Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Core

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Entity Tracker
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Ertai Resurrected
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Elesh Norn
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7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
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7%synergy
Knight of Doves
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7%synergy
The Master of Keys
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4%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
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2%synergy
Balemurk Leech
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7%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
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5%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
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Despark
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Dovin's Veto
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Anguished Unmaking
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-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-16%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
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9%synergy
Utter End
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3%synergy
Brainstorm
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Dramatic Reversal
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Mortify
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Generous Gift
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Glimmerburst
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7%synergy
Not Dead After All
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6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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Swan Song
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Inkshield
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Go for the Throat
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Dark Ritual
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Mana Leak
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-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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Supreme Verdict
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7%synergy
Dance of the Manse
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Damn
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Replenish
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Merciless Eviction
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Austere Command
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-2%synergy
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Open the Vaults
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Idyllic Tutor
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Sunfall
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Ponder
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Victimize
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Back for Seconds
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5%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
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18%synergy
Skullclamp
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
Unbender Tine
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6%synergy
Halo Fountain
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5%synergy
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Phyrexian Arena
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14%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
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Omen of the Sea
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Hopeless Nightmare
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27%synergy
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Bitterblossom
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16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
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Mystic Remora
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Enchanted Evening
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18%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
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Rule of Law
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Blind Obedience
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Chime of Night
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Intruder Alarm
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Demonic Lore
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Telepathy
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Confounding Conundrum
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Omen of the Sun
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11%synergy
Starfield of Nyx
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Court of Grace
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9%synergy
Witness Protection
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Unstoppable Plan
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Glasswing Grace
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5%synergy
Mirrormade
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0%synergy
Slow Motion
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9%synergy
Grasp of Fate
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3%synergy
Reality Acid
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8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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8%synergy
Cessation
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Oblivion Ring
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8%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
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8%synergy
Land Tax
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Leyline of Anticipation
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Authority of the Consuls
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Hopeful Vigil
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7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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6%synergy
Spirit Loop
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Despondency
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7%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
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7%synergy
Banishing Light
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6%synergy
Sage's Reverie
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6%synergy
Ethereal Armor
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3%synergy
Seal of Removal
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7%synergy
Sentinel's Eyes
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6%synergy
Journey to Nowhere
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6%synergy
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Invasion of Theros
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10%synergy
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Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
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17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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8%synergy
Temple of the False God
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2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
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5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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-14%synergy
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Arcane Signet
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Sol Ring
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-18%synergy
Azorius Signet
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20%synergy
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9%synergy
Dimir Signet
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8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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-22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
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25%synergy
Mind Stone
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8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-25%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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5%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
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13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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6%synergy
Marble Diamond
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6%synergy
Midnight Clock
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4%synergy
Firdoch Core
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5%synergy
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Plains
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Swamp
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6%synergy
Island
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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-7%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
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14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-6%synergy
Prairie Stream
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1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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1%synergy
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-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
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13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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2%synergy
Temple of Silence
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10%synergy
Watery Grave
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-22%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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-23%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
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13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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11%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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-15%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
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-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
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11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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-16%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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-16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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-13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
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4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
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8%synergy
Port Town
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-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
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-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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7%synergy
Morphic Pool
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-19%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
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-24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
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-24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
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-2%synergy
Underground River
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-21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
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2%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-23%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
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9%synergy
Esper Panorama
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy