Skeleton Ship
Thornbite Staff
Nest of Scarabs

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Skeleton Ship without summoning sickness on the battlefield and Thornbite Staff attached to Skeleton Ship on the battlefield).
A player controls another creature with toughness equal to 1.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Skeleton Ship by tapping it, putting a -1/-1 counter on target creature with toughness equal to 1.
2
The creature dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness, triggering Nest of Scarabs and Skeleton Ship.
3
Resolve the Nest of Scarabs trigger, creating a creature token.
4
Resolve the Skeleton Ship trigger, untapping it.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite death triggers
Skeleton Ship
11%inclusion119 decks1.10K decks
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.50K decks
New Cards
Loch Mare
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
87%inclusion105 decks121 decks
86%synergy
Necroskitter
84%inclusion102 decks121 decks
83%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
73%inclusion88 decks121 decks
72%synergy
Freed from the Real
74%inclusion89 decks121 decks
72%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
65%inclusion79 decks121 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion75 decks121 decks
60%synergy
Mass Diminish
60%inclusion73 decks121 decks
60%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
61%inclusion74 decks121 decks
60%synergy
Intruder Alarm
60%inclusion73 decks121 decks
58%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
60%inclusion72 decks121 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
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57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
54%synergy
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56%inclusion66 decks117 decks
55%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
55%inclusion66 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Contagion Engine
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Kelpie Guide
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
51%synergy
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51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
48%synergy
Willbreaker
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
50%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Contagion Clasp
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49%synergy
Game Changers
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34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
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11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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-4%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
46%synergy
Fatestitcher
48%inclusion58 decks121 decks
47%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Flux Channeler
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
40%synergy
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39%synergy
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39%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
37%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
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35%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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32%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
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27%synergy
Clever Conjurer
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Banshee
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Guildpact Informant
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
19%synergy
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18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
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17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
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17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
North Pole Patrol
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15%synergy
Archivist
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15%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Reveka, Wizard Savant
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12%synergy
Suq'Ata Firewalker
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12%synergy
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12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Viral Drake
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Tideforce Elemental
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Carnifex Demon
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
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10%synergy
Zuran Spellcaster
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Puppeteer
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Cinderbones
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Forsaken Miner
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7%synergy
Scaretiller
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Instants
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6%synergy
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43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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39%synergy
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36%synergy
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Grim Affliction
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
29%synergy
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30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
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27%synergy
Refocus
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
27%synergy
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27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
26%synergy
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21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
20%synergy
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17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
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3%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-4%synergy
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16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
8%synergy
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16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
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15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
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3%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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-7%synergy
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10%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-8%synergy
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8%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Retraction Helix
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7%synergy
Serum Snare
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7%synergy
High Tide
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4%synergy
Force of Negation
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-1%synergy
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6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Wild Unraveling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Turn to Frog
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Opt
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Drown in Ichor
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Incremental Blight
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Influence
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Darkness Descends
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Magewright's Stone
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Kormus Bell
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Grave Betrayal
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Revel in Riches
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Second Wind
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Cowardice
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Crab Umbra
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Ninja Teen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Charisma
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Verity Circle
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
46%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Detection Tower
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Coral Atoll
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Dreadship Reef
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Field
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Vale
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Everglades
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Dunes
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion108 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion98 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Patriar's Seal
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Paradise Mantle
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Replicating Ring
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
81%inclusion98 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion67 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Holdout Settlement
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-6%synergy