The Council of Four
$3.87
$3.87Legendary Creature — Human Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Council of Four players are trying out in Control decks.
Erode+8% Synergy
$7.46
Harmonized Trio+3% Synergy
$0.76
Brush Off+2% Synergy
$0.20
Flow State+2% Synergy
$1.65
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
$5.49
Mangara, the Diplomat+50% Synergy
$0.31
Dictate of Kruphix+49% Synergy
$0.40
Kami of the Crescent Moon+45% Synergy
$7.95
Faerie Mastermind+37% Synergy
$11.62
Vodalian Wave-Knight+37% Synergy
$4.26
Psychosis Crawler+35% Synergy
$2.54
Reliquary Tower+33% Synergy
$4.23
Welcoming Vampire+32% Synergy
$3.45
Loran of the Third Path+32% Synergy
$7.25
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Council of Four Control decks run as their core.
Approach of the Second Sun+30% Synergy
$6.27
Arcane Denial+27% Synergy
$1.72
An Offer You Can't Refuse+25% Synergy
$3.07
Ghostly Prison+25% Synergy
$6.11
Propaganda+23% Synergy
$2.17
Generous Gift+20% Synergy
$0.94
Dovin's Veto+17% Synergy
$3.24
Path to Exile+11% Synergy
$0.69
Counterspell+9% Synergy
$4.28
Swords to Plowshares+3% Synergy
$0.88
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Council of Four Control game on their own.
Smothering Tithe+20% Synergy
$57.12
Teferi's Protection+10% Synergy
$45.85
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV+10% Synergy
$19.30
Consecrated Sphinx+9% Synergy
$32.89
Rhystic Study+7% Synergy
$69.59
Farewell+6% Synergy
$6.20
Fierce Guardianship+1% Synergy
$63.43
Mystical Tutor+1% Synergy
$18.67
Cyclonic Rift0% Synergy
$39.16
Enlightened Tutor-4% Synergy
$38.48
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Council of Four decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Homunculus Horde+31% Synergy
$1.12
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler+30% Synergy
$0.42
Prince Imrahil the Fair+30% Synergy
$0.22
Knight Exemplar+28% Synergy
$4.29
Herald of Hoofbeats+28% Synergy
$6.07
Emrakul's Messenger+25% Synergy
$0.36
Chasm Skulker+24% Synergy
$0.83
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+22% Synergy
$1.15
Mischievous Mystic+21% Synergy
$0.27
Ephara, God of the Polis+21% Synergy
$7.39
Knight of the White Orchid+20% Synergy
$3.97
Moonshaker Cavalry+20% Synergy
$9.63
Haytham Kenway+17% Synergy
$0.29
Triskaidekaphile+16% Synergy
$0.85
Scrawling Crawler+15% Synergy
$6.39
Enduring Innocence+15% Synergy
$3.15
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+15% Synergy
$0.57
Minn, Wily Illusionist+15% Synergy
$9.27
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist+15% Synergy
$11.27
Delney, Streetwise Lookout+13% Synergy
$34.51
Alandra, Sky Dreamer+13% Synergy
$8.99
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien+13% Synergy
$0.35
Flumph+13% Synergy
$2.27
Detective of the Month+13% Synergy
$0.40
Marshal of Zhalfir+13% Synergy
$0.31
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer+12% Synergy
$0.61
Ledger Shredder+11% Synergy
$9.69
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant+11% Synergy
$0.49
Keeper of the Accord+10% Synergy
$0.59
The Second Doctor+10% Synergy
$1.82
Mentor of the Meek+10% Synergy
$4.77
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn+10% Synergy
$1.52
Deep Gnome Terramancer+10% Synergy
$8.38
Suppressor Skyguard+10% Synergy
$11.57
Windborn Muse+9% Synergy
$0.78
Hydroelectric Specimen+9% Synergy
$1.82
Archivist of Oghma+9% Synergy
$6.71
Loyal Warhound+9% Synergy
$0.60
PuPu UFO+9% Synergy
$0.50
Silverwing Squadron+9% Synergy
$0.43
Valiant Knight+9% Synergy
$0.59
Walking Archive+9% Synergy
$2.97
Claim Jumper+7% Synergy
$0.35
Ethereal Investigator+7% Synergy
$0.40
Twenty-Toed Toad+7% Synergy
$7.13
Witch Enchanter+5% Synergy
$6.34
Laboratory Maniac+5% Synergy
$2.21
Esper Sentinel+3% Synergy
$58.41
Sun Titan-1% Synergy
$0.34
Solemn Simulacrum-14% Synergy
$0.31
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Council of Four's Control deck ahead.
Dream Fracture+27% Synergy
$0.17
Long River's Pull+26% Synergy
$0.31
Your Temple Is Under Attack+22% Synergy
$0.44
Aetherize+15% Synergy
$0.44
Dawn's Truce+14% Synergy
$9.88
Akroma's Will+14% Synergy
$16.81
Oblation+14% Synergy
$0.55
Clever Concealment+12% Synergy
$3.60
Brainstorm+10% Synergy
$0.56
Reprieve+9% Synergy
$2.01
Negate+8% Synergy
$0.24
Stroke of Midnight+8% Synergy
$0.19
Sink into Stupor+8% Synergy
$9.48
Opt+8% Synergy
$0.25
Render Silent+8% Synergy
$2.61
Flawless Maneuver+8% Synergy
$9.28
Permission Denied+7% Synergy
$15.66
Settle the Wreckage+7% Synergy
$0.45
Jwari Disruption+7% Synergy
$0.38
Pongify+6% Synergy
$3.05
Reality Shift+6% Synergy
$0.35
Flare of Fortitude+6% Synergy
$5.05
Vision Skeins+6% Synergy
$0.75
Resculpt+6% Synergy
$0.34
Rootborn Defenses+6% Synergy
$0.17
Reins of Power+6% Synergy
$1.87
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$10.69
Rapid Hybridization+5% Synergy
$0.79
Three Steps Ahead+5% Synergy
$5.90
Unbreakable Formation+5% Synergy
$1.44
Final Showdown+5% Synergy
$4.99
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.38
Disdainful Stroke+5% Synergy
$0.20
Deduce+5% Synergy
$0.22
Comeuppance+5% Synergy
$5.21
Consider+4% Synergy
$0.33
Blacksmith's Skill+4% Synergy
$0.37
Archmage's Charm+4% Synergy
$2.16
Heliod's Intervention+3% Synergy
$3.04
Sejiri Shelter+3% Synergy
$2.31
No More Lies+3% Synergy
$0.32
Hindering Light+3% Synergy
$0.29
Loran's Escape+3% Synergy
$1.53
Frantic Search+2% Synergy
$2.09
Strix Serenade+2% Synergy
$2.57
Narset's Reversal+2% Synergy
$2.91
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$56.44
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$59.96
Force of Negation-1% Synergy
$49.60
Silence-2% Synergy
$10.18
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Council of Four.
Slaughter the Strong+23% Synergy
$0.27
Fell the Mighty+21% Synergy
$0.29
Cut a Deal+15% Synergy
$0.29
Promise of Loyalty+15% Synergy
$0.32
Council's Judgment+15% Synergy
$1.02
Expel the Interlopers+15% Synergy
$0.32
Dusk // Dawn+14% Synergy
$0.33
Sculpted Sunburst+14% Synergy
$0.24
Valiant Endeavor+8% Synergy
$0.53
Secret Rendezvous+6% Synergy
$0.36
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+6% Synergy
$9.57
Ponder+5% Synergy
$3.54
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.15
Ondu Inversion+5% Synergy
$1.10
Fractured Identity+5% Synergy
$1.88
The Battle of Bywater+5% Synergy
$1.83
Austere Command+4% Synergy
$0.35
Windfall+4% Synergy
$6.10
Preordain+4% Synergy
$0.86
Requisition Raid+4% Synergy
$0.36
Winds of Abandon+4% Synergy
$4.22
Spirit Water Revival+4% Synergy
$0.56
Vanquish the Horde+3% Synergy
$0.31
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$5.68
Suppression Ray+3% Synergy
$0.26
Idyllic Tutor+2% Synergy
$12.76
Serum Visions+2% Synergy
$2.84
Sevinne's Reclamation+1% Synergy
$0.40
Split Up+1% Synergy
$2.10
Wrath of God0% Synergy
$3.93
Supreme Verdict-2% Synergy
$2.80
Time Wipe-2% Synergy
$0.26
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Council of Four Control decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+16% Synergy
$5.61
Archaeomancer's Map+16% Synergy
$1.12
Wedding Ring+13% Synergy
$12.16
Temple Bell+9% Synergy
$6.69
Anvil of Bogardan+9% Synergy
$47.42
Venser's Journal+6% Synergy
$8.96
Folio of Fancies+6% Synergy
$1.86
Unstable Glyphbridge+6% Synergy
$0.29
Font of Mythos+5% Synergy
$14.74
Teferi's Puzzle Box+5% Synergy
$17.98
The Circle of Loyalty+5% Synergy
$0.70
Spellbook+4% Synergy
$4.51
Norn's Annex+3% Synergy
$5.68
Thopter Fabricator+2% Synergy
$0.36
Pearl Medallion+1% Synergy
$6.51
Sapphire Medallion-1% Synergy
$8.14
Lightning Greaves-7% Synergy
$4.10
Swiftfoot Boots-16% Synergy
$1.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Council of Four decks.
Wizard Class+31% Synergy
$3.13
Monologue Tax+30% Synergy
$1.08
Teferi's Ageless Insight+28% Synergy
$5.63
Smuggler's Share+24% Synergy
$10.65
Ominous Seas+23% Synergy
$1.54
Tocasia's Welcome+23% Synergy
$1.13
Trouble in Pairs+22% Synergy
$26.30
Intangible Virtue+20% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of Verbosity+20% Synergy
$0.85
Caretaker's Talent+19% Synergy
$11.43
Knowledge Is Power+18% Synergy
$0.37
Solitary Confinement+16% Synergy
$0.54
Inspiring Leader+11% Synergy
$0.34
Tenuous Truce+10% Synergy
$0.40
Well of Ideas+9% Synergy
$2.23
Land Tax+8% Synergy
$16.51
Proft's Eidetic Memory+8% Synergy
$3.28
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall+7% Synergy
$0.27
Imprisoned in the Moon+6% Synergy
$0.31
Cathars' Crusade+6% Synergy
$9.12
Witness Protection+6% Synergy
$0.26
Anointed Procession+5% Synergy
$63.93
Divine Visitation+5% Synergy
$0.41
Noble Heritage+5% Synergy
$0.48
Struggle for Project Purity+4% Synergy
$4.33
Court of Grace+4% Synergy
$3.19
Court of Vantress+4% Synergy
$5.64
Court of Ardenvale+4% Synergy
$8.18
Darksteel Mutation+3% Synergy
$1.01
Omniscience+3% Synergy
$6.09
Mystic Remora+2% Synergy
$13.77
Authority of the Consuls+2% Synergy
$5.38
Leyline of Anticipation+2% Synergy
$5.40
Blind Obedience+1% Synergy
$5.82
Sphere of Safety+1% Synergy
$4.45
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Council of Four's Control game plan.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+10% Synergy
$0.26
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+7% Synergy
$4.84
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+5% Synergy
$43.91
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria+4% Synergy
$6.77
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+2% Synergy
$10.72
Teferi, Time Raveler0% Synergy
$7.30
Battles
Battles worth siding into a The Council of Four Control build for the payoff on the back face.
Invasion of New Phyrexia+9% Synergy
$1.09
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Council of Four Control decks.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+27% Synergy
$2.39
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+26% Synergy
$4.48
Lonely Sandbar+12% Synergy
$0.24
Secluded Steppe+12% Synergy
$0.30
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$1.34
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.32
Terrain Generator+7% Synergy
$2.24
Castle Ardenvale+6% Synergy
$0.26
Hall of Heliod's Generosity+5% Synergy
$10.65
Castle Vantress+5% Synergy
$0.31
Arid Archway+4% Synergy
$1.55
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+3% Synergy
$6.13
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$7.72
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.32
Restless Anchorage+2% Synergy
$0.32
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$9.44
Abandoned Air Temple+2% Synergy
$5.73
Minas Tirith+2% Synergy
$6.72
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$9.86
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$26.55
Rivendell+1% Synergy
$1.04
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$119.25
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
$2.35
Decanter of Endless Water+31% Synergy
$5.10
Mind Stone+14% Synergy
$0.34
Azorius Signet+12% Synergy
$0.17
Talisman of Progress+12% Synergy
$0.25
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$1.04
Sky Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.25
Midnight Clock+7% Synergy
$0.57
Bender's Waterskin+7% Synergy
$0.93
Patchwork Banner+5% Synergy
$2.89
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.49
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.31
Marble Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.28
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.37
Thran Dynamo-1% Synergy
$4.36
Sol Ring-2% Synergy
$1.34
Lands
The mana base behind The Council of Four's Control decks.
Irrigated Farmland+19% Synergy
$0.24
Glacial Fortress+17% Synergy
$0.18
Azorius Chancery+13% Synergy
$0.34
Skycloud Expanse+13% Synergy
$0.28
Prairie Stream+12% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape+12% Synergy
$0.34
Port Town+10% Synergy
$0.29
Adarkar Wastes+10% Synergy
$0.32
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.30
Mystic Gate+9% Synergy
$0.60
Nimbus Maze+9% Synergy
$7.07
Hydroelectric Specimen+9% Synergy
$1.82
Hallowed Fountain+8% Synergy
$7.18
Deserted Beach+8% Synergy
$1.12
Sink into Stupor+8% Synergy
$9.48
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.31
Idyllic Beachfront+7% Synergy
$0.26
Jwari Disruption+7% Synergy
$0.38
Temple of Enlightenment+5% Synergy
$0.29
Witch Enchanter+5% Synergy
$6.34
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.15
Ondu Inversion+5% Synergy
$1.10
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.38
Plains+4% Synergy
$0.06
Flooded Strand+4% Synergy
$15.74
Hengegate Pathway+4% Synergy
$4.91
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.31
Island+3% Synergy
$0.07
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.25
Meticulous Archive+3% Synergy
$14.72
Azorius Guildgate+3% Synergy
$0.11
Sejiri Shelter+3% Synergy
$2.31
Kabira Takedown+3% Synergy
$0.26
Suppression Ray+3% Synergy
$0.26
Floodfarm Verge+2% Synergy
$9.01
Seachrome Coast+2% Synergy
$0.48
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.29
Sea of Clouds0% Synergy
$21.34
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.26
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$0.64
Glacial Floodplain0% Synergy
$0.38
Windswept Heath0% Synergy
$12.38
Arid Mesa0% Synergy
$30.77
Scalding Tarn-1% Synergy
$37.51
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.27
Misty Rainforest-2% Synergy
$35.75
Polluted Delta-2% Synergy
$19.87
Marsh Flats-2% Synergy
$32.33
Tundra-3% Synergy
$3000.00
Tranquil Cove-8% Synergy
$0.15
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
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
The Second Doctor
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Noble Heritage
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Shameless Charlatan
The Watcher in the Water
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Prava of the Steel Legion
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Inspiring Leader
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Faceless One
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Feywild Visitor
Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight
The Eleventh Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
The Eleventh Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Belisarius Cawl
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Prava of the Steel Legion
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Cecily, Haunted Mage // Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Genku, Future Shaper
The Second Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Second Doctor // Rose Tyler
Ayesha Tanaka
Haytham Kenway
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
Sygg, River Guide
Urza, Lord Protector
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer