Celes, Rune Knight
Bartolomé del Presidio

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield).

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the persist creature.
2
When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3
When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Celes, Rune Knight
9.1%inclusion700 decks7.69K decks
Terra, Herald of Hope
1.1%inclusion124 decks11.6K decks
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1.0%inclusion30 decks3.04K decks
Dihada, Binder of Wills
0.3%inclusion16 decks5.95K decks
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
0.9%inclusion12 decks1.30K decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.0%inclusion6 decks15.9K decks
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
0.1%inclusion4 decks4.74K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion3 decks27.4K decks
Zurgo Stormrender
0.0%inclusion2 decks14.8K decks
Queen Marchesa
0.0%inclusion2 decks9.26K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Tana, the Bloodsower
0.4%inclusion2 decks486 decks
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
0.0%inclusion1 decks16.6K decks
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.98K decks
Extus, Oriq Overlord
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.74K decks
Squall, Gunblade Duelist
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.13K decks
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter // Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
0.3%inclusion1 decks378 decks
Morophon, the Boundless
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.09K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Vial Smasher the Fierce
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
New Cards
Twilight Diviner
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
7.1%inclusion35 decks490 decks
6%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
5.6%inclusion10 decks177 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.1%inclusion9 decks177 decks
-2%synergy
Slumbering Walker
3.6%inclusion6 decks167 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
69%inclusion631 decks912 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
68%inclusion623 decks912 decks
60%synergy
Putrid Goblin
60%inclusion545 decks912 decks
59%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
63%inclusion571 decks912 decks
57%synergy
Lesser Masticore
51%inclusion468 decks912 decks
51%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
50%inclusion456 decks912 decks
50%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion456 decks912 decks
46%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion410 decks912 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
46%inclusion328 decks712 decks
43%synergy
Restless Apparition
40%inclusion366 decks912 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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1%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion532 decks912 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion437 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
48%inclusion435 decks912 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion425 decks912 decks
31%synergy
Buried Alive
45%inclusion410 decks912 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion403 decks912 decks
32%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
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35%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
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38%synergy
Farseek
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6%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
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-4%synergy
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-3%synergy
Gamble
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3%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion87 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.1%inclusion83 decks912 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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-10%synergy
Jeska's Will
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-9%synergy
The One Ring
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-3%synergy
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-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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-4%synergy
Creatures
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38%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion349 decks912 decks
27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion322 decks912 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion320 decks912 decks
27%synergy
Safehold Elite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Kitchen Finks
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Birds of Paradise
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion299 decks912 decks
24%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
30%inclusion272 decks912 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
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22%synergy
Anger
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22%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion254 decks912 decks
23%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
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25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
26%inclusion239 decks912 decks
22%synergy
Sun Titan
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18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion232 decks912 decks
17%synergy
Rendclaw Trow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
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24%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
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0%synergy
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17%synergy
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23%synergy
Karmic Guide
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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7%synergy
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16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion171 decks912 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
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12%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
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15%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
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16%synergy
Woe Strider
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15%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
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14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
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11%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
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16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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3%synergy
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16%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
The Warring Triad
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14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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-5%synergy
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13%synergy
Accursed Marauder
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8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
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4%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
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13%synergy
Voice of Victory
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7%synergy
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13%inclusion114 decks912 decks
10%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
12%inclusion113 decks912 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion104 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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7%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
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33%synergy
Ephemerate
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26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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2%synergy
Dark Ritual
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2%synergy
Mortify
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14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
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-5%synergy
Entomb
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16%synergy
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0%synergy
Laughing Mad
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20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
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17%synergy
First Day of Class
17%inclusion155 decks912 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion152 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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6%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion134 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Cauldron Haze
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14%synergy
Village Rites
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5%synergy
Crackling Doom
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7%synergy
Feign Death
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11%synergy
Not Dead After All
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11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion121 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
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9%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion111 decks912 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion110 decks912 decks
-18%synergy
Parting Gust
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10%synergy
Silence
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6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
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10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion96 decks912 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion90 decks912 decks
-7%synergy
Saw in Half
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6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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1%synergy
Despark
9.1%inclusion83 decks912 decks
-5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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1%synergy
Demand Answers
8.2%inclusion75 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.0%inclusion73 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Soul Partition
7.9%inclusion72 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.6%inclusion69 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion67 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.2%inclusion66 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Charm
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-15%synergy
Burnt Offering
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5%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.1%inclusion65 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.6%inclusion60 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.6%inclusion60 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.6%inclusion60 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
6.6%inclusion60 decks912 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion59 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
5.9%inclusion54 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.4%inclusion49 decks912 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
35%inclusion320 decks912 decks
32%synergy
Stitch Together
32%inclusion291 decks912 decks
30%synergy
Lively Dirge
29%inclusion269 decks912 decks
28%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
28%inclusion258 decks912 decks
9%synergy
Persist
28%inclusion251 decks912 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion187 decks912 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion164 decks912 decks
9%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion155 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion143 decks912 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion127 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion104 decks912 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion102 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion101 decks912 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion95 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
9.0%inclusion76 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8.9%inclusion81 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.8%inclusion80 decks912 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion78 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
8.6%inclusion78 decks912 decks
-7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
8.3%inclusion76 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.2%inclusion75 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Jolted Awake
8.1%inclusion74 decks912 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.0%inclusion73 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion70 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.9%inclusion63 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.6%inclusion60 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.6%inclusion60 decks912 decks
-5%synergy
Snort
6.0%inclusion51 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.5%inclusion50 decks912 decks
-11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion49 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Helping Hand
5.3%inclusion48 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.0%inclusion46 decks912 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
37%inclusion340 decks912 decks
31%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion299 decks912 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion227 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Blasting Station
22%inclusion198 decks912 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion190 decks912 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion142 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion141 decks912 decks
-9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion115 decks912 decks
12%synergy
Key to the City
12%inclusion111 decks912 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion103 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.6%inclusion69 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion67 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.1%inclusion65 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.9%inclusion54 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion289 decks912 decks
22%synergy
Training Grounds
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion248 decks912 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion187 decks912 decks
14%synergy
Thran Vigil
16%inclusion143 decks912 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion124 decks912 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion120 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion117 decks912 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion103 decks912 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion88 decks912 decks
-12%synergy
Warleader's Call
8.0%inclusion73 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Smile at Death
7.2%inclusion66 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion63 decks912 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.8%inclusion62 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.3%inclusion57 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.0%inclusion55 decks912 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion52 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.6%inclusion49 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion48 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.2%inclusion47 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.6%inclusion51 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion215 decks912 decks
3%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion196 decks912 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion177 decks912 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion138 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion94 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.7%inclusion79 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.5%inclusion68 decks912 decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion64 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.5%inclusion50 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.2%inclusion47 decks912 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion798 decks912 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion767 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
62%inclusion567 decks912 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion550 decks912 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion482 decks912 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion336 decks912 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion248 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion225 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion190 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion149 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion110 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion63 decks912 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.8%inclusion62 decks912 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.2%inclusion34 decks654 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion855 decks912 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion640 decks912 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion607 decks912 decks
33%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
65%inclusion595 decks912 decks
31%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
64%inclusion580 decks912 decks
28%synergy
Battlefield Forge
60%inclusion551 decks912 decks
32%synergy
Nomad Outpost
60%inclusion546 decks912 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
54%inclusion496 decks912 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion459 decks912 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion435 decks912 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion400 decks912 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion383 decks912 decks
29%synergy
Temple Garden
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Stomping Ground
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion368 decks912 decks
-1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
39%inclusion357 decks912 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion354 decks912 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
36%inclusion325 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36%inclusion324 decks912 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion320 decks912 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion304 decks912 decks
24%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion299 decks912 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion263 decks912 decks
18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion256 decks912 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion245 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion242 decks912 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion235 decks912 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion230 decks912 decks
15%synergy
Savannah
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Taiga
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bayou
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Spire Garden
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion218 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
23%inclusion213 decks912 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion203 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion199 decks912 decks
-2%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion197 decks912 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion181 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Landscape
19%inclusion177 decks912 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion176 decks912 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion151 decks912 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion148 decks912 decks
12%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion147 decks912 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion143 decks912 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
15%inclusion136 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion133 decks912 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
14%inclusion129 decks912 decks
10%synergy