Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Verdant Succession
Phyrexian Altar

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect.
2
When the Insect dies, Zask and Verdant Succession trigger.
3
Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards.
4
Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite colored mana

  Combo Metadata

402
DECKS
0.02%
OF 2089930 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 7677
MOST PLAYED OF 61723 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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72%synergy
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71%synergy
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65%synergy
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50%synergy
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58%synergy
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18%synergy
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3%synergy
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16%synergy
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59%synergy
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52%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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45%synergy
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44%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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40%synergy
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39%synergy
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31%synergy
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33%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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34%synergy
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32%synergy
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29%synergy
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30%synergy
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23%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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26%synergy
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27%synergy
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27%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
Six
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1%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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41%synergy
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44%synergy
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10%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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10%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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-8%synergy
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14%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
Sorceries
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45%synergy
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7%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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23%synergy
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-9%synergy
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6%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-11%synergy
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19%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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-23%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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0%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
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5%synergy
Regrowth
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5%synergy
Damnation
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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-9%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
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0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
56%inclusion227 decks402 decks
54%synergy
Hedge Shredder
33%inclusion132 decks399 decks
30%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Exploration Broodship
27%inclusion73 decks269 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Incubator
24%inclusion95 decks402 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion79 decks402 decks
-5%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
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11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
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12%synergy
Herald's Horn
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8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
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12%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
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12%synergy
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-16%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
Banner of Kinship
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4%synergy
Zuran Orb
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Coat of Arms
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4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
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3%synergy
Enchantments
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54%synergy
Insidious Roots
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48%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
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32%synergy
Out of the Tombs
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31%synergy
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15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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15%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
20%inclusion80 decks402 decks
20%synergy
Aluren
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19%synergy
Mortuary
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19%synergy
Teval's Judgment
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11%synergy
Grave Pact
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8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion46 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
11%inclusion44 decks402 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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7%synergy
Sylvan Library
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1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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3%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
7.7%inclusion31 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.5%inclusion30 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Mortal Combat
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7%synergy
Druid Class
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5%synergy
Parallel Lives
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0%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
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5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.0%inclusion24 decks402 decks
4%synergy
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5.5%inclusion22 decks402 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.5%inclusion22 decks402 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
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4%synergy
Utility Lands
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49%synergy
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49%inclusion198 decks402 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion184 decks402 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
45%inclusion180 decks402 decks
40%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion170 decks402 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion154 decks402 decks
30%synergy
Shifting Woodland
36%inclusion143 decks402 decks
29%synergy
Strip Mine
34%inclusion137 decks402 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Field
32%inclusion130 decks402 decks
31%synergy
Command Beacon
32%inclusion127 decks402 decks
27%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion72 decks269 decks
26%synergy
Buried Ruin
24%inclusion95 decks402 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion80 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
20%inclusion53 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
19%inclusion75 decks402 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion68 decks402 decks
16%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion67 decks402 decks
14%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
13%inclusion54 decks402 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion51 decks402 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion50 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.0%inclusion36 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.0%inclusion36 decks402 decks
-21%synergy
Winding Canyons
8.0%inclusion32 decks402 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion32 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
7.7%inclusion31 decks402 decks
4%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.2%inclusion29 decks402 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-0%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion253 decks402 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion77 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion65 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion52 decks402 decks
8%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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33%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
65%inclusion262 decks402 decks
54%synergy
Taiga
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Badlands
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Underground Mortuary
55%inclusion221 decks402 decks
42%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
54%inclusion217 decks402 decks
20%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
53%inclusion213 decks402 decks
29%synergy
Fabled Passage
47%inclusion190 decks402 decks
37%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion152 decks402 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion152 decks402 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion135 decks402 decks
14%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion133 decks402 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion131 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
30%inclusion121 decks402 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion112 decks402 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion106 decks402 decks
19%synergy
Bayou
25%inclusion100 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
23%inclusion92 decks402 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion87 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Vernal Fen
22%inclusion58 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
21%inclusion86 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion83 decks402 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion79 decks402 decks
15%synergy
Wastewood Verge
17%inclusion60 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17%inclusion69 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion68 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion67 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion67 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion66 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion61 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion57 decks402 decks
-23%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion54 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion52 decks402 decks
1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
12%inclusion47 decks402 decks
10%synergy
Turbulent Fen
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Festering Thicket
12%inclusion31 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion43 decks402 decks
-4%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion39 decks402 decks
4%synergy
Blooming Marsh
8.0%inclusion32 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion31 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.5%inclusion30 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
6.7%inclusion27 decks402 decks
-2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.5%inclusion26 decks402 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
5.7%inclusion23 decks402 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.5%inclusion22 decks402 decks
3%synergy
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