Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (Commander) - Expensive 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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Worldly Tutor
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Eternal Witness
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Coiling Oracle
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Thassa's Oracle
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Tireless Tracker
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Badgermole Cub
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Reclamation Sage
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Nyxbloom Ancient
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Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
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Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
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Llanowar Elves
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Grappling Kraken
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Tifa Lockhart
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Elvish Mystic
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Beast Within
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Swan Song
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Heroic Intervention
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Force of Negation
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Entish Restoration
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Harrow
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Pact of Negation
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Pongify
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Arcane Denial
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Veil of Summer
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Force of Vigor
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Rapid Hybridization
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Archdruid's Charm
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Flusterstorm
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Sink into Stupor
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Nature's Claim
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Gush
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Noxious Revival
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Planar Genesis
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Chord of Calling
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Deprive
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Constant Mists
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Negate
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Roiling Regrowth
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Strix Serenade
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Mindbreak Trap
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Reality Shift
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Summoner's Pact
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Delay
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March of Swirling Mist
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Cultivate
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Explore
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Green Sun's Zenith
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Kodama's Reach
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Rampant Growth
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Walk the Aeons
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Farseek
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Awaken the Woods
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Sylvan Scrying
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Skyshroud Claim
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Splendid Reclamation
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Life from the Loam
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Bala Ged Recovery
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Summer Bloom
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Nature's Rhythm
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Broken Bond
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Temporal Manipulation
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Time Warp
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Reshape the Earth
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Capture of Jingzhou
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Natural Order
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Tempt with Discovery
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Urban Evolution
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Open the Way
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Windfall
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Tooth and Nail
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Whelming Wave
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Curse of the Swine
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Temporal Mastery
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Search for Tomorrow
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Genesis Wave
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Conduit of Worlds
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The One Ring
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Lightning Greaves
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Amulet of Vigor
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16%synergy
Expedition Map
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6%synergy
The Great Henge
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0%synergy
Horn of Greed
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8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Zuran Orb
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4%synergy
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Mystic Remora
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33%synergy
Sylvan Library
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34%synergy
Trade Routes
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33%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
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24%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
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Spelunking
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Abundance
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Case of the Locked Hothouse
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Druid Class
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Carpet of Flowers
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Sapling Nursery
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Zendikar's Roil
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Khalni Heart Expedition
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Mana Breach
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Garruk's Uprising
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Tectonic Split
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Retreat to Kazandu
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Wilderness Reclamation
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Song of the Dryads
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Concordant Crossroads
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Wizard Class
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0%synergy
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Invasion of Ikoria
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6%synergy
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Oko, Thief of Crowns
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Wrenn and Seven
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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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Nissa, Who Shakes the World
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Reliquary Tower
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25%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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47%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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Otawara, Soaring City
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Mystic Sanctuary
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41%synergy
Strip Mine
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48%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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27%synergy
Mistrise Village
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16%synergy
Urza's Saga
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17%synergy
Glacial Chasm
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19%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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13%synergy
Guildless Commons
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17%synergy
Vesuva
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14%synergy
Wasteland
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18%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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12%synergy
Dark Depths
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10%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
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-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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8%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-4%synergy
Command Beacon
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7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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8%synergy
Lotus Field
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8%synergy
Ghost Town
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8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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5%synergy
Jungle Basin
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6%synergy
Coral Atoll
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6%synergy
Homeward Path
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6%synergy
Maze of Ith
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4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
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Castle Garenbrig
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2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
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5%synergy
Arid Archway
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4%synergy
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Sol Ring
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9%synergy
Mana Vault
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31%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-27%synergy
Mox Diamond
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20%synergy
Chrome Mox
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18%synergy
Mana Crypt
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22%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
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21%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
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5%synergy
Grim Monolith
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7%synergy
Simic Signet
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-22%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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1%synergy
Lands
Breeding Pool
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45%synergy
Forest
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Island
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Misty Rainforest
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57%synergy
Command Tower
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Tropical Island
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68%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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29%synergy
Windswept Heath
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55%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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55%synergy
Flooded Strand
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51%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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52%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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52%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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50%synergy
Polluted Delta
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49%synergy
Fabled Passage
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35%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41%inclusion76 decks185 decks
-19%synergy
Hedge Maze
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21%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-16%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
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30%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
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29%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
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-10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
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21%synergy
Flooded Grove
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-16%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
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6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
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20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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16%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion37 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
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11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Willowrush Verge
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Rimewood Falls
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of Mystery
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-31%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Islet
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-9%synergy
Overflowing Basin
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
-14%synergy