Mortuary
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Phyrexian Altar
Gwenom, Remorseless

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Gray Merchant of Asphodel in hand or in your library (Gray Merchant of Asphodel on top of your library in your library).
All other permanents on the battlefield.
Your life total is at least 6 if Gray Merchant is on the top of your library, or you have 3 available otherwise.
Gwenom has attacked this turn.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying 3 or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
2
When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
3
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
4
When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Gwenom, Remorseless
4.8%inclusion145 decks3K decks
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0.1%inclusion30 decks20.3K decks
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0.0%inclusion3 decks6.26K decks
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0.2%inclusion2 decks1.27K decks
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0.0%inclusion2 decks18.5K decks
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0.0%inclusion2 decks16.9K decks
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0.4%inclusion1 decks263 decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks748 decks
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.89K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks6.43K decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks854 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks6.65K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks6.24K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks19K decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks1.94K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks7.12K decks
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0.2%inclusion1 decks531 decks
New Cards
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
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13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Diviner
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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84%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
76%inclusion150 decks197 decks
73%synergy
Dark Ritual
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71%inclusion139 decks197 decks
67%synergy
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63%synergy
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60%synergy
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60%synergy
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56%synergy
Top Cards
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53%synergy
Reanimate
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54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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55%synergy
Blood Artist
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55%synergy
Blood Pet
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55%synergy
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Game Changers
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64%synergy
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45%synergy
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43%synergy
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40%synergy
Chrome Mox
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41%synergy
Imperial Seal
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39%synergy
Creatures
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49%synergy
Eternal Witness
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43%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
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47%synergy
Gravecrawler
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43%synergy
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37%synergy
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31%synergy
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27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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22%synergy
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25%synergy
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27%synergy
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24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
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22%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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18%synergy
Ornithopter
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
Instants
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55%synergy
Fell the Profane
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41%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
Fatal Push
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
Soul Shatter
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4%synergy
Withering Boon
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Sorceries
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36%synergy
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50%synergy
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45%synergy
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Diabolic Intent
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Doomsday
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26%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
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25%synergy
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23%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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23%synergy
Cruel Tutor
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24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
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20%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
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18%synergy
Chain of Smog
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18%synergy
Sign in Blood
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9%synergy
Victimize
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Exsanguinate
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10%synergy
Damnation
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10%synergy
Night's Whisper
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7%synergy
Profane Tutor
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12%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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6%synergy
Dark Petition
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10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
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4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
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5%synergy
Read the Bones
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0%synergy
Villainous Wrath
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5%synergy
Blood Tithe
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5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Soul
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Profane Transfusion
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Persist
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
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42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion88 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
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43%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion84 decks197 decks
34%synergy
Bontu's Monument
39%inclusion76 decks197 decks
37%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
35%inclusion68 decks197 decks
29%synergy
Defense Grid
31%inclusion61 decks197 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
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10%synergy
Scroll Rack
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20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Demon's Horn
15%inclusion30 decks197 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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11%synergy
Golem's Heart
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13%synergy
The Endstone
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11%synergy
Manifold Key
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11%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
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11%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
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8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Prism Ring
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
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4%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Voltaic Key
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion71 decks197 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
35%inclusion69 decks197 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
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23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion46 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion46 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Heartless Summoning
18%inclusion35 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
18%inclusion35 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion28 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion27 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Biotransference
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Font of Agonies
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion44 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
21%inclusion42 decks197 decks
20%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion123 decks197 decks
53%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion104 decks197 decks
47%synergy
Urza's Saga
53%inclusion104 decks197 decks
46%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
32%inclusion64 decks197 decks
28%synergy
Lake of the Dead
27%inclusion54 decks197 decks
27%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
25%synergy
Crystal Vein
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
17%synergy
City of Traitors
23%inclusion45 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion45 decks197 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion37 decks197 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
13%synergy
High Market
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion27 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
-17%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
7%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
4%synergy
The Black Gate
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Swarmyard
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Blast Zone
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion189 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion146 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
55%inclusion109 decks197 decks
48%synergy
The Soul Stone
52%inclusion102 decks197 decks
48%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion68 decks197 decks
30%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion65 decks197 decks
28%synergy
Mox Diamond
31%inclusion61 decks197 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion61 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion49 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Paradise Mantle
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Bloom
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Star
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
41%inclusion80 decks197 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion62 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
30%inclusion60 decks197 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion56 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion53 decks197 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion53 decks197 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion39 decks197 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion28 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
-62%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
-4%synergy