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
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
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Lord Windgrace
0.0%inclusion3 decks10.3K decks
The Wandering Minstrel
0.0%inclusion1 decks11.5K decks
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
0.0%inclusion1 decks18.3K decks
Thrasios, Triton Hero // Vial Smasher the Fierce
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Coram, the Undertaker
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.13K decks
Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor
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New Cards
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9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skullclamp
86%inclusion120 decks139 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
82%inclusion114 decks139 decks
73%synergy
Impact Tremors
81%inclusion112 decks139 decks
71%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
71%inclusion98 decks139 decks
65%synergy
Food Chain
65%inclusion91 decks139 decks
64%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
80%inclusion111 decks139 decks
63%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
69%inclusion96 decks139 decks
63%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
56%synergy
Fecundity
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
56%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion93 decks139 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Ignoble Hierarch
68%inclusion94 decks139 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
63%inclusion87 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Eternal Witness
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
42%synergy
Kodama's Reach
58%inclusion81 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Farseek
58%inclusion81 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
58%inclusion80 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Parallel Lives
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
50%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
55%inclusion77 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
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25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Natural Order
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
54%inclusion75 decks139 decks
48%synergy
Mayhem Devil
52%inclusion72 decks139 decks
42%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Xenagos, God of Revels
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
36%inclusion47 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Abomination
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Reclamation Sage
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Ophiomancer
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Wood Elves
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Anger
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Agate Instigator
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Devilish Valet
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Ogre Battledriver
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Mycoloth
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Delighted Halfling
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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7%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Courage
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Vitality
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sprouting Thrinax
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Somberwald Sage
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Broodmother
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Shusher
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Scute Swarm
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1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
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-4%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Chord of Calling
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Artifact Mutation
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Krosan Grip
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18%synergy
Abrupt Decay
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Crop Rotation
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Berserk
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
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7%synergy
Noxious Revival
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6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-1%synergy
Collective Resistance
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6%synergy
Arachnogenesis
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7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Body Count
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fling
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
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6%synergy
Fresh Meat
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-2%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
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2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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2%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-8%synergy
Tend the Pests
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5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
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4%synergy
Deathsprout
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3%synergy
Second Harvest
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
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5%synergy
Pyroblast
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-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
54%inclusion75 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Crux of Fate
33%inclusion46 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Three Visits
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Tooth and Nail
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Hull Breach
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Decimate
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Song of Totentanz
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Pest Infestation
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Awaken the Woods
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Regrowth
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Birthing Pod
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Embercleave
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Beastmaster Ascension
52%inclusion72 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
47%inclusion66 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
42%synergy
Sylvan Library
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Doubling Season
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Awakening Zone
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Defense of the Heart
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Primal Vigor
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Earthcraft
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Roots
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Shadows
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
From Beyond
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Xenagos, the Reveler
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Garruk Wildspeaker
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion75 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Kher Keep
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Westvale Abbey
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Khalni Garden
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
6%synergy
High Market
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion130 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion78 decks139 decks
-16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Gruul Signet
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
-21%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion127 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Stomping Ground
72%inclusion100 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion95 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
68%inclusion95 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Rootbound Crag
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
59%inclusion82 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
58%inclusion80 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion80 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52%inclusion72 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion69 decks139 decks
39%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Savage Lands
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Cinder Glade
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Karplusan Forest
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Spire Garden
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Rockfall Vale
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Mire
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Twisted Landscape
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malady
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Jund Panorama
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Grove of the Burnwillows
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy