Purphoros, God of the Forge
Tainted Strike
Avenger of Zendikar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Purphoros on the battlefield.
Tainted Strike and Avenger of Zendikar in hand.
you control at least four lands.
5 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Tainted Strike, giving Purphoros +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
2
Cast Avenger of Zendikar.
3
Avenger of Zendikar enters, triggering itself and Purphoros.
4
Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a Plant token for each land you control.
5
The tokens enter, triggering Purphoros four times.
6
Resolve All Purphoros triggers giving each opponent ten poison counters.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Each opponent loses the game
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New Cards
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2.2%inclusion1 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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75%synergy
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75%synergy
Impact Tremors
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70%synergy
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71%inclusion97 decks137 decks
65%synergy
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64%synergy
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63%synergy
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62%synergy
Fecundity
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56%synergy
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55%synergy
Blood Artist
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54%synergy
Top Cards
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42%synergy
Beast Within
63%inclusion86 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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32%synergy
Cultivate
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18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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31%synergy
Farseek
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23%synergy
Eternal Witness
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40%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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30%synergy
Parallel Lives
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47%synergy
Game Changers
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24%synergy
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25%synergy
Worldly Tutor
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13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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12%synergy
Mana Vault
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13%synergy
Necropotence
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12%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
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7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
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4%synergy
Natural Order
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8%synergy
Field of the Dead
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6%synergy
Creatures
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
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48%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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42%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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37%synergy
Xenagos, God of Revels
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39%synergy
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37%synergy
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18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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31%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
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33%synergy
Smothering Abomination
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Viscera Seer
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21%synergy
Agate Instigator
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24%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
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23%synergy
Ophiomancer
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23%synergy
Wood Elves
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21%synergy
Reclamation Sage
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18%synergy
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24%synergy
Anger
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19%synergy
Devilish Valet
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24%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
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23%synergy
Ogre Battledriver
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
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14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
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19%synergy
Mycoloth
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20%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
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15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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8%synergy
Delighted Halfling
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8%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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4%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
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11%synergy
Enduring Courage
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
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13%synergy
Enduring Vitality
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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6%synergy
Sprouting Thrinax
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13%synergy
Somberwald Sage
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12%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
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12%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
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10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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11%synergy
Dragon Broodmother
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
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9%synergy
Vexing Shusher
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10%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
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9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
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8%synergy
Scute Swarm
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1%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
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5%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
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11%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
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-5%synergy
Chord of Calling
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19%synergy
Krosan Grip
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18%synergy
Artifact Mutation
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19%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
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12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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6%synergy
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-2%synergy
Tear Asunder
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9%synergy
Harrow
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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Nature's Claim
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2%synergy
Berserk
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10%synergy
Tragic Slip
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
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2%synergy
Second Harvest
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2%synergy
Veil of Summer
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
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1%synergy
Bedevil
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-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-9%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Deathsprout
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2%synergy
Pyroblast
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-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-6%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
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22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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7%synergy
Rampant Growth
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2%synergy
Crux of Fate
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32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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16%synergy
Three Visits
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5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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17%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
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19%synergy
Tooth and Nail
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15%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
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14%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
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12%synergy
Damnation
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10%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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7%synergy
Culling Ritual
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4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
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9%synergy
Victimize
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2%synergy
Hull Breach
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10%synergy
Decimate
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5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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5%synergy
Night's Whisper
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3%synergy
Song of Totentanz
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
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-5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Pest Infestation
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Awaken the Woods
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Birthing Pod
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Embercleave
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Beastmaster Ascension
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Sylvan Library
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Doubling Season
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Awakening Zone
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Defense of the Heart
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Primal Vigor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Earthcraft
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Vicious Shadows
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
From Beyond
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Xenagos, the Reveler
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Garruk Wildspeaker
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan Vol
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion72 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Kher Keep
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Westvale Abbey
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Khalni Garden
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
6%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion128 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
-17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Gruul Signet
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-21%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion125 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Stomping Ground
72%inclusion98 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion92 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67%inclusion92 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Rootbound Crag
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
58%inclusion80 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Wooded Foothills
57%inclusion78 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion78 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
49%inclusion67 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Savage Lands
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Spire Garden
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Taiga
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Bayou
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Rockfall Vale
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Twisted Landscape
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malady
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Abandon
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Jund Panorama
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Grove of the Burnwillows
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-2%synergy