Celes, Rune Knight
Bartolomé del Presidio

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield).

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the persist creature.
2
When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3
When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Celes, Rune Knight
8.9%inclusion634 decks7.09K decks
Terra, Herald of Hope
1.1%inclusion110 decks10.4K decks
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1.0%inclusion29 decks2.82K decks
Dihada, Binder of Wills
0.3%inclusion16 decks5.51K decks
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
0.8%inclusion10 decks1.22K decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.0%inclusion5 decks14.5K decks
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
0.1%inclusion4 decks4.32K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion3 decks25.1K decks
Zurgo Stormrender
0.0%inclusion2 decks13.9K decks
Queen Marchesa
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.41K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Tana, the Bloodsower
0.4%inclusion2 decks445 decks
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
0.0%inclusion1 decks14.9K decks
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.83K decks
Extus, Oriq Overlord
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.41K decks
Squall, Gunblade Duelist
0.1%inclusion1 decks844 decks
Ravos, Soultender // Vial Smasher the Fierce
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.02K decks
Megatron, Tyrant
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.43K decks
New Cards
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3.7%inclusion9 decks246 decks
3%synergy
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1%synergy
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2.8%inclusion11 decks391 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Plea
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2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
70%inclusion576 decks826 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion567 decks826 decks
60%synergy
Putrid Goblin
60%inclusion497 decks826 decks
59%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
63%inclusion519 decks826 decks
57%synergy
Lesser Masticore
52%inclusion427 decks826 decks
52%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
50%inclusion412 decks826 decks
50%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion414 decks826 decks
46%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion374 decks826 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
44%inclusion273 decks623 decks
41%synergy
Safehold Elite
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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1%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion484 decks826 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion397 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
47%inclusion388 decks826 decks
37%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion387 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Buried Alive
45%inclusion369 decks826 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
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32%synergy
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35%synergy
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40%synergy
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-5%synergy
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-3%synergy
Gamble
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3%synergy
Underworld Breach
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4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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-10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
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-3%synergy
The One Ring
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-3%synergy
Jeska's Will
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-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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-4%synergy
Creatures
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12%synergy
Restless Apparition
40%inclusion328 decks826 decks
40%synergy
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37%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion321 decks826 decks
27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion296 decks826 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion287 decks826 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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24%synergy
Rendclaw Trow
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
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30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
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22%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
29%inclusion241 decks826 decks
27%synergy
Anger
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22%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion229 decks826 decks
23%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
26%inclusion214 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
26%inclusion213 decks826 decks
25%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion213 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
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17%synergy
Karmic Guide
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20%synergy
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23%synergy
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8%synergy
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20%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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5%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
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11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Instants
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34%synergy
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28%synergy
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2%synergy
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16%synergy
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0%synergy
Laughing Mad
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20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion172 decks826 decks
9%synergy
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19%inclusion159 decks826 decks
18%synergy
First Day of Class
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16%synergy
Bedevil
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
Cauldron Haze
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15%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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4%synergy
Feign Death
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11%synergy
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13%inclusion110 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
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9%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-18%synergy
Silence
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6%synergy
Undying Malice
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9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-4%synergy
Despark
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-5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion75 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
8.6%inclusion71 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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7%synergy
Soul Partition
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7%synergy
Burnt Offering
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5%synergy
Disenchant
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4%synergy
Boros Charm
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-16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion56 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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2%synergy
Culling the Weak
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2%synergy
Abrade
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-5%synergy
Bolt Bend
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2%synergy
Pyroblast
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0%synergy
Terminate
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-14%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
35%inclusion293 decks826 decks
32%synergy
Stitch Together
31%inclusion254 decks826 decks
29%synergy
Lively Dirge
29%inclusion243 decks826 decks
28%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
29%inclusion240 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion225 decks826 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion177 decks826 decks
-12%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion144 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion141 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion131 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion119 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion92 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion91 decks826 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion90 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion86 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
10%inclusion73 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8.7%inclusion72 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.5%inclusion70 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.5%inclusion70 decks826 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.4%inclusion69 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.2%inclusion68 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.9%inclusion65 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion64 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.6%inclusion63 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.3%inclusion60 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.3%inclusion60 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.9%inclusion57 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.5%inclusion54 decks826 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion47 decks826 decks
-11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Snort
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5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.4%inclusion45 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion44 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion318 decks826 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion273 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion203 decks826 decks
-3%synergy
Blasting Station
23%inclusion186 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion173 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion132 decks757 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion125 decks826 decks
-10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion106 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Key to the City
12%inclusion102 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion95 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.9%inclusion65 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.5%inclusion62 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion62 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.9%inclusion49 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion265 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion229 decks826 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion173 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Thran Vigil
15%inclusion128 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion109 decks826 decks
-3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion105 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion104 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion93 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion85 decks826 decks
-11%synergy
Smile at Death
7.4%inclusion61 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
7.3%inclusion60 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion57 decks826 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.7%inclusion55 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.4%inclusion53 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.4%inclusion53 decks826 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion48 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.5%inclusion44 decks795 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.4%inclusion45 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.3%inclusion44 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.2%inclusion43 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion188 decks826 decks
2%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion171 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion163 decks826 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion119 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion82 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion73 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.9%inclusion65 decks826 decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion57 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.0%inclusion44 decks732 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.7%inclusion47 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion44 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion731 decks826 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion695 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
63%inclusion521 decks826 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion507 decks826 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion445 decks826 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion310 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
28%inclusion230 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion208 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion179 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion142 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion101 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion58 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion54 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion775 decks826 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion583 decks826 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion555 decks826 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion543 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
64%inclusion531 decks826 decks
29%synergy
Battlefield Forge
61%inclusion504 decks826 decks
32%synergy
Nomad Outpost
61%inclusion502 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
54%inclusion445 decks826 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion418 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stomping Ground
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion396 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion361 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion342 decks826 decks
28%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion331 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
39%inclusion325 decks826 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion325 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36%inclusion297 decks826 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion287 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion287 decks826 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion271 decks826 decks
23%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion270 decks826 decks
19%synergy
Spire Garden
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion237 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion231 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion221 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion217 decks826 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion210 decks826 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion204 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion201 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
23%inclusion194 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion178 decks826 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
21%inclusion176 decks826 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
21%inclusion176 decks826 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion171 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion167 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion162 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion136 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion135 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion134 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion123 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion123 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Elegant Parlor
15%inclusion121 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Peaks
14%inclusion119 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion116 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion115 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion110 decks826 decks
5%synergy