Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Optimized

Braids, Cabal Minion
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Along the Crooked Way
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
6.7xlift
Troop of Ponies
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3.2xlift
The Master of Lake-town
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
0.8xlift
The Sackville-Bagginses
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
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High Lift Cards
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
63xlift
Nether Spirit
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
48xlift
Dunes of the Dead
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
46xlift
Noble's Purse
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
40xlift
Sphere of Resistance
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
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Thorn of Amethyst
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
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Tangle Wire
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
27xlift
Drownyard Temple
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
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Servo Schematic
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
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Eumidian Hatchery
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
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Dark Ritual
95%inclusion213 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion170 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion169 decks224 decks
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Bitterblossom
75%inclusion167 decks224 decks
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Braids, Arisen Nightmare
72%inclusion162 decks224 decks
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Bloodghast
69%inclusion154 decks224 decks
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Dreadhorde Invasion
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
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Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
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Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion140 decks224 decks
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Reanimate
62%inclusion138 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
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Tergrid, God of Fright
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
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Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion145 decks224 decks
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Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion127 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Orcish Bowmasters
51%inclusion114 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Ancient Tomb
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Opposition Agent
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
1.8xlift
Necropotence
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion98 decks224 decks
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Mana Vault
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
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Chrome Mox
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
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Creatures
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
61%inclusion136 decks224 decks
3.8xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
48%inclusion108 decks224 decks
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Blood Artist
43%inclusion96 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
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Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
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Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
36%inclusion80 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion75 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Blood Pet
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
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Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion70 decks224 decks
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Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
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Nether Traitor
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
2.6xlift
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion60 decks224 decks
1.9xlift
Bitterbloom Bearer
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
2.4xlift
Shambling Ghast
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
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Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
1.6xlift
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
1.7xlift
Nine-Lives Familiar
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
1.7xlift
Mindslicer
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
3.1xlift
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
5.1xlift
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
4.8xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion25 decks166 decks
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Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
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Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
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Viscera Seer
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
0.5xlift
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
1.9xlift
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Rankle, Master of Pranks
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Sheoldred
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Infestation Sage
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
2.6xlift
Cult Conscript
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
5.9xlift
Ornithopter
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
2.9xlift
Butcher of Malakir
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
1.8xlift
Emeritus of Woe
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
0.7xlift
Maralen of the Mornsong
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
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Instants
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion109 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion90 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Snuff Out
39%inclusion87 decks224 decks
1.8xlift
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion71 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Entomb
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Dismember
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Withering Torment
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Saw in Half
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
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Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
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Undying Malice
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
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Defile
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
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Ad Nauseam
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
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Village Rites
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
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Sacrifice
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
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Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
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Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
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Soul Shatter
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
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Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
1.7xlift
Fatal Push
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
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Feign Death
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Archenemy's Charm
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
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Liliana's Triumph
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
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Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion132 decks224 decks
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Smallpox
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
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Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
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Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion84 decks224 decks
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Pox
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
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Damnation
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
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Imperial Seal
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion54 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Chain of Smog
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
2.3xlift
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Victimize
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Death Cloud
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
3.1xlift
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Buried Alive
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Pox Plague
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1.8xlift
Syphon Mind
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
0.4xlift
Praetor's Grasp
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Unearth
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
0.5xlift
Mutilate
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Mire in Misery
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Final Parting
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
14xlift
Living Death
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Dark Deal
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
0.3xlift
Utility Artifacts
Smokestack
62%inclusion138 decks224 decks
16xlift
Crucible of Worlds
56%inclusion126 decks224 decks
20xlift
Skullclamp
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
The One Ring
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Ichor Wellspring
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
15xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Winter Orb
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
21xlift
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Trinisphere
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
24xlift
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
17xlift
Cursed Totem
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
16xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
10xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Winter Moon
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
3.1xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Prized Statue
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
14xlift
Static Orb
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
21xlift
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
7.7xlift
Vexing Bauble
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
5.0xlift
Expedition Map
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
17xlift
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
0.4xlift
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
0.6xlift
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
15xlift
Nimblewright Schematic
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
24xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Tithing Blade
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Enchantments
Contamination
58%inclusion130 decks224 decks
4.9xlift
Black Market Connections
55%inclusion123 decks224 decks
1.6xlift
Grave Pact
51%inclusion114 decks224 decks
1.8xlift
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion102 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Animate Dead
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Oppression
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Bottomless Pit
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
2.6xlift
Black Market
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Waste Not
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Nether Void
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
20xlift
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Necromancy
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
0.4xlift
Ghoulish Procession
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
3.9xlift
Revel in Riches
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
2.1xlift
Painful Quandary
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
4.5xlift
Leyline of the Void
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
3.1xlift
Necrodominance
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Dark Prophecy
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
2.3xlift
Obsessive Pursuit
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
9.2xlift
No Mercy
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
0.3xlift
Desolation
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
5.1xlift
Scavenger's Talent
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
15xlift
Oversold Cemetery
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
2.2xlift
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Kaya's Ghostform
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
Grave Venerations
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3.0xlift
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
2.0xlift
Liliana of the Veil
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
2.1xlift
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
4.8xlift
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion151 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion117 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Strip Mine
39%inclusion87 decks224 decks
6.0xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion71 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Wasteland
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
8.3xlift
Peat Bog
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
6.4xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Crystal Vein
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
4.4xlift
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
0.5xlift
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
1.6xlift
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
2.3xlift
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
2.6xlift
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
2.9xlift
City of Traitors
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
5.2xlift
Command Beacon
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
War Room
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
6.9xlift
Ebon Stronghold
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
5.6xlift
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
0.4xlift
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
7.0xlift
Fountainport
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
10xlift
Barren Moor
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Crypt of Agadeem
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Midgar, City of Mako
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
0.7xlift
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
0.6xlift
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
14xlift
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
1.6xlift
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
1.2xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.4xlift
Deserted Temple
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion218 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion158 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Lotus Petal
52%inclusion116 decks224 decks
2.6xlift
Mind Stone
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion40 decks133 decks
1.4xlift
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
2.1xlift
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
2.7xlift
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
2.9xlift
Mox Opal
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
2.3xlift
Mox Amber
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
0.5xlift
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
8.1xlift
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
1.9xlift
Springleaf Drum
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
2.3xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
2.8xlift
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion209 decks224 decks
1.0xlift
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion90 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
1.5xlift
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
2.6xlift
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
2.8xlift
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
2.8xlift
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
1.3xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
1.4xlift
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
2.5xlift
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
0.7xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
0.9xlift
Urza's Cave
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
0.8xlift
Mirrex
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
12xlift
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