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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Redirect Lightning
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High Synergy Cards
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75%synergy
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70%synergy
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65%synergy
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64%synergy
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63%synergy
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62%synergy
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56%synergy
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55%synergy
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54%synergy
Top Cards
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42%synergy
Beast Within
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28%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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32%synergy
Cultivate
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19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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31%synergy
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23%synergy
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30%synergy
Eternal Witness
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40%synergy
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Game Changers
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25%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
Mana Vault
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13%synergy
Necropotence
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11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
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7%synergy
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Natural Order
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8%synergy
Field of the Dead
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Creatures
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43%synergy
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39%synergy
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18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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31%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
Viscera Seer
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21%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
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23%synergy
Agate Instigator
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
Anger
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20%synergy
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18%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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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Courage
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
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16%synergy
Bloom Tender
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Enduring Vitality
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9%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
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13%synergy
Somberwald Sage
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12%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
Dragon Broodmother
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
Vexing Shusher
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11%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
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10%synergy
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1%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
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Instants
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12%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
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18%synergy
Artifact Mutation
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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-1%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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Culling the Weak
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2%synergy
Second Harvest
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2%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
Lightning Bolt
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-5%synergy
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-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-9%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
Pyroblast
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-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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-3%synergy
Sorceries
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22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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7%synergy
Rampant Growth
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3%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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16%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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11%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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1%synergy
Hull Breach
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10%synergy
Decimate
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5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
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2%synergy
Song of Totentanz
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
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-5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
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5%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-10%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Pest Infestation
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Awaken the Woods
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
41%inclusion56 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Birthing Pod
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Embercleave
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Beastmaster Ascension
51%inclusion71 decks138 decks
46%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Sylvan Library
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Doubling Season
28%inclusion39 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Awakening Zone
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Defense of the Heart
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Primal Vigor
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Earthcraft
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Vicious Shadows
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
From Beyond
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Xenagos, the Reveler
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Garruk Wildspeaker
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan Vol
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
53%inclusion73 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion72 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Kher Keep
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
29%synergy
Westvale Abbey
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
-10%synergy
Dryad Arbor
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Khalni Garden
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
6%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion129 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion77 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Gruul Signet
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-21%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion126 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Stomping Ground
72%inclusion99 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion93 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67%inclusion93 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Rootbound Crag
59%inclusion81 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
58%inclusion80 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Wooded Foothills
57%inclusion79 decks138 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion79 decks138 decks
46%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion70 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
49%inclusion68 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Savage Lands
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Spire Garden
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Bayou
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Rockfall Vale
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Twisted Landscape
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malady
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Jund Panorama
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Grove of the Burnwillows
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy