Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Expensive

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Roman Milan
Sep 23, 2025
How To Be New and Not Know Magic Lore
Magic losing its lore has been a sore point for a lot of enfranchised players lately. But how do you deal with that as a new player?
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Swan Song
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Rhystic Study
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Cyclonic Rift
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Enlightened Tutor
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Force of Will
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Academy Rector
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Guile
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Thassa's Oracle
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Reassembling Skeleton
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Blood Artist
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Ioreth of the Healing House
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Notion Thief
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Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
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Baleful Strix
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Inquisitive Glimmer
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Voice of Victory
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Dauthi Voidwalker
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Fatestitcher
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Aphetto Alchemist
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Laboratory Maniac
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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Ranger-Captain of Eos
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Auramancer
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Aven Mindcensor
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Warren Soultrader
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Snapcaster Mage
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Ajani's Chosen
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Doomwake Giant
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Volatile Stormdrake
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Void Rend
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Anguished Unmaking
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Dark Ritual
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Mystical Tutor
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Tainted Pact
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Demonic Consultation
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Arcane Denial
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Deadly Rollick
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Brainstorm
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Mental Misstep
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Silence
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Pact of Negation
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Flusterstorm
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Sink into Stupor
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Generous Gift
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Spell Pierce
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Negate
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Stifle
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Despark
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Intuition
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Delay
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Render Silent
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Ad Nauseam
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Restoration Magic
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Commandeer
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Borne Upon a Wind
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Replenish
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Supreme Verdict
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Farewell
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Toxic Deluge
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Imperial Seal
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Diabolic Intent
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Grim Tutor
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Windfall
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Timetwister
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Damn
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Reanimate
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Ponder
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Praetor's Grasp
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Dance of the Manse
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Resurgent Belief
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Yawgmoth's Will
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Cleansing Meditation
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Braingeyser
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Vindicate
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Personal Tutor
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Time Spiral
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Debt to the Deathless
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Beseech the Mirror
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Thousand-Year Elixir
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The One Ring
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Lightning Greaves
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Skullclamp
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Phyrexian Altar
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Halo Fountain
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Sting, the Glinting Dagger
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Magewright's Stone
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Thornbite Staff
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Wishclaw Talisman
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Ashnod's Altar
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Vedalken Orrery
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Expedition Map
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Skrelv's Hive
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Pemmin's Aura
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Phyrexian Arena
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Blind Obedience
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Treacherous Blessing
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Land Tax
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Enchanted Evening
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Sphere of Safety
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Aura of Silence
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Rule of Law
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Black Market Connections
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Dreadhorde Invasion
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Induced Amnesia
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Starfield of Nyx
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Solemnity
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Authority of the Consuls
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Necropotence
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Leyline of Anticipation
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Sigil of the Empty Throne
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Telepathy
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Darksteel Mutation
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Decree of Silence
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Trouble in Pairs
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Estrid's Invocation
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No Mercy
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Arcane Laboratory
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Intruder Alarm
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Hopeless Nightmare
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Karmic Justice
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Dictate of Erebos
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Rest in Peace
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Mirrormade
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Animate Dead
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Anointed Procession
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Hallowed Haunting
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Grasp of Fate
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Demonic Lore
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Grave Pact
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Shark Typhoon
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Court of Vantress
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Confounding Conundrum
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Mind Over Matter
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Imprisoned in the Moon
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Luminarch Ascension
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Greater Auramancy
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Sothera, the Supervoid
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Unstoppable Plan
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Stony Silence
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Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
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Otawara, Soaring City
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Urza's Saga
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Serra's Sanctum
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Bojuka Bog
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Academy Ruins
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Strip Mine
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Mystic Sanctuary
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Wasteland
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Kor Haven
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Dark Depths
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Sol Ring
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Fellwar Stone
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Mox Diamond
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Mana Vault
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Patriar's Seal
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Azorius Signet
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Lotus Petal
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Mox Opal
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Mana Crypt
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Chromatic Lantern
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Mind Stone
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Thought Vessel
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Mox Amber
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Basalt Monolith
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Gilded Lotus
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Lands
Tundra
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Scrubland
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Underground Sea
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Hallowed Fountain
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Godless Shrine
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Watery Grave
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Command Tower
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Marsh Flats
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Island
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Polluted Delta
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Swamp
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Plains
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-14%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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Sea of Clouds
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Morphic Pool
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Vault of Champions
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Exotic Orchard
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City of Brass
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Undercity Sewers
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Arcane Sanctum
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Misty Rainforest
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Verdant Catacombs
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Scalding Tarn
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Meticulous Archive
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Mana Confluence
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Drowned Catacomb
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Deserted Beach
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Glacial Fortress
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Underground River
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Shipwreck Marsh
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Bloodstained Mire
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Adarkar Wastes
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Arid Mesa
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Isolated Chapel
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Caves of Koilos
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Windswept Heath
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Shattered Sanctum
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Shadowy Backstreet
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Reflecting Pool
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12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
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Sink into Stupor
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Brightclimb Pathway
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Valgavoth's Lair
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8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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7%synergy
Starting Town
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Cavern of Souls
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3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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Prairie Stream
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Gloomlake Verge
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