What are the best cards for River Song?

Across 1,869 public decks, the most-played cards with River Song are Sol Ring (83%), Arcane Signet (82%) and Field of Ruin (81%).

Which cards have the best synergy with River Song?

The cards played far more often with River Song than usual: Epitaph Golem (136× its usual rate), Reito Sentinel (127× its usual rate) and Tel-Jilad Stylus (127× its usual rate).

What colors is River Song?

River Song is Izzet (blue-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is River Song?

River Song leads 1,869 public decks in our corpus, #690 of 3,757 commanders.

River Song

URIzzet commanders1,869 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Time Lord Rogue1UR$0.34

River Song appears in 1,869 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Arcane Signet and Field of Ruin. The strongest synergies by lift are Epitaph Golem, Reito Sentinel and Tel-Jilad Stylus.

Build a deck with River Song

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

93.2%

1,742 decks-0.03$0.20

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

92.7%

1,732 decks-0.04$0.16

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

83.1%

1,554 decks-0.03$1.51

#4Arcane Signet

Artifact

81.9%

1,530 decks+0.02$0.41

#5Field of Ruin

Land

81.4%

1,521 decks+3.91$0.37

#6Command Tower

Land

81.0%

1,514 decks-0.06$0.27

#7Cleansing Wildfire

Sorcery

1R2

66.9%

1,251 decks+4.24$0.64

#8Ghost Quarter

Land

63.5%

1,187 decks+3.72$0.93

#9Timestream Navigator

Creature — Human Pirate Wizard

1U2

62.8%

1,173 decks+3.94$0.32

#10Demolition Field

Land

58.9%

1,101 decks+3.15$0.34

#11Tomb Trawler

Artifact Creature — Golem

58.9%

1,100 decks+4.68$0.31

#12Curiosity

Enchantment — Aura

57.6%

1,077 decks+1.04$1.18

#13Junktroller

Artifact Creature — Golem

57.0%

1,066 decks+4.77$0.29

#14Talisman of Creativity

Artifact

56.8%

1,062 decks+0.01$2.67

#15Conjurer's Bauble

Artifact

56.8%

1,062 decks+3.91$0.61

#16Geomancer's Gambit

Sorcery

2R3

56.5%

1,056 decks+4.56$0.23

#17Sulfur Falls

Land

56.2%

1,051 decks-0.14$0.32

#18Krenko's Buzzcrusher

Artifact Creature — Insect Thopter

2RR4

55.9%

1,045 decks+4.57$0.23

#19Preordain

Sorcery

55.4%

1,035 decks+0.59$0.81

#20From the Ashes

Sorcery

3R4

55.3%

1,034 decks+4.67$3.22

#21Ingenious Mastery

Sorcery

X2U3

54.2%

1,013 decks+4.08$0.28

#22Expressive Iteration

Sorcery

UR2

53.8%

1,006 decks+0.74$0.29

#23Brainstorm

Instant

53.4%

998 decks+0.31$1.50

#24Izzet Signet

Artifact

52.5%

982 decks+0.02$0.44

#25Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

51.8%

969 decks+0.27$0.32

#26Spell Crumple

Instant

1UU3

51.6%

965 decks+4.57$0.67

#27Opt

Instant

51.2%

956 decks+0.55$0.62

#28Transplant Theorist

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Artificer

3U4

50.3%

941 decks+4.05$0.27

#29Volatile Fault

Land — Cave

49.8%

931 decks+3.89$0.33

#30Counterspell

Instant

UU2

49.8%

931 decks+0.05$4.38

#31Shivan Reef

Land

48.1%

899 decks-0.25$0.37

#32The Reality Chip

Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish

1U2

47.6%

889 decks+2.47$4.19

#33Temple of Epiphany

Land

47.0%

879 decks+0.29$0.22

#34Neera, Wild Mage

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Shaman

4UR6

46.5%

869 decks+3.50$0.35

#35Steam Vents

Land — Island Mountain

46.0%

859 decks-0.16$10.66

#36Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

45.9%

858 decks+0.57$2.84

#37Experimental Augury

Instant

1U2

45.4%

849 decks+3.31$0.33

#38Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

45.4%

848 decks+0.56$4.22

#39Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

44.8%

838 decks+0.15$1.01

#40Noble Benefactor

Creature — Human Cleric

2U3

44.8%

837 decks+4.63$0.40

#41Magmatic Hellkite

Creature — Dragon

2RR4

44.7%

835 decks+4.27$0.80

#42Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure

Sorcery // Land

2R3

44.6%

834 decks+1.93$1.81

#43Stormcarved Coast

Land

43.4%

812 decks+0.00$3.03

#44Impulse

Instant

1U2

43.2%

808 decks+2.28$0.19

#45Reliquary Tower

Land

42.2%

789 decks-0.05$4.72

#46Price of Freedom

Sorcery — Lesson

1R2

41.4%

774 decks+4.08$0.38

#47River Song's Diary

Artifact — Book

40.5%

757 decks+3.86$0.53

#48Training Center

Land

39.3%

734 decks-0.06$18.02

#49Barkform Harvester

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

38.6%

721 decks+4.51$0.23

#50Frostboil Snarl

Land

37.8%

707 decks-0.11$0.32

#51Slip Out the Back

Instant

37.8%

706 decks+1.96$5.30

#52Reito Lantern

Artifact

37.0%

692 decks+4.78$0.28

#53Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard

UUURRR6

36.3%

679 decks+0.55$5.46

#54Clout of the Dominus

Enchantment — Aura

U/R1

36.3%

678 decks+2.64$1.99

#55Tel-Jilad Stylus

Artifact

36.2%

676 decks+4.84$0.36

#56Thought Vessel

Artifact

35.9%

671 decks+0.13$2.94

#57Hired Giant

Creature — Giant

3R4

34.2%

639 decks+4.80$0.32

#58An Offer You Can't Refuse

Instant

33.9%

633 decks-0.10$3.11

#59Goblin Electromancer

Creature — Goblin Wizard

UR2

33.4%

625 decks+0.34$0.28

#60Cascade Bluffs

Land

33.3%

623 decks-0.31$0.36

Highest synergy

#1Epitaph Golem

Artifact Creature — Golem

250 decks+4.92

In 13% of these decks, 136× its usual rate.

#2Reito Sentinel

Artifact Creature — Construct

431 decks+4.85

In 23% of these decks, 127× its usual rate.

#3Tel-Jilad Stylus

Artifact

676 decks+4.84

In 36% of these decks, 127× its usual rate.

#4Hoverstone Pilgrim

Artifact Creature — Golem

330 decks+4.83

In 18% of these decks, 125× its usual rate.

#5Myr Custodian

Artifact Creature — Myr

508 decks+4.80

In 27% of these decks, 122× its usual rate.

#6Hired Giant

Creature — Giant

3R4

639 decks+4.80

In 34% of these decks, 122× its usual rate.

#7Eager Construct

Artifact Creature — Construct

517 decks+4.80

In 28% of these decks, 121× its usual rate.

#8Reito Lantern

Artifact

692 decks+4.78

In 37% of these decks, 119× its usual rate.

#9Junktroller

Artifact Creature — Golem

1,066 decks+4.77

In 57% of these decks, 118× its usual rate.

#10Dutiful Knowledge Seeker

Creature — Fox Spirit

2U3

400 decks+4.69

In 21% of these decks, 109× its usual rate.

#11Tomb Trawler

Artifact Creature — Golem

1,100 decks+4.68

In 59% of these decks, 108× its usual rate.

#12From the Ashes

Sorcery

3R4

1,034 decks+4.67

In 55% of these decks, 107× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about River Song

What are the best cards for River Song?: Across 1,869 public decks, the most-played cards with River Song are Sol Ring (83%), Arcane Signet (82%) and Field of Ruin (81%).
Which cards have the best synergy with River Song?: The cards played far more often with River Song than usual: Epitaph Golem (136× its usual rate), Reito Sentinel (127× its usual rate) and Tel-Jilad Stylus (127× its usual rate).
What colors is River Song?: River Song is Izzet (blue-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is River Song?: River Song leads 1,869 public decks in our corpus, #690 of 3,757 commanders.