Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (Commander) - Optimized 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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Lotus Cobra
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Azusa, Lost but Seeking
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72%synergy
Scute Swarm
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63%synergy
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58%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
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57%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
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56%synergy
Exploration
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55%synergy
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47%synergy
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Counterspell
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17%synergy
Cultivate
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18%synergy
Nature's Lore
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26%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
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40%synergy
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Beast Within
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7%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
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45%synergy
Growth Spiral
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9%synergy
Three Visits
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31%synergy
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46%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
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39%synergy
Crop Rotation
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Fierce Guardianship
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30%synergy
Rhystic Study
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24%synergy
Field of the Dead
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36%synergy
Worldly Tutor
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26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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31%synergy
Force of Will
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12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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12%synergy
Glacial Chasm
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14%synergy
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Eternal Witness
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27%synergy
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
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39%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
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Roil Elemental
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33%synergy
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16%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
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28%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
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Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
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Mossborn Hydra
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27%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
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18%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
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12%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
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Wayward Swordtooth
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Courser of Kruphix
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Birds of Paradise
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Icetill Explorer
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Sylvan Safekeeper
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18%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
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Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
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Scourge of Fleets
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9%synergy
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
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7%synergy
Ruin Crab
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14%synergy
Seedborn Muse
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0%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
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11%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
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1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
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10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
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4%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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7%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
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Reclamation Sage
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Llanowar Elves
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-14%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
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Elvish Mystic
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Walking Atlas
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Augur of Autumn
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Stormtide Leviathan
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Elvish Reclaimer
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8%synergy
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
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4%synergy
Llanowar Scout
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7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
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Springbloom Druid
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5%synergy
Skyshroud Ranger
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7%synergy
Trench Behemoth
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6%synergy
Tireless Tracker
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2%synergy
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Heroic Intervention
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19%synergy
Mana Drain
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26%synergy
Harrow
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27%synergy
Entish Restoration
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29%synergy
Arcane Denial
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14%synergy
Swan Song
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11%synergy
Pongify
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4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-3%synergy
Negate
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-5%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
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11%synergy
Simic Charm
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9%synergy
Deprive
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15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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2%synergy
Brainstorm
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-1%synergy
Force of Negation
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6%synergy
Pact of Negation
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7%synergy
Nature's Claim
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3%synergy
Reality Shift
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-2%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
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7%synergy
Force of Vigor
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Noxious Revival
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6%synergy
Planar Genesis
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Veil of Summer
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Gush
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Krosan Grip
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Constant Mists
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Muddle the Mixture
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2%synergy
Nexus of Fate
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Voidslime
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Eureka Moment
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-6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
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3%synergy
Resculpt
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Ghostly Flicker
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-1%synergy
Return to Nature
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0%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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Chord of Calling
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-2%synergy
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Rampant Growth
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9%synergy
Explore
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20%synergy
Scapeshift
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34%synergy
Finale of Devastation
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22%synergy
Walk the Aeons
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25%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
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19%synergy
Farseek
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1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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15%synergy
Whelming Wave
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12%synergy
Awaken the Woods
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18%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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13%synergy
Broken Bond
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15%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
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13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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10%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
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9%synergy
Life from the Loam
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11%synergy
Urban Evolution
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2%synergy
Time Warp
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10%synergy
Summer Bloom
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9%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
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6%synergy
Natural Order
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7%synergy
Open the Way
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6%synergy
Reshape the Earth
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7%synergy
Solve the Equation
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6%synergy
Tooth and Nail
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6%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
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-5%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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3%synergy
Regrowth
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4%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
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5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
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0%synergy
Ponder
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-1%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
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2%synergy
Genesis Wave
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2%synergy
Shared Roots
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2%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
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5%synergy
Spitting Image
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3%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
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4%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
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-6%synergy
Harmonize
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-1%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
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36%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
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28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-4%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
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11%synergy
The One Ring
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4%synergy
The Great Henge
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-1%synergy
Zuran Orb
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6%synergy
Exploration Broodship
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5%synergy
Horn of Greed
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6%synergy
Expedition Map
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0%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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2%synergy
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Burgeoning
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45%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
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40%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion56 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
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12%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
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16%synergy
Druid Class
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14%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
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14%synergy
Trade Routes
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15%synergy
Spelunking
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
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12%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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-3%synergy
Abundance
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13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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7%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
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7%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
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7%synergy
Sapling Nursery
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8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
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0%synergy
Omniscience
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4%synergy
Mana Breach
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7%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
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6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
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4%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
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5%synergy
Wizard Class
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1%synergy
Propaganda
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-2%synergy
Doubling Season
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-5%synergy
Ominous Seas
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1%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
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1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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35%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
45%inclusion97 decks217 decks
23%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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17%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
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32%synergy
Strip Mine
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26%synergy
Guildless Commons
24%inclusion53 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
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13%synergy
Coral Atoll
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16%synergy
Jungle Basin
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16%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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9%synergy
Temple of the False God
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0%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
13%inclusion29 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Town
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
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9%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion26 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Dark Depths
12%inclusion26 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
11%inclusion24 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Field
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
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3%synergy
Tolaria West
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6%synergy
Ba Sing Se
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5%synergy
Maze of Ith
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4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
-15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
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-12%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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3%synergy
Lumbering Falls
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-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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7%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion59 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
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0%synergy
Island
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-1%synergy
Command Tower
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2%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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36%synergy
Breeding Pool
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25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
63%inclusion136 decks217 decks
32%synergy
Fabled Passage
57%inclusion124 decks217 decks
42%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
53%inclusion115 decks217 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion113 decks217 decks
27%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
48%inclusion104 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion101 decks217 decks
27%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
44%inclusion96 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
41%inclusion90 decks217 decks
-11%synergy
Hedge Maze
33%inclusion71 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Windswept Heath
31%inclusion68 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion64 decks217 decks
22%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion64 decks217 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion64 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion61 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion60 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Grove
27%inclusion58 decks217 decks
-15%synergy
Blighted Woodland
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
24%inclusion53 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion51 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Tropical Island
23%inclusion49 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion48 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion44 decks217 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion44 decks217 decks
-18%synergy
Willowrush Verge
19%inclusion41 decks215 decks
2%synergy
Brokers Hideout
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Sodden Verdure
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
13%inclusion29 decks217 decks
-7%synergy
Rimewood Falls
12%inclusion26 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
-6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
-15%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
-12%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Simic Guildgate
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy