The Council of Four (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Control

The Council of Four
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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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Dream Fracture
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
99%synergy
Homunculus Horde
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Negate
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Detective of the Month
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Walking Archive
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
PuPu UFO
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Spurnmage Advocate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thought Courier
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Warren Warleader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Guildmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Palace Jailer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Portal Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Angelic Field Marshal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shieldmage Advocate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
New Prahv Guildmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Minister of Impediments
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Omens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Howling Golem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Academy Loremaster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Body of Knowledge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Condemn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-29%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
No More Lies
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Deduce
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Long River's Pull
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Loran's Escape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Faith's Reward
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Censor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Disorder in the Court
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Make Disappear
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vision Skeins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Forbid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Oblation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Gale's Redirection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hindering Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Energy Arc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Holy Day
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Get Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Turn the Tables
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mandate of Peace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mana Leak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Words of Wisdom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Abjure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Rites of Refusal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Cut a Deal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Relm's Sketching
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Requisition Raid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Clear the Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Replication Technique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fascination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Modify Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Winds of Abandon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Reverse the Sands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Suppression Ray
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Argent Dais
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Folio of Fancies
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Venser's Journal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Tocasia's Welcome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Ominous Seas
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Intangible Virtue
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Search the Premises
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rest in Peace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Lawmage's Binding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vow of Duty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Well of Ideas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wizard Class
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Extravagant Replication
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Case of the Gateway Express
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Monk Class
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Omniscience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Statecraft
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Witness Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Curator's Ward
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Web of Inertia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Monologue Tax
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Court of Vantress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Opposition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Storm of Saruman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Tenuous Truce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Energy Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Secluded Steppe
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Calciform Pools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Remote Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
The Fair Basilica
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fountainport
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Terrain Generator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Decanter of Endless Water
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
69%synergy
Azorius Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Progress
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-23%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-46%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Marble Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Jewel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Springleaf Drum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Skycloud Expanse
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Prairie Stream
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Glacial Fortress
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-26%synergy
Azorius Chancery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Seachrome Coast
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Tranquil Cove
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Gate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Citadel Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Gates of Istfell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Demolition Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Suppression Ray
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
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