Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Grand Architect

  Played with this combo

   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

  Combo Metadata

85
DECKS
0.00%
OF 3732255 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 12119
MOST PLAYED OF 44136 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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22%synergy
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62%synergy
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55%synergy
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53%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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39%synergy
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38%synergy
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18%synergy
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75%synergy
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37%synergy
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35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
35%synergy
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32%synergy
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32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
27%synergy
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28%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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27%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%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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15%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Instants
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39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
35%synergy
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38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
17%synergy
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38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
14%synergy
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23%synergy
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33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
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12%synergy
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19%synergy
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24%synergy
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Resculpt
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
Swan Song
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-1%synergy
Unwind
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12%synergy
Dispel
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11%synergy
Reality Shift
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6%synergy
Opt
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
Sorceries
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19%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
River's Rebuke
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Monument to Endurance
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
The Lunar Whale
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Bag of Holding
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
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22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
The Regalia
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13%synergy
Library of Leng
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14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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13%synergy
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14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
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13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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12%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
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11%synergy
Currency Converter
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13%synergy
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13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Imposter Mech
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11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Subterranean Schooner
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Unwinding Clock
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9%synergy
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9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
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6%synergy
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7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
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6%synergy
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7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
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2%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
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2%synergy
Skullclamp
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-4%synergy
Careening Mine Cart
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
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5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
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5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
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5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
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34%synergy
Wizard Class
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Drake Haven
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Redaction
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Second Wind
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Verity Circle
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Erasure
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Reflection
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Aura of Dominion
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Battles
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22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
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29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Seat of the Synod
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Academy Ruins
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Archway of Innovation
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Inventors' Fair
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Remote Isle
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
The Surgical Bay
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion70 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Springleaf Drum
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Paradise Mantle
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Cargo Ship
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Legends
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Azorius Chancery
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
61%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
14%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Holdout Settlement
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
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