Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Phyrexian Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control at least two additional nontoken creatures, one of which has a coin counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
2
When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
3
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
4
Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
7.8%inclusion155 decks1.98K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
0.5%inclusion10 decks2.12K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16.2K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion2 decks18.9K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion2 decks6.31K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.1%inclusion2 decks3.89K decks
Shadrix Silverquill
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.73K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.08K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.97K decks
Daxos the Returned
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.87K decks
The Wandering Minstrel
0.0%inclusion1 decks12K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.37K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.69K decks
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Prava of the Steel Legion
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.74K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.32K decks
Triad of Fates
0.3%inclusion1 decks379 decks
Athreos, God of Passage
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.89K decks
New Cards
Toph, the First Metalbender
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
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6%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
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6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
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3%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion140 decks187 decks
68%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion125 decks187 decks
58%synergy
The Ozolith
59%inclusion111 decks187 decks
56%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
56%inclusion86 decks153 decks
55%synergy
Strionic Resonator
56%inclusion104 decks187 decks
53%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
66%inclusion123 decks187 decks
53%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
53%inclusion99 decks187 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion104 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
48%inclusion90 decks187 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion99 decks187 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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14%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion127 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Damn
57%inclusion106 decks187 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
50%inclusion93 decks187 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
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39%synergy
Dark Ritual
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20%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
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41%synergy
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40%synergy
Despark
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Game Changers
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38%synergy
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26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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27%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
12%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
Creatures
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42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
41%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
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35%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Kathril, Aspect Warper
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37%synergy
Bassara Tower Archer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Questing Beast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Devoted Druid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
37%inclusion70 decks187 decks
36%synergy
Plaguecrafter
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33%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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28%synergy
Blood Artist
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26%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
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30%synergy
Karmic Guide
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32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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17%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
35%inclusion65 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion57 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
32%inclusion60 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
30%inclusion57 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion53 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
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25%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
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24%synergy
Teysa Karlov
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22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
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23%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
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22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
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17%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
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20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
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18%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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14%synergy
Burnished Hart
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19%synergy
Spirited Companion
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17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
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17%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
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18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
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15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
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16%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
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16%synergy
Enduring Bondwarden
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15%synergy
Charming Prince
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13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Knight
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9%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
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7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion57 decks187 decks
21%synergy
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Generous Gift
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1%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
Utter End
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10%synergy
Saw in Half
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10%synergy
Ephemerate
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-1%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
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6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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2%synergy
Stinging Study
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Sejiri Shelter
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2%synergy
Final Showdown
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3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
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20%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Farewell
37%inclusion70 decks187 decks
25%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Wrath of God
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
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18%synergy
Sign in Blood
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11%synergy
Austere Command
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8%synergy
Damnation
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13%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
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7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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3%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
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3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
End Hostilities
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
29%inclusion55 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Panharmonicon
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Lithoform Engine
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
-15%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
-14%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion62 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion62 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion55 decks187 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion23 decks183 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
3%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion80 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion76 decks187 decks
31%synergy
High Market
37%inclusion70 decks187 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion46 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
7%synergy
War Room
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion164 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion160 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion110 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion104 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion57 decks187 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion167 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion140 decks187 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion132 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Champions
67%inclusion125 decks187 decks
43%synergy
Indatha Triome
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Temple Garden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Zagoth Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion103 decks187 decks
44%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
54%inclusion101 decks187 decks
39%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion95 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion86 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
44%inclusion83 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
29%synergy
Scrubland
40%inclusion75 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Lush Portico
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion66 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion53 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
-15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
1%synergy