Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
2
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding 1.
3
Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.8%inclusion55 decks7.17K decks
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0.1%inclusion2 decks2.04K decks
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0.3%inclusion1 decks374 decks
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
0.0%inclusion1 decks11.1K decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks1.13K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks20.9K decks
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0.3%inclusion1 decks338 decks
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0.3%inclusion1 decks317 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks11.7K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks26.6K decks
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New Cards
Abandoned Air Temple
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Badgermole Cub
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Great Divide Guide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
80%synergy
Doubling Season
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
50%synergy
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55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Hardened Scales
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Parallel Lives
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Anointed Procession
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
8%synergy
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21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Corpsejack Menace
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Basking Broodscale
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Warren Soultrader
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Utopia Mycon
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Mycoloth
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Teysa Karlov
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Scurry Oak
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Corpse Knight
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Conclave Mentor
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Winding Constrictor
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Young Wolf
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
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19%synergy
Viscera Seer
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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18%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
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17%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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12%synergy
Soul Warden
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9%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
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13%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Devoted Druid
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Vitality
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Herd Baloth
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
The Mycotyrant
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11%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
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8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Inspiring Call
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Aura Mutation
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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-5%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
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-9%synergy
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12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Second Harvest
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7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
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6%synergy
Cultivate
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-1%synergy
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1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Damning Verdict
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
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1%synergy
Pest Infestation
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8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
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-2%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
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7%synergy
Wrath of God
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2%synergy
Culling Ritual
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-4%synergy
Austere Command
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-5%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Natural Order
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
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2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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0%synergy
Damnation
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-1%synergy
Damn
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-9%synergy
Requisition Raid
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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27%synergy
The Ozolith
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Branching Evolution
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Primal Vigor
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Insidious Roots
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Loading Zone
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Earthcraft
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Glee
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Fecundity
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Death's Presence
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Necrosynthesis
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Master Chef
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Will
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Resourceful Defense
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Land Tax
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Sterling Grove
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Growth
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
25%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Gavony Township
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Drannith Ruins
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Stomping Ground
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Indatha Triome
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Temple Garden
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Savannah
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Lush Portico
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Bastion
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Plenty
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Hushwood Verge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Verge
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy