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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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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18xlift
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
8.8xlift
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
3.0xlift
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Necropotence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.3xlift
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
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2.7xlift
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Bloodghast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Doomed Dissenter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Rottenmouth Viper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.4xlift
Plaguecrafter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Blood Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Fleshbag Marauder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Harvester of Souls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.3xlift
Nether Traitor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Ornithopter
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Reassembling Skeleton
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Butcher of Malakir
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Overseer of the Damned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.8xlift
Kokusho, the Evening Star
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.4xlift
Cult Conscript
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Common Crook
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
51xlift
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.1xlift
Callous Inspector
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
97xlift
Undercity Dire Rat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9.2xlift
Sengir Autocrat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Junk Diver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14xlift
Custodi Lich
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Ghoulcaller Gisa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Crypt Rats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Abhorrent Overlord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Scrap Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14xlift
Circuit Mender
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Dread Presence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Foundry Inspector
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
The Raven Man
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Pestilence Demon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Plague Myr
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Burglar Rat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Graveblade Marauder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Woe Strider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Persistent Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.7xlift
Magus of the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Yarok's Fenlurker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Vindictive Lich
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12xlift
Marionette Apprentice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.8xlift
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Snuff Out
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Soul Shatter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Liliana's Triumph
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.3xlift
Dismember
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Entomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Village Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Not Dead After All
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0.9xlift
Consuming Corruption
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2.9xlift
Deadly Dispute
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0.4xlift
Defile
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Culling the Weak
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Supernatural Stamina
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Withering Boon
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Drag to the Underworld
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Bitter Triumph
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Undying Malice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Infernal Grasp
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1.1xlift
Rain of Filth
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Sudden Edict
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3.9xlift
Live or Die
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23xlift
Feign Death
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1.8xlift
Tragic Slip
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0.9xlift
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0.4xlift
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Reanimate
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Mire in Misery
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Strongarm Tactics
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5.0xlift
Profane Tutor
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Season of Loss
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3.2xlift
Duress
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Inquisition of Kozilek
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3.4xlift
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5.0xlift
Sinkhole
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Read the Bones
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1.9xlift
Death Cloud
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1.8xlift
Blasphemous Edict
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0.5xlift
Delirium Skeins
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3.7xlift
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Myrkul's Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Extract a Confession
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10xlift
Hymn to Tourach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Corrupt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
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0.9xlift
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Tyrant's Choice
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23xlift
Plague of Vermin
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2.9xlift
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Smokestack
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6.8xlift
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Cursed Totem
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
47xlift
Skullclamp
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0.6xlift
Prized Statue
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20xlift
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
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70xlift
Nettlecyst
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70xlift
Mephitic Draught
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18xlift
Sphere of Resistance
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35xlift
Thorn of Amethyst
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35xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Unwinding Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Winter Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Defense Grid
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5.4xlift
Cloud Key
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Null Rod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.7xlift
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.8xlift
Brotherhood Vertibird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12xlift
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Trading Post
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Mishra's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Trinisphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Servo Schematic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12xlift
Grafdigger's Cage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Cranial Plating
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Transmogrant's Crown
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Candy Trail
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Mystic Forge
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23xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
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4.1xlift
Mycosynth Wellspring
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7.8xlift
Wand of Orcus
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14xlift
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14xlift
Winter Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.4xlift
Semblance Anvil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Goldvein Pick
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70xlift
Mindcrank
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2.7xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Executioner's Capsule
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Batterskull
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10xlift
Ceremonial Knife
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Andúril, Flame of the West
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
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Black Market Connections
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Oppression
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3.3xlift
Waste Not
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Contamination
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Grave Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Bottomless Pit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.6xlift
Painful Quandary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Demonic Vigor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Black Market
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Open the Graves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.4xlift
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.6xlift
Braids's Frightful Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14xlift
Biotransference
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.1xlift
Curse of Disturbance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Carnival of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Tainted Aether
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Desolation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.8xlift
Scavenger's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12xlift
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
No Mercy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.3xlift
Bandit's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Oubliette
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.8xlift
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Pestilence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.8xlift
Necrogen Mists
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.3xlift
Unholy Indenture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Chains of Mephistopheles
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12xlift
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Liliana of the Veil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.4xlift
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.6xlift
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Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Eumidian Hatchery
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
24xlift
Wasteland
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10xlift
War Room
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3.0xlift
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Castle Locthwain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Crystal Vein
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18xlift
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Drownyard Temple
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16xlift
Dunes of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
35xlift
Strip Mine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Cabal Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.0xlift
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Memorial to Folly
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.9xlift
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Barren Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
Treasure Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Ebon Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Darksteel Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
23xlift
Peat Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Leechridden Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.4xlift
City of Traitors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Charcoal Diamond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
4.9xlift
Lotus Petal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
5.3xlift
Mox Amber
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.0xlift
Phial of Galadriel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.8xlift
Pristine Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14xlift
Mana Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Wizard's Rockets
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
70xlift
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Darksteel Ingot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10xlift
Liquimetal Torque
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
18xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.1xlift
Mox Opal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Chromatic Star
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
35xlift
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.9xlift
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.3xlift
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