Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (Commander) - Budget Core

Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Rank #209
57decks
Cas Hinds
Apr 6, 2026
The Philosophy of Non-Deterministic Long Turns in Commander
Is it wrong to play Commander decks that take long, non-deterministic turns? Or do you just need to find a very patient playgroup?
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54%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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51%synergy
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13%synergy
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49%synergy
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46%synergy
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49%synergy
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14%synergy
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28%synergy
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38%synergy
Cinder Pyromancer
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
40%synergy
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40%synergy
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30%synergy
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38%synergy
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35%synergy
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11%synergy
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30%synergy
Coruscation Mage
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Gibbering Fiend
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
Blood Artist
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2%synergy
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17%synergy
Immolation Shaman
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19%synergy
Party Thrasher
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15%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
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18%synergy
Queen Brahne
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
Delta Bloodflies
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
Sardian Avenger
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14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Shriek, Treblemaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prodigal Pyromancer
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Tunneling Geopede
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Plague Spitter
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Vulshok Sorcerer
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Footlight Fiend
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11%synergy
Instants
Flick a Coin
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
37%synergy
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36%synergy
Abrade
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14%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-10%synergy
Rush of Vitality
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Professor's Warning
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Mirrodin Avenged
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24%synergy
Gut Shot
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21%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
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20%synergy
Go for the Throat
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13%synergy
Lava Dart
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21%synergy
Fling
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
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18%synergy
You Are Already Dead
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18%synergy
Shower of Sparks
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17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Spark Jolt
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14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Spark Spray
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12%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
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4%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
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-7%synergy
Undying Malice
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2%synergy
Offer Immortality
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7%synergy
Fight On!
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Twin Bolt
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7%synergy
Big Score
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-13%synergy
Needle Drop
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
Transpose
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-1%synergy
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-7%synergy
Withering Torment
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-16%synergy
Geistflame
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
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5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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-9%synergy
Long Goodbye
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5%synergy
Soul's Fire
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4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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-5%synergy
Sorceries
End the Festivities
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Light Up the Stage
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Chain Reaction
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24%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-3%synergy
Victimize
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4%synergy
Sign in Blood
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-4%synergy
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10%synergy
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18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Flame Jab
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Burn Down the House
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12%synergy
Suplex
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-38%synergy
Mana Clash
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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1%synergy
Dreadbore
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4%synergy
Playful Shove
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8%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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-2%synergy
Boltwave
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1%synergy
Vandalblast
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-23%synergy
Eaten Alive
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5%synergy
Dry Spell
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7%synergy
Molten Collapse
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5%synergy
Evil Reawakened
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6%synergy
Grab the Prize
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-5%synergy
Rain of Embers
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5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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-1%synergy
Unearth
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0%synergy
Make Mischief
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5%synergy
Strike It Rich
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2%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
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16%synergy
Barbed Wire
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39%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
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28%synergy
Unstable Amulet
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35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Sinister Monolith
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23%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Oblivion Stone
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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-2%synergy
Staff of Nin
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
The Fire Crystal
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-2%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
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4%synergy
Tormentor's Helm
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5%synergy
Razortip Whip
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5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
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2%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
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37%synergy
Roiling Vortex
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34%synergy
Manabarbs
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33%synergy
Theater of Horrors
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31%synergy
Aether Sting
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33%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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27%synergy
Impact Tremors
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Heat of Battle
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Burning Earth
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20%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
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20%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
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16%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Shiny Impetus
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Raid Bombardment
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Lightning
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10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Battle Strain
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Furious Assault
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Clawing Torment
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Blood Reckoning
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Sticky Fingers
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Azgol
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Sunscorched Desert
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
45%synergy
Piranha Marsh
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
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23%synergy
Shivan Gorge
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23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Keldon Megaliths
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Restless Vents
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Mines of Moria
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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0%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
44%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-36%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Locket
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2%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
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-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
65%inclusion37 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-33%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-28%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Tramway Station
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Crossroads Village
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Spire of Industry
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Capital City
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg Volcano
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy