Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef: Zoo
$0.65
$0.65Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef players are trying out in Zoo decks.
Studious First-Year+28% Synergy
$0.28
Cuboid Colony+15% Synergy
$0.17
Tam, Observant Sequencer+14% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Sculpt+14% Synergy
$1.16
Germination Practicum+11% Synergy
$11.43
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's Zoo builds — cards that lean hardest into the Zoo theme.
Chasm Skulker+62% Synergy
$0.50
Birds of Paradise+52% Synergy
$13.48
Proft's Eidetic Memory+50% Synergy
$1.75
Omen Hawker+46% Synergy
$0.23
Wizard Class+42% Synergy
$2.82
Cryptic Trilobite+42% Synergy
$1.80
Volo, Guide to Monsters+42% Synergy
$0.37
Siren Stormtamer+41% Synergy
$0.36
Silverback Elder+40% Synergy
$7.44
Kiora's Follower+39% Synergy
$0.35
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef Zoo decks run as their core.
Psychosis Crawler+38% Synergy
$2.78
Hardened Scales+36% Synergy
$1.83
Frilled Mystic+34% Synergy
$0.28
Wave Goodbye+31% Synergy
$0.85
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood+30% Synergy
$0.41
Inspiring Call+28% Synergy
$0.35
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+28% Synergy
$3.87
Simic Ascendancy+24% Synergy
$0.39
Llanowar Elves+9% Synergy
$0.25
Beast Within-7% Synergy
$0.46
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef Zoo game on their own.
Seedborn Muse+21% Synergy
$15.22
Thassa's Oracle+1% Synergy
$22.93
Worldly Tutor-9% Synergy
$26.55
Fierce Guardianship-11% Synergy
$56.78
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Zoo plan in Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Cankerbloom+34% Synergy
$0.66
Duskshell Crawler+34% Synergy
$0.23
Master Biomancer+31% Synergy
$0.76
Sharktocrab+31% Synergy
$0.15
Renata, Called to the Hunt+30% Synergy
$0.19
Radagast the Brown+30% Synergy
$1.30
Kami of Whispered Hopes+28% Synergy
$2.44
Inga and Esika+28% Synergy
$2.58
Twenty-Toed Toad+28% Synergy
$3.31
Mystic Snake+28% Synergy
$1.06
Evolution Witness+27% Synergy
$0.37
Ornithopter of Paradise+27% Synergy
$0.77
Poison Dart Frog+25% Synergy
$0.35
Defiler of Vigor+25% Synergy
$3.03
Tender Wildguide+25% Synergy
$0.39
Incubation Druid+24% Synergy
$2.06
Scavenging Ooze+24% Synergy
$0.28
Amphin Mutineer+24% Synergy
$0.19
Murkfiend Liege+23% Synergy
$3.65
Forgotten Ancient+22% Synergy
$0.30
End-Raze Forerunners+22% Synergy
$0.39
Champion of Lambholt+22% Synergy
$4.13
Hydroid Krasis+21% Synergy
$0.27
Thrummingbird+21% Synergy
$0.28
Quirion Beastcaller+21% Synergy
$0.29
Laboratory Maniac+20% Synergy
$2.24
Skatewing Spy+20% Synergy
$0.16
Experiment Kraj+20% Synergy
$0.40
Elusive Otter+19% Synergy
$0.30
Deepglow Skate+19% Synergy
$0.35
Sakura-Tribe Elder+18% Synergy
$0.30
Toski, Bearer of Secrets+18% Synergy
$3.10
Herald of Secret Streams+17% Synergy
$6.85
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath+17% Synergy
$3.17
Groundchuck & Dirtbag+17% Synergy
$0.45
Summon: Fenrir+17% Synergy
$0.35
Enduring Vitality+16% Synergy
$8.52
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+16% Synergy
$3.45
Three Tree Rootweaver+16% Synergy
$0.09
Delighted Halfling+15% Synergy
$25.79
Hydroelectric Specimen+15% Synergy
$0.70
Green Slime+15% Synergy
$1.63
Noxious Newt+14% Synergy
$0.23
Eternal Witness+13% Synergy
$1.38
Beast Whisperer+12% Synergy
$9.41
Craterhoof Behemoth+11% Synergy
$21.76
Maraleaf Pixie+10% Synergy
$0.33
Solemn Simulacrum+9% Synergy
$0.26
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle+8% Synergy
$0.45
Koma, Cosmos Serpent+6% Synergy
$6.74
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's Zoo deck ahead.
Snakeskin Veil+15% Synergy
$0.26
Gaea's Gift+14% Synergy
$1.22
Repulsive Mutation+10% Synergy
$1.04
Mizzium Skin+10% Synergy
$0.24
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.39
Silkguard+8% Synergy
$0.40
Shore Up+8% Synergy
$0.19
Glen Elendra's Answer+8% Synergy
$1.71
Negate+7% Synergy
$0.14
Collective Resistance+7% Synergy
$0.94
Ripples of Potential+6% Synergy
$1.96
Origin of Metalbending+6% Synergy
$0.23
Yuna's Whistle+6% Synergy
$0.23
Rapid Hybridization+5% Synergy
$0.60
Decisive Denial+5% Synergy
$0.31
Mutational Advantage+5% Synergy
$7.95
Quandrix Command+5% Synergy
$0.29
Magic Damper+5% Synergy
$0.28
Prishe's Wanderings+5% Synergy
$0.17
Cache Grab+5% Synergy
$0.19
Bar the Gate+5% Synergy
$0.25
Savage Summoning+5% Synergy
$1.27
Solidarity of Heroes+5% Synergy
$1.30
Disrupt+5% Synergy
$1.07
Setessan Tactics+5% Synergy
$0.46
Fleeting Reflection+5% Synergy
$0.21
Fumble+5% Synergy
$0.54
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.37
Heritage Reclamation+4% Synergy
$0.34
Disdainful Stroke+4% Synergy
$0.18
Khalni Ambush+4% Synergy
$0.47
Naturalize+4% Synergy
$0.16
Zimone's Hypothesis+3% Synergy
$0.24
Reality Shift+2% Synergy
$0.28
Flare of Denial+2% Synergy
$3.29
Veil of Summer0% Synergy
$5.02
Resculpt0% Synergy
$0.22
Sink into Stupor-1% Synergy
$7.11
Frantic Search-1% Synergy
$0.51
Chord of Calling-2% Synergy
$6.09
Opt-2% Synergy
$0.26
Pongify-4% Synergy
$1.98
Return of the Wildspeaker-5% Synergy
$0.77
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.46
Harrow-6% Synergy
$0.34
Heroic Intervention-9% Synergy
$13.39
Mana Drain-10% Synergy
$52.75
Counterspell-17% Synergy
$3.43
An Offer You Can't Refuse-18% Synergy
$2.26
Growth Spiral-34% Synergy
$0.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Zoo game plan forward for Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef.
Bridgeworks Battle+11% Synergy
$0.61
Thirsting Roots+9% Synergy
$0.60
Turntimber Symbiosis+8% Synergy
$2.51
Season of Gathering+8% Synergy
$5.33
Bushwhack+8% Synergy
$0.30
Spry and Mighty+8% Synergy
$0.32
Neoform+7% Synergy
$1.20
Shamanic Revelation+6% Synergy
$1.31
Explore the Underdark+5% Synergy
$0.16
Far Wanderings+5% Synergy
$0.37
Primal Growth+5% Synergy
$1.15
Primal Surge+5% Synergy
$6.40
Baral's Expertise+5% Synergy
$0.23
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+5% Synergy
$0.36
You Meet in a Tavern+5% Synergy
$0.09
Uncage the Menagerie+5% Synergy
$0.74
You Find a Cursed Idol+5% Synergy
$0.20
Wear Down+4% Synergy
$0.28
Wash Out+4% Synergy
$0.43
Praetor's Counsel+4% Synergy
$2.00
Unnatural Restoration+3% Synergy
$1.49
Eldritch Evolution+3% Synergy
$3.59
Flare of Cultivation+3% Synergy
$0.58
Season of Weaving+3% Synergy
$3.71
Devastation Tide+3% Synergy
$0.51
Fangs of Kalonia+3% Synergy
$0.36
Aether Gale+3% Synergy
$0.29
Scapeshift+3% Synergy
$48.70
River's Rebuke+3% Synergy
$0.36
Last March of the Ents+2% Synergy
$33.13
Oversimplify+1% Synergy
$0.32
Tezzeret's Gambit+1% Synergy
$0.28
Nature's Lore0% Synergy
$2.31
Nature's Rhythm0% Synergy
$5.44
Curse of the Swine-1% Synergy
$0.28
Fabricate-1% Synergy
$9.41
Overwhelming Stampede-2% Synergy
$1.54
Ezuri's Predation-2% Synergy
$1.59
Three Visits-4% Synergy
$5.51
Rishkar's Expertise-4% Synergy
$3.64
Bala Ged Recovery-5% Synergy
$6.57
Cultivate-15% Synergy
$0.30
Kodama's Reach-19% Synergy
$1.14
Rampant Growth-24% Synergy
$0.42
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef Zoo decks.
Lightning Greaves+17% Synergy
$3.93
Monster Manual+14% Synergy
$9.63
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+9% Synergy
$37.35
Maskwood Nexus+8% Synergy
$2.23
Peter Parker's Camera+7% Synergy
$1.71
Soul-Guide Lantern+5% Synergy
$0.31
Blasting Station+5% Synergy
$8.69
Robe of the Archmagi+5% Synergy
$0.40
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+5% Synergy
$3.63
The Enigma Jewel+5% Synergy
$1.18
Crystal Shard+5% Synergy
$2.49
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$68.87
Illusionist's Bracers+4% Synergy
$5.21
Akroma's Memorial+4% Synergy
$33.67
Sword of the Animist+4% Synergy
$8.14
Swiftfoot Boots+2% Synergy
$2.99
Lifecrafter's Bestiary+2% Synergy
$0.28
Emerald Medallion+2% Synergy
$2.83
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Zoo strategy in Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef decks.
Innkeeper's Talent+26% Synergy
$9.49
Branching Evolution+20% Synergy
$6.41
Intruder Alarm+12% Synergy
$3.92
Utopia Sprawl+10% Synergy
$1.35
Growing Rites of Itlimoc+10% Synergy
$7.61
Communal Brewing+10% Synergy
$0.37
Long List of the Ents+10% Synergy
$0.19
Song of Freyalise+10% Synergy
$0.44
Wild Growth+7% Synergy
$0.40
Ominous Seas+7% Synergy
$1.54
Hadana's Climb+7% Synergy
$2.71
Concordant Crossroads+7% Synergy
$23.21
Honest Work+7% Synergy
$0.28
Earthbender Ascension+6% Synergy
$2.23
Ride the Shoopuf+5% Synergy
$0.34
Dissipation Field+5% Synergy
$2.35
Awakening+5% Synergy
$6.24
Instill Energy+5% Synergy
$1.17
Presence of Gond+5% Synergy
$0.34
Gossip's Talent+4% Synergy
$0.26
Quest for Renewal+4% Synergy
$4.45
Court of Garenbrig+3% Synergy
$15.42
Path of Discovery+3% Synergy
$0.36
Beastmaster Ascension+2% Synergy
$3.76
Teferi's Ageless Insight+2% Synergy
$3.91
Inexorable Tide+2% Synergy
$4.21
Kenrith's Transformation+2% Synergy
$0.97
Unnatural Growth+2% Synergy
$2.67
Pemmin's Aura+2% Synergy
$11.71
Freed from the Real+1% Synergy
$8.69
Imprisoned in the Moon+1% Synergy
$0.30
Leyline of Anticipation+1% Synergy
$8.51
Bred for the Hunt0% Synergy
$0.49
Amphibian Downpour0% Synergy
$1.04
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$12.08
Tribute to the World Tree-1% Synergy
$12.70
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$11.44
Doubling Season-5% Synergy
$32.33
Garruk's Uprising-7% Synergy
$0.45
Exploration-8% Synergy
$32.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's Zoo game plan.
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+9% Synergy
$0.32
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate+5% Synergy
$3.02
Ellywick Tumblestrum+5% Synergy
$0.40
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+4% Synergy
$1.25
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+4% Synergy
$4.26
Vivien Reid+3% Synergy
$0.38
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+1% Synergy
$10.01
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef Zoo decks.
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+26% Synergy
$0.27
Reliquary Tower+24% Synergy
$2.76
Karn's Bastion+21% Synergy
$2.16
Scavenger Grounds+12% Synergy
$0.35
Novijen, Heart of Progress+12% Synergy
$0.38
Mosswort Bridge+9% Synergy
$0.34
Riptide Laboratory+9% Synergy
$0.63
Evendo, Waking Haven+8% Synergy
$15.65
Agna Qel'a+7% Synergy
$1.35
Castle Garenbrig+6% Synergy
$6.98
Temple of the False God+5% Synergy
$0.32
Forge of Heroes+5% Synergy
$0.34
Diamond City+5% Synergy
$2.45
Drannith Ruins+5% Synergy
$0.39
Dungeon Descent+5% Synergy
$0.27
Boseiju, Who Endures+4% Synergy
$53.40
Lumbering Falls+4% Synergy
$0.18
Hall of Storm Giants+4% Synergy
$0.63
Tyrite Sanctum+4% Synergy
$3.13
Alchemist's Refuge+3% Synergy
$0.34
Hidden Nursery+3% Synergy
$0.21
Hidden Cataract+3% Synergy
$0.18
Darksteel Citadel+3% Synergy
$4.06
Halimar Depths+2% Synergy
$0.38
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$6.42
Restless Vinestalk+1% Synergy
$0.39
Nesting Grounds+1% Synergy
$0.30
Minamo, School at Water's Edge0% Synergy
$60.97
Rivendell0% Synergy
$1.74
Llanowar Reborn0% Synergy
$0.31
Thespian's Stage-2% Synergy
$0.59
Mystic Sanctuary-7% Synergy
$0.85
Otawara, Soaring City-8% Synergy
$31.72
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-11% Synergy
$15.55
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's Zoo strategy.
Decanter of Endless Water+22% Synergy
$4.11
Thought Vessel+17% Synergy
$2.60
Patriar's Seal+10% Synergy
$5.11
The Aetherspark+5% Synergy
$19.97
Sarevok's Tome+5% Synergy
$3.50
Star Compass+5% Synergy
$0.52
Herd Heirloom+3% Synergy
$4.66
Talisman of Curiosity-1% Synergy
$0.45
Arcane Signet-16% Synergy
$0.46
Simic Signet-20% Synergy
$0.26
Sol Ring-22% Synergy
$1.40
Lands
The mana base behind Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef's Zoo decks.
Flooded Grove+30% Synergy
$0.30
Overflowing Basin+26% Synergy
$0.26
Yavimaya Coast+21% Synergy
$0.28
Hinterland Harbor+18% Synergy
$0.28
Dreamroot Cascade+18% Synergy
$0.75
Exotic Orchard+18% Synergy
$0.36
Barkchannel Pathway+17% Synergy
$4.35
Simic Growth Chamber+16% Synergy
$0.33
Command Tower+15% Synergy
$0.25
Hydroelectric Specimen+15% Synergy
$0.70
Vineglimmer Snarl+13% Synergy
$0.31
Waterlogged Grove+12% Synergy
$1.73
Willowrush Verge+11% Synergy
$8.52
Bridgeworks Battle+11% Synergy
$0.61
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.52
Rejuvenating Springs+10% Synergy
$8.09
Ancient Ziggurat+10% Synergy
$0.36
Tangled Florahedron+9% Synergy
$0.40
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.39
Rimewood Falls+8% Synergy
$0.60
Turntimber Symbiosis+8% Synergy
$2.51
Abundant Countryside+8% Synergy
$3.96
Littjara Mirrorlake+7% Synergy
$0.22
Ash Barrens+7% Synergy
$0.25
Opal Palace+7% Synergy
$0.34
Island+4% Synergy
$0.07
Forest+4% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of Mystery+4% Synergy
$0.24
Thornwood Falls+4% Synergy
$0.12
Lakeside Shack+4% Synergy
$0.11
Bant Panorama+4% Synergy
$0.36
Khalni Ambush+4% Synergy
$0.47
Botanical Sanctum+3% Synergy
$1.59
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.52
Urza's Cave+1% Synergy
$0.93
Tanglepool Bridge0% Synergy
$0.29
Sink into Stupor-1% Synergy
$7.11
Blighted Woodland-1% Synergy
$0.38
Sodden Verdure-3% Synergy
$0.49
Wooded Foothills-4% Synergy
$17.02
Breeding Pool-5% Synergy
$11.06
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.24
Tangled Islet-5% Synergy
$0.27
Windswept Heath-5% Synergy
$11.42
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.32
Terramorphic Expanse-9% Synergy
$0.26
Hedge Maze-9% Synergy
$12.70
Misty Rainforest-10% Synergy
$36.10
Fabled Passage-11% Synergy
$1.02
Evolving Wilds-19% Synergy
$0.39
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef: Zoo.
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Numa, Joraga Chieftain
Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend
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
Tanazir Quandrix
Vorel of the Hull Clade
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
Marcus, Mutant Mayor
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Master Chef
Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied
Lonis, Genetics Expert
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
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Acolyte of Bahamut
Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Hardy OutlanderOther Available Backgrounds
Volo, Itinerant Scholar can also choose from these 29 other backgrounds:
Master Chef
Folk Hero
Haunted One
Acolyte of Bahamut
Popular Entertainer
Noble Heritage
Scion of Halaster
Shameless Charlatan
Guild Artisan
Passionate Archaeologist
Far Traveler
Feywild Visitor
Cloakwood Hermit
Tavern Brawler
Raised by Giants
Candlekeep Sage
Inspiring Leader
Criminal Past
Agent of the Iron Throne
Dungeon Delver
Clan Crafter
Street Urchin
Cultist of the Absolute
Hardy Outlander
Dragon Cultist
Faceless One
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Flaming Fist
Sword Coast Sailor
Veteran Soldier