Alaundo the Seer

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman · from $0.16

{T}: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand and put a number of time counters on it equal to its mana value. It gains "When the last time counter is removed from this card, if it's exiled, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you cast a creature spell this way, it gains haste until end of turn." Then remove a time counter from each other card you own in exile.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
36	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
37	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
38	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
39	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
40	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
43	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
44	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
45	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
46	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
47	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
48	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
49	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
56	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
57	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
58	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
59	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
60	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
61	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
62	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
65	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
66	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
67	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
68	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
69	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
70	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
71	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
72	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
73	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
74	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
75	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
76	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
77	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
78	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12
79	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
80	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
81	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
82	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
83	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
84	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
85	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
86	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
87	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
88	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
89	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
90	Dreamroot Cascade	Land	0	$0.86
91	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
92	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
93	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
94	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
95	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
96	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
97	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
98	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
99	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
100	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10

Curve of these staples

Most played with Alaundo the Seer

The 25 most-played cards in 11 settled top-16 lists running Alaundo the Seer at 16+ player events since Mar 22, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 11 of 11	1
2	Birds of Paradise	100% · 11 of 11	1
3	Boseiju, Who Endures	100% · 11 of 11	1
4	Breeding Pool	100% · 11 of 11	1
5	Chrome Mox	100% · 11 of 11	1
6	City of Brass	100% · 11 of 11	1
7	Command Tower	100% · 11 of 11	1
8	Crop Rotation	100% · 11 of 11	1
9	Delighted Halfling	100% · 11 of 11	1
10	Dramatic Reversal	100% · 11 of 11	1
11	Fierce Guardianship	100% · 11 of 11	1
12	Flooded Strand	100% · 11 of 11	1
13	Fyndhorn Elves	100% · 11 of 11	1
14	Gaea's Cradle	100% · 11 of 11	1
15	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 11 of 11	1
16	Intruder Alarm	100% · 11 of 11	1
17	Ioreth of the Healing House	100% · 11 of 11	1
18	Island	100% · 11 of 11	1
19	Legolas's Quick Reflexes	100% · 11 of 11	1
20	Lotus Petal	100% · 11 of 11	1
21	Mana Confluence	100% · 11 of 11	1
22	Mana Vault	100% · 11 of 11	1
23	Marvin, Murderous Mimic	100% · 11 of 11	1
24	Mindbreak Trap	100% · 11 of 11	1
25	Misty Rainforest	100% · 11 of 11	1

Combos with Alaundo the Seer

6 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Alaundo the Seer + Teferi's Ageless Insight + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite untap of creatures you control · Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Alaundo the Seer + Chakram Retriever + Inspiring Refrain + Reality Strobe + Venture Forth
Cast a portion of the cards in your library and hand without paying their mana costs · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Return most permanents you don't control to their owner's hand · Mass Land Denial
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Alaundo the Seer + Thought Reflection + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite untap of creatures you control · Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Alaundo the Seer + Chakram Retriever + Cyclical Evolution + Inspiring Refrain + Venture Forth
Cast a portion of the cards in your library and hand without paying their mana costs · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Alaundo the Seer + Chakram Retriever + Cyclical Evolution + Inspiring Refrain + Reality Strobe
Cast a portion of the cards in your library and hand without paying their mana costs · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Return most permanents you don't control to their owner's hand · Mass Land Denial
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Alaundo the Seer + Chakram Retriever + Cyclical Evolution + Reality Strobe + Venture Forth
Cast a portion of the cards in your library and hand without paying their mana costs · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Return most permanents you don't control to their owner's hand · Mass Land Denial
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 11 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

12th of 33 — Summer's ending, transmuting into Fall on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by MartianCenturion
5th of 27 — CEDH Monthly Cash Tournament (August) @ Grand J Games Melbourne on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Callum Young
7th of 19 — Forge & Fire Weekly cEDH on Topdeck.ggJul 29, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by MartianCenturion
12th of 44 — [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Sequel on Topdeck.ggJul 19, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Scott Mitchell
6th of 44 — Aether Valley cEDH 1k Tournament July 2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 11, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Scott Mitchell
14th of 19 — 3 Daggers takes you to Summer School CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggJul 11, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Damion Cereske
10th of 22 — Forge & Fire Weekly cEDH on Topdeck.ggJul 1, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by MartianCenturion
14th of 32 — Raccoon Rumble | European & National Qualifier on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Simon Schott

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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