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Apr 13, 2026
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Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards from Strixhaven: School of Mages
With Secrets of Strixhaven on the way, let's take a moment to look at the most played cards from the first set, Strixhaven: School of Mages.
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17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
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8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
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Pompous Battlemage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
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Festival Crasher
5.2%inclusion26 decks503 decks
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Kiln Fiend
20%inclusion101 decks503 decks
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Ghitu Amplifier
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
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Burst of Speed
7.2%inclusion36 decks503 decks
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Dynacharge
14%inclusion70 decks503 decks
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Nivix Cyclops
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
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Warlord's Fury
41%inclusion207 decks503 decks
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Rally at the Hornburg
15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
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23%inclusion118 decks503 decks
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Opt
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Young Pyromancer
64%inclusion324 decks503 decks
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Third Path Iconoclast
59%inclusion295 decks503 decks
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Stormcatch Mentor
54%inclusion273 decks503 decks
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53%inclusion267 decks503 decks
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Goblin Electromancer
53%inclusion267 decks503 decks
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Preordain
52%inclusion264 decks503 decks
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Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion260 decks503 decks
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51%inclusion257 decks503 decks
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Negate
48%inclusion242 decks503 decks
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Guttersnipe
47%inclusion236 decks503 decks
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Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion233 decks503 decks
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Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion204 decks503 decks
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Harmonic Prodigy
40%inclusion201 decks503 decks
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Sprite Dragon
37%inclusion185 decks503 decks
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Electrostatic Infantry
37%inclusion184 decks503 decks
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Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
27%inclusion136 decks503 decks
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Veyran, Voice of Duality
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Coruscation Mage
24%inclusion121 decks503 decks
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Stormchaser Mage
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Archmage of Runes
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Haughty Djinn
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Jori En, Ruin Diver
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Crackling Cyclops
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Bloodwater Entity
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Khenra Spellspear
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Firebrand Archer
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Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
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Drake Hatcher
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Docent of Perfection
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Umara Mystic
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Pinnacle Monk
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Frolicking Familiar
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Ovika, Enigma Goliath
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Firebending Student
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Elementalist Adept
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Stormsplitter
13%inclusion65 decks503 decks
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Tempest Angler
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Crackling Drake
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Kessig Flamebreather
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Heartfire Immolator
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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Loyal Apprentice
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Wizards of Thay
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Burning Prophet
11%inclusion57 decks503 decks
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Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion56 decks503 decks
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
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Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion52 decks488 decks
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Slickshot Show-Off
10%inclusion52 decks503 decks
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Thermo-Alchemist
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Erebor Flamesmith
10%inclusion48 decks503 decks
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Zada, Hedron Grinder
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Tolarian Terror
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Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
8.6%inclusion24 decks278 decks
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8.3%inclusion42 decks503 decks
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Vadrik, Astral Archmage
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
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7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
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Abstract Paintmage
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
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Consider
47%inclusion237 decks503 decks
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Abrade
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Expedite
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Lightning Bolt
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34%inclusion173 decks503 decks
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Izzet Charm
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Chaos Warp
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Twinferno
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Flame of Anor
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Impulse
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Big Score
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Arcane Denial
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Unsummon
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Seething Song
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Shadow Rift
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Wizard's Retort
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Refute
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Demand Answers
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Leap
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Run Away Together
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Slick Sequence
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Sink into Stupor
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Shock
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Ponder
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Faithless Looting
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Haze of Rage
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Expressive Iteration
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Treasure Cruise
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Serum Visions
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Enter the Enigma
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Winged Words
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Slip Through Space
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Gitaxian Probe
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Crash Through
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Empty the Warrens
22%inclusion112 decks503 decks
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Sleight of Hand
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Renegade Tactics
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Flow State
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Dragon Fodder
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Blasphemous Act
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Mizzix's Mastery
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Chart a Course
17%inclusion84 decks503 decks
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Deep Analysis
17%inclusion84 decks503 decks
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Krenko's Command
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Ral's Reinforcements
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Grapeshot
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Song of Totentanz
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Mana Geyser
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Teleportal
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Sundering Eruption
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Hordeling Outburst
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Vandalblast
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Glimpse the Impossible
11%inclusion55 decks503 decks
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Past in Flames
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Strike It Rich
10%inclusion52 decks503 decks
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Windfall
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Candlekeep Inspiration
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
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Pym Particles
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
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Mystic Retrieval
8.7%inclusion44 decks503 decks
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Stock Up
8.6%inclusion32 decks370 decks
1.3xlift
Goblin War Party
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
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Seize the Spoils
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
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Lock and Load
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
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Forbidden Friendship
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
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Otterball Antics
7.8%inclusion39 decks503 decks
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Lórien Revealed
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
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Surge to Victory
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
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Wrenn's Resolve
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
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Ravenform
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
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Wisdom of Ages
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
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Boltwave
6.8%inclusion33 decks486 decks
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Reckless Impulse
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
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Ancestral Anger
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
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Robe of the Archmagi
17%inclusion85 decks503 decks
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Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion68 decks503 decks
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Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion62 decks503 decks
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Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion59 decks503 decks
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Cori-Steel Cutter
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Diary of Dreams
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
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Fiery Inscription
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Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion90 decks503 decks
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Sorcerer Class
15%inclusion73 decks503 decks
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Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion70 decks503 decks
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Stormchaser's Talent
13%inclusion66 decks503 decks
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Rite of the Dragoncaller
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Reconnaissance Mission
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
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Frostcliff Siege
8.8%inclusion28 decks320 decks
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Arcane Bombardment
5.8%inclusion29 decks503 decks
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Curiosity
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Witness Protection
5.6%inclusion28 decks503 decks
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Improbable Alliance
5.4%inclusion27 decks503 decks
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Shark Typhoon
5.2%inclusion26 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
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Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
34%inclusion169 decks503 decks
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Ral, Crackling Wit
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
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Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion144 decks503 decks
1.2xlift
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion111 decks503 decks
0.5xlift
Riptide Laboratory
15%inclusion77 decks503 decks
2.9xlift
Restless Spire
13%inclusion66 decks503 decks
1.7xlift
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion60 decks503 decks
1.3xlift
Castle Embereth
11%inclusion56 decks503 decks
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Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion53 decks503 decks
1.1xlift
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
2.5xlift
Kher Keep
8.3%inclusion42 decks503 decks
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Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.3%inclusion42 decks503 decks
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Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion36 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
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Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion325 decks503 decks
0.8xlift
Sol Ring
55%inclusion275 decks503 decks
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Izzet Signet
49%inclusion244 decks503 decks
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Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion156 decks503 decks
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Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion88 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Mind Stone
16%inclusion82 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Resonating Lute
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
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Sky Diamond
13%inclusion65 decks503 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion63 decks503 decks
0.4xlift
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion62 decks503 decks
0.7xlift
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion55 decks503 decks
1.0xlift
Tablet of Discovery
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
0.9xlift
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion39 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Izzet Locket
5.2%inclusion26 decks503 decks
1.0xlift
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Mountain
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Island
99%inclusion497 decks503 decks
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Command Tower
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Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion269 decks503 decks
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Shivan Reef
53%inclusion265 decks503 decks
0.9xlift
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion235 decks503 decks
0.9xlift
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion223 decks503 decks
0.9xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion211 decks503 decks
0.9xlift
Swiftwater Cliffs
34%inclusion173 decks503 decks
1.4xlift
Cascade Bluffs
31%inclusion155 decks503 decks
0.7xlift
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion154 decks503 decks
1.4xlift
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion143 decks503 decks
0.8xlift
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion136 decks503 decks
0.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion122 decks503 decks
1.2xlift
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion115 decks503 decks
0.8xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion97 decks503 decks
1.1xlift
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion88 decks503 decks
1.0xlift
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion88 decks503 decks
1.4xlift
Molten Tributary
17%inclusion86 decks503 decks
1.4xlift
Steam Vents
17%inclusion85 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion82 decks503 decks
2.4xlift
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
1.4xlift
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion74 decks503 decks
0.7xlift
Training Center
15%inclusion73 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
0.6xlift
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion61 decks503 decks
1.0xlift
Highland Lake
12%inclusion58 decks503 decks
2.1xlift
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion58 decks503 decks
2.0xlift
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion55 decks503 decks
1.2xlift
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion53 decks503 decks
2.9xlift
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion51 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion48 decks503 decks
0.9xlift
Spectacle Summit
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
1.0xlift
Prismari Campus
8.7%inclusion44 decks503 decks
1.0xlift
Thriving Bluff
8.7%inclusion44 decks503 decks
2.2xlift
Thriving Isle
8.5%inclusion43 decks503 decks
1.9xlift
Riverpyre Verge
8.5%inclusion32 decks376 decks
0.6xlift
Rush of Inspiration
8.3%inclusion42 decks503 decks
2.1xlift
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
1.0xlift
Scalding Tarn
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
0.6xlift
Volatile Fjord
7.2%inclusion36 decks503 decks
1.2xlift
Silverbluff Bridge
6.2%inclusion31 decks503 decks
0.5xlift
Kazuul's Fury
5.4%inclusion27 decks503 decks
1.8xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.2%inclusion26 decks503 decks
0.8xlift
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