic Critique
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
New Way Forward
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Legion Leadership
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Wear // Tear
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Drain
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ashling's Command
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Peek
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Palm
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Impulse
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Press the Enemy
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Dismantling Wave
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Time Wipe
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Deep Analysis
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Compulsive Research
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Ancestral Vision
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Mark
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Verdict
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Grapeshot
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Twinning Staff
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Shiny Impetus
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Tempest Technique
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Monk Class
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Combat Research
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Ethereal Armor
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
All That Glitters
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Splendor
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Staggering Insight
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Rediscover the Way
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sage's Reverie
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Treachery
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Control Magic
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion61 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion98 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion91 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
62%inclusion69 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Boros Signet
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Resonating Lute
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion108 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion106 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion105 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion105 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion82 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion77 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
68%inclusion76 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
68%inclusion75 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
67%inclusion74 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Monastery
65%inclusion72 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Battlefield Forge
63%inclusion70 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
60%inclusion67 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Rugged Prairie
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Perilous Landscape
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Raugrin Triome
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Triumph
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Beach
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Spectator Seating
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Sundown Pass
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Gate
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Boros Garrison
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Elegant Parlor
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
4%synergy