What are the best cards for The Wandering Minstrel?

Across 26 Arena Brawl decks, the most-played cards with The Wandering Minstrel are Exploration (73%), Command Tower (69%) and Hedge Maze (62%).

Which cards have the best synergy with The Wandering Minstrel?

The cards played far more often with The Wandering Minstrel than usual: Gohn, Town of Ruin (34× its usual rate), Zuran Orb (31× its usual rate) and Splendid Reclamation (30× its usual rate).

What colors is The Wandering Minstrel?

The Wandering Minstrel is five-color (white-blue-black-red-green), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

The Wandering Minstrel

WUBRGFive-color commanders26 Arena Brawl decks

Legendary Creature — Human BardGU$0.29

The Wandering Minstrel appears in 26 Arena Brawl decks. The most-played cards are Exploration, Command Tower and Hedge Maze. The strongest synergies by lift are Gohn, Town of Ruin, Zuran Orb and Splendid Reclamation.

Build a deck with The Wandering Minstrel

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Exploration

Enchantment

73.1%

19 decks+1.90$31.63

#2Command Tower

Land

69.2%

18 decks-0.21$0.27

#3Hedge Maze

Land — Forest Island

61.5%

16 decks+0.82$13.36

#4Verdant Catacombs

Land

61.5%

16 decks+0.05$29.39

#5Windswept Heath

Land

61.5%

16 decks+0.00$12.33

#6Misty Rainforest

Land

57.7%

15 decks-0.04$36.45

#7Underground Mortuary

Land — Swamp Forest

57.7%

15 decks+0.82$15.75

#8Wooded Foothills

Land

57.7%

15 decks-0.03$18.39

#9Birds of Paradise

Creature — Bird

53.8%

14 decks+0.26$15.32

#10Breeding Pool

Land — Forest Island

53.8%

14 decks-0.23$9.22

#11Crop Rotation

Instant

53.8%

14 decks+2.21$3.77GC

#12Flooded Strand

Land

53.8%

14 decks-0.10$15.69

#13Mystical Tutor

Instant

53.8%

14 decks+1.16$15.93GC

#14Overgrown Tomb

Land — Swamp Forest

53.8%

14 decks-0.21$7.84

#15Polluted Delta

Land

53.8%

14 decks-0.06$19.95

#16Starting Town

Land — Town

53.8%

14 decks+0.69$11.89

#17Marsh Flats

Land

50.0%

13 decks-0.04$32.14

#18Undercity Sewers

Land — Island Swamp

50.0%

13 decks+0.86$15.07

#19Vampiric Tutor

Instant

50.0%

13 decks+0.94$53.81GC

#20Worldly Tutor

Instant

50.0%

13 decks+1.23$28.62GC

#21Aftermath Analyst

Creature — Elf Detective

1G2

46.2%

12 decks+3.01$0.94

#22Boseiju, Who Endures

Legendary Land

46.2%

12 decks+0.61$46.10

#23Lotus Cobra

Creature — Snake

1G2

46.2%

12 decks+2.10$6.57

#24Scalding Tarn

Land

46.2%

12 decks-0.12$35.83

#25Brainstorm

Instant

42.3%

11 decks+0.88$1.50

#26Delighted Halfling

Creature — Halfling Citizen

42.3%

11 decks+0.20$23.12

#27Enlightened Tutor

Instant

42.3%

11 decks+0.61$36.75GC

#28Icetill Explorer

Creature — Insect Scout

2GG4

42.3%

11 decks+2.09$20.53

#29Ignoble Hierarch

Creature — Goblin Shaman

42.3%

11 decks+1.04$0.93

#30Lotus Field

Land

42.3%

11 decks+2.98$2.94

#31Scapeshift

Sorcery

2GG4

42.3%

11 decks+3.28$42.22

#32Swords to Plowshares

Instant

42.3%

11 decks-0.22$1.61

#33Temple Garden

Land — Forest Plains

42.3%

11 decks-0.45$6.78

#34Watery Grave

Land — Island Swamp

42.3%

11 decks-0.37$9.48

#35Noble Hierarch

Creature — Human Druid

38.5%

10 decks+0.91$12.62

#36Primeval Titan

Creature — Giant

4GG6

38.5%

10 decks+1.62$6.46

#37Shifting Woodland

Land

38.5%

10 decks+1.47$6.87

#38Tireless Provisioner

Creature — Elf Scout

2G3

38.5%

10 decks+2.02$4.11

#39Farseek

Sorcery

1G2

34.6%

9 decks+0.05$0.66

#40Green Sun's Zenith

Sorcery

XG1

34.6%

9 decks+2.63$30.73

#41Hallowed Fountain

Land — Plains Island

34.6%

9 decks-0.59$7.49

#42Meticulous Archive

Land — Plains Island

34.6%

9 decks+0.59$14.87

#43Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

34.6%

9 decks+2.89$2.85

#44Otawara, Soaring City

Legendary Land

34.6%

9 decks+0.81$27.62

#45Spelunking

Enchantment

2G3

34.6%

9 decks+1.38$3.64

#46Springheart Nantuko

Enchantment Creature — Insect Monk

1G2

34.6%

9 decks+2.46$6.46

#47Zuran Orb

Artifact

34.6%

9 decks+3.42$2.76

#48Azusa, Lost but Seeking

Legendary Creature — Human Monk

2G3

30.8%

8 decks+2.90$12.68

#49Beseech the Mirror

Sorcery

1BBB4

30.8%

8 decks+1.75$19.86

#50Bloodstained Mire

Land

30.8%

8 decks-0.56$18.64

#51Dark Ritual

Instant

30.8%

8 decks+0.49$5.41

#52Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

Enchantment Creature — Nymph Dryad

2G3

30.8%

8 decks+0.89$10.01

#53Gemstone Caverns

Legendary Land

30.8%

8 decks+0.83$59.38

#54Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear

4GG6

30.8%

8 decks+2.17$27.90

#55Mistrise Village

Land

30.8%

8 decks+1.13$7.23

#56Splendid Reclamation

Sorcery

3G4

30.8%

8 decks+3.41$0.33

#57Stomping Ground

Land — Mountain Forest

30.8%

8 decks-0.76$7.61

#58Sylvan Safekeeper

Creature — Human Wizard

30.8%

8 decks+3.21$6.64

#59Sylvan Scrying

Sorcery

1G2

30.8%

8 decks+2.20$0.35

#60The World Tree

Land

30.8%

8 decks-0.08$7.66

Highest synergy

#1Gohn, Town of Ruin

Land — Town

7 decks+3.52

In 27% of these decks, 34× its usual rate.

#2Zuran Orb

Artifact

9 decks+3.42

In 35% of these decks, 31× its usual rate.

#3Splendid Reclamation

Sorcery

3G4

8 decks+3.41

In 31% of these decks, 30× its usual rate.

#4Gongaga, Reactor Town

Land — Town

7 decks+3.39

In 27% of these decks, 30× its usual rate.

#5Rabanastre, Royal City

Land — Town

6 decks+3.37

In 23% of these decks, 29× its usual rate.

#6Traveling Chocobo

Creature — Bird

2G3

8 decks+3.30

In 31% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#7Scapeshift

Sorcery

2GG4

11 decks+3.28

In 42% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#8Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars

Land — Town

7 decks+3.27

In 27% of these decks, 26× its usual rate.

#9Treno, Dark City

Land — Town

7 decks+3.27

In 27% of these decks, 26× its usual rate.

#10Echoing Deeps

Land — Cave

6 decks+3.24

In 23% of these decks, 25× its usual rate.

#11Sylvan Safekeeper

Creature — Human Wizard

8 decks+3.21

In 31% of these decks, 25× its usual rate.

#12Baron, Airship Kingdom

Land — Town

7 decks+3.17

In 27% of these decks, 24× its usual rate.

Average Brawl deck

The most-included cards across 26 public Arena Brawl decks for The Wandering Minstrel, filled to 100 with basics in their average ratio. A starting point to import and tune, not a tested list. Updated 2026-10-21.

Wildcards to craft it (approx.): 11 mythic · 55 rare · 12 uncommon · 15 common

The list (100 cards)

Commander (1)

The Wandering Minstrel

Creatures (22)

1Birds of Paradise
1Aftermath Analyst
1Lotus Cobra
1Delighted Halfling
1Icetill Explorer
1Ignoble Hierarch
1Noble Hierarch
1Primeval Titan
1Tireless Provisioner
1Springheart Nantuko
1Azusa, Lost but Seeking
1Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
1Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
1Sylvan Safekeeper
1Traveling Chocobo
1Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
1Nissa, Resurgent Animist
1Ambassador of Evendo
1Arboreal Grazer
1Badgermole Cub
1Deathrite Shaman
1Kami of Bamboo Groves

Instants (9)

1Crop Rotation
1Mystical Tutor
1Vampiric Tutor
1Worldly Tutor
1Brainstorm
1Enlightened Tutor
1Swords to Plowshares
1Dark Ritual
1Lightning Bolt

Sorceries (10)

1Scapeshift
1Farseek
1Green Sun's Zenith
1Beseech the Mirror
1Splendid Reclamation
1Sylvan Scrying
1Assemble the Team
1Explore
1Malevolent Rumble
1Ponder

Artifacts (6)

1Zuran Orb
1Mox Amber
1Wishclaw Talisman
1Arcane Signet
1Chromatic Lantern
1Expedition Map

Enchantments (2)

1Exploration
1Spelunking

Lands (50)

1Command Tower
1Hedge Maze
1Verdant Catacombs
1Windswept Heath
1Misty Rainforest
1Underground Mortuary
1Wooded Foothills
1Breeding Pool
1Flooded Strand
1Overgrown Tomb
1Polluted Delta
1Starting Town
1Marsh Flats
1Undercity Sewers
1Boseiju, Who Endures
1Scalding Tarn
1Lotus Field
1Temple Garden
1Watery Grave
1Shifting Woodland
1Hallowed Fountain
1Meticulous Archive
1Mystic Sanctuary
1Otawara, Soaring City
1Bloodstained Mire
1Gemstone Caverns
1Mistrise Village
1Stomping Ground
1The World Tree
1Arid Mesa
1Baron, Airship Kingdom
1Commercial District
1Gohn, Town of Ruin
1Gongaga, Reactor Town
1Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
1Lush Portico
1Mana Confluence
1Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
1Steam Vents
1Thundering Falls
1Treno, Dark City
1Zagoth Triome
1Blood Crypt
1Echoing Deeps
2Forest
1Island
1Mountain
1Plains
1Swamp

Win rates by rank for Arena Brawl decks: Brawl decks on Untapped.gg.

Questions about The Wandering Minstrel

What are the best cards for The Wandering Minstrel?: Across 26 Arena Brawl decks, the most-played cards with The Wandering Minstrel are Exploration (73%), Command Tower (69%) and Hedge Maze (62%).
Which cards have the best synergy with The Wandering Minstrel?: The cards played far more often with The Wandering Minstrel than usual: Gohn, Town of Ruin (34× its usual rate), Zuran Orb (31× its usual rate) and Splendid Reclamation (30× its usual rate).
What colors is The Wandering Minstrel?: The Wandering Minstrel is five-color (white-blue-black-red-green), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.