Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Core

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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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55%synergy
Essence Warden
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47%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
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47%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
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46%synergy
Sapseep Forest
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43%synergy
Radiant Fountain
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43%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
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41%synergy
Inspiring Call
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39%synergy
Pest Infestation
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39%synergy
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Gala Greeters
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38%synergy
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3%synergy
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32%synergy
Putrefy
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3%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
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31%synergy
Rampant Growth
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1%synergy
Witch of the Moors
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Well of Lost Dreams
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Blood Artist
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Winding Constrictor
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27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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Basking Broodscale
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Herd Baloth
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30%synergy
Social Climber
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30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
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22%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
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28%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
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23%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
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29%synergy
Haywire Mite
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11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
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25%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
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26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
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27%synergy
Blood Researcher
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27%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
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26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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23%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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22%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
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24%synergy
Leyline Prowler
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21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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Devoted Druid
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16%synergy
Cursed Wombat
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19%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
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20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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-8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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0%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
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19%synergy
Incubation Druid
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16%synergy
Gyre Sage
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16%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
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16%synergy
Virulent Emissary
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Fertilid
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Elves of Deep Shadow
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Accomplished Alchemist
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16%synergy
Deathgreeter
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15%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
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14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
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14%synergy
Honor Troll
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15%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
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15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
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-1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
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7%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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13%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
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14%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
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13%synergy
Beast Whisperer
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Birds of Paradise
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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11%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
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17%synergy
Tend the Pests
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29%synergy
Beast Within
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-4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
-20%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
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22%synergy
Village Rites
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3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
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-13%synergy
Golgari Charm
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1%synergy
Tear Asunder
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-1%synergy
Weather the Storm
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13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-9%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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-1%synergy
Nature's Claim
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1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
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2%synergy
Go for the Throat
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4%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Deathsprout
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2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
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-9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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4%synergy
Krosan Grip
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1%synergy
Atomize
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2%synergy
Harrow
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-3%synergy
Return to Action
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6%synergy
You Are Already Dead
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7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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Vastwood Fortification
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6%synergy
Fortifying Draught
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7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
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5%synergy
Collective Resistance
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1%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
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5%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
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4%synergy
Broken Wings
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5%synergy
Desperate Measures
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5%synergy
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Scale the Heights
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20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-5%synergy
Essence Pulse
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18%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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8%synergy
Culling Ritual
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-2%synergy
Three Visits
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-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
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13%synergy
Urborg Repossession
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
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6%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Brew
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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7%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
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4%synergy
Exsanguinate
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2%synergy
Dig Up
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5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Decode Transmissions
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8%synergy
Mulch
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4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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5%synergy
Zof Consumption
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8%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
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3%synergy
Essence Infusion
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7%synergy
Rise of the Ants
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7%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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-1%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
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5%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
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5%synergy
Casualties of War
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-5%synergy
Tapping at the Window
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5%synergy
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Fountain of Renewal
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27%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-15%synergy
Sun Droplet
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13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
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13%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
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10%synergy
The Great Henge
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4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Gathering Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
The Earth Crystal
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4%synergy
The Ozolith
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3%synergy
Bow of Nylea
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
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7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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-13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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0%synergy
Gilded Pinions
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6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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3%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
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6%synergy
Trudge Garden
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24%synergy
Gift of Paradise
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Blight Mound
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20%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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7%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
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17%synergy
Druid Class
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14%synergy
Greed
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13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
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8%synergy
Branching Evolution
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4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
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0%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
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7%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Lifegift
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fight Rigging
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Unnatural Growth
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Avatar Destiny
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Find the Path
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
6%synergy
New Horizons
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5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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3%synergy
Rancor
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
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4%synergy
Lithoform Blight
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Ellywick Tumblestrum
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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-16%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
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22%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
The Shire
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
1%synergy
War Room
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5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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3%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Glimmerpost
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-18%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Paradise Plume
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10%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion87 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion67 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Wood
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
-20%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-25%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-25%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Wastewood Verge
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Study Hall
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy