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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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-6%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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-22%synergy
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9%synergy
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20%synergy
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26%synergy
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20%synergy
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-3%synergy
Darkness
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12%synergy
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-1%synergy
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12%synergy
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-1%synergy
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11%synergy
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33%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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26%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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18%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
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11%synergy
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-5%synergy
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Predators' Hour
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
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4%synergy
Dark Deal
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8%synergy
Ashen Powder
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9%synergy
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-2%synergy
Worst Fears
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9%synergy
Day of Black Sun
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6%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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22%synergy
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-9%synergy
Chaos Wand
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
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13%synergy
Horizon Stone
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14%synergy
Reito Lantern
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14%synergy
Lithoform Engine
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
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8%synergy
The Immortal Sun
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9%synergy
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2%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
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6%synergy
Mindcrank
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4%synergy
Endless Atlas
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7%synergy
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Phyrexian Arena
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6%synergy
Court of Locthwain
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35%synergy
Animate Dead
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19%synergy
Black Market
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11%synergy
Grave Betrayal
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29%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
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15%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
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10%synergy
Greed
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3%synergy
Underworld Connections
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7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
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6%synergy
Court of Ambition
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6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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-4%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
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9%synergy
Necrodominance
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6%synergy
Bitterblossom
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-4%synergy
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2%synergy
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Liliana of the Dark Realms
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27%synergy
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14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
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Cabal Coffers
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36%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
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48%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
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20%synergy
Vesuva
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29%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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27%synergy
War Room
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11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Barren Moor
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9%synergy
Temple of the False God
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11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
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9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
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6%synergy
Field of the Dead
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8%synergy
Strip Mine
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6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
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Sol Ring
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15%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
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22%synergy
Caged Sun
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
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3%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sol Talisman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
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Swamp
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
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9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
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