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Julia Maddalena
Oct 31, 2025
Julia Maddalena
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Archfiend of Despair
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
97%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
95%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
95%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
93%synergy
Crypt Ghast
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
65%synergy
Lord of the Void
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Plague Drone
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Sower of Discord
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Harvester of Souls
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Shefet Archfiend
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Taskmaster
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Extractor Demon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Blood Speaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Roaming Throne
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Nightmare
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Doom Whisperer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Dreadhound
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of the Dross
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Necropolis Fiend
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Great Unclean One
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Defile
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Darkness
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-0%synergy
Blood Pact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Demonic Counsel
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Kindred Dominance
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Temporal Extortion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-0%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
30%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Pox Plague
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Final Act
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Blood Money
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Assassinate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
55%synergy
Whip of Erebos
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Bontu's Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Herald's Horn
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Enchantments
Demonic Covenant
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Liliana's Contract
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Out of the Tombs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Blood Reckoning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Revel in Riches
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Hissing Miasma
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
61%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Westvale Abbey
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Foul Roads
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-36%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Séance Board
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
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