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%inclusion56 decks7.16K decks
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0.3%inclusion1 decks372 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks11.1K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks11.7K decks
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New Cards
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
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11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
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80%synergy
Doubling Season
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
62%synergy
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63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
55%synergy
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59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
54%synergy
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56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
52%synergy
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51%synergy
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56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
50%synergy
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50%synergy
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47%synergy
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45%synergy
Top Cards
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43%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
38%synergy
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-12%synergy
Hardened Scales
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
39%synergy
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47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Parallel Lives
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41%synergy
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40%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Anointed Procession
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37%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
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4%synergy
Creatures
Corpsejack Menace
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36%synergy
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38%synergy
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38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
38%synergy
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31%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
33%synergy
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31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
27%synergy
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25%synergy
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29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
28%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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9%synergy
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21%synergy
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22%synergy
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24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
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22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
14%synergy
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22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
16%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
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16%synergy
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4%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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Instants
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-10%synergy
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-1%synergy
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28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
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26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-5%synergy
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-18%synergy
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1%synergy
Sorceries
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7%synergy
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-2%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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14%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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-2%synergy
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1%synergy
Reanimate
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-6%synergy
Damning Verdict
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9%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
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1%synergy
Pest Infestation
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8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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-4%synergy
Austere Command
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-5%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Natural Order
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
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2%synergy
Grim Tutor
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2%synergy
Imperial Seal
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1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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0%synergy
Damnation
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-1%synergy
Damn
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-10%synergy
Requisition Raid
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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26%synergy
The Ozolith
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-18%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Branching Evolution
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Primal Vigor
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Insidious Roots
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19%synergy
Grave Pact
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19%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Loading Zone
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Earthcraft
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
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7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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6%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
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11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
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8%synergy
Sadistic Glee
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10%synergy
Fecundity
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
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5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Death's Presence
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
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5%synergy
Necrosynthesis
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6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
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5%synergy
Master Chef
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Will
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Resourceful Defense
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Land Tax
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Sterling Grove
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-10%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 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
25%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Gavony Township
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion57 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-21%synergy
Lands
Stomping Ground
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion56 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Indatha Triome
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Temple Garden
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Vista
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Savannah
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Lush Portico
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Hushwood Verge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Bastion
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Plenty
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-6%synergy