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

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Nov 13, 2025
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Turbulent Wilderness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lotus Cobra
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
79%synergy
Exploration
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Mana Drain
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
55%synergy
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Tatyova, Benthic Druid
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Nature's Lore
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Three Visits
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Scute Swarm
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Burgeoning
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Worldly Tutor
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Field of the Dead
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Mystical Tutor
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Avenger of Zendikar
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Kodama of the East Tree
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Icetill Explorer
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Eternal Witness
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Seedborn Muse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Scout
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Roil Elemental
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Delighted Halfling
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Arbor Elf
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Endurance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Horizon Explorer
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Tifa Lockhart
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Scout
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thrasios, Triton Hero
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sowing Mycospawn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Scaled Herbalist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Scythecat Cub
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Six
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Badgermole Cub
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Heroic Intervention
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Harrow
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Entish Restoration
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Noxious Revival
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nexus of Fate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Force of Vigor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gush
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Summoner's Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Deprive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Intuition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Planar Genesis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Constant Mists
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Finale of Devastation
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Scapeshift
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Walk the Aeons
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Natural Order
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Explore
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Life from the Loam
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Woods
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Broken Bond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Time Spiral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Wave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Summer Bloom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Zuran Orb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Exploration Broodship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Trade Routes
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sapling Nursery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Breach
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Overburden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Druid Class
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Abundance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Mistrise Village
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Strip Mine
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Dryad Arbor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Chasm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dark Depths
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Guildless Commons
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Tolaria West
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Winding Canyons
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lumbering Falls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Basin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Signet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-33%synergy
Grim Monolith
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Breeding Pool
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Tropical Island
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Forest
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Island
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Windswept Heath
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Wooded Foothills
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Scalding Tarn
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Prismatic Vista
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Flooded Strand
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Fabled Passage
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Hedge Maze
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Willowrush Verge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sodden Verdure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Quandrix Campus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Mystery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Lush Oasis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy