The Gaffer: Control
$6.73
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High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Gaffer's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Revitalize+83% Synergy
$0.22
Haliya, Guided by Light+70% Synergy
$2.20
Griffin Aerie+69% Synergy
$0.29
Storm Herd+68% Synergy
$0.89
Shattered Angel+67% Synergy
$0.71
Soul Warden+65% Synergy
$3.51
Authority of the Consuls+64% Synergy
$4.32
Reprieve+63% Synergy
$1.64
The Book of Exalted Deeds+61% Synergy
$7.94
Blind Obedience+61% Synergy
$6.36
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Gaffer Control decks run as their core.
Archivist of Oghma+57% Synergy
$8.30
Soul's Attendant+56% Synergy
$5.64
Awe Strike+56% Synergy
$0.20
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles+56% Synergy
$0.34
Rebuff the Wicked+53% Synergy
$7.34
Valkyrie Harbinger+46% Synergy
$2.93
Mana Tithe+45% Synergy
$0.88
Resplendent Angel+44% Synergy
$7.60
Exemplar of Light+42% Synergy
$2.44
Pearl Medallion+25% Synergy
$5.35
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Gaffer Control game on their own.
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$101.75
Ancient Tomb+4% Synergy
$125.34
Teferi's Protection+2% Synergy
$51.92
Enlightened Tutor-8% Synergy
$36.16
Smothering Tithe-15% Synergy
$53.72
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Gaffer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Sunscorch Regent+53% Synergy
$0.49
Crested Sunmare+40% Synergy
$9.82
Auriok Champion+38% Synergy
$9.91
Deep Gnome Terramancer+35% Synergy
$8.37
Celestial Force+28% Synergy
$1.16
Syndic of Tithes+28% Synergy
$0.21
Apothecary White+27% Synergy
$4.72
Leonin Elder+27% Synergy
$0.39
Rhox Faithmender+25% Synergy
$1.49
Voice of the Blessed+24% Synergy
$2.82
Nykthos Paragon+24% Synergy
$1.12
Felidar Sovereign+23% Synergy
$3.32
Cathar Commando+21% Synergy
$0.27
Speaker of the Heavens+20% Synergy
$0.81
Claim Jumper+19% Synergy
$0.31
Loyal Warhound+18% Synergy
$0.38
Knight of the White Orchid+16% Synergy
$4.56
Suture Priest+16% Synergy
$5.76
Aerith Gainsborough+15% Synergy
$2.22
Healer's Flock+14% Synergy
$0.19
Bronzebeak Foragers+14% Synergy
$0.41
Basilica Guards+14% Synergy
$0.18
Soaring Sandwing+14% Synergy
$0.13
Pride Guardian+14% Synergy
$0.15
Knight of Obligation+14% Synergy
$0.15
Celestial Crusader+14% Synergy
$0.15
Sentry Bot+14% Synergy
$0.27
Doorkeeper Thrull+13% Synergy
$1.35
Cemetery Protector+13% Synergy
$0.83
The Wandering Rescuer+13% Synergy
$2.44
Serra Avatar+13% Synergy
$0.54
Starfield Shepherd+12% Synergy
$0.33
Cat Collector+12% Synergy
$0.30
Witch Enchanter+11% Synergy
$2.82
Alms Collector+11% Synergy
$1.03
Angel of Indemnity+11% Synergy
$0.34
Aerial Extortionist+11% Synergy
$4.15
Aven Interrupter+9% Synergy
$4.12
Gold Myr+8% Synergy
$1.66
Aven Mindcensor+8% Synergy
$1.26
Loran of the Third Path+6% Synergy
$3.85
Phyrexian Vindicator+6% Synergy
$5.74
Heliod, Sun-Crowned+5% Synergy
$22.28
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+4% Synergy
$4.77
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun+3% Synergy
$0.37
Recruiter of the Guard+3% Synergy
$5.08
Angel of Vitality+1% Synergy
$0.28
Archangel of Thune0% Synergy
$61.80
Grand Abolisher-4% Synergy
$16.47
Sun Titan-8% Synergy
$0.38
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Gaffer's Control deck ahead.
Heliod's Intervention+48% Synergy
$2.67
Sejiri Shelter+45% Synergy
$1.64
Serene Offering+43% Synergy
$0.25
Healing Grace+43% Synergy
$0.15
Divine Offering+42% Synergy
$0.08
Light of Hope+42% Synergy
$0.27
Lapse of Certainty+40% Synergy
$1.87
Invoke the Divine+40% Synergy
$0.24
Riot Control+40% Synergy
$0.30
Get Lost+36% Synergy
$4.22
Dawn Charm+34% Synergy
$2.53
Reward the Faithful+28% Synergy
$0.20
Scent of Jasmine+28% Synergy
$0.18
Union of the Third Path+28% Synergy
$0.21
Blessed Reversal+28% Synergy
$0.41
Reviving Dose+28% Synergy
$0.08
Chastise+28% Synergy
$0.18
Scout's Warning+28% Synergy
$3.67
White Sun's Zenith+26% Synergy
$0.32
March of Otherworldly Light+26% Synergy
$0.94
Kabira Takedown+23% Synergy
$0.30
Razorgrass Ambush+21% Synergy
$0.34
Dawn's Truce+15% Synergy
$8.49
Will of the Mardu+15% Synergy
$2.20
Duty Beyond Death+14% Synergy
$0.33
Rally for the Throne+14% Synergy
$0.20
Abeyance+14% Synergy
$30.71
Debt of Loyalty+14% Synergy
$14.72
Ritual of Rejuvenation+14% Synergy
$0.21
Intervention Pact+14% Synergy
$5.26
Renounce the Guilds+14% Synergy
$0.18
Tithe+13% Synergy
$36.97
Mandate of Peace+13% Synergy
$2.17
Entrapment Maneuver+12% Synergy
$0.52
Raise the Alarm+12% Synergy
$0.21
Oblation+12% Synergy
$0.60
Unwanted Remake+12% Synergy
$0.26
Settle the Wreckage+11% Synergy
$2.61
Thraben Charm+11% Synergy
$0.38
Secure the Wastes+11% Synergy
$4.32
Orim's Chant+10% Synergy
$5.78
Make a Stand+10% Synergy
$0.18
Angel's Grace+10% Synergy
$6.23
Flare of Fortitude+9% Synergy
$3.78
Loran's Escape+7% Synergy
$1.32
Brave the Elements+2% Synergy
$0.46
Stroke of Midnight-12% Synergy
$0.36
Generous Gift-14% Synergy
$1.62
Swords to Plowshares-32% Synergy
$1.44
Path to Exile-39% Synergy
$1.05
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Gaffer.
Sanctify+56% Synergy
$0.32
The Battle of Bywater+54% Synergy
$2.90
Solemn Offering+42% Synergy
$0.07
Lucky Offering+42% Synergy
$0.23
Approach of the Second Sun+38% Synergy
$5.75
Winds of Abandon+37% Synergy
$5.28
Fumigate+35% Synergy
$0.35
Wrath of the Skies+14% Synergy
$1.59
Tariff+14% Synergy
$0.46
Cut a Deal+13% Synergy
$0.35
Late to Dinner+13% Synergy
$0.31
Slaughter the Strong+13% Synergy
$0.21
Council's Judgment+13% Synergy
$0.53
Fell the Mighty+12% Synergy
$0.21
Dismantling Wave+12% Synergy
$0.29
Hour of Revelation+11% Synergy
$1.30
Lay Down Arms+11% Synergy
$0.29
Promise of Loyalty+11% Synergy
$0.28
Search for Glory+11% Synergy
$0.83
White Sun's Twilight+9% Synergy
$2.50
Ondu Inversion+8% Synergy
$1.21
Idyllic Tutor+6% Synergy
$12.29
Ravnica at War+3% Synergy
$0.59
Vanquish the Horde+3% Synergy
$0.32
Mass Calcify+2% Synergy
$4.63
Sevinne's Reclamation+1% Synergy
$0.32
Secret Rendezvous+1% Synergy
$0.26
Wrath of God0% Synergy
$3.32
Austere Command-14% Synergy
$0.94
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Gaffer Control decks.
Potion of Healing+42% Synergy
$0.16
Candy Trail+42% Synergy
$0.55
The Wind Crystal+39% Synergy
$5.37
Alhammarret's Archive+39% Synergy
$11.35
Cosmos Elixir+38% Synergy
$2.92
Endless Atlas+36% Synergy
$2.02
Wayfarer's Bauble+32% Synergy
$0.32
Elixir of Immortality+27% Synergy
$0.80
Lembas+27% Synergy
$1.56
Well of Lost Dreams+21% Synergy
$4.85
Aetherflux Reservoir+20% Synergy
$23.88
Excalibur II+17% Synergy
$0.55
Sunbeam Spellbomb+14% Synergy
$0.19
Field-Tested Frying Pan+14% Synergy
$0.30
The Underworld Cookbook+14% Synergy
$0.37
Three Bowls of Porridge+14% Synergy
$0.20
Bumbleflower's Sharepot+14% Synergy
$0.23
Witch's Oven+14% Synergy
$0.86
Profane Memento+14% Synergy
$1.32
Ivory Tower+14% Synergy
$0.30
Isochron Scepter+14% Synergy
$12.89
Survivor's Med Kit+14% Synergy
$0.26
Carrot Cake+13% Synergy
$0.22
Trading Post+13% Synergy
$0.35
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+13% Synergy
$22.17
Mazemind Tome+13% Synergy
$0.14
Spear of Heliod+11% Synergy
$1.75
Halo Fountain+7% Synergy
$7.24
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes+6% Synergy
$6.69
Oketra's Monument+1% Synergy
$5.44
Archaeomancer's Map-10% Synergy
$1.30
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Gaffer decks.
Dawn of Hope+50% Synergy
$0.52
Angelic Accord+48% Synergy
$2.14
Peace of Mind+42% Synergy
$0.13
Ashes of the Abhorrent+41% Synergy
$0.61
Rewards of Diversity+28% Synergy
$0.45
Righteous Cause+28% Synergy
$0.61
Faith's Fetters+28% Synergy
$0.08
Orim's Prayer+28% Synergy
$0.50
Endless Horizons+27% Synergy
$7.74
Sigarda's Splendor+24% Synergy
$0.49
Test of Endurance+24% Synergy
$5.43
Cleric Class+21% Synergy
$2.11
Omen of the Sun+14% Synergy
$0.19
Food Coma+14% Synergy
$0.25
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit+13% Synergy
$0.36
Force of Virtue+13% Synergy
$0.37
On Thin Ice+13% Synergy
$0.78
Boon Reflection+13% Synergy
$12.83
Case of the Uneaten Feast+12% Synergy
$0.38
Dictate of Heliod+12% Synergy
$0.43
Dawn of a New Age+10% Synergy
$3.80
Light of Promise+10% Synergy
$0.39
Aura of Silence+10% Synergy
$7.48
Ajani's Welcome+7% Synergy
$1.78
Trouble in Pairs0% Synergy
$29.28
Darksteel Mutation-3% Synergy
$0.50
Land Tax-18% Synergy
$13.05
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Gaffer's Control game plan.
The Wandering Emperor+12% Synergy
$4.10
Ajani, Strength of the Pride+10% Synergy
$8.74
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Gaffer Control decks.
Radiant Fountain+52% Synergy
$0.38
Blighted Steppe+41% Synergy
$0.12
Kabira Crossroads+40% Synergy
$0.31
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+35% Synergy
$6.08
Adventurer's Inn+35% Synergy
$0.31
Hall of Heliod's Generosity+31% Synergy
$12.14
Secluded Steppe+31% Synergy
$0.27
Castle Ardenvale+25% Synergy
$0.25
Ghost Quarter+25% Synergy
$0.94
Arid Archway+25% Synergy
$0.41
Maze of Ith+24% Synergy
$10.35
Karoo+21% Synergy
$1.23
Reliquary Tower+19% Synergy
$2.76
Buried Ruin+19% Synergy
$0.37
Seraph Sanctuary+15% Synergy
$1.53
Ruins of Trokair+14% Synergy
$0.25
Forbidding Watchtower+13% Synergy
$0.32
Wasteland+12% Synergy
$27.58
Mutavault+12% Synergy
$4.31
New Benalia+12% Synergy
$0.27
The Fair Basilica+11% Synergy
$0.24
Fountainport+11% Synergy
$2.76
Field of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.32
Eiganjo Castle+10% Synergy
$13.37
Guildless Commons+10% Synergy
$4.02
Kor Haven+9% Synergy
$18.78
War Room+8% Synergy
$1.99
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$6.42
Scavenger Grounds+6% Synergy
$0.35
Emeria, the Sky Ruin+5% Synergy
$5.14
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.36
Minas Tirith-13% Synergy
$6.78
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-18% Synergy
$49.84
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Gaffer's Control strategy.
Arcane Signet+42% Synergy
$0.46
Marble Diamond+38% Synergy
$0.30
Pristine Talisman+24% Synergy
$0.36
Golden Egg+14% Synergy
$0.26
Orazca Relic+14% Synergy
$0.24
Paradise Plume+14% Synergy
$0.40
Decanter of Endless Water+13% Synergy
$4.11
Thought Vessel+12% Synergy
$2.60
Extraplanar Lens+9% Synergy
$11.33
Caged Sun+6% Synergy
$3.83
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.40
Lands
The mana base behind The Gaffer's Control decks.
Sejiri Shelter+45% Synergy
$1.64
Myriad Landscape+43% Synergy
$0.24
Kabira Takedown+23% Synergy
$0.30
Demolition Field+22% Synergy
$0.52
Flagstones of Trokair+22% Synergy
$3.73
Razorgrass Ambush+21% Synergy
$0.34
Witch Enchanter+11% Synergy
$2.82
Ondu Inversion+8% Synergy
$1.21
Snow-Covered Plains+6% Synergy
$0.39
Plains-8% Synergy
$0.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Gaffer: Control.
Prava of the Steel Legion // Tymna the Weaver
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Ravos, Soultender
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
Sorin of House Markov
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Evra, Halcyon Witness
Will, Scion of Peace
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Celestine, the Living Saint
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Linden, the Steadfast Queen
Fluros of Myra's Marvels // Tymna the Weaver
Nocturno of Myra's Marvels // Tymna the Weaver
Astarion, the Decadent
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Shanna, Purifying Blade
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Atalya, Samite Master
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Rodolf Duskbringer
Prava of the Steel Legion // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Tymna the Weaver
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Treva, the Renewer