Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Spike Feeder
Crystalline Crawler

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Dean of the Root. Spike Feeder has at least two +1/+1 counters on it.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Spike Feeder's second ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to gain two life.
2
Lisette triggers, causing you to pay 1 to put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
3
Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding 1.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
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0.2%inclusion1 decks539 decks
Top Commanders
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0.4%inclusion1 decks259 decks
New Cards
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100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
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100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
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7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
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High Synergy Cards
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67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
60%synergy
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57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
55%synergy
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59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
54%synergy
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56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Mortality Spear
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
48%synergy
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43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
42%synergy
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39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
38%synergy
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39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Exquisite Blood
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
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50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Hardened Scales
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Pest Infestation
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
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39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
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39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
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12%synergy
Game Changers
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33%synergy
Necropotence
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15%synergy
Worldly Tutor
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6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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-5%synergy
The One Ring
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3%synergy
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Creatures
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73%synergy
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71%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
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35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
15%synergy
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7%synergy
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31%synergy
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33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Herd Baloth
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Witch of the Moors
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
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31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Mindless Automaton
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Basking Broodscale
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Walking Ballista
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Winding Constrictor
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26%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Social Climber
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
26%synergy
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26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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10%synergy
Scurry Oak
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22%synergy
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22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
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20%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Bloodtracker
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Fertilid
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19%synergy
Doom Whisperer
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Witness
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
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12%synergy
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19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
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17%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
Darkstar Augur
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17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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14%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%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
Instants
Heroic Intervention
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5%synergy
Inspiring Call
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25%synergy
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16%synergy
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21%synergy
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15%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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0%synergy
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-2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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-4%synergy
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-17%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Gift of the Viper
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3%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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2%synergy
Collective Resistance
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2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
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1%synergy
Chord of Calling
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0%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-7%synergy
Sorceries
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62%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
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19%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Essence Pulse
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
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11%synergy
Essence Harvest
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18%synergy
Farseek
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-17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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14%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Consumption
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Life's Legacy
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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2%synergy
Healing Technique
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Harmonize
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Acid
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Contract
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Dig Up
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Bushwhack
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Shadowspear
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
24%synergy
The Ozolith
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
The Great Henge
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Basilisk Collar
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Domination
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Branching Evolution
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Sylvan Library
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Greed
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Trudge Garden
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Loading Zone
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Instill Energy
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Lifegift
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Blight Mound
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Druid Class
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Greater Good
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Guardian Project
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Season
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Sapseep Forest
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
0%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Restless Cottage
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
The Shire
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Pristine Talisman
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Paradise Plume
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Indatha Triome
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Temple Garden
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Wood
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Jungle Hollow
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Mire
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Deathcap Glade
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malady
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Vernal Fen
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Wastewood Verge
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Festering Thicket
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Bayou
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Mire
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-16%synergy