Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (Commander) - Core Lands Matter

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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11%synergy
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Return to Nature
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Joint Exploration
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Sylvan Scrying
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Crucible of Worlds
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11%synergy
Seer's Sundial
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11%synergy
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Exploration Broodship
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Lightning Greaves
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Khalni Heart Expedition
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42%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
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33%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
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34%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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15%synergy
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24%synergy
Exploration
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11%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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14%synergy
Wizard Class
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
Abundance
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9%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
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Ride the Shoopuf
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Rites of Flourishing
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
Primeval Bounty
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
On the Trail
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5%synergy
Court of Bounty
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-10%synergy
Propaganda
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Invasion of Zendikar
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3%synergy
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Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
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14%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
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10%synergy
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
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8%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
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34%synergy
Coral Atoll
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40%synergy
Temple of the False God
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11%synergy
Memorial to Genius
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18%synergy
Guildless Commons
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15%synergy
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-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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-10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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4%synergy
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-14%synergy
Dark Depths
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1%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
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5%synergy
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5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
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3%synergy
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-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
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3%synergy
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-30%synergy
Simic Signet
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-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
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7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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3%synergy
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Island
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3%synergy
Forest
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3%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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43%synergy
Command Tower
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0%synergy
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56%synergy
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57%synergy
Blighted Woodland
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49%synergy
Thornwood Falls
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26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-24%synergy
Woodland Stream
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25%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
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10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
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15%synergy
Breeding Pool
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-22%synergy
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-15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
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Flooded Grove
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Rejuvenating Springs
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Tangled Islet
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4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-23%synergy
Brokers Hideout
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Grove
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Rimewood Falls
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Creek
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Quandrix Campus
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Hedge Maze
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Bant Panorama
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-6%synergy