Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded

Cecil, Dark Knight
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 26, 2025
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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68%inclusion127 decks187 decks
61%synergy
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56%inclusion94 decks168 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion105 decks187 decks
53%synergy
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49%inclusion92 decks187 decks
48%synergy
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48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
46%synergy
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45%synergy
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45%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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40%synergy
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75%inclusion141 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
64%inclusion120 decks187 decks
35%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
63%inclusion118 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion105 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion105 decks187 decks
34%synergy
Damn
55%inclusion103 decks187 decks
22%synergy
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52%inclusion98 decks187 decks
33%synergy
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52%inclusion98 decks187 decks
35%synergy
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46%inclusion86 decks187 decks
29%synergy
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45%inclusion85 decks187 decks
20%synergy
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53%inclusion99 decks187 decks
39%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
12%synergy
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16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
2%synergy
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7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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4%synergy
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39%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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31%synergy
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20%synergy
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34%synergy
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34%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
34%inclusion64 decks187 decks
25%synergy
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31%synergy
Knight Exemplar
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
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15%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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23%synergy
Wall of Blood
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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12%synergy
Blood Celebrant
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Keen Duelist
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
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8%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
7%synergy
The Speed Demon
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Soul Warden
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Vincent Valentine
10%inclusion16 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Angel
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Grand Abolisher
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Zack Fair
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
2%synergy
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Dark Ritual
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Inkshield
32%inclusion59 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Restoration Magic
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
25%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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1%synergy
Overkill
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12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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5%synergy
Fracture
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-7%synergy
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9%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Battle Menu
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7%synergy
Stunning Reversal
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7%synergy
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7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Necrologia
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
7%synergy
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7%synergy
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7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
2%synergy
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5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
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5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
4%synergy
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Reanimate
41%inclusion77 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion67 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion67 decks187 decks
18%synergy
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32%inclusion59 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Contract
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Open the Armory
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Profane Transfusion
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Bond of Agony
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Bargain
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Revival // Revenge
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Sigil
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Excalibur II
30%inclusion49 decks164 decks
28%synergy
Sword of the Animist
28%inclusion53 decks187 decks
25%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
28%inclusion46 decks164 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion46 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Buster Sword
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
11%synergy
The Endstone
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Genji Glove
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
9%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Axe
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Paladin's Arms
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Elixir
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Colossus Hammer
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
White Mage's Staff
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Soul Conduit
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
38%inclusion71 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion60 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Axis of Mortality
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Dark Tutelage
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion95 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
3%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion169 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion158 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
64%inclusion120 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion77 decks187 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
White Auracite
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion183 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion180 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion162 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
77%inclusion144 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
74%inclusion138 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion130 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
46%inclusion86 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion70 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion67 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion65 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
-12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion46 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
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