Xande, Dark Mage: Control
$0.31
$0.31Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Xande, Dark Mage players are trying out in Control decks.
Decorum Dissertation+49% Synergy
$10.49
Mana Sculpt+48% Synergy
$1.16
Emeritus of Ideation+32% Synergy
$11.54
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Xande, Dark Mage's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Fact or Fiction+71% Synergy
$0.22
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+68% Synergy
$0.38
Haughty Djinn+59% Synergy
$0.27
An Offer You Can't Refuse+49% Synergy
$2.26
Stubborn Denial+49% Synergy
$4.72
Tainted Indulgence+48% Synergy
$0.32
Swiftfoot Boots+45% Synergy
$2.99
Aqueous Form+42% Synergy
$0.51
Frantic Search+41% Synergy
$0.51
Preordain+40% Synergy
$0.66
Top Cards
The staple cards most Xande, Dark Mage Control decks run as their core.
Wayfarer's Bauble+37% Synergy
$0.32
Consider+37% Synergy
$0.30
Lightning Greaves+33% Synergy
$3.93
Swan Song+32% Synergy
$7.86
Brainstorm+30% Synergy
$1.43
Negate+27% Synergy
$0.14
Arcane Denial+24% Synergy
$1.46
Ponder+24% Synergy
$2.00
Deadly Rollick+20% Synergy
$26.21
Counterspell+14% Synergy
$3.43
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Xande, Dark Mage Control game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+17% Synergy
$41.26
Fierce Guardianship+12% Synergy
$56.78
Gifts Ungiven+8% Synergy
$5.12
Rhystic Study+7% Synergy
$69.44
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$62.01
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$70.03
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Xande, Dark Mage decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Archmage Emeritus+36% Synergy
$0.76
Archmage of Runes+28% Synergy
$3.20
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+26% Synergy
$0.30
Wonder+24% Synergy
$1.44
Octavia, Living Thesis+20% Synergy
$0.63
Baral, Chief of Compliance+18% Synergy
$2.61
Archaeomancer+17% Synergy
$0.31
Baleful Strix+16% Synergy
$2.44
High Fae Trickster+15% Synergy
$5.89
Deceit+12% Synergy
$4.89
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+11% Synergy
$1.61
Treasure Mage+10% Synergy
$0.27
Grief+10% Synergy
$3.18
Ulamog's Dreadsire+10% Synergy
$3.29
Sailors' Bane+10% Synergy
$0.21
Guard Gomazoa+10% Synergy
$0.56
Murktide Regent+10% Synergy
$7.43
Raving Visionary+10% Synergy
$0.09
Devourer of Destiny+10% Synergy
$1.11
Platinum Angel+10% Synergy
$8.26
Nulldrifter+10% Synergy
$1.36
Marang River Regent+9% Synergy
$2.10
Sedgemoor Witch+9% Synergy
$10.99
Lord of the Nazgûl+9% Synergy
$1.49
Fog Bank+9% Synergy
$0.15
K-9, Mark I+9% Synergy
$3.55
Necron Deathmark+9% Synergy
$5.54
Mutated Cultist+9% Synergy
$1.56
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+9% Synergy
$0.09
Thunderclap Drake+9% Synergy
$0.97
Torrential Gearhulk+9% Synergy
$0.85
Murmuring Mystic+9% Synergy
$1.40
Snapcaster Mage+8% Synergy
$17.92
Overlord of the Floodpits+8% Synergy
$2.54
Subtlety+8% Synergy
$10.96
Dream Eater+8% Synergy
$0.29
Overlord of the Balemurk+8% Synergy
$22.35
Benthic Anomaly+8% Synergy
$0.96
Ingenious Prodigy+7% Synergy
$0.31
Deranged Assistant+7% Synergy
$0.08
Rona, Herald of Invasion+7% Synergy
$1.69
Mulldrifter+6% Synergy
$0.34
Ledger Shredder+6% Synergy
$7.55
Archon of Cruelty+5% Synergy
$7.97
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$0.94
Hydroelectric Specimen+2% Synergy
$0.70
Massacre Wurm+2% Synergy
$4.94
Phyrexian Metamorph0% Synergy
$2.04
Solemn Simulacrum-2% Synergy
$0.26
Hullbreaker Horror-6% Synergy
$6.00
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Xande, Dark Mage's Control deck ahead.
Waterlogged Teachings+59% Synergy
$0.44
Fell the Profane+44% Synergy
$3.00
Dreams of Laguna+39% Synergy
$0.19
Three Steps Ahead+37% Synergy
$7.84
Sink into Stupor+34% Synergy
$7.11
Otherworldly Gaze+34% Synergy
$0.33
Snap+30% Synergy
$3.66
Aetherize+28% Synergy
$0.37
Opt+28% Synergy
$0.26
Thirst for Knowledge+28% Synergy
$0.32
Curate+27% Synergy
$0.34
Soul Shatter+25% Synergy
$4.01
Go for the Throat+24% Synergy
$0.61
Infernal Grasp+24% Synergy
$0.28
Withering Torment+24% Synergy
$3.27
Thought Scour+24% Synergy
$0.70
Mana Drain+23% Synergy
$52.75
Consult the Star Charts+21% Synergy
$4.19
Overkill+20% Synergy
$0.33
Astarion's Thirst+20% Synergy
$1.82
Choking Tethers+20% Synergy
$0.21
Wizard's Retort+20% Synergy
$0.30
Confounding Riddle+19% Synergy
$0.26
Shadow Rift+19% Synergy
$6.70
Hostile Negotiations+19% Synergy
$0.33
Cast Down+19% Synergy
$0.43
Transpose+19% Synergy
$0.44
Forbidden Alchemy+18% Synergy
$0.08
Disallow+18% Synergy
$1.51
Silundi Vision+18% Synergy
$0.42
Slip Out the Back+17% Synergy
$4.17
Mission Briefing+17% Synergy
$0.33
Muddle the Mixture+15% Synergy
$1.88
Countersquall+14% Synergy
$1.03
Resculpt+14% Synergy
$0.22
Gravkill+11% Synergy
$0.07
Malakir Rebirth+10% Synergy
$12.67
Subtle Strike+10% Synergy
$0.05
Steel Sabotage+10% Synergy
$0.20
Diviner's Portent+10% Synergy
$0.98
Water Wings+10% Synergy
$0.16
Cruel Truths+10% Synergy
$0.16
Dark Bargain+10% Synergy
$0.08
Swallowed by Leviathan+9% Synergy
$0.19
Thirst for Discovery+9% Synergy
$0.38
Shoot the Sheriff+9% Synergy
$0.49
Retraction Helix+9% Synergy
$0.33
See Double+8% Synergy
$0.88
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$4.19
Drown in the Loch-8% Synergy
$1.36
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Xande, Dark Mage.
Mandate of Abaddon+39% Synergy
$5.01
Resentful Revelation+32% Synergy
$0.20
Slip Through Space+28% Synergy
$0.36
Artful Dodge+28% Synergy
$0.52
Serum Visions+26% Synergy
$1.06
Enter the Enigma+26% Synergy
$0.38
Gitaxian Probe+25% Synergy
$5.96
Night's Whisper+23% Synergy
$0.31
Flood of Recollection+20% Synergy
$0.25
Stargaze+20% Synergy
$0.22
Season of Weaving+19% Synergy
$3.71
Chart a Course+18% Synergy
$0.16
Deep Analysis+17% Synergy
$0.23
Toxic Deluge+15% Synergy
$4.98
Singularity Rupture+10% Synergy
$1.09
Damnation+10% Synergy
$21.38
Zero Point Ballad+10% Synergy
$0.32
Drag Under+10% Synergy
$0.12
Macabre Reconstruction+10% Synergy
$0.09
Deadly Cover-Up+10% Synergy
$0.40
Portent of Calamity+10% Synergy
$0.26
Boon of the Wish-Giver+10% Synergy
$0.25
Candlekeep Inspiration+10% Synergy
$0.27
Unbreakable Bond+10% Synergy
$0.23
Spreading Rot+10% Synergy
$0.05
Lethal Sting+10% Synergy
$0.20
Mists of Lórien+10% Synergy
$0.78
Maximize Altitude+10% Synergy
$0.05
Finale of Revelation+10% Synergy
$0.30
Quag Feast+10% Synergy
$0.27
Capture of Jingzhou+10% Synergy
$11.99
Strategic Planning+9% Synergy
$0.16
Eldritch Pact+9% Synergy
$0.32
Flood of Tears+9% Synergy
$1.30
Covetous Urge+9% Synergy
$0.08
Dark Petition+9% Synergy
$4.07
Cruelclaw's Heist+9% Synergy
$0.33
Stock Up+8% Synergy
$2.61
Fell+8% Synergy
$0.35
Necrotic Hex+8% Synergy
$0.41
Diresight+8% Synergy
$0.31
Windfall+7% Synergy
$4.34
Exsanguinate+7% Synergy
$0.38
Decree of Pain+7% Synergy
$0.27
Lórien Revealed+6% Synergy
$3.39
Feed the Swarm+5% Synergy
$0.33
Ringsight+5% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Grind+5% Synergy
$4.94
Diabolic Tutor+4% Synergy
$2.09
Blasphemous Edict+3% Synergy
$4.22
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Xande, Dark Mage Control decks.
Brotherhood Regalia+37% Synergy
$8.12
Sword of the Animist+27% Synergy
$8.14
Glamdring+19% Synergy
$2.06
Basilisk Collar+19% Synergy
$3.99
Winged Boots+18% Synergy
$10.31
The Endstone+11% Synergy
$1.97
Requiem Monolith+11% Synergy
$0.36
Runechanter's Pike+10% Synergy
$0.28
Millstone+10% Synergy
$0.13
Robe of the Archmagi+10% Synergy
$0.40
Mask of the Schemer+10% Synergy
$0.36
Boompile+10% Synergy
$0.68
Vorrac Battlehorns+10% Synergy
$1.60
Colossus Hammer+10% Synergy
$1.66
Explorer's Scope+10% Synergy
$0.19
Mindslaver+10% Synergy
$5.70
Fraying Line+10% Synergy
$0.14
Pact Weapon+10% Synergy
$2.61
Loxodon Warhammer+10% Synergy
$2.73
Monument to Perfection+10% Synergy
$0.22
Helm of Awakening+10% Synergy
$3.32
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$1.66
Lavaspur Boots+9% Synergy
$0.92
The Key to the Vault+9% Synergy
$0.40
Silver Shroud Costume+9% Synergy
$15.33
Darksteel Plate+9% Synergy
$6.08
Smoke Bomb+9% Synergy
$0.38
Profane Memento+9% Synergy
$1.32
Mask of Memory+9% Synergy
$0.39
Soul-Guide Lantern+8% Synergy
$0.31
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$31.83
Expedition Map+8% Synergy
$0.74
Codex Shredder+8% Synergy
$0.26
Mithril Coat+6% Synergy
$26.78
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$3.27
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Xande, Dark Mage decks.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$5.82
Propaganda+23% Synergy
$3.52
Eel Umbra+20% Synergy
$0.27
Security Bypass+19% Synergy
$0.29
Search for Azcanta+18% Synergy
$2.02
Imprisoned in the Moon+17% Synergy
$0.30
No Mercy+17% Synergy
$25.85
Cloak of Mists+10% Synergy
$0.38
Netherese Puzzle-Ward+10% Synergy
$0.92
Octopus Umbra+10% Synergy
$2.51
Seal of Doom+10% Synergy
$0.18
Dauthi Embrace+10% Synergy
$2.47
Weight of the Underworld+10% Synergy
$0.04
Withercrown+10% Synergy
$0.09
Demonic Embrace+10% Synergy
$0.35
Invisibility+10% Synergy
$0.10
Seal of Removal+10% Synergy
$0.23
Fly+9% Synergy
$0.31
Dissipation Field+8% Synergy
$2.35
Eaten by Piranhas+8% Synergy
$0.36
As Foretold+8% Synergy
$1.50
Combat Research+8% Synergy
$0.59
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$4.02
Kaya's Ghostform+7% Synergy
$2.79
Fraying Sanity+6% Synergy
$0.49
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Xande, Dark Mage's Control game plan.
Professor Onyx+9% Synergy
$5.30
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Xande, Dark Mage Control decks.
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+32% Synergy
$38.10
Witch's Clinic+28% Synergy
$12.93
Rogue's Passage+23% Synergy
$0.36
Otawara, Soaring City+22% Synergy
$31.72
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$57.13
Urza's Tower+10% Synergy
$0.83
Urza's Mine+10% Synergy
$1.89
Trenchpost+10% Synergy
$0.44
Glimmerpost+10% Synergy
$0.28
Soaring Seacliff+10% Synergy
$0.31
Urza's Power Plant+10% Synergy
$2.04
Cloudpost+10% Synergy
$0.27
Riptide Laboratory+9% Synergy
$0.63
Dark Depths+9% Synergy
$2.14
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$1.53
Buried Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.37
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+7% Synergy
$17.43
Academy Ruins+6% Synergy
$8.69
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.63
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.32
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.57
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$2.76
Mystic Sanctuary-7% Synergy
$0.85
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Xande, Dark Mage's Control strategy.
Mind Stone+52% Synergy
$0.34
Talisman of Dominance+32% Synergy
$2.58
Dimir Signet+31% Synergy
$1.19
Commander's Sphere+23% Synergy
$0.25
Fellwar Stone+19% Synergy
$0.60
Arcane Signet+16% Synergy
$0.46
Sky Diamond+12% Synergy
$0.26
The Eternity Elevator+10% Synergy
$2.05
Basalt Monolith+9% Synergy
$3.94
Dimir Cluestone+8% Synergy
$0.14
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+4% Synergy
$4.03
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.40
Charcoal Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.32
Thought Vessel-1% Synergy
$2.60
Lands
The mana base behind Xande, Dark Mage's Control decks.
Waterlogged Teachings+59% Synergy
$0.44
Fell the Profane+44% Synergy
$3.00
Gloomlake Verge+36% Synergy
$10.63
Clearwater Pathway+35% Synergy
$4.24
Sink into Stupor+34% Synergy
$7.11
Choked Estuary+33% Synergy
$0.38
Shipwreck Marsh+30% Synergy
$7.35
Underground River+30% Synergy
$1.42
Morphic Pool+24% Synergy
$27.85
Sunken Ruins+24% Synergy
$8.65
Undercity Sewers+19% Synergy
$19.18
Silundi Vision+18% Synergy
$0.42
Underground Sea+17% Synergy
Drowned Catacomb+16% Synergy
$2.51
Fetid Pools+14% Synergy
$0.26
Command Tower+12% Synergy
$0.25
River of Tears+10% Synergy
$0.35
Malakir Rebirth+10% Synergy
$12.67
Planar Nexus+10% Synergy
$10.48
Terramorphic Expanse+9% Synergy
$0.26
Treno, Dark City+9% Synergy
$0.12
Urza's Cave+9% Synergy
$0.93
Polluted Delta+8% Synergy
$18.92
Murky Sewer+8% Synergy
$0.18
Soured Springs+7% Synergy
$0.30
Sunken Hollow+5% Synergy
$0.36
Ice Tunnel+5% Synergy
$0.44
Reflecting Pool+5% Synergy
$17.20
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$39.06
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$0.94
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.07
Island+3% Synergy
$0.07
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.39
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$12.40
Misty Rainforest+2% Synergy
$36.10
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.02
Hydroelectric Specimen+2% Synergy
$0.70
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$30.45
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$17.82
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$15.52
Tainted Isle-4% Synergy
$0.70
Darkslick Shores-4% Synergy
$2.49
Temple of Deceit-5% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.32
Darkwater Catacombs-19% Synergy
$0.33
Exotic Orchard-22% Synergy
$0.36
Dimir Aqueduct-28% Synergy
$0.31
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Xande, Dark Mage: Control.
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Alora, Merry Thief // Cultist of the Absolute
Tromokratis
Wydwen, the Biting Gale
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
Lord of the Nazgûl
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Tormod, the Desecrator
Spirit of the Night
Vincent Valentine
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
Alora, Merry Thief // Criminal Past
Volrath the Fallen
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
God-Eternal Kefnet
Purraj of Urborg
Rayami, First of the Fallen
Akuta, Born of Ash
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Dungeon Delver
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
Dralnu, Lich Lord
Ertai Resurrected
Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant
Taigam, Master Opportunist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Mistform Ultimus
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
Sygg, River Cutthroat
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Circu, Dimir Lobotomist