Selvala, Explorer Returned
Tolarian Kraken

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Selvala and Tolarian Kraken on the battlefield.
Selvala does not have summoning sickness.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Selvala by tapping it, causing each player to reveal the top card of their library, then causing you to add and gain 1 life for each nonland card revealed this way, then causing each player to draw a card.
2
Tolarian Kraken triggers, causing you to pay 1 to untap Selvala.
3
Repeat.
4
NOTE: If everyone would happen to reveal a land, Selvala makes no mana, and therefore you will need to supplement mana to pay for Tolarian Kraken's trigger if you have no mana in your mana pool.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Near-infinite card draw for all players
Near-infinite draw triggers for all players
Near-infinite green mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
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0.1%inclusion47 decks31.6K decks
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0.1%inclusion15 decks11.8K decks
Mr. Foxglove
0.2%inclusion10 decks5.96K decks
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0.8%inclusion6 decks706 decks
Chulane, Teller of Tales
0.1%inclusion5 decks9.06K decks
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0.2%inclusion2 decks906 decks
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0.4%inclusion2 decks552 decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks1.88K decks
Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
New Cards
Joined Researchers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Berta, Wise Extrapolator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pensive Professor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Score
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mona Lisa, Science Geek
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
66%inclusion83 decks126 decks
63%synergy
Mana Flare
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Wizard Class
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40%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
40%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
44%inclusion56 decks126 decks
37%synergy
Gluntch, the Bestower
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
37%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
40%inclusion50 decks126 decks
36%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
38%inclusion46 decks122 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion81 decks126 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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-1%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion55 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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35%synergy
Chasm Skulker
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33%synergy
Wear Down
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34%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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32%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
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29%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
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-2%synergy
Seedborn Muse
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5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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-13%synergy
Farewell
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-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
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4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
31%synergy
The Council of Four
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Body of Knowledge
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Rocco, Street Chef
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24%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
20%synergy
The Second Doctor
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Managorger Hydra
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Spore Frog
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Ms. Bumbleflower
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
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17%synergy
Mr. Foxglove
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Zhur-Taa Ancient
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
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13%synergy
The Locust God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Windborn Muse
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13%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Octomancer
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13%synergy
Veteran Explorer
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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8%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Steelburr Champion
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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12%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
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12%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
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11%synergy
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
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12%synergy
Humble Defector
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11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
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10%synergy
Aragorn, the Uniter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Coiling Oracle
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6%synergy
Noble Hierarch
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-4%synergy
Tataru Taru
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8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
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-3%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
-9%synergy
Evolution Witness
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Horizon Chimera
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
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9%synergy
Fathom Mage
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6%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
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4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
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13%synergy
Path to Exile
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-14%synergy
Long River's Pull
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31%synergy
Perch Protection
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28%synergy
Beast Within
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-5%synergy
Counterspell
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-15%synergy
Peerless Recycling
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Take the Bait
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23%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-4%synergy
Riot Control
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Void Rend
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7%synergy
Deflecting Palm
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15%synergy
Dawn's Truce
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Fog
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13%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
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16%synergy
Intellectual Offering
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15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
-15%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Growth Spiral
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-7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
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6%synergy
Perplexing Test
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Vision Skeins
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Broken Wings
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
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-6%synergy
Parting Gust
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Reins of Power
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Dream Fracture
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Voidslime
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Tempt with Bunnies
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32%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
29%inclusion37 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Insurrection
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Collective Voyage
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Cut a Deal
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Starfall Invocation
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-15%synergy
Prosperity
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Supreme Verdict
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Wedding Ring
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Folio of Fancies
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-15%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Communal Brewing
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
14%synergy
On the Trail
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Forced Fruition
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Heartbeat of Spring
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Tenuous Truce
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Ominous Seas
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Fevered Visions
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Annie Joins Up
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Hardened Scales
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Fisher's Talent
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Karametra
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Season
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Possession
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Awakening
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Mind Over Matter
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Hive Mind
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Abundance
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Burgeoning
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion98 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion90 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion67 decks126 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Unity
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Simic Signet
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
87%inclusion110 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion84 decks126 decks
30%synergy
Seaside Citadel
55%inclusion69 decks126 decks
28%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
52%inclusion66 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion63 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion63 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Canopy Vista
49%inclusion62 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Monastery
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jungle Shrine
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
34%inclusion43 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Plenty
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Grove
31%inclusion39 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion39 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Overflowing Basin
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Brushland
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Zagoth Triome
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Indatha Triome
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Temple Garden
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Seachrome Coast
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Moor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Thriving Isle
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Raffine's Tower
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Razorverge Thicket
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Heath
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Grove
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Steam Vents
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-22%synergy