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Mind Flayer, the Shadow
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Lightning Greaves
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26%synergy
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Changing Loyalty
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66%synergy
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43%synergy
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59%synergy
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49%synergy
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39%synergy
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33%synergy
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
Underworld Dreams
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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War Room
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44%synergy
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6%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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Sol Ring
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Fellwar Stone
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66%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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38%synergy
Thought Vessel
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35%synergy
Thran Dynamo
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54%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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35%synergy
Mind Stone
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12%synergy
Caged Sun
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
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15%synergy
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Myriad Landscape
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56%synergy
Swamp
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-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
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34%synergy
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16%synergy
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