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May 29, 2026
Josh Nelson
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5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Chelonian Tackle
4.0%inclusion4 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
2.7%inclusion3 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Mind into Matter
1.9%inclusion2 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Erode
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-2%synergy
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Overgrown Battlement
94%inclusion527 decks558 decks
87%synergy
Axebane Guardian
92%inclusion513 decks558 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Denial
91%inclusion510 decks558 decks
84%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
84%inclusion467 decks558 decks
77%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
83%inclusion461 decks558 decks
76%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
82%inclusion460 decks558 decks
75%synergy
High Alert
81%inclusion450 decks558 decks
74%synergy
Wall of Omens
80%inclusion444 decks558 decks
72%synergy
Assault Formation
76%inclusion426 decks558 decks
71%synergy
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76%inclusion423 decks558 decks
70%synergy
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Crashing Drawbridge
76%inclusion423 decks558 decks
69%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
75%inclusion416 decks558 decks
68%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
75%inclusion416 decks558 decks
69%synergy
Tower Defense
72%inclusion402 decks558 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion378 decks558 decks
62%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
66%inclusion369 decks558 decks
60%synergy
Hover Barrier
65%inclusion363 decks558 decks
60%synergy
Perimeter Captain
64%inclusion358 decks558 decks
59%synergy
Wall of Junk
63%inclusion351 decks558 decks
58%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
62%inclusion347 decks558 decks
58%synergy
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Aura Shards
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
0%synergy
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Vine Trellis
62%inclusion345 decks558 decks
57%synergy
Crystal Barricade
61%inclusion317 decks522 decks
55%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
61%inclusion338 decks558 decks
56%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
59%inclusion331 decks558 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
57%inclusion317 decks558 decks
53%synergy
Walking Bulwark
56%inclusion315 decks558 decks
53%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
54%inclusion299 decks558 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Redemption
51%inclusion285 decks558 decks
47%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
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46%synergy
Wall of Runes
50%inclusion279 decks558 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
49%inclusion272 decks558 decks
45%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
48%inclusion266 decks558 decks
44%synergy
Angelic Wall
45%inclusion250 decks558 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Roots
43%inclusion240 decks558 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Glare
43%inclusion239 decks558 decks
40%synergy
Shield Sphere
41%inclusion229 decks558 decks
38%synergy
Flumph
40%inclusion221 decks558 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
39%inclusion220 decks558 decks
36%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
39%inclusion216 decks558 decks
36%synergy
Carven Caryatid
38%inclusion212 decks558 decks
35%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
38%inclusion212 decks558 decks
35%synergy
Fortified Rampart
36%inclusion202 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Mulch
35%inclusion195 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Towering Titan
35%inclusion193 decks558 decks
32%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
34%inclusion187 decks558 decks
31%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
33%inclusion186 decks558 decks
31%synergy
Riptide Turtle
33%inclusion183 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion171 decks558 decks
28%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
30%inclusion170 decks558 decks
29%synergy
Steel Wall
28%inclusion157 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Jungle Barrier
28%inclusion156 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
27%inclusion150 decks558 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Shards
26%inclusion147 decks558 decks
24%synergy
Rampart Architect
24%inclusion102 decks432 decks
22%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
23%inclusion128 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion124 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Tears
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Essence
21%inclusion115 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Geist of the Archives
20%inclusion114 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
19%inclusion97 decks520 decks
17%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
19%inclusion103 decks553 decks
17%synergy
Portcullis Vine
18%inclusion103 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
18%inclusion100 decks546 decks
16%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
18%inclusion102 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
18%inclusion98 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
17%inclusion93 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Hope
15%inclusion85 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
14%inclusion72 decks518 decks
13%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion326 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion259 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion229 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion211 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Bar the Door
32%inclusion178 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Eerie Interlude
32%inclusion177 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion172 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
27%inclusion150 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion134 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion112 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Bant Charm
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Solidarity
14%inclusion77 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion75 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Ghostway
13%inclusion72 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Return to Nature
12%inclusion69 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
12%inclusion66 decks558 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Nature's Claim
9.0%inclusion50 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.7%inclusion43 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Aegis of the Heavens
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Naturalize
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
5.2%inclusion29 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
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Fell the Mighty
60%inclusion337 decks558 decks
56%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion268 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion245 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion235 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
35%inclusion193 decks558 decks
32%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
30%inclusion167 decks558 decks
28%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion132 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion123 decks558 decks
4%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
15%inclusion83 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Last March of the Ents
15%inclusion82 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Destined Confrontation
14%inclusion40 decks278 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion64 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
Reunion of the House
11%inclusion48 decks432 decks
10%synergy
Return to the Ranks
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Past
7.7%inclusion40 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
0%synergy
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Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
44%inclusion247 decks558 decks
40%synergy
Meekstone
42%inclusion236 decks558 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion227 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion176 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19%inclusion105 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Shield
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
0%synergy
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Brave the Sands
54%inclusion303 decks558 decks
50%synergy
Stoneskin
46%inclusion259 decks558 decks
43%synergy
Angelic Chorus
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Primal Rage
17%inclusion94 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Shield
16%inclusion88 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Unnatural Growth
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
12%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Assemble the Players
13%inclusion70 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
12%inclusion69 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
8.4%inclusion45 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Rolling Stones
7.7%inclusion43 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Serra's Blessing
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Always Watching
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Builder's Blessing
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
4%synergy
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Huatli, the Sun's Heart
25%inclusion142 decks558 decks
23%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21%inclusion119 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
11%inclusion61 decks558 decks
10%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion246 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
36%inclusion201 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion104 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
5.2%inclusion29 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
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Sol Ring
77%inclusion428 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion413 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Signet
23%inclusion131 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion124 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Selesnya Signet
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion104 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
11%inclusion59 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
2%synergy
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Plains
99%inclusion552 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion550 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion547 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion509 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
67%inclusion376 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Prairie Stream
52%inclusion291 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Vista
51%inclusion282 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion273 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
48%inclusion270 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
46%inclusion257 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion252 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion213 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion205 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
33%inclusion185 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
28%inclusion156 decks558 decks
-16%synergy
Temple Garden
28%inclusion156 decks558 decks
-17%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion154 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion149 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
27%inclusion148 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
26%inclusion147 decks558 decks
-19%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
26%inclusion146 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
24%inclusion134 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Deserted Beach
23%inclusion131 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion126 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Sea of Clouds
22%inclusion125 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
22%inclusion120 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion117 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Brushland
20%inclusion114 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion114 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
19%inclusion104 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Brokers Hideout
17%inclusion97 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
17%inclusion96 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Port Town
17%inclusion94 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
16%inclusion92 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion91 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
-18%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion85 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion85 decks558 decks
-17%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion82 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion77 decks558 decks
-16%synergy
Blossoming Sands
14%inclusion76 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Thornwood Falls
14%inclusion76 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Fortified Village
13%inclusion75 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion69 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Bant Panorama
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
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