Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
$0.36

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

#1511 Current Rank

#1623 Last Week

#1594 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 $6.68

Tromell, Seymour's Butler

+4% Synergy $0.24

Goobbue Gardener

+4% Synergy $0.03

Bugenhagen, Wise Elder

+3% Synergy $0.55

Summon: Fenrir

+2% Synergy $0.35

High Synergy Cards

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

Chasm Skulker

+50% Synergy $0.48

Omen Hawker

+42% Synergy $0.17

Volo, Guide to Monsters

+41% Synergy $0.35

Kami of Whispered Hopes

+40% Synergy $4.79

Siren Stormtamer

+40% Synergy $0.16

Wizard Class

+39% Synergy $1.35

Cankerbloom

+38% Synergy $0.22

Murkfiend Liege

+36% Synergy $3.29

Master Biomancer

+36% Synergy $0.51

Thrummingbird

+34% Synergy $0.21

Top Cards

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

Incubation Druid

+33% Synergy $1.68

Kiora's Follower

+32% Synergy $0.18

Hardened Scales

+30% Synergy $0.84

Inspiring Call

+27% Synergy $0.23

Herald of Secret Streams

+26% Synergy $2.90

Birds of Paradise

+20% Synergy $11.72

Llanowar Elves

+12% Synergy $0.23

Beast Within

-1% Synergy $0.84

Counterspell

-1% Synergy $1.60

Cultivate

-6% Synergy $0.61

Game Changers

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

Seedborn Muse

+15% Synergy $8.36

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

+6% Synergy $12.54

Thassa's Oracle

+5% Synergy $17.54

Gaea's Cradle

+3% Synergy $993.06

Chrome Mox

0% Synergy $109.39

Mox Diamond

0% Synergy $716.12

Ancient Tomb

-1% Synergy $94.95

Mana Vault

-1% Synergy $78.39

Force of Will

-2% Synergy $64.58

Mystical Tutor

-2% Synergy $13.26

Creatures

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

Psychosis Crawler

+31% Synergy $0.29

Radagast the Brown

+31% Synergy $0.72

Maraleaf Pixie

+30% Synergy $0.16

Rishkar, Peema Renegade

+28% Synergy $0.19

Managorger Hydra

+28% Synergy $1.11

Loyal Guardian

+28% Synergy $0.27

Inga and Esika

+26% Synergy $1.67

Defiler of Vigor

+26% Synergy $1.47

Laboratory Maniac

+25% Synergy $0.96

Quirion Beastcaller

+25% Synergy $0.17

Dreamtide Whale

+24% Synergy $3.47

Renata, Called to the Hunt

+23% Synergy $0.13

Forgotten Ancient

+22% Synergy $0.58

Skatewing Spy

+22% Synergy $0.16

Cryptic Trilobite

+22% Synergy $0.91

Champion of Lambholt

+21% Synergy $7.48

Scavenging Ooze

+21% Synergy $0.26

Sakura-Tribe Elder

+20% Synergy $0.41

Twenty-Toed Toad

+20% Synergy $4.78

Tender Wildguide

+20% Synergy $0.40

Ornithopter of Paradise

+19% Synergy $2.99

Silverback Elder

+19% Synergy $4.91

Poison Dart Frog

+18% Synergy $0.14

Lorescale Coatl

+17% Synergy $0.10

Toothy, Imaginary Friend

+17% Synergy $7.98

Delighted Halfling

+16% Synergy $14.90

Evolution Sage

+16% Synergy $1.84

Topiary Stomper

+16% Synergy $0.42

Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood

+15% Synergy $0.28

Hydroelectric Specimen

+15% Synergy $1.73

Kodama of the West Tree

+15% Synergy $16.55

Amphin Mutineer

+15% Synergy $0.91

Elusive Otter

+15% Synergy $0.21

Sharktocrab

+15% Synergy $0.08

Beast Whisperer

+14% Synergy $2.99

Fathom Mage

+14% Synergy $0.19

Frilled Mystic

+14% Synergy $0.10

Duskshell Crawler

+14% Synergy $0.19

Evolution Witness

+13% Synergy $0.15

Solemn Simulacrum

+12% Synergy $0.26

Coiling Oracle

+11% Synergy $0.12

Arwen, Weaver of Hope

+11% Synergy $3.23

End-Raze Forerunners

+10% Synergy $0.48

Enduring Vitality

+9% Synergy $3.32

Glen Elendra Archmage

+9% Synergy $9.42

Eternal Witness

+8% Synergy $1.00

Gyre Sage

+8% Synergy $2.39

Elvish Mystic

+4% Synergy $0.48

Fyndhorn Elves

+4% Synergy $1.10

Reclamation Sage

+2% Synergy $0.18

Instants

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

Dramatic Reversal

+9% Synergy $10.54

An Offer You Can't Refuse

+6% Synergy $1.36

Repulsive Mutation

+6% Synergy $0.28

Pongify

+5% Synergy $1.81

Nature's Claim

+5% Synergy $0.87

Vitalize

+5% Synergy $1.18

Negate

+4% Synergy $0.26

Reality Shift

+4% Synergy $0.24

Silkguard

+4% Synergy $3.82

Decisive Denial

+3% Synergy $0.25

Snakeskin Veil

+3% Synergy $0.09

Plasm Capture

+3% Synergy $0.13

Resculpt

+2% Synergy $0.26

Flare of Denial

+2% Synergy $3.92

Collective Resistance

+2% Synergy $1.26

Krosan Grip

+1% Synergy $0.80

Simic Charm

+1% Synergy $1.25

Chord of Calling

+1% Synergy $3.97

Return to Nature

+1% Synergy $0.21

Veil of Summer

+1% Synergy $4.91

Voidslime

+1% Synergy $0.54

Quandrix Command

+1% Synergy $0.13

Muddle the Mixture

+1% Synergy $1.85

Dispel

+1% Synergy $0.31

Auroral Procession

+1% Synergy $0.24

Flusterstorm

0% Synergy $9.65

Force of Vigor

0% Synergy $6.03

Mental Misstep

0% Synergy $8.08

Rapid Hybridization

-1% Synergy $1.52

Force of Negation

-1% Synergy $45.90

Pact of Negation

-1% Synergy $15.61

Sink into Stupor

-2% Synergy $7.76

Fierce Guardianship

-3% Synergy $44.22

Arcane Denial

-4% Synergy $1.83

Swan Song

-4% Synergy $8.48

Worldly Tutor

-4% Synergy $21.91

Aetherize

-4% Synergy $0.36

Ripples of Potential

-4% Synergy $2.38

Heroic Intervention

-5% Synergy $10.98

Mana Drain

-7% Synergy $46.95

Crop Rotation

-7% Synergy $5.04

Cyclonic Rift

-8% Synergy $43.88

Brainstorm

-9% Synergy $1.27

Growth Spiral

-14% Synergy $0.18

Sorceries

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

Wave Goodbye

+15% Synergy $3.33

Unnatural Restoration

+11% Synergy $0.38

Thirsting Roots

+6% Synergy $0.29

Oversimplify

+3% Synergy $0.12

Neoform

+3% Synergy $0.84

Eldritch Evolution

+3% Synergy $1.64

Curse of the Swine

+1% Synergy $0.12

Ezuri's Predation

0% Synergy $0.99

Shamanic Revelation

0% Synergy $0.72

Nature's Rhythm

0% Synergy $1.87

Bala Ged Recovery

-1% Synergy $4.33

Sea Gate Restoration

-1% Synergy $36.04

Nature's Lore

-2% Synergy $1.95

Overwhelming Stampede

-2% Synergy $1.33

Finale of Devastation

-3% Synergy $24.09

Rampant Growth

-8% Synergy $0.42

Kodama's Reach

-8% Synergy $1.82

Three Visits

-8% Synergy $5.96

Farseek

-10% Synergy $0.50

Explore

-11% Synergy $4.95

Utility Artifacts

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

Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

+15% Synergy $8.74

Swiftfoot Boots

+9% Synergy $1.14

Thousand-Year Elixir

+8% Synergy $12.72

Venser's Journal

+7% Synergy $10.04

The Ozolith

+6% Synergy $43.91

Maskwood Nexus

+6% Synergy $1.85

Monster Manual

+6% Synergy $4.87

Agatha's Soul Cauldron

+5% Synergy $21.95

Isochron Scepter

+4% Synergy $16.26

Lightning Greaves

+3% Synergy $4.12

The Great Henge

+2% Synergy $64.11

Lifecrafter's Bestiary

+1% Synergy $0.18

Enchantments

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

Proft's Eidetic Memory

+28% Synergy $3.74

Simic Ascendancy

+19% Synergy $0.61

Ominous Seas

+16% Synergy $1.00

Innkeeper's Talent

+12% Synergy $13.71

Bred for the Hunt

+12% Synergy $0.42

Long List of the Ents

+12% Synergy $0.04

Teferi's Ageless Insight

+9% Synergy $1.89

Branching Evolution

+8% Synergy $2.71

Intruder Alarm

+7% Synergy $2.86

Unstoppable Plan

+7% Synergy $2.47

Communal Brewing

+7% Synergy $0.39

Tribute to the World Tree

+6% Synergy $9.32

Freed from the Real

+5% Synergy $9.96

Instill Energy

+5% Synergy $1.37

Guardian Project

+4% Synergy $11.09

Wild Growth

+3% Synergy $0.18

Imprisoned in the Moon

+2% Synergy $0.17

Growing Rites of Itlimoc

+1% Synergy $4.33

Hadana's Climb

+1% Synergy $1.99

Utopia Sprawl

0% Synergy $0.97

Garruk's Uprising

-2% Synergy $0.85

Sylvan Library

-5% Synergy $25.58

Mystic Remora

-6% Synergy $10.49

Exploration

-9% Synergy $30.05

Rhystic Study

-10% Synergy $51.13

Planeswalkers

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

Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter

+16% Synergy $0.20

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

+9% Synergy $6.62

Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim

+4% Synergy $3.19

Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner

-1% Synergy $0.60

Utility Lands

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

Reliquary Tower

+18% Synergy $1.99

Karn's Bastion

+16% Synergy $1.55

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

+13% Synergy $46.25

Riptide Laboratory

+11% Synergy $0.56

Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

+9% Synergy $1.08

Novijen, Heart of Progress

+7% Synergy $0.33

Castle Garenbrig

+4% Synergy $4.56

Boseiju, Who Endures

0% Synergy $32.95

Otawara, Soaring City

0% Synergy $18.45

Alchemist's Refuge

0% Synergy $0.33

Llanowar Reborn

0% Synergy $0.09

Dryad Arbor

0% Synergy $1.26

Restless Vinestalk

0% Synergy $0.25

Urza's Saga

0% Synergy $35.36

Mosswort Bridge

-2% Synergy $0.18

Lumbering Falls

-2% Synergy $0.10

Mistrise Village

-3% Synergy $6.13

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

-5% Synergy $7.75

Temple of the False God

-5% Synergy $0.13

Mystic Sanctuary

-6% Synergy $1.70

Rogue's Passage

-9% Synergy $0.31

Mana Artifacts

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

Thought Vessel

+31% Synergy $1.04

Decanter of Endless Water

+28% Synergy $3.47

Patriar's Seal

+6% Synergy $3.69

Lotus Petal

-1% Synergy $26.71

Commander's Sphere

-3% Synergy $0.17

Sol Ring

-4% Synergy $1.46

Arcane Signet

-5% Synergy $0.49

Talisman of Curiosity

-5% Synergy $0.17

Simic Signet

-14% Synergy $0.17

Lands

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

Exotic Orchard

+9% Synergy $0.21

Barkchannel Pathway

+7% Synergy $2.83

Willowrush Verge

+4% Synergy $6.06

Yavimaya Coast

+3% Synergy $0.24

Temple of Mystery

+3% Synergy $0.11

Vineglimmer Snarl

+2% Synergy $0.15

Waterlogged Grove

+2% Synergy $0.95

Mana Confluence

+2% Synergy $24.01

Command Tower

+1% Synergy $0.27

Rejuvenating Springs

+1% Synergy $5.59

Dreamroot Cascade

+1% Synergy $0.87

Thornwood Falls

+1% Synergy $0.06

Tangled Islet

+1% Synergy $0.14

City of Brass

+1% Synergy $19.64

Gemstone Caverns

+1% Synergy $38.48

Rimewood Falls

0% Synergy $0.49

Verdant Catacombs

0% Synergy $19.30

Breeding Pool

-1% Synergy $6.67

Evolving Wilds

-1% Synergy $0.12

Botanical Sanctum

-1% Synergy $0.88

Polluted Delta

-1% Synergy $15.26

Scalding Tarn

-1% Synergy $23.54

Wooded Foothills

-1% Synergy $12.77

Flooded Grove

-2% Synergy $0.29

Overflowing Basin

-2% Synergy $0.17

Tropical Island

-2% Synergy

Flooded Strand

-2% Synergy $13.38

Simic Guildgate

-2% Synergy $0.14

Prismatic Vista

-2% Synergy $32.18

Quandrix Campus

-2% Synergy $0.09

Hinterland Harbor

-3% Synergy $0.25

Myriad Landscape

-3% Synergy $0.16

Windswept Heath

-3% Synergy $8.50

Misty Rainforest

-5% Synergy $26.43

Fabled Passage

-5% Synergy $4.81

Hedge Maze

-6% Synergy $10.05

Terramorphic Expanse

-7% Synergy $0.16

Simic Growth Chamber

-8% Synergy $0.54

Path of Ancestry

-12% Synergy $0.16

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

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Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Thrasios, Triton Hero

The Fifth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior

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

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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

Sin, Unending Cataclysm

Tanazir Quandrix

Vorel of the Hull Clade

Zimone, Paradox Sculptor

Zegana, Utopian Speaker

Marcus, Mutant Mayor

Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Lonis, Genetics Expert

Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Master Chef

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

Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied

Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood

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

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

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Numa, Joraga Chieftain

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Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Acolyte of Bahamut

Perrie, the Pulverizer