Skeleton Ship: Control
$5.56

High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Skeleton Ship's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Blowfly Infestation
Nest of Scarabs
Necroskitter
Crumbling Ashes
Flux Channeler
Tezzeret's Gambit
Karn's Bastion
Persistent Constrictor
Thrummingbird
Intruder AlarmTop Cards
The staple cards most Skeleton Ship Control decks run as their core.
Freed from the Real
Inexorable Tide
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Engine
Feed the Swarm
CounterspellGame Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Skeleton Ship Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study
Narset, Parter of Veils
Notion Thief
Bolas's Citadel
The One Ring
Ancient Tomb
Vampiric Tutor
Cyclonic Rift
Fierce Guardianship
Demonic TutorCreatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Skeleton Ship decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Willbreaker
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Dreamtide Whale
Fatestitcher
Kelpie Guide
Aphetto Alchemist
Pirate Ship
Blood Artist
Spitting Dilophosaurus
Ichor Rats
Carnifex Demon
Skeleton Crew
Scheming Aspirant
Forsaken Miner
Midnight Banshee
Servant of the Stinger
Clever Conjurer
Vedalken Anatomist
Harbinger of Night
Puppeteer
Blood Hustler
Tideforce Elemental
Raven of Fell Omens
Avatar of Woe
Guildpact Informant
Falkenrath Noble
Viral Drake
Ophiomancer
Reassembling Skeleton
Deepmuck Desperado
Emperor of Bones
Phyrexian Metamorph
Morbid Opportunist
Summon: Anima
PuPu UFO
Summon: Shiva
Summon: Primal Odin
Massacre Wurm
Baleful StrixInstants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Skeleton Ship's Control deck ahead.
Polymorphist's Jest
Experimental Augury
Vraska's Fall
Steady Progress
Fuel for the Cause
Whisper of the Dross
Reject Imperfection
Prologue to Phyresis
Serum Snare
Flatline
Dramatic Reversal
Refocus
Grim Affliction
Cerulean Wisps
Radstorm
Pull from Tomorrow
Sudden Spoiling
Swan Song
Tainted Strike
Reins of Power
Wash Away
Silundi Vision
Doom Blade
Perplex
Waterlogged Teachings
Dismember
Overkill
Stroke of Genius
Steel Sabotage
Lose Focus
Hour of Need
Clockspinning
Dark Ritual
Recoil
Retraction Helix
Imp's Mischief
Lim-Dûl's Vault
Withering Torment
Hero's Downfall
Malakir Rebirth
Muddle the Mixture
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Arcane Denial
Negate
Fell the Profane
Sink into Stupor
Deadly Rollick
Pongify
Frantic Search
BrainstormSorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Skeleton Ship.
Drown in Ichor
Black Sun's Zenith
Contentious Plan
Mass Diminish
Darkness Descends
Read the Bones
Infectious Inquiry
Sign in Blood
Incremental Blight
Diabolic Tutor
Villainous Wrath
Will of the Abzan
Piracy
Spread the Sickness
Damnable Pact
Silver Scrutiny
Battle at the Bridge
Recall
Forced March
Attempted Murder
Walk the Plank
Concentrate
Show and Tell
Dimir Machinations
Diminishing Returns
Night's Whisper
Asinine Antics
Phyresis Outbreak
Crux of Fate
Make an Example
Distorted Curiosity
Merchant Scroll
Blatant Thievery
Beacon of Unrest
Vivisurgeon's Insight
Profane Tutor
Bribery
Treasure Cruise
Decree of Pain
Syphon Mind
Beseech the Mirror
Rite of Replication
Army of the Damned
Toxic Deluge
Preordain
Damnation
Rise of the Dark Realms
Ponder
Reanimate
WindfallUtility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Skeleton Ship Control decks.
Glaring Spotlight
Thousand-Year Elixir
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
Serrated Arrows
Swiftfoot Boots
Wayfarer's Bauble
Soul-Guide Lantern
Isochron Scepter
Recon Craft Theta
Illusionist's Bracers
Thornbite Staff
Shadowspear
Lightning Greaves
Insight Engine
The Millennium Calendar
Oblivion Stone
Icy Manipulator
Sunset Pyramid
Storm Cauldron
Orochi Hatchery
Perilous Vault
Surveyor's Scope
Magewright's Stone
Darksteel Reactor
Forcefield
Tangle Wire
Puppet Strings
Riptide Replicator
Barrin's Codex
Crucible of Worlds
Lavaspur Boots
Relic of Progenitus
Nevinyrral's Disk
Ichormoon Gauntlet
Rings of Brighthearth
Howling Mine
Basilisk Collar
Crawlspace
Sword of the Animist
Phyrexian Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Sensei's Divining Top
SkullclampEnchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Skeleton Ship decks.
Dismiss into Dream
Pemmin's Aura
Unstoppable Plan
Noggle the Mind
Propaganda
Eaten by Piranhas
Intimidation Campaign
Mystic Remora
Black Market Connections
Cowardice
Crab Umbra
Retreat to Coralhelm
Corrupted Conscience
Phyrexian Arena
Grave Betrayal
Amphibian Downpour
Nowhere to Run
As Foretold
No Mercy
The Meathook Massacre
Black Market
Leyline of Anticipation
Mind Unbound
Take Possession
Spirit Away
Binding Grasp
Frozen Aether
Torture
Psychic Vortex
Mind Control
Mana Maze
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
Glistening Oil
Octopus Umbra
Fevered Convulsions
Enslave
Treachery
Future Sight
Persuasion
Mesmerizing Dose
Monastery Siege
Phyresis
Phyrexian Reclamation
Vampiric Rites
Omniscience
Imprisoned in the Moon
Necropotence
Coastal Piracy
Animate Dead
Grave PactPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Skeleton Ship's Control game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Liliana Vess
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Ob Nixilis Reignited
Mordenkainen
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
Liliana, Death Wielder
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
Teferi, Master of Time
Jace, the Perfected Mind
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Liliana, Death's Majesty
Kaito Shizuki
Ashiok, Dream RenderUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Skeleton Ship Control decks.
Arcane Lighthouse
Dreadship Reef
Strip Mine
Nesting Grounds
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Maze of Ith
Bojuka Bog
Accursed Duneyard
Grasping Dunes
Wasteland
Detection Tower
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
Urza's Saga
Lotus Vale
Mage-Ring Network
Hall of the Bandit Lord
Tolaria
Ifnir Deadlands
Spawning Pool
Mistrise Village
Lotus Field
Remote Isle
Arid Archway
Coral Atoll
Volrath's Stronghold
Polluted Mire
Guildless Commons
Creeping Tar Pit
Barren Moor
Lonely Sandbar
Inventors' Fair
Field of Ruin
Buried Ruin
Witch's Cottage
Command Beacon
Castle Vantress
Phyrexian Tower
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Mortuary Mire
Mystic Sanctuary
Otawara, Soaring City
Rogue's Passage
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Skeleton Ship's Control strategy.
Astral Cornucopia
Everflowing Chalice
Patriar's Seal
Staff of Compleation
Glistening Sphere
Empowered Autogenerator
Bandit's Haul
Star Compass
Replicating Ring
Liquimetal Torque
Talisman of Dominance
Sol Ring
Silumgar Monument
Mistvein Borderpost
Pyramid of the Pantheon
Darksteel Ingot
Dimir Cluestone
Dimir Keyrune
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Midnight Clock
Charcoal Diamond
Sky Diamond
Lotus Petal
Mind Stone
Commander's Sphere
Arcane Signet
Thought VesselLands
The mana base behind Skeleton Ship's Control decks.
Terramorphic Expanse
Watery Grave
Forbidden Orchard
Underground River
Evolving Wilds
Silundi Vision
Dimir Aqueduct
Polluted Delta
Myriad Landscape
Dismal Backwater
Sunken Ruins
Waterlogged Teachings
Prismatic Vista
Contaminated Aquifer
Warped Landscape
Grixis Panorama
Promising Vein
Drowned Catacomb
Morphic Pool
Snow-Covered Island
Snow-Covered Swamp
Bad River
Urza's Cave
Demolition Field
Undercity Sewers
Misty Rainforest
Fabled Passage
River of Tears
Malakir Rebirth
Fetid Pools
Ice Tunnel
Ash Barrens
Reflecting Pool
Jwar Isle Refuge
Dimir Guildgate
Hydroelectric Specimen
Verdant Catacombs
Fell the Profane
Sink into Stupor
Gloomlake Verge
Swamp
Island
Darkwater Catacombs
Command Tower
Shipwreck Marsh
Sunken Hollow
Choked Estuary
Tainted Isle
Exotic Orchard
Temple of DeceitSimilar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Skeleton Ship: Control.
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
The Reaper, King No More
High Perfect Morcant
Alpharael, Dreaming Acolyte
Azula, Cunning Usurper
Garland, Royal Kidnapper
Hama, the Bloodbender
Katara, Seeking Revenge
Kotose, the Silent Spider
Krang & Shredder
Lazav, Wearer of Faces
Morbius the Living Vampire
Narfi, Betrayer King
Prowler, Clawed Thief
Rusko, Clockmaker
Superior Spider-Man
Symbiote Spider-Man
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
The Mouth of Sauron
Truss, Chief Engineer
Ur-Drago
Vulture, Scheming Scavenger
April O'Neil, Live on the Scene // Splinter, the Mentor
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
Donatello, the Brains // Splinter, the Mentor
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Tormod, the Desecrator
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Fluros of Myra's Marvels // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor