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Willowdusk, Essence Seer
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Arnaud Gompertz
May 6, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
Branching Out – Final Thoughts and Wacky Deck Lists
Arnaud wraps up his Branching Out Commander series with a few parting thoughts and some bonus deck lists from previous entries in the series.
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Scheming Silvertongue
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Vault Skirge
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Sylvan Library
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Mortality Spear
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Spike Feeder
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Exsanguinate
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Leyline Prowler
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Bloodtracker
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Gyre Sage
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Dark Confidant
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Ageless Entity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Banehound
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Blood Celebrant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Blood
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Witch of the Moors
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ghastly Gloomhunter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Viridian Joiner
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Honor Troll
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Heroic Intervention
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Spite
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Momentous Fall
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Khalni Ambush
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Putrefy
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Suffer the Past
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Abrupt Decay
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Vendetta
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Tend the Pests
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hatred
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Predator's Rapport
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sheltering Word
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ram Through
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Boon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Silkguard
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Inspiring Call
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Pest Infestation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Essence Pulse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Essence Harvest
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Tempest
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Healing Technique
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Damnable Pact
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Killing Wave
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Culling Ritual
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Craving
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Revival Experiment
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Life's Legacy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Severed Strands
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Contract
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Consumption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Flay Essence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
The Ozolith
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Venser's Journal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sun Droplet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Great Henge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Terrasymbiosis
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Greed
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Branching Evolution
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Trudge Garden
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wild Growth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Instill Energy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Dying Wish
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Grim Feast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Doubling Season
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lurking Evil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Locthwain
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Radiant Fountain
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Witch's Clinic
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sapseep Forest
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Hashep Oasis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Staff of Compleation
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Patriar's Seal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Wood
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Mire
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Jungle Hollow
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malady
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Vernal Fen
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wastewood Verge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Khalni Ambush
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Bayou
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Turbulent Fen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Festering Thicket
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
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