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
8.8%inclusion644 decks7.28K decks
Terra, Herald of Hope
1.1%inclusion116 decks10.8K decks
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1.0%inclusion29 decks2.88K decks
Dihada, Binder of Wills
0.3%inclusion16 decks5.65K decks
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
0.8%inclusion10 decks1.24K decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.0%inclusion5 decks14.9K decks
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
0.1%inclusion4 decks4.45K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion3 decks25.8K decks
Zurgo Stormrender
0.0%inclusion2 decks14.2K decks
Queen Marchesa
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.69K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Tana, the Bloodsower
0.4%inclusion2 decks463 decks
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
0.0%inclusion1 decks15.4K decks
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.88K decks
Extus, Oriq Overlord
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.51K decks
Squall, Gunblade Duelist
0.1%inclusion1 decks959 decks
Ravos, Soultender // Vial Smasher the Fierce
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.23K decks
Megatron, Tyrant
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.49K decks
New Cards
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3.2%inclusion9 decks284 decks
1%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-3%synergy
Desperate Plea
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2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
70%inclusion587 decks842 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion577 decks842 decks
60%synergy
Putrid Goblin
60%inclusion506 decks842 decks
59%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
63%inclusion528 decks842 decks
57%synergy
Lesser Masticore
52%inclusion437 decks842 decks
52%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
50%inclusion419 decks842 decks
50%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion421 decks842 decks
46%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion381 decks842 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
44%inclusion284 decks641 decks
41%synergy
Restless Apparition
40%inclusion337 decks842 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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1%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion494 decks842 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion402 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
47%inclusion396 decks842 decks
37%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion388 decks842 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
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32%synergy
Buried Alive
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38%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
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35%synergy
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38%synergy
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40%synergy
Game Changers
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-4%synergy
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-3%synergy
Gamble
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3%synergy
Underworld Breach
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3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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-10%synergy
Jeska's Will
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-10%synergy
The One Ring
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-3%synergy
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-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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-4%synergy
Creatures
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40%synergy
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12%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
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37%synergy
Blood Artist
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27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion298 decks842 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion296 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion276 decks842 decks
24%synergy
Rendclaw Trow
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion249 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
29%inclusion246 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Anger
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22%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion232 decks842 decks
23%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
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25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
26%inclusion221 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion220 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
25%inclusion207 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
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21%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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8%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
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14%synergy
Woe Strider
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15%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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-5%synergy
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5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
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8%synergy
Voice of Victory
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
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10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
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12%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
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10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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5%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
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11%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
37%inclusion313 decks842 decks
34%synergy
Ephemerate
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27%synergy
Heroic Intervention
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0%synergy
Dark Ritual
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2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion220 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
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14%synergy
Entomb
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16%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion189 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Laughing Mad
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20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
19%inclusion159 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion142 decks842 decks
5%synergy
First Day of Class
17%inclusion140 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion137 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron Haze
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14%synergy
Big Score
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5%synergy
Crackling Doom
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
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5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion115 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
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11%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion110 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion109 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-18%synergy
Silence
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6%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion96 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion95 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion95 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
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6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion85 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.4%inclusion79 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Despark
9.3%inclusion78 decks842 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion77 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
8.6%inclusion72 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.6%inclusion72 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.8%inclusion66 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.7%inclusion65 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.6%inclusion64 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.2%inclusion61 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Soul Partition
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7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-8%synergy
Boros Charm
7.1%inclusion60 decks842 decks
-16%synergy
Disenchant
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4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.5%inclusion55 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
5.9%inclusion50 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
35%inclusion297 decks842 decks
32%synergy
Stitch Together
31%inclusion263 decks842 decks
29%synergy
Lively Dirge
29%inclusion247 decks842 decks
28%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
29%inclusion246 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion227 decks842 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion179 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion147 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion146 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion121 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion95 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion94 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion92 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion88 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
9.3%inclusion72 decks775 decks
9%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.7%inclusion73 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.6%inclusion72 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.4%inclusion71 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.3%inclusion70 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8.3%inclusion70 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.7%inclusion65 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.6%inclusion64 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.9%inclusion58 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.9%inclusion58 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Snort
5.7%inclusion44 decks775 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.3%inclusion45 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.3%inclusion45 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion322 decks842 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion279 decks842 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion212 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Blasting Station
23%inclusion190 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion179 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion133 decks775 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion128 decks842 decks
-10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion109 decks842 decks
13%synergy
Key to the City
12%inclusion104 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion94 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.1%inclusion68 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.9%inclusion50 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion270 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion233 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion177 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Thran Vigil
16%inclusion132 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion113 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion110 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion106 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion95 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion86 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Smile at Death
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion58 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion55 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.2%inclusion52 decks842 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.4%inclusion44 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion198 decks842 decks
3%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion178 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion167 decks842 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion86 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion74 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion65 decks842 decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion44 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion45 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion741 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion711 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
63%inclusion531 decks842 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion517 decks842 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion450 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion312 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
28%inclusion232 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion210 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion180 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion146 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion103 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion59 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion791 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion593 decks842 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion567 decks842 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion556 decks842 decks
32%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
64%inclusion542 decks842 decks
29%synergy
Battlefield Forge
61%inclusion515 decks842 decks
33%synergy
Nomad Outpost
61%inclusion512 decks842 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
54%inclusion456 decks842 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion427 decks842 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%inclusion404 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion371 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion353 decks842 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion339 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
40%inclusion336 decks842 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion330 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36%inclusion305 decks842 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion298 decks842 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion295 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
34%inclusion284 decks842 decks
24%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion278 decks842 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%inclusion240 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion239 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion227 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion219 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion217 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion208 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion207 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
24%inclusion200 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion185 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion185 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion182 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
20%inclusion172 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion168 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion165 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion138 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion137 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion135 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion126 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion120 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion118 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion114 decks842 decks
5%synergy