Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Grand Architect

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
It is an opponent's turn.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
During an opponent's turn, activate Grand Architect by tapping a blue creature you control except Unctus, adding that can only be spent to cast artifact spells or to activate abilities of artifacts.
2
The creature triggers, causing you to loot.
3
The Watcher's first ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Unctus, Grand Metatect
6.3%inclusion64 decks1.01K decks
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0.3%inclusion11 decks3.38K decks
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1.2%inclusion5 decks412 decks
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0.0%inclusion3 decks11.7K decks
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0.2%inclusion1 decks449 decks
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0.6%inclusion1 decks170 decks
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0.3%inclusion1 decks329 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks19.8K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks2.40K decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks896 decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks1.43K decks
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0.4%inclusion1 decks249 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks5.85K decks
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0.2%inclusion1 decks449 decks
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New Cards
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13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
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6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
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2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chasm Skulker
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Kelpie Guide
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
61%synergy
Ominous Seas
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
57%synergy
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59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
56%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
56%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Nadir Kraken
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
52%synergy
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56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
52%synergy
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54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
49%synergy
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49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
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54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
12%synergy
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49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Containment Construct
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Silver Myr
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
25%synergy
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43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Forensic Researcher
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
43%synergy
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37%synergy
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40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
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22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
16%synergy
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-4%synergy
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14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
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9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
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60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Clever Conjurer
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Pili-Pala
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Tidewater Minion
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
24%synergy
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21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
23%synergy
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24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
24%synergy
North Pole Patrol
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Thought Courier
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bonded Fetch
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Detective of the Month
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
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16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
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11%synergy
Tiger-Seal
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Gran-Gran
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Omen Hawker
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Palladium Myr
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12%synergy
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14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
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13%synergy
Transplant Theorist
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Junk Winder
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10%synergy
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12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
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11%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
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9%synergy
Wonder
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
Oneirophage
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Instants
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13%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
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9%synergy
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24%synergy
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19%synergy
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16%synergy
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Reality Shift
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Octopus Form
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Retraction Helix
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
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-2%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Transcendent Message
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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Meeting of Minds
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10%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
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10%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Knack
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Command
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Whir of Invention
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
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7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Long-Term Plans
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7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
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-7%synergy
Brainsurge
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
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3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Refute
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Just the Wind
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Artistic Refusal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Abjure
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5%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Foil
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Miscast
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Fate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Spectral Deluge
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Step Through
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Energy Tap
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Baral's Expertise
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thopter Fabricator
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Monument to Endurance
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Bag of Holding
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
The Lunar Whale
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Subterranean Schooner
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Currency Converter
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
The Indomitable
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Unwinding Clock
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Imposter Mech
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
The Regalia
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mindlink Mech
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Manifold Key
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Possession Engine
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Careening Mine Cart
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Deluxe Dragster
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Clock of Omens
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Opposition
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Freed from the Real
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Drake Haven
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Redaction
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Second Wind
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Verity Circle
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Dominion
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Thought Reflection
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Lost in the Maze
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Seat of the Synod
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Archway of Innovation
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Academy Ruins
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Agna Qel'a
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
2%synergy
The Surgical Bay
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Coral Atoll
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Remote Isle
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion79 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Springleaf Drum
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Paradise Mantle
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Legends
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Cargo Ship
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Azorius Chancery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Prairie Stream
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
11%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Holdout Settlement
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Scene of the Crime
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-69%synergy