Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos (Commander) - Optimized

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Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos
Rank #671
70decks
John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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27%synergy
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24%synergy
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17%synergy
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
Lessons from Life
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Mind's Desire
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7%synergy
Preordain
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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5%synergy
Temporal Mastery
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
Pest Infestation
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
Empty the Warrens
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5%synergy
Hour of Promise
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
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18%synergy
The Great Henge
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6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-11%synergy
Scroll Rack
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10%synergy
The One Ring
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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Rhythm of the Wild
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11%synergy
One with the Multiverse
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
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-6%synergy
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-7%synergy
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14%synergy
Food Chain
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9%synergy
Sylvan Library
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-4%synergy
Frontline Heroism
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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15%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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18%synergy
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1%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
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2%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
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1%synergy
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-6%synergy
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7%synergy
Halimar Depths
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6%synergy
Crystal Vein
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-2%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-23%synergy
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-22%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
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-3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
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-3%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-7%synergy
Mana Vault
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1%synergy
Chrome Mox
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0%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Gruul Signet
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-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
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1%synergy
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96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
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2%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Ketria Triome
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39%synergy
Breeding Pool
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Steam Vents
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Stomping Ground
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Misty Rainforest
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Spire Garden
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Rootbound Crag
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Taiga
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Island
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Tropical Island
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Rockfall Vale
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Hedge Maze
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Glade
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Commercial District
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Abandon
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Karplusan Forest
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy