The Council of Four: Control
$1.48
$1.48Legendary Creature — Human Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Council of Four players are trying out in Control decks.
Erode+10% Synergy
$8.54
Harmonized Trio+4% Synergy
$0.48
Petrified Hamlet+3% Synergy
$0.53
Brush Off+3% Synergy
$0.27
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Council of Four's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Howling Mine+51% Synergy
$5.40
Mangara, the Diplomat+49% Synergy
$0.28
Dictate of Kruphix+49% Synergy
$0.37
Kami of the Crescent Moon+44% Synergy
$7.86
Faerie Mastermind+37% Synergy
$10.47
Vodalian Wave-Knight+36% Synergy
$4.94
Psychosis Crawler+35% Synergy
$2.78
Reliquary Tower+32% Synergy
$2.76
Loran of the Third Path+32% Synergy
$3.85
Welcoming Vampire+32% Synergy
$3.00
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Council of Four Control decks run as their core.
Approach of the Second Sun+30% Synergy
$5.75
Arcane Denial+27% Synergy
$1.46
An Offer You Can't Refuse+25% Synergy
$2.26
Ghostly Prison+25% Synergy
$3.94
Propaganda+22% Synergy
$3.52
Generous Gift+19% Synergy
$1.62
Dovin's Veto+18% Synergy
$3.25
Path to Exile+11% Synergy
$1.05
Counterspell+8% Synergy
$3.43
Swords to Plowshares+2% Synergy
$1.44
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Council of Four Control game on their own.
Smothering Tithe+21% Synergy
$53.72
Teferi's Protection+11% Synergy
$51.92
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV+11% Synergy
$17.55
Consecrated Sphinx+10% Synergy
$34.59
Rhystic Study+7% Synergy
$69.44
Farewell+6% Synergy
$5.86
Mystical Tutor+2% Synergy
$17.28
Fierce Guardianship+1% Synergy
$56.78
Cyclonic Rift0% Synergy
$41.26
Enlightened Tutor-3% Synergy
$36.16
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Council of Four decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler+30% Synergy
$0.26
Homunculus Horde+30% Synergy
$0.47
Prince Imrahil the Fair+30% Synergy
$0.19
Herald of Hoofbeats+27% Synergy
$5.85
Knight Exemplar+27% Synergy
$2.94
Chasm Skulker+24% Synergy
$0.50
Emrakul's Messenger+24% Synergy
$0.31
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+21% Synergy
$1.61
Ephara, God of the Polis+21% Synergy
$8.40
Mischievous Mystic+20% Synergy
$0.28
Knight of the White Orchid+19% Synergy
$4.56
Moonshaker Cavalry+19% Synergy
$4.83
Triskaidekaphile+16% Synergy
$0.78
Haytham Kenway+16% Synergy
$0.20
Enduring Innocence+15% Synergy
$4.94
Minn, Wily Illusionist+15% Synergy
$7.03
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist+15% Synergy
$11.69
Scrawling Crawler+14% Synergy
$5.14
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+14% Synergy
$0.38
Delney, Streetwise Lookout+13% Synergy
$37.97
Alandra, Sky Dreamer+13% Synergy
$4.68
Detective of the Month+13% Synergy
$0.35
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien+12% Synergy
$0.32
Flumph+12% Synergy
$1.67
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer+12% Synergy
$0.68
Marshal of Zhalfir+12% Synergy
$0.34
Ledger Shredder+11% Synergy
$7.55
Archivist of Oghma+10% Synergy
$8.30
Keeper of the Accord+10% Synergy
$0.45
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn+10% Synergy
$2.81
Deep Gnome Terramancer+10% Synergy
$8.37
Suppressor Skyguard+10% Synergy
$13.35
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant+10% Synergy
$0.82
Hydroelectric Specimen+9% Synergy
$0.70
Mentor of the Meek+9% Synergy
$0.39
The Second Doctor+9% Synergy
$0.42
Loyal Warhound+9% Synergy
$0.38
PuPu UFO+9% Synergy
$0.33
Silverwing Squadron+9% Synergy
$0.38
Valiant Knight+9% Synergy
$0.41
Windborn Muse+8% Synergy
$0.49
Walking Archive+8% Synergy
$2.62
Claim Jumper+7% Synergy
$0.31
Ethereal Investigator+7% Synergy
$0.41
Twenty-Toed Toad+7% Synergy
$3.31
Witch Enchanter+5% Synergy
$2.82
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$2.24
Esper Sentinel+3% Synergy
$58.30
Sun Titan-1% Synergy
$0.38
Solemn Simulacrum-14% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Council of Four's Control deck ahead.
Dream Fracture+27% Synergy
$0.11
Long River's Pull+26% Synergy
$0.35
Your Temple Is Under Attack+22% Synergy
$0.32
Aetherize+15% Synergy
$0.37
Dawn's Truce+14% Synergy
$8.49
Oblation+14% Synergy
$0.60
Akroma's Will+13% Synergy
$16.26
Clever Concealment+12% Synergy
$6.50
Reprieve+10% Synergy
$1.64
Brainstorm+9% Synergy
$1.43
Negate+8% Synergy
$0.14
Sink into Stupor+8% Synergy
$7.11
Opt+8% Synergy
$0.26
Flawless Maneuver+8% Synergy
$21.48
Stroke of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.36
Pongify+7% Synergy
$1.98
Render Silent+7% Synergy
$2.02
Permission Denied+7% Synergy
$10.67
Settle the Wreckage+7% Synergy
$2.61
Jwari Disruption+7% Synergy
$0.39
Reality Shift+6% Synergy
$0.28
Flare of Fortitude+6% Synergy
$3.78
Vision Skeins+6% Synergy
$0.61
Resculpt+6% Synergy
$0.22
Rootborn Defenses+6% Synergy
$0.22
Reins of Power+6% Synergy
$2.59
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$7.86
Rapid Hybridization+5% Synergy
$0.60
Three Steps Ahead+5% Synergy
$7.84
Unbreakable Formation+5% Synergy
$1.14
Final Showdown+5% Synergy
$4.85
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Disdainful Stroke+5% Synergy
$0.18
Deduce+5% Synergy
$0.18
Comeuppance+5% Synergy
$2.79
Consider+4% Synergy
$0.30
Kabira Takedown+4% Synergy
$0.30
Archmage's Charm+4% Synergy
$1.39
Heliod's Intervention+3% Synergy
$2.67
Sejiri Shelter+3% Synergy
$1.64
No More Lies+3% Synergy
$0.38
Hindering Light+3% Synergy
$0.25
Loran's Escape+3% Synergy
$1.32
Frantic Search+2% Synergy
$0.51
Strix Serenade+2% Synergy
$2.38
Narset's Reversal+2% Synergy
$2.54
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$52.75
Force of Will0% Synergy
$70.22
Force of Negation-1% Synergy
$49.82
Silence-2% Synergy
$8.45
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Council of Four.
Slaughter the Strong+22% Synergy
$0.21
Fell the Mighty+21% Synergy
$0.21
Promise of Loyalty+15% Synergy
$0.28
Council's Judgment+15% Synergy
$0.53
Expel the Interlopers+15% Synergy
$0.30
Cut a Deal+14% Synergy
$0.35
Dusk // Dawn+14% Synergy
$0.32
Sculpted Sunburst+14% Synergy
$0.19
Valiant Endeavor+8% Synergy
$0.52
Secret Rendezvous+6% Synergy
$0.26
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+6% Synergy
$12.94
Ponder+5% Synergy
$2.00
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.07
Ondu Inversion+5% Synergy
$1.21
Fractured Identity+5% Synergy
$1.73
The Battle of Bywater+5% Synergy
$2.90
Austere Command+4% Synergy
$0.94
Windfall+4% Synergy
$4.34
Preordain+4% Synergy
$0.66
Spirit Water Revival+4% Synergy
$0.49
Vanquish the Horde+3% Synergy
$0.32
Requisition Raid+3% Synergy
$0.45
Winds of Abandon+3% Synergy
$5.28
Suppression Ray+3% Synergy
$0.23
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$3.39
Idyllic Tutor+2% Synergy
$12.29
Serum Visions+2% Synergy
$1.06
Sevinne's Reclamation+1% Synergy
$0.32
Split Up+1% Synergy
$2.35
Wrath of God0% Synergy
$3.32
Supreme Verdict-2% Synergy
$2.91
Time Wipe-2% Synergy
$0.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Council of Four Control decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+16% Synergy
$0.32
Archaeomancer's Map+15% Synergy
$1.30
Wedding Ring+13% Synergy
$12.43
Anvil of Bogardan+9% Synergy
$50.20
Temple Bell+8% Synergy
$5.24
Unstable Glyphbridge+7% Synergy
$0.26
Folio of Fancies+6% Synergy
$1.96
Venser's Journal+5% Synergy
$10.35
Font of Mythos+5% Synergy
$15.83
The Circle of Loyalty+5% Synergy
$0.62
Teferi's Puzzle Box+4% Synergy
$15.84
Spellbook+4% Synergy
$3.92
Norn's Annex+3% Synergy
$6.10
Thopter Fabricator+2% Synergy
$0.37
Pearl Medallion+1% Synergy
$5.35
Sapphire Medallion-1% Synergy
$6.10
Lightning Greaves-7% Synergy
$3.93
Swiftfoot Boots-15% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Council of Four decks.
Wizard Class+30% Synergy
$2.82
Monologue Tax+28% Synergy
$1.95
Teferi's Ageless Insight+28% Synergy
$3.91
Smuggler's Share+24% Synergy
$9.49
Ominous Seas+23% Synergy
$1.54
Trouble in Pairs+22% Synergy
$29.28
Tocasia's Welcome+22% Synergy
$0.67
Intangible Virtue+19% Synergy
$0.36
Caretaker's Talent+19% Synergy
$10.03
Curse of Verbosity+19% Synergy
$0.65
Knowledge Is Power+17% Synergy
$0.35
Solitary Confinement+17% Synergy
$0.50
Inspiring Leader+11% Synergy
$0.31
Land Tax+9% Synergy
$13.05
Well of Ideas+9% Synergy
$1.91
Tenuous Truce+9% Synergy
$0.40
Proft's Eidetic Memory+7% Synergy
$1.75
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall+7% Synergy
$0.18
Anointed Procession+6% Synergy
$60.85
Cathars' Crusade+6% Synergy
$8.57
Witness Protection+6% Synergy
$0.31
Imprisoned in the Moon+5% Synergy
$0.30
Divine Visitation+5% Synergy
$1.08
Noble Heritage+5% Synergy
$0.36
Court of Ardenvale+5% Synergy
$4.64
Court of Grace+4% Synergy
$2.65
Struggle for Project Purity+4% Synergy
$4.02
Court of Vantress+4% Synergy
$5.19
Authority of the Consuls+3% Synergy
$4.32
Darksteel Mutation+3% Synergy
$0.50
Omniscience+3% Synergy
$5.82
Mystic Remora+2% Synergy
$11.44
Blind Obedience+2% Synergy
$6.36
Leyline of Anticipation+2% Synergy
$8.51
Sphere of Safety+1% Synergy
$4.83
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Council of Four's Control game plan.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+10% Synergy
$1.85
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+8% Synergy
$4.26
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+5% Synergy
$40.18
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria+4% Synergy
$6.18
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+2% Synergy
$10.01
Teferi, Time Raveler+1% Synergy
$6.94
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Council of Four Control decks.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+27% Synergy
$1.71
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+26% Synergy
$5.35
Lonely Sandbar+12% Synergy
$0.27
Secluded Steppe+12% Synergy
$0.27
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$0.85
Scavenger Grounds+10% Synergy
$0.35
Terrain Generator+7% Synergy
$2.18
Castle Ardenvale+6% Synergy
$0.25
Castle Vantress+5% Synergy
$0.29
Hall of Heliod's Generosity+4% Synergy
$12.14
Arid Archway+4% Synergy
$0.41
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+3% Synergy
$6.08
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$9.24
Abandoned Air Temple+3% Synergy
$5.89
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.32
Restless Anchorage+2% Synergy
$1.27
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$10.35
Minas Tirith+2% Synergy
$6.78
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$6.42
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$31.72
Rivendell+1% Synergy
$1.74
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$125.34
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Council of Four's Control strategy.
Thought Vessel+35% Synergy
$2.60
Decanter of Endless Water+31% Synergy
$4.11
Mind Stone+15% Synergy
$0.34
Azorius Signet+12% Synergy
$0.24
Talisman of Progress+12% Synergy
$0.35
Fellwar Stone+8% Synergy
$0.60
Sky Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.26
Midnight Clock+7% Synergy
$0.57
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$0.73
Marble Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.46
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.25
Patchwork Banner+4% Synergy
$1.91
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.36
Sol Ring-1% Synergy
$1.40
Thran Dynamo-2% Synergy
$4.03
Lands
The mana base behind The Council of Four's Control decks.
Irrigated Farmland+19% Synergy
$0.19
Glacial Fortress+16% Synergy
$0.34
Azorius Chancery+13% Synergy
$0.32
Skycloud Expanse+13% Synergy
$0.26
Myriad Landscape+13% Synergy
$0.24
Prairie Stream+12% Synergy
$0.26
Adarkar Wastes+10% Synergy
$0.34
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.36
Port Town+9% Synergy
$0.22
Mystic Gate+9% Synergy
$3.87
Hydroelectric Specimen+9% Synergy
$0.70
Hallowed Fountain+8% Synergy
$8.39
Deserted Beach+8% Synergy
$5.38
Nimbus Maze+8% Synergy
$6.62
Sink into Stupor+8% Synergy
$7.11
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.52
Idyllic Beachfront+7% Synergy
$0.24
Jwari Disruption+7% Synergy
$0.39
Temple of Enlightenment+5% Synergy
$0.25
Witch Enchanter+5% Synergy
$2.82
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.07
Ondu Inversion+5% Synergy
$1.21
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Plains+4% Synergy
$0.07
Hengegate Pathway+4% Synergy
$4.52
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.25
Kabira Takedown+4% Synergy
$0.30
Island+3% Synergy
$0.07
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.25
Flooded Strand+3% Synergy
$15.52
Meticulous Archive+3% Synergy
$11.43
Seachrome Coast+3% Synergy
$0.39
Azorius Guildgate+3% Synergy
$0.13
Sejiri Shelter+3% Synergy
$1.64
Suppression Ray+3% Synergy
$0.23
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.39
Floodfarm Verge+1% Synergy
$9.28
Sea of Clouds0% Synergy
$18.75
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.26
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$1.02
Glacial Floodplain0% Synergy
$0.34
Windswept Heath0% Synergy
$11.42
Arid Mesa0% Synergy
$33.45
Scalding Tarn-1% Synergy
$38.66
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.32
Misty Rainforest-2% Synergy
$36.10
Polluted Delta-2% Synergy
$18.92
Marsh Flats-2% Synergy
$30.45
Tundra-3% Synergy
$3000.00
Tranquil Cove-8% Synergy
$0.13
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Council of Four: Control.
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Elenda and Azor
The Second Doctor
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Feywild Visitor
The Watcher in the Water
The Eleventh Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Faceless One
Alexi, Zephyr Mage
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Soramaro, First to Dream
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
The Eighth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
The Second Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Second Doctor // Rose Tyler
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Candlekeep Sage
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Noble Heritage
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
The Second Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Atemsis, All-Seeing
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Prince Imrahil the Fair
Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Shameless Charlatan
The Second Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Second Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Second Doctor // Yasmin Khan
Cecily, Haunted Mage // Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Prava of the Steel Legion
Mr. Foxglove
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Inspiring Leader
The Second Doctor // Vislor Turlough