Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer (Commander)

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Rank #2,870
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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
Let's look at a Doctor Who legend that's on the cusp of popularity. Alistair, the Brigadier wants to make the most historic Soldier army.
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Flitterwing Nuisance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Village Pillagers
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Slither Blade
66%inclusion71 decks107 decks
66%synergy
Chasm Skulker
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
60%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
66%inclusion71 decks107 decks
58%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Gudul Lurker
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Omen Hawker
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Gingerbrute
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
44%synergy
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Wizard Class
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
43%synergy
The Locust God
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Oneirophage
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Jeska's Will
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter of Paradise
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Kelpie Guide
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Courage
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Phoenix Chick
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Looter il-Kor
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Body of Knowledge
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Shoreline Looter
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Agitator Ant
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Spectral Sailor
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Goldhound
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Forensic Researcher
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Death Kiss
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Taunting Kobold
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Thundering Djinn
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Ingot Chewer
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Rabbit Battery
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Invisible Stalker
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Seer
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Clever Conjurer
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Burnished Hart
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Grayscaled Gharial
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Invert Polarity
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fateful Showdown
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-36%synergy
Frantic Search
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-34%synergy
Slip Out the Back
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Shore Up
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Great Train Heist
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Snap
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-18%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Rites of Initiation
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Commence the Endgame
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Hidden Strings
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-29%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-29%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Spellbook
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
The Indomitable
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Curse of Opulence
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Shiny Impetus
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Coastal Piracy
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Training Grounds
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
The Sound of Drums
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Inertia
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Hot Pursuit
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
The Royal Scions
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion80 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Restless Spire
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion89 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion88 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion73 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Patriar's Seal
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion105 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion103 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion96 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion61 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
-15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy