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
7.9%inclusion152 decks1.93K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
0.5%inclusion10 decks2.08K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16.2K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion2 decks18.5K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.1%inclusion2 decks3.91K decks
Shadrix Silverquill
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.68K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.11K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.98K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.16K decks
The Wandering Minstrel
0.0%inclusion1 decks12K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.16K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.38K decks
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Prava of the Steel Legion
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.66K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.08K decks
Triad of Fates
0.3%inclusion1 decks372 decks
Athreos, God of Passage
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.71K decks
Child of Alara
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.58K decks
New Cards
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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%inclusion136 decks182 decks
68%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion123 decks182 decks
59%synergy
The Ozolith
59%inclusion108 decks182 decks
56%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
56%inclusion85 decks152 decks
55%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
66%inclusion120 decks182 decks
53%synergy
Strionic Resonator
55%inclusion101 decks182 decks
53%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
53%inclusion96 decks182 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion101 decks182 decks
46%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
49%inclusion89 decks182 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion97 decks182 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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15%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion124 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Damn
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41%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
50%inclusion91 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Viscera Seer
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40%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
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42%synergy
Dark Ritual
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20%synergy
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40%synergy
Despark
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29%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
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37%synergy
Worldly Tutor
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38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion86 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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26%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
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12%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
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3%synergy
Creatures
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42%inclusion76 decks182 decks
41%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion76 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion71 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
33%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Kathril, Aspect Warper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
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
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36%synergy
Karmic Guide
37%inclusion67 decks182 decks
33%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
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30%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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18%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
33%inclusion60 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
31%inclusion56 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion51 decks182 decks
27%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
28%inclusion51 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
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21%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
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23%synergy
Teysa Karlov
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22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
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22%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
24%inclusion43 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
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20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
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19%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
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19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
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17%synergy
Spirited Companion
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
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18%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Charming Prince
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Corpse Knight
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9%synergy
Enduring Bondwarden
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
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11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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10%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
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7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion58 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
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1%synergy
Mortify
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12%synergy
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Fell the Profane
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Malakir Rebirth
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11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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6%synergy
Utter End
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Ephemerate
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
8%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
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
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Sejiri Shelter
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2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
39%inclusion71 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Farewell
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
33%inclusion60 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion52 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Wrath of God
28%inclusion51 decks182 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion49 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
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12%synergy
Austere Command
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8%synergy
Damnation
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13%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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3%synergy
Buried Alive
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
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4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
1%synergy
End Hostilities
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion54 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Panharmonicon
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Lithoform Engine
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
-15%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
-14%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion73 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion62 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
34%inclusion61 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion54 decks182 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion52 decks182 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
45%inclusion81 decks182 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion79 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion74 decks182 decks
31%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion59 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion44 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
-14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion160 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion156 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion108 decks182 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion58 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion57 decks182 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion162 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion137 decks182 decks
34%synergy
Savai Triome
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion129 decks182 decks
38%synergy
Vault of Champions
69%inclusion125 decks182 decks
44%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%inclusion101 decks182 decks
45%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
54%inclusion99 decks182 decks
40%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion94 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion83 decks182 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
45%inclusion81 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion81 decks182 decks
30%synergy
Scrubland
41%inclusion74 decks182 decks
27%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
40%inclusion72 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion69 decks181 decks
28%synergy
Lush Portico
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion51 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
-14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion27 decks177 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy