Vadrok, Apex of Thunder (Commander) - Expensive Mutate

Alternate Names:

Rodan, Titan of Winged FuryRodan, Titan of Winged Fury

Vadrok, Apex of Thunder
Rank #1,234
22decks
John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
Does the Mutate Mechanic Deserve a Second Chance?
It's been six years since Ikoria, and we haven't seen any cards with mutate since. Does this controversial mechanic deserve a second chance?
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41%synergy
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40%synergy
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28%synergy
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19%synergy
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86%synergy
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86%synergy
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74%synergy
Frantic Search
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71%synergy
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68%synergy
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68%synergy
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68%synergy
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64%synergy
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63%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
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60%synergy
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Faithless Looting
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55%synergy
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59%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
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59%synergy
See the Truth
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57%synergy
Cloudpiercer
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59%synergy
Everquill Phoenix
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54%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
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49%synergy
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54%synergy
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Jeska's Will
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59%synergy
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49%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Gamble
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44%synergy
Underworld Breach
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40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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21%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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50%synergy
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41%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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23%synergy
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36%synergy
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32%synergy
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12%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
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22%synergy
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32%synergy
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30%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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25%synergy
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19%synergy
Mockingbird
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21%synergy
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22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
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13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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12%synergy
Tataru Taru
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Inspired Skypainter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Muse Seeker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Flamekin Herald
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
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11%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
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12%synergy
Hedron Crab
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14%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
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11%synergy
Lavaleaper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Travelers
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12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Stormsplitter
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9%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
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9%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
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6%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
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9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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0%synergy
Geist of Saint Traft
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9%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
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6%synergy
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
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9%synergy
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Generous Gift
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30%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
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-3%synergy
Prismari Command
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40%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Brain Freeze
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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27%synergy
High Tide
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Geistwave
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Redirect Lightning
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
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26%synergy
Chef's Kiss
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27%synergy
Force of Negation
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22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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18%synergy
Chain of Vapor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Intuition
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20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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15%synergy
Silence
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17%synergy
Force of Will
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17%synergy
Dovin's Veto
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0%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
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18%synergy
Fading Hope
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18%synergy
Flusterstorm
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14%synergy
Mana Drain
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8%synergy
Open the Omenpaths
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18%synergy
Faithful Mending
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16%synergy
Pact of Negation
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14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
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11%synergy
Mental Misstep
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10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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10%synergy
Boros Charm
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-7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
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13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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12%synergy
Wear // Tear
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7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Demand Answers
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12%synergy
Unsubstantiate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Moment of Truth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Retraction Helix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
New Way Forward
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7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
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6%synergy
Seething Song
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7%synergy
Angel's Grace
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8%synergy
Divide by Zero
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9%synergy
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Wheel of Fortune
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Twinflame
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ancestral Vision
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Solve the Equation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Quasiduplicate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Electroduplicate
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26%synergy
Grab the Prize
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Wheel of Fate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Merchant Scroll
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rite of Flame
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15%synergy
Molten Duplication
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17%synergy
Preordain
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5%synergy
Grapeshot
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15%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
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8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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10%synergy
Heat Shimmer
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13%synergy
Burning Inquiry
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13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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4%synergy
Rip Apart
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Restore Balance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Boomerang Basics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mockery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Careful Study
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Stitch in Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Remember the Fallen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Shard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mirror Box
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Frontline Heroism
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Removal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Copy Enchantment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Aligned Heart
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Field
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
City of Traitors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Boros Signet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Bloom
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sacred Foundry
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Volcanic Island
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Scalding Tarn
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Tundra
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Arid Mesa
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Plateau
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Raugrin Triome
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Training Center
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Plains
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Spectator Seating
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Sea of Clouds
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Thundering Falls
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Meticulous Archive
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Windswept Heath
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Battlefield Forge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Elegant Parlor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Starting Town
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Monastery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-36%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-35%synergy
Boros Garrison
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Peak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Turbulent Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy