edhseer Commander synergy, explained

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Commander precon · Commander 2018 · 2018 · led by Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Synergy 1.2/5 (loose) · Bracket 1–2 · Aminatou, the Fateshifter works with 17 of its cards

Upgrades at bracket 1–2

No Game Changers and no infinite combos: the level of an unchanged precon. Game Changers are cards on WotC's official list of cards that make a deck much stronger.

23 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 1–2.

Its cards work together more: synergy 1.2 → 2.4 of 5, from loose to developing. It is more consistent: Build 4.1 → 4.7 of 5, still on target; no longer short on interaction, no longer short on ramp. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out New Benalia: New Benalia enters tapped and makes only white. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  2. Take out Azorius Chancery: Azorius Chancery makes only white or blue. Put in Raffine's Tower: Raffine's Tower enters tapped and makes white, blue or black.
  3. Take out Azorius Guildgate: Azorius Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Hallowed Fountain: Hallowed Fountain never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  4. Take out Forsaken Sanctuary: Forsaken Sanctuary enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  5. Take out Meandering River: Meandering River enters tapped. Put in Mystic Gate: Mystic Gate never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  6. Take out Orzhov Basilica: Orzhov Basilica enters tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  7. Take out Orzhov Guildgate: Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Scrubland: Scrubland never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  8. Take out Scoured Barrens: Scoured Barrens enters tapped. Put in Vault of Champions: Vault of Champions never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Sejiri Refuge: Sejiri Refuge enters tapped. Put in Sea of Clouds: Sea of Clouds never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  10. Take out Tranquil Cove: Tranquil Cove enters tapped. Put in Skycloud Expanse: Skycloud Expanse never enters tapped and makes white or blue.

Ramp

  1. Take out Banishing Stroke: Banishing Stroke is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 4 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Mulldrifter makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Sphinx of Jwar Isle: Sphinx of Jwar Isle is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Starting Column: Ramp: you were 4 short; Starting Column counts as ramp. Starting Column puts cards into the graveyard that Phyrexian Delver can bring back.
  3. Take out Terminus: Terminus is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  4. Take out Djinn of Wishes: Djinn of Wishes is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Talisman of Dominance: Ramp: you were 4 short; Talisman of Dominance counts as ramp.
  5. Take out Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is the same ramp and makes white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  6. Take out Seer's Lantern: Seer's Lantern also does card selection, and doesn't make white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Chromatic Lantern: Chromatic Lantern is the same ramp and makes white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card selection.

Interaction

  1. Take out Geode Golem: Geode Golem is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Splinter, Aging Champion: Interaction: you were 5 short; Splinter, Aging Champion counts as interaction.
  2. Take out Conundrum Sphinx: Conundrum Sphinx is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Elektra, Daughter of the Hand: Interaction: you were 5 short; Elektra, Daughter of the Hand counts as interaction.
  3. Take out Loyal Unicorn: Loyal Unicorn is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Come Back Wrong: Interaction: you were 5 short; Come Back Wrong counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters thanks to Come Back Wrong, it brings a card back.
  4. Take out Jeskai Infiltrator: Jeskai Infiltrator is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Decoction Module: Interaction: you were 5 short; Decoction Module counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters, Decoction Module puts a counter on a permanent you control.
  5. Take out Treasure Hunt: Treasure Hunt is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Shielded by Faith: Interaction: you were 5 short; Shielded by Faith counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters, Shielded by Faith triggers.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Sower of Discord: Sower of Discord works with no other card in this deck; Canoptek Spyder works with 1 card, none of it on it, and with your commander. Put in Canoptek Spyder: When a permanent enters thanks to Aminatou, the Fateshifter, Canoptek Spyder draws you 1 card
  2. Take out Duskmantle Seer: Duskmantle Seer works with no other card in this deck; Norn's Choirmaster works with 1 card, none of it on it. Put in Norn's Choirmaster: Djinn of Wishes puts counters on the board, and Norn's Choirmaster proliferates them

Upgrades at bracket 3

Up to three Game Changers, and no two-card infinite combo that costs 6 or less.

26 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 3.

Its cards work together more: synergy 1.2 → 2.4 of 5, from loose to developing. It is more consistent: Build 4.1 → 4.8 of 5, still on target; no longer short on interaction, no longer short on ramp. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out New Benalia: New Benalia enters tapped and makes only white. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  2. Take out Azorius Chancery: Azorius Chancery makes only white or blue. Put in Raffine's Tower: Raffine's Tower enters tapped and makes white, blue or black.
  3. Take out Azorius Guildgate: Azorius Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Hallowed Fountain: Hallowed Fountain never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  4. Take out Forsaken Sanctuary: Forsaken Sanctuary enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  5. Take out Meandering River: Meandering River enters tapped. Put in Mystic Gate: Mystic Gate never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  6. Take out Orzhov Basilica: Orzhov Basilica enters tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  7. Take out Orzhov Guildgate: Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Scrubland: Scrubland never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  8. Take out Scoured Barrens: Scoured Barrens enters tapped. Put in Vault of Champions: Vault of Champions never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Sejiri Refuge: Sejiri Refuge enters tapped. Put in Sea of Clouds: Sea of Clouds never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  10. Take out Tranquil Cove: Tranquil Cove enters tapped. Put in Skycloud Expanse: Skycloud Expanse never enters tapped and makes white or blue.

Ramp

  1. Take out Banishing Stroke: Banishing Stroke is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 4 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Mulldrifter makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Sphinx of Jwar Isle: Sphinx of Jwar Isle is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Starting Column: Ramp: you were 4 short; Starting Column counts as ramp. Starting Column puts cards into the graveyard that Phyrexian Delver can bring back.
  3. Take out Terminus: Terminus is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  4. Take out Djinn of Wishes: Djinn of Wishes is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Talisman of Dominance: Ramp: you were 4 short; Talisman of Dominance counts as ramp.
  5. Take out Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is the same ramp and makes white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  6. Take out Seer's Lantern: Seer's Lantern also does card selection, and doesn't make white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Chromatic Lantern: Chromatic Lantern is the same ramp and makes white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card selection.
  7. Take out Azorius Signet: Azorius Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  8. Take out Orzhov Signet: Orzhov Signet is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  9. Take out Dimir Signet: Dimir Signet is weaker ramp than Mana Vault. Put in Mana Vault: Mana Vault is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Interaction

  1. Take out Geode Golem: Geode Golem is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Splinter, Aging Champion: Interaction: you were 5 short; Splinter, Aging Champion counts as interaction.
  2. Take out Conundrum Sphinx: Conundrum Sphinx is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Elektra, Daughter of the Hand: Interaction: you were 5 short; Elektra, Daughter of the Hand counts as interaction.
  3. Take out Loyal Unicorn: Loyal Unicorn is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Come Back Wrong: Interaction: you were 5 short; Come Back Wrong counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters thanks to Come Back Wrong, it brings a card back.
  4. Take out Jeskai Infiltrator: Jeskai Infiltrator is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Decoction Module: Interaction: you were 5 short; Decoction Module counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters, Decoction Module puts a counter on a permanent you control.
  5. Take out Treasure Hunt: Treasure Hunt is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Shielded by Faith: Interaction: you were 5 short; Shielded by Faith counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters, Shielded by Faith triggers.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Sower of Discord: Sower of Discord works with no other card in this deck; Canoptek Spyder works with 1 card, none of it on it, and with your commander. Put in Canoptek Spyder: When a permanent enters thanks to Aminatou, the Fateshifter, Canoptek Spyder draws you 1 card
  2. Take out Duskmantle Seer: Duskmantle Seer works with no other card in this deck; Norn's Choirmaster works with 1 card, none of it on it. Put in Norn's Choirmaster: Djinn of Wishes puts counters on the board, and Norn's Choirmaster proliferates them

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

28 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 4–5.

Its cards work together more: synergy 1.2 → 2.4 of 5, from loose to developing. It is more consistent: Build 4.1 → 4.8 of 5, still on target; no longer short on interaction, no longer short on ramp. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out New Benalia: New Benalia enters tapped and makes only white. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  2. Take out Azorius Chancery: Azorius Chancery makes only white or blue. Put in Raffine's Tower: Raffine's Tower enters tapped and makes white, blue or black.
  3. Take out Azorius Guildgate: Azorius Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Hallowed Fountain: Hallowed Fountain never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  4. Take out Forsaken Sanctuary: Forsaken Sanctuary enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  5. Take out Meandering River: Meandering River enters tapped. Put in Mystic Gate: Mystic Gate never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  6. Take out Orzhov Basilica: Orzhov Basilica enters tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  7. Take out Orzhov Guildgate: Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Scrubland: Scrubland never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  8. Take out Scoured Barrens: Scoured Barrens enters tapped. Put in Vault of Champions: Vault of Champions never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Sejiri Refuge: Sejiri Refuge enters tapped. Put in Sea of Clouds: Sea of Clouds never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  10. Take out Tranquil Cove: Tranquil Cove enters tapped. Put in Skycloud Expanse: Skycloud Expanse never enters tapped and makes white or blue.

Ramp

  1. Take out Banishing Stroke: Banishing Stroke is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 4 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Mulldrifter makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Sphinx of Jwar Isle: Sphinx of Jwar Isle is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Starting Column: Ramp: you were 4 short; Starting Column counts as ramp. Starting Column puts cards into the graveyard that Phyrexian Delver can bring back.
  3. Take out Terminus: Terminus is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  4. Take out Djinn of Wishes: Djinn of Wishes is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Talisman of Dominance: Ramp: you were 4 short; Talisman of Dominance counts as ramp.
  5. Take out Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is the same ramp and makes white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  6. Take out Seer's Lantern: Seer's Lantern also does card selection, and doesn't make white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Chromatic Lantern: Chromatic Lantern is the same ramp and makes white, blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card selection.
  7. Take out Azorius Signet: Azorius Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  8. Take out Orzhov Signet: Orzhov Signet is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  9. Take out Dimir Signet: Dimir Signet is weaker ramp than Mana Vault. Put in Mana Vault: Mana Vault is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Brainstorm: Brainstorm is weaker card draw than Rhystic Study. Put in Rhystic Study: Rhystic Study is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  2. Take out Dream Cache: Dream Cache is weaker card draw than The One Ring. Put in The One Ring: The One Ring is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Interaction

  1. Take out Geode Golem: Geode Golem is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Splinter, Aging Champion: Interaction: you were 5 short; Splinter, Aging Champion counts as interaction.
  2. Take out Conundrum Sphinx: Conundrum Sphinx is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Elektra, Daughter of the Hand: Interaction: you were 5 short; Elektra, Daughter of the Hand counts as interaction.
  3. Take out Loyal Unicorn: Loyal Unicorn is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Come Back Wrong: Interaction: you were 5 short; Come Back Wrong counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters thanks to Come Back Wrong, it brings a card back.
  4. Take out Jeskai Infiltrator: Jeskai Infiltrator is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Decoction Module: Interaction: you were 5 short; Decoction Module counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters, Decoction Module puts a counter on a permanent you control.
  5. Take out Treasure Hunt: Treasure Hunt is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Shielded by Faith: Interaction: you were 5 short; Shielded by Faith counts as interaction. When Phyrexian Delver enters, Shielded by Faith triggers.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Sower of Discord: Sower of Discord works with no other card in this deck; Canoptek Spyder works with 1 card, none of it on it, and with your commander. Put in Canoptek Spyder: When a permanent enters thanks to Aminatou, the Fateshifter, Canoptek Spyder draws you 1 card
  2. Take out Duskmantle Seer: Duskmantle Seer works with no other card in this deck; Norn's Choirmaster works with 1 card, none of it on it. Put in Norn's Choirmaster: Djinn of Wishes puts counters on the board, and Norn's Choirmaster proliferates them

Opens a route: Deathbringer Liege. 14 of its cards reach Adarkar Valkyrie through it.

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: interaction 7 of 12, ramp 9 of 13.

The decklist

Creatures

Adarkar Valkyrie · Boreas Charger · Conundrum Sphinx · Djinn of Wishes · Duskmantle Seer · Enigma Sphinx · Geode Golem · High Priest of Penance · Jeskai Infiltrator · Loyal Subordinate · Loyal Unicorn · Magus of the Balance · Mulldrifter · Night Incarnate · Ninja of the Deep Hours · Phyrexian Delver · Pilgrim's Eye · Serra Avatar · Sigiled Starfish · Silent-Blade Oni · Sower of Discord · Sphinx of Jwar Isle · Sphinx of Uthuun · Varina, Lich Queen · Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign · Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Instants and sorceries

Aethermage's Touch · Akroma's Vengeance · Aminatou's Augury · Army of the Damned · Banishing Stroke · Brainstorm · Crib Swap · Devastation Tide · Dream Cache · Entreat the Angels · Entreat the Dead · Esper Charm · Mortify · Ponder · Portent · Predict · Return to Dust · Skull Storm · Telling Time · Terminus · Treasure Hunt · Utter End

Artifacts and enchantments

Azorius Signet · Cloudform · Commander's Sphere · Crystal Ball · Dimir Signet · Lightform · Mind Stone · Orzhov Signet · Primordial Mist · Seer's Lantern · Sol Ring

Lands

Arcane Sanctum · Azorius Chancery · Azorius Guildgate · Barren Moor · Command Tower · Dimir Aqueduct · Dimir Guildgate · Dismal Backwater · Forge of Heroes · Forsaken Sanctuary · Halimar Depths · 5 Island · Isolated Watchtower · Jwar Isle Refuge · Lonely Sandbar · Meandering River · Mortuary Mire · New Benalia · Orzhov Basilica · Orzhov Guildgate · 8 Plains · Scoured Barrens · Secluded Steppe · Sejiri Refuge · Submerged Boneyard · 3 Swamp · Tranquil Cove

Other Commander 2018 precons