Atla Palani, Nest Tender (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Atla Palani, Nest Tender
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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35%synergy
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34%synergy
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32%synergy
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35%synergy
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31%synergy
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28%synergy
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44%synergy
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27%synergy
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42%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-7%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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42%inclusion98 decks234 decks
19%synergy
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41%inclusion95 decks234 decks
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14%synergy
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33%inclusion77 decks234 decks
-16%synergy
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32%inclusion75 decks234 decks
-17%synergy
Sundown Pass
29%inclusion67 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Karplusan Forest
25%inclusion58 decks234 decks
7%synergy
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24%inclusion56 decks234 decks
-0%synergy
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20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Hushwood Verge
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9%synergy
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20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion44 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
4%synergy
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7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
-18%synergy
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16%inclusion38 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion35 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Lush Portico
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Commercial District
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Turf
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
0%synergy
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