Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef (Commander) - Expensive +1/+1 Counters

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
Rank #1,666
11decks
Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 15, 2025
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Iron Man, Armored Avenger
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
The Astonishing Ant-Man
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chasm Skulker
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Master Biomancer
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Incubation Druid
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
The Ozolith
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Birds of Paradise
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Omen Hawker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Heroic Intervention
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Swan Song
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Wizard Class
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Beast Within
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Hardened Scales
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Worldly Tutor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Crop Rotation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Kodama of the West Tree
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Delighted Halfling
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Ouroboroid
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Kiora's Follower
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Managorger Hydra
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Cankerbloom
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Thrummingbird
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Evolution Witness
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Evolution Sage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Radagast the Brown
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pensive Professor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Beast Whisperer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Formidable Speaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Badgermole Cub
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
The Earth King
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Witness
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Priest of Titania
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Quirion Ranger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Haywire Mite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Drake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Danny Pink
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Force of Vigor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Inspiring Call
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Chord of Calling
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Veil of Summer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Fog
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Claim
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Silkguard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Summoner's Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Berserk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Shared Summons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lull
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Wave Goodbye
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Devastation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Neoform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Oversimplify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Merchant Scroll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Natural Order
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Blasting Station
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Ominous Seas
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Communal Brewing
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Branching Evolution
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Burgeoning
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Exploration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Wild Growth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Sphere Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Long List of the Ents
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Doubling Season
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Inexorable Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instill Energy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Asceticism
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dress Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Court of Bounty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Karn's Bastion
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Emergence Zone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Dryad Arbor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Simic Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Breeding Pool
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Island
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Forest
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Misty Rainforest
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Tropical Island
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Grove
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Hedge Maze
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Willowrush Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-37%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Islet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rimewood Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy