Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper: Toughness Matters
$4.30

Legendary Creature — Human Ally Snake Wizard

Dune

Playstyle & Strategy

Lifegain 48% Toughness Matters 6% Legends 5% Aggro 4% Self-Damage 3%

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Partner Commanders

This combination consists of these two partner commanders:

Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Toughness Matters builds — cards that lean hardest into the Toughness Matters theme.

Bedrock Tortoise

+89% Synergy $2.21

Doran, the Siege Tower

+82% Synergy $8.93

Treebeard, Gracious Host

+80% Synergy $1.70

Huatli, the Sun's Heart

+69% Synergy $0.38

Assault Formation

+69% Synergy $0.30

Rhox Faithmender

+66% Synergy $1.49

Ohran Frostfang

+56% Synergy $4.33

Ancient Lumberknot

+56% Synergy $0.24

Stoneskin

+56% Synergy $1.75

Accomplished Alchemist

+53% Synergy $0.40

Top Cards

The staple cards most Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Toughness Matters decks run as their core.

Sanguine Bond

+52% Synergy $5.63

Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

+52% Synergy $0.61

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

+47% Synergy $11.60

Faeburrow Elder

+36% Synergy $0.46

Rampant Growth

+30% Synergy $0.42

Nature's Lore

+24% Synergy $2.31

Farseek

+21% Synergy $0.71

Cultivate

+18% Synergy $0.30

Swords to Plowshares

+14% Synergy $1.44

Ignoble Hierarch

+11% Synergy $0.88

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Toughness Matters game on their own.

Bolas's Citadel

+17% Synergy $17.35

The One Ring

+8% Synergy $101.75

Necropotence

+6% Synergy $37.03

Teferi's Protection

+2% Synergy $51.92

Smothering Tithe

-4% Synergy $53.72

Demonic Tutor

-11% Synergy $70.03

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Toughness Matters plan in Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Doran, Besieged by Time

+98% Synergy $0.60

Felothar the Steadfast

+49% Synergy $1.67

South Wind Avatar

+49% Synergy $2.23

Sapling of Colfenor

+47% Synergy $9.96

Rasaad yn Bashir

+47% Synergy $0.27

Indomitable Ancients

+43% Synergy $0.41

Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

+42% Synergy $4.87

Colfenor, the Last Yew

+39% Synergy $0.53

Tree of Perdition

+34% Synergy $3.15

Baldin, Century Herdmaster

+34% Synergy $0.31

Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

+34% Synergy $0.24

Ezzaroot Channeler

+33% Synergy $1.26

Willowdusk, Essence Seer

+32% Synergy $1.12

Betor, Kin to All

+32% Synergy $7.38

The Walls of Ba Sing Se

+32% Synergy $26.27

Unhallowed Phalanx

+30% Synergy $0.22

Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant

+28% Synergy $0.28

Felidar Sovereign

+28% Synergy $3.32

Vizkopa Guildmage

+28% Synergy $0.54

Serra Ascendant

+27% Synergy $34.13

Tree of Redemption

+26% Synergy $0.47

Erratic Cyclops

+26% Synergy $0.17

Belligerent Brontodon

+26% Synergy $0.22

Witch of the Moors

+24% Synergy $0.37

The Gaffer

+24% Synergy $6.73

Ancient Adamantoise

+24% Synergy $3.62

Spider-Punk

+24% Synergy $1.78

Angel of Destiny

+23% Synergy $8.90

Celestine, the Living Saint

+23% Synergy $27.80

Frenzied Baloth

+23% Synergy $2.04

Soul Warden

+22% Synergy $3.51

Catapult Fodder

+22% Synergy $0.30

Runic Armasaur

+21% Synergy $1.92

Nyx-Fleece Ram

+21% Synergy $0.30

Gorm the Great

+21% Synergy $0.46

Oathsworn Giant

+21% Synergy $0.48

Nykthos Paragon

+19% Synergy $1.12

Aerith Gainsborough

+19% Synergy $2.22

Aerith, Last Ancient

+18% Synergy $0.36

Armored Armadillo

+17% Synergy $0.22

Sylvan Caryatid

+16% Synergy $0.63

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

+16% Synergy $0.35

Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus

+15% Synergy $11.63

Birds of Paradise

+9% Synergy $13.48

Delighted Halfling

+9% Synergy $25.79

Avacyn's Pilgrim

+7% Synergy $0.73

Bloom Tender

+5% Synergy $13.43

Elves of Deep Shadow

+5% Synergy $4.39

Toski, Bearer of Secrets

-2% Synergy $3.10

Iroas, God of Victory

-4% Synergy $15.16

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Toughness Matters deck ahead.

Tower Defense

+47% Synergy $0.19

Mortality Spear

+28% Synergy $0.30

Overkill

+25% Synergy $0.33

Cruel Truths

+17% Synergy $0.16

Chaos Warp

+16% Synergy $0.38

Despark

+16% Synergy $0.34

Boros Charm

+13% Synergy $4.10

Mythos of Nethroi

+12% Synergy $0.21

Path to Exile

+10% Synergy $1.05

Fire Covenant

+10% Synergy $0.42

Crackling Doom

+8% Synergy $0.37

Return to Nature

+8% Synergy $0.24

Final Showdown

+8% Synergy $4.85

Anguished Unmaking

+7% Synergy $0.81

Stinging Study

+7% Synergy $20.88

Tear Asunder

+7% Synergy $0.33

Beast Within

+6% Synergy $0.46

Untimely Malfunction

+4% Synergy $5.88

Terminate

+1% Synergy $0.38

Heroic Intervention

0% Synergy $13.39

Abrupt Decay

-1% Synergy $2.14

Assassin's Trophy

-4% Synergy $0.75

Generous Gift

-4% Synergy $1.62

Deflecting Swat

-12% Synergy $68.53

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Toughness Matters game plan forward for Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper.

Solar Blaze

+30% Synergy $0.31

Toxic Deluge

+26% Synergy $4.98

Fell the Mighty

+25% Synergy $0.21

Wave of Reckoning

+17% Synergy $0.77

Dusk // Dawn

+16% Synergy $0.32

Read the Bones

+14% Synergy $0.31

Blasphemous Act

+13% Synergy $0.82

Skyshroud Claim

+13% Synergy $0.87

Vandalblast

+12% Synergy $2.21

Last March of the Ents

+12% Synergy $33.13

Exsanguinate

+12% Synergy $0.38

Painful Truths

+10% Synergy $0.30

Three Visits

+9% Synergy $5.51

Feed the Swarm

+7% Synergy $0.33

Fumigate

+7% Synergy $0.35

Blasphemous Edict

+6% Synergy $4.22

Night's Whisper

+4% Synergy $0.31

Kodama's Reach

-1% Synergy $1.14

Eldritch Evolution

-4% Synergy $3.59

Ruinous Ultimatum

-5% Synergy $3.13

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Toughness Matters decks.

Well of Lost Dreams

+40% Synergy $4.85

Aetherflux Reservoir

+31% Synergy $23.88

Entropic Battlecruiser

+25% Synergy $0.37

Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought

+24% Synergy $5.03

The Wind Crystal

+23% Synergy $5.37

Cosmos Elixir

+21% Synergy $2.92

Swiftfoot Boots

+18% Synergy $2.99

Alhammarret's Archive

+15% Synergy $11.35

Lightning Greaves

+14% Synergy $3.93

Whip of Erebos

+14% Synergy $6.79

Slagwurm Armor

+13% Synergy $1.04

Phyrexian Processor

+8% Synergy $0.78

Tainted Sigil

+8% Synergy $1.81

Basilisk Collar

+7% Synergy $3.99

Whispersilk Cloak

+6% Synergy $3.27

Heaped Harvest

+5% Synergy $0.21

The Great Henge

-2% Synergy $67.97

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Toughness Matters strategy in Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper decks.

Brave the Sands

+42% Synergy $6.53

Vraska Joins Up

+34% Synergy $0.53

Annie Joins Up

+27% Synergy $4.58

Treefolk Umbra

+26% Synergy $0.22

Behind the Scenes

+25% Synergy $0.27

Phyrexian Arena

+21% Synergy $4.02

Light of Promise

+16% Synergy $0.39

Jaws of Defeat

+16% Synergy $1.10

Dawn of Hope

+13% Synergy $0.52

Angelic Chorus

+13% Synergy $7.68

Cleric Class

+12% Synergy $2.11

Exquisite Blood

+11% Synergy $36.84

True Conviction

+9% Synergy $5.04

The Meathook Massacre

+7% Synergy $24.87

Authority of the Consuls

+6% Synergy $4.32

Unnatural Growth

+6% Synergy $2.67

Raised by Giants

+5% Synergy $0.33

Leyline of Hope

+5% Synergy $0.59

Lunar Convocation

+4% Synergy $0.45

Rhythm of the Wild

0% Synergy $5.31

Black Market Connections

0% Synergy $18.31

Sylvan Library

-1% Synergy $26.85

Mirari's Wake

-2% Synergy $6.81

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Toughness Matters game plan.

Ajani, Strength of the Pride

+8% Synergy $8.74

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Toughness Matters decks.

Vault of the Archangel

+22% Synergy $0.52

Rogue's Passage

+21% Synergy $0.36

Reliquary Tower

+14% Synergy $2.76

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

+14% Synergy $38.10

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

+12% Synergy $57.13

Bojuka Bog

+11% Synergy $0.63

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

+7% Synergy $15.55

Arena of Glory

+6% Synergy $9.74

Kessig Wolf Run

+5% Synergy $0.34

Shifting Woodland

+4% Synergy $4.90

Boseiju, Who Endures

-10% Synergy $53.40

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Toughness Matters strategy.

Fellwar Stone

+39% Synergy $0.60

Chromatic Lantern

+28% Synergy $1.31

Arcane Signet

+16% Synergy $0.46

Talisman of Hierarchy

+15% Synergy $0.40

Sol Ring

+8% Synergy $1.40

Selesnya Signet

+8% Synergy $0.43

Talisman of Impulse

+8% Synergy $0.32

Talisman of Resilience

+7% Synergy $0.33

Talisman of Unity

+7% Synergy $6.04

Golgari Signet

+4% Synergy $0.31

Talisman of Indulgence

+4% Synergy $2.99

Rakdos Signet

+4% Synergy $2.19

Boros Signet

+3% Synergy $0.48

Orzhov Signet

+3% Synergy $0.31

Talisman of Conviction

+2% Synergy $0.34

Gruul Signet

+2% Synergy $0.44

Commander's Sphere

-1% Synergy $0.25

Lands

The mana base behind Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Toughness Matters decks.

Dimension X

+50% Synergy $0.23

Hidden Hideout

+48% Synergy $2.00

Caves of Koilos

+33% Synergy $0.51

Sandsteppe Citadel

+32% Synergy $0.33

Exotic Orchard

+27% Synergy $0.36

Llanowar Wastes

+18% Synergy $0.43

Vault of Champions

+17% Synergy $15.25

Evolving Wilds

+16% Synergy $0.39

Terramorphic Expanse

+16% Synergy $0.26

Bountiful Promenade

+13% Synergy $16.20

Spire Garden

+12% Synergy $2.20

Plains

+11% Synergy $0.07

Undergrowth Stadium

+11% Synergy $5.71

Reflecting Pool

+11% Synergy $17.20

Forest

+10% Synergy $0.08

Path of Ancestry

+10% Synergy $0.32

Jungle Shrine

+10% Synergy $0.38

Brushland

+8% Synergy $1.20

Mountain

+7% Synergy $0.08

Isolated Chapel

+7% Synergy $0.35

Nomad Outpost

+6% Synergy $0.37

Savage Lands

+5% Synergy $0.35

Command Tower

+4% Synergy $0.25

Swamp

+4% Synergy $0.07

Cinder Glade

+4% Synergy $0.35

Battlefield Forge

+4% Synergy $0.26

Overgrown Tomb

+3% Synergy $10.05

Spectator Seating

+3% Synergy $17.38

Luxury Suite

+3% Synergy $26.54

Rootbound Crag

+3% Synergy $0.35

Sacred Foundry

+1% Synergy $11.55

Indatha Triome

+1% Synergy $18.68

Savai Triome

0% Synergy $18.87

Mana Confluence

0% Synergy $33.09

Smoldering Marsh

0% Synergy $0.35

Temple Garden

-1% Synergy $7.78

Canopy Vista

-1% Synergy $0.29

Godless Shrine

-2% Synergy $10.16

Blood Crypt

-2% Synergy $10.10

Jetmir's Garden

-2% Synergy $17.41

Arid Mesa

-3% Synergy $33.45

Stomping Ground

-5% Synergy $7.19

Windswept Heath

-6% Synergy $11.42

Verdant Catacombs

-7% Synergy $32.22

Badlands

-7% Synergy

Wooded Foothills

-8% Synergy $17.02

Marsh Flats

-8% Synergy $30.45

Taiga

-8% Synergy

Bloodstained Mire

-10% Synergy $17.82

Ziatora's Proving Ground

-14% Synergy $12.38

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper: Toughness Matters.