Mortuary
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Phyrexian Altar
Gwenom, Remorseless

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Gray Merchant of Asphodel in hand or in your library (Gray Merchant of Asphodel on top of your library in your library).
All other permanents on the battlefield.
Your life total is at least 6 if Gray Merchant is on the top of your library, or you have 3 available otherwise.
Gwenom has attacked this turn.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying 3 or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
2
When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
3
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
4
When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
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Top Commanders
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New Cards
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5%synergy
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2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Purple Pentapus
0.7%inclusion1 decks135 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sensei's Divining Top
93%inclusion129 decks139 decks
88%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
86%inclusion119 decks139 decks
82%synergy
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion131 decks139 decks
70%synergy
Jet Medallion
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66%synergy
Cabal Ritual
71%inclusion98 decks139 decks
65%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
70%inclusion97 decks139 decks
65%synergy
Culling the Weak
68%inclusion95 decks139 decks
64%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion99 decks139 decks
62%synergy
Death Cultist
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
70%inclusion97 decks139 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
77%inclusion107 decks139 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion94 decks139 decks
49%synergy
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion89 decks139 decks
51%synergy
Blood Pet
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion81 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
54%inclusion75 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
51%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
49%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
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44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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20%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
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59%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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59%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
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63%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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46%synergy
Necropotence
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50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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46%synergy
Imperial Seal
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43%synergy
Chrome Mox
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42%synergy
Mana Vault
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42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
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47%synergy
Crypt Ghast
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
40%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
41%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Opposition Agent
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Gravecrawler
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34%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Carrion Feeder
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Doom Whisperer
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Ornithopter
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Miner
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Memnite
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
17%synergy
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16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
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14%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
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12%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
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13%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
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12%synergy
Priest of Gix
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12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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10%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
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10%synergy
Walking Ballista
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7%synergy
Shield Sphere
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9%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
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8%synergy
Ophiomancer
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6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
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6%synergy
Timeline Culler
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8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
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6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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-4%synergy
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7%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
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40%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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36%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
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26%synergy
Insidious Dreams
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29%synergy
Entomb
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22%synergy
Rain of Filth
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28%synergy
Saw in Half
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23%synergy
Snuff Out
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21%synergy
Sacrifice
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22%synergy
Dismember
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16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
Defile
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7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Feign Death
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6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
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7%synergy
Fatal Push
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6%synergy
Withering Boon
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6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Go for the Throat
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0%synergy
Darkness
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4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
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4%synergy
Undying Evil
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4%synergy
Force of Despair
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4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
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51%synergy
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29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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32%synergy
Grim Tutor
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35%synergy
Doomsday
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33%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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29%synergy
Cruel Tutor
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28%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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21%synergy
Chain of Smog
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23%synergy
Bubbling Muck
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22%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
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21%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
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20%synergy
Sign in Blood
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12%synergy
Exsanguinate
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11%synergy
Damnation
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10%synergy
Night's Whisper
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8%synergy
Victimize
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4%synergy
Profane Tutor
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13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
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11%synergy
Buried Alive
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4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
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1%synergy
Blood Tithe
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6%synergy
Profane Transfusion
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6%synergy
Syphon Soul
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Repay in Kind
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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1%synergy
Living Death
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lavaspur Boots
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Bontu's Monument
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Defense Grid
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Scroll Rack
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23%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Horn
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Golem's Heart
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
15%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Manifold Key
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Prism Ring
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
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9%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion57 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Heartless Summoning
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Font of Agonies
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Biotransference
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion88 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
58%inclusion81 decks139 decks
49%synergy
Urza's Saga
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
44%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Crystal Vein
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
23%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Lake of the Dead
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Peat Bog
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-18%synergy
Swarmyard
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
High Market
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion134 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion107 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
53%synergy
The Soul Stone
49%inclusion68 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion46 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Mox Amber
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Grim Monolith
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
27%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Command Tower
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
-58%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy