Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
$0.39

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background

Simic

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Niche Pick Less common, brings surprise factor.

Ranking

#1491 Current Rank

#1443 Last Week

#1580 Last Month

Links & Decks

Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef.

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New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef decks.

The Earth Crystal

+9% Synergy $5.19

Tromell, Seymour's Butler

+4% Synergy $0.33

Goobbue Gardener

+4% Synergy $0.06

Bugenhagen, Wise Elder

+3% Synergy $0.65

Summon: Fenrir

+2% Synergy $0.30

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's abilities and overall game plan.

Chasm Skulker

+50% Synergy $0.71

Omen Hawker

+42% Synergy $0.16

Volo, Guide to Monsters

+41% Synergy $0.28

Kami of Whispered Hopes

+40% Synergy $4.33

Siren Stormtamer

+40% Synergy $0.18

Wizard Class

+39% Synergy $1.34

Cankerbloom

+38% Synergy $0.26

Murkfiend Liege

+36% Synergy $2.29

Master Biomancer

+36% Synergy $0.50

Thrummingbird

+34% Synergy $0.13

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef decks.

Incubation Druid

+33% Synergy $2.07

Kiora's Follower

+32% Synergy $0.20

Hardened Scales

+30% Synergy $1.44

Inspiring Call

+27% Synergy $0.30

Herald of Secret Streams

+26% Synergy $5.06

Birds of Paradise

+20% Synergy $10.10

Llanowar Elves

+12% Synergy $0.22

Beast Within

-1% Synergy $0.83

Counterspell

-1% Synergy $1.25

Cultivate

-6% Synergy $0.54

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Seedborn Muse

+15% Synergy $7.10

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

+6% Synergy $11.99

Thassa's Oracle

+5% Synergy $19.02

Gaea's Cradle

+3% Synergy $989.62

Chrome Mox

0% Synergy $103.74

Mox Diamond

0% Synergy $669.19

Ancient Tomb

-1% Synergy $95.44

Mana Vault

-1% Synergy $77.64

Force of Will

-2% Synergy $61.91

Mystical Tutor

-2% Synergy $15.45

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Psychosis Crawler

+31% Synergy $0.38

Radagast the Brown

+31% Synergy $0.64

Maraleaf Pixie

+30% Synergy $0.13

Rishkar, Peema Renegade

+28% Synergy $0.20

Managorger Hydra

+28% Synergy $1.40

Loyal Guardian

+28% Synergy $0.28

Inga and Esika

+26% Synergy $1.61

Defiler of Vigor

+26% Synergy $1.32

Laboratory Maniac

+25% Synergy $0.85

Quirion Beastcaller

+25% Synergy $0.22

Dreamtide Whale

+24% Synergy $5.25

Renata, Called to the Hunt

+23% Synergy $0.12

Forgotten Ancient

+22% Synergy $0.58

Skatewing Spy

+22% Synergy $0.11

Cryptic Trilobite

+22% Synergy $0.83

Champion of Lambholt

+21% Synergy $4.94

Scavenging Ooze

+21% Synergy $0.28

Sakura-Tribe Elder

+20% Synergy $0.42

Twenty-Toed Toad

+20% Synergy $4.32

Tender Wildguide

+20% Synergy $0.35

Ornithopter of Paradise

+19% Synergy $2.67

Silverback Elder

+19% Synergy $3.95

Poison Dart Frog

+18% Synergy $0.19

Lorescale Coatl

+17% Synergy $0.09

Toothy, Imaginary Friend

+17% Synergy $7.25

Delighted Halfling

+16% Synergy $15.14

Evolution Sage

+16% Synergy $2.23

Topiary Stomper

+16% Synergy $0.56

Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood

+15% Synergy $0.29

Hydroelectric Specimen

+15% Synergy $1.16

Kodama of the West Tree

+15% Synergy $16.68

Amphin Mutineer

+15% Synergy $0.15

Elusive Otter

+15% Synergy $0.19

Sharktocrab

+15% Synergy $0.08

Beast Whisperer

+14% Synergy $2.78

Fathom Mage

+14% Synergy $0.41

Frilled Mystic

+14% Synergy $0.09

Duskshell Crawler

+14% Synergy $0.23

Evolution Witness

+13% Synergy $0.18

Solemn Simulacrum

+12% Synergy $0.25

Coiling Oracle

+11% Synergy $0.08

Arwen, Weaver of Hope

+11% Synergy $3.10

End-Raze Forerunners

+10% Synergy $0.46

Enduring Vitality

+9% Synergy $3.96

Glen Elendra Archmage

+9% Synergy $8.41

Eternal Witness

+8% Synergy $1.02

Gyre Sage

+8% Synergy $3.17

Elvish Mystic

+4% Synergy $0.36

Fyndhorn Elves

+4% Synergy $0.92

Reclamation Sage

+2% Synergy $0.15

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef safe.

Dramatic Reversal

+9% Synergy $13.39

An Offer You Can't Refuse

+6% Synergy $1.45

Repulsive Mutation

+6% Synergy $0.32

Pongify

+5% Synergy $2.22

Nature's Claim

+5% Synergy $0.98

Vitalize

+5% Synergy $1.11

Negate

+4% Synergy $0.26

Reality Shift

+4% Synergy $0.25

Silkguard

+4% Synergy $3.95

Decisive Denial

+3% Synergy $0.21

Snakeskin Veil

+3% Synergy $0.10

Plasm Capture

+3% Synergy $0.19

Resculpt

+2% Synergy $0.28

Flare of Denial

+2% Synergy $3.70

Collective Resistance

+2% Synergy $1.32

Krosan Grip

+1% Synergy $0.87

Simic Charm

+1% Synergy $1.68

Chord of Calling

+1% Synergy $4.08

Return to Nature

+1% Synergy $0.17

Veil of Summer

+1% Synergy $4.72

Voidslime

+1% Synergy $0.57

Quandrix Command

+1% Synergy $0.12

Muddle the Mixture

+1% Synergy $1.83

Dispel

+1% Synergy $0.37

Auroral Procession

+1% Synergy $0.19

Flusterstorm

0% Synergy $9.24

Force of Vigor

0% Synergy $5.97

Mental Misstep

0% Synergy $7.66

Rapid Hybridization

-1% Synergy $1.38

Force of Negation

-1% Synergy $51.18

Pact of Negation

-1% Synergy $14.92

Sink into Stupor

-2% Synergy $7.87

Fierce Guardianship

-3% Synergy $42.02

Arcane Denial

-4% Synergy $1.82

Swan Song

-4% Synergy $8.03

Worldly Tutor

-4% Synergy $23.45

Aetherize

-4% Synergy $0.45

Ripples of Potential

-4% Synergy $3.17

Heroic Intervention

-5% Synergy $9.75

Mana Drain

-7% Synergy $44.85

Crop Rotation

-7% Synergy $4.65

Cyclonic Rift

-8% Synergy $46.53

Brainstorm

-9% Synergy $1.34

Growth Spiral

-14% Synergy $0.26

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's game plan and control the board.

Wave Goodbye

+15% Synergy $8.12

Unnatural Restoration

+11% Synergy $0.45

Thirsting Roots

+6% Synergy $0.21

Oversimplify

+3% Synergy $0.20

Neoform

+3% Synergy $0.94

Eldritch Evolution

+3% Synergy $1.80

Curse of the Swine

+1% Synergy $0.21

Ezuri's Predation

0% Synergy $0.75

Shamanic Revelation

0% Synergy $0.79

Nature's Rhythm

0% Synergy $2.50

Bala Ged Recovery

-1% Synergy $5.13

Sea Gate Restoration

-1% Synergy $33.64

Nature's Lore

-2% Synergy $1.99

Overwhelming Stampede

-2% Synergy $1.36

Finale of Devastation

-3% Synergy $21.28

Rampant Growth

-8% Synergy $0.37

Kodama's Reach

-8% Synergy $1.79

Three Visits

-8% Synergy $5.88

Farseek

-10% Synergy $0.73

Explore

-11% Synergy $0.19

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

+15% Synergy $10.10

Swiftfoot Boots

+9% Synergy $1.32

Thousand-Year Elixir

+8% Synergy $11.96

Venser's Journal

+7% Synergy $8.98

The Ozolith

+6% Synergy $44.45

Maskwood Nexus

+6% Synergy $1.60

Monster Manual

+6% Synergy $4.45

Agatha's Soul Cauldron

+5% Synergy $32.27

Isochron Scepter

+4% Synergy $17.19

Lightning Greaves

+3% Synergy $4.54

The Great Henge

+2% Synergy $62.95

Lifecrafter's Bestiary

+1% Synergy $0.23

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Proft's Eidetic Memory

+28% Synergy $5.10

Simic Ascendancy

+19% Synergy $0.37

Ominous Seas

+16% Synergy $0.83

Innkeeper's Talent

+12% Synergy $12.33

Bred for the Hunt

+12% Synergy $0.40

Long List of the Ents

+12% Synergy $0.10

Teferi's Ageless Insight

+9% Synergy $2.00

Branching Evolution

+8% Synergy $2.63

Intruder Alarm

+7% Synergy $2.90

Unstoppable Plan

+7% Synergy $2.51

Communal Brewing

+7% Synergy $0.55

Tribute to the World Tree

+6% Synergy $10.62

Freed from the Real

+5% Synergy $11.77

Instill Energy

+5% Synergy $1.46

Guardian Project

+4% Synergy $11.27

Wild Growth

+3% Synergy $0.25

Imprisoned in the Moon

+2% Synergy $0.16

Growing Rites of Itlimoc

+1% Synergy $4.52

Hadana's Climb

+1% Synergy $2.04

Utopia Sprawl

0% Synergy $0.92

Garruk's Uprising

-2% Synergy $0.54

Sylvan Library

-5% Synergy $27.73

Mystic Remora

-6% Synergy $8.45

Exploration

-9% Synergy $29.07

Rhystic Study

-10% Synergy $49.29

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter

+16% Synergy $0.17

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

+9% Synergy $6.72

Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim

+4% Synergy $3.85

Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner

-1% Synergy $0.53

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Reliquary Tower

+18% Synergy $2.59

Karn's Bastion

+16% Synergy $1.30

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

+13% Synergy $49.50

Riptide Laboratory

+11% Synergy $0.45

Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

+9% Synergy $0.95

Novijen, Heart of Progress

+7% Synergy $0.38

Castle Garenbrig

+4% Synergy $4.48

Boseiju, Who Endures

0% Synergy $30.50

Otawara, Soaring City

0% Synergy $18.65

Alchemist's Refuge

0% Synergy $0.88

Llanowar Reborn

0% Synergy $0.15

Dryad Arbor

0% Synergy $1.58

Restless Vinestalk

0% Synergy $0.28

Urza's Saga

0% Synergy $41.89

Mosswort Bridge

-2% Synergy $0.28

Lumbering Falls

-2% Synergy $0.12

Mistrise Village

-3% Synergy $5.94

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

-5% Synergy $8.83

Temple of the False God

-5% Synergy $0.15

Mystic Sanctuary

-6% Synergy $1.39

Rogue's Passage

-9% Synergy $0.32

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Thought Vessel

+31% Synergy $1.15

Decanter of Endless Water

+28% Synergy $2.88

Patriar's Seal

+6% Synergy $3.14

Lotus Petal

-1% Synergy $26.29

Commander's Sphere

-3% Synergy $0.17

Sol Ring

-4% Synergy $1.24

Arcane Signet

-5% Synergy $0.52

Talisman of Curiosity

-5% Synergy $0.29

Simic Signet

-14% Synergy $0.25

Lands

The mana base foundation for Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Exotic Orchard

+9% Synergy $0.27

Barkchannel Pathway

+7% Synergy $3.86

Willowrush Verge

+4% Synergy $6.15

Yavimaya Coast

+3% Synergy $0.33

Temple of Mystery

+3% Synergy $0.17

Vineglimmer Snarl

+2% Synergy $0.18

Waterlogged Grove

+2% Synergy $1.07

Mana Confluence

+2% Synergy $23.97

Command Tower

+1% Synergy $0.30

Rejuvenating Springs

+1% Synergy $4.88

Dreamroot Cascade

+1% Synergy $1.07

Thornwood Falls

+1% Synergy $0.03

Tangled Islet

+1% Synergy $0.26

City of Brass

+1% Synergy $18.89

Gemstone Caverns

+1% Synergy $40.36

Rimewood Falls

0% Synergy $0.58

Verdant Catacombs

0% Synergy $20.83

Breeding Pool

-1% Synergy $7.34

Evolving Wilds

-1% Synergy $0.07

Botanical Sanctum

-1% Synergy $1.09

Polluted Delta

-1% Synergy $15.70

Scalding Tarn

-1% Synergy $24.05

Wooded Foothills

-1% Synergy $13.58

Flooded Grove

-2% Synergy $0.26

Overflowing Basin

-2% Synergy $0.16

Tropical Island

-2% Synergy

Flooded Strand

-2% Synergy $13.93

Simic Guildgate

-2% Synergy $0.14

Prismatic Vista

-2% Synergy $30.82

Quandrix Campus

-2% Synergy $0.10

Hinterland Harbor

-3% Synergy $0.30

Myriad Landscape

-3% Synergy $0.21

Windswept Heath

-3% Synergy $8.81

Misty Rainforest

-5% Synergy $27.41

Fabled Passage

-5% Synergy $5.01

Hedge Maze

-6% Synergy $9.45

Terramorphic Expanse

-7% Synergy $0.18

Simic Growth Chamber

-8% Synergy $0.21

Path of Ancestry

-12% Synergy $0.15

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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef.

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Siani, Eye of the Storm // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

The Thirteenth Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius

The Thirteenth Doctor // K-9, Mark I

Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Thrasios, Triton Hero

The Fifth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior

Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Numa, Joraga Chieftain

The Thirteenth Doctor // Susan Foreman

Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

The Fifth Doctor // Susan Foreman

Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Master Chef

Lonis, Genetics Expert

Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Master Chef

Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Vorel of the Hull Clade

Kodama of the East Tree // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Thrasios, Triton Hero

The Thirteenth Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Flaming Fist

Ezuri, Claw of Progress

Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood

Sengir, the Dark Baron // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Experiment Kraj

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Numa, Joraga Chieftain

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Me, the Immortal

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Acolyte of Bahamut

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Hardy Outlander

Danny Pink

Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Halana, Kessig Ranger