Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Ashnod's 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 Ashnod's 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 colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
17%inclusion329 decks1.93K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
1.5%inclusion31 decks2.08K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.1%inclusion5 decks3.48K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.1%inclusion4 decks6.28K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.1%inclusion3 decks2.68K decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.1%inclusion3 decks3.67K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion2 decks6.51K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16K decks
Athreos, God of Passage
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.70K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion2 decks18.6K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.27K decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.0%inclusion2 decks27.3K decks
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.40K decks
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0.0%inclusion2 decks38.3K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks5.92K decks
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Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
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New Cards
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23%synergy
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High Synergy Cards
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60%synergy
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59%synergy
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59%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
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58%synergy
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55%synergy
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55%synergy
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48%synergy
Damn
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43%synergy
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42%synergy
Top Cards
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19%synergy
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27%synergy
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Viscera Seer
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Game Changers
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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Creatures
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59%synergy
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39%synergy
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43%inclusion173 decks406 decks
40%synergy
Accursed Marauder
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39%synergy
Blood Artist
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29%synergy
Karmic Guide
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36%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
39%inclusion158 decks406 decks
39%synergy
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36%synergy
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37%synergy
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30%synergy
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23%synergy
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27%synergy
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
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23%synergy
Spirited Companion
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20%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
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-4%synergy
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3%synergy
Flickerwisp
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
Charming Prince
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18%synergy
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19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
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13%synergy
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18%synergy
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
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17%synergy
Ghave, Guru of Spores
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
Instants
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33%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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21%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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-13%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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-4%synergy
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6%synergy
Cloudshift
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3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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-1%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
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4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
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2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
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3%synergy
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-2%synergy
Sorceries
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40%synergy
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41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
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26%synergy
Farewell
37%inclusion152 decks406 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion147 decks406 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion132 decks406 decks
24%synergy
Wrath of God
31%inclusion124 decks406 decks
25%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-10%synergy
Fumigate
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20%synergy
Austere Command
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11%synergy
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17%synergy
Read the Bones
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14%synergy
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18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion69 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion65 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
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12%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion55 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion46 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion43 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion40 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.4%inclusion38 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion22 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion133 decks406 decks
29%synergy
Panharmonicon
28%inclusion113 decks406 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
28%inclusion112 decks406 decks
16%synergy
Lithoform Engine
22%inclusion91 decks406 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion79 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion75 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion73 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Fractal Harness
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion69 decks406 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion41 decks406 decks
-15%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.6%inclusion35 decks406 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.6%inclusion31 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
36%inclusion145 decks406 decks
31%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion102 decks406 decks
19%synergy
As Foretold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion101 decks406 decks
16%synergy
Debtors' Knell
22%inclusion89 decks406 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion80 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion74 decks406 decks
12%synergy
Hunting Grounds
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion65 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion59 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion56 decks406 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion53 decks406 decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion53 decks406 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion48 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
10%inclusion41 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion37 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
9.4%inclusion38 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.6%inclusion35 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Together Forever
7.9%inclusion32 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Spirit-Sister's Call
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.0%inclusion17 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.4%inclusion22 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
15%inclusion59 decks406 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.9%inclusion36 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Evendo, Waking Haven
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Kavaron, Memorial World
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion192 decks406 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion160 decks406 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion150 decks406 decks
28%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion134 decks406 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion124 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Gavony Township
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion118 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion107 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion66 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion59 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion53 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion52 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion51 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.4%inclusion38 decks406 decks
2%synergy
War Room
8.6%inclusion35 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
-13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.1%inclusion29 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion375 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion357 decks406 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion256 decks406 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion240 decks406 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion152 decks406 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion130 decks406 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion99 decks406 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion65 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion52 decks406 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.4%inclusion38 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion367 decks406 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion294 decks406 decks
40%synergy
Godless Shrine
59%inclusion241 decks406 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion227 decks406 decks
43%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion227 decks406 decks
27%synergy
Savai Triome
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Zagoth Triome
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Champions
50%inclusion202 decks406 decks
25%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion195 decks406 decks
33%synergy
Indatha Triome
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Temple Garden
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion184 decks406 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion182 decks406 decks
27%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion178 decks406 decks
29%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion163 decks406 decks
28%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Breeding Pool
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Nomad Outpost
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion135 decks406 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion127 decks406 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion127 decks406 decks
15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion107 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion62 decks245 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion98 decks406 decks
-12%synergy
Lush Portico
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Canopy Vista
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
-13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion94 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion85 decks406 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion80 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion77 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Fortified Village
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Brushland
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-14%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion59 decks381 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion56 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion53 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion43 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.9%inclusion32 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.7%inclusion23 decks345 decks
6%synergy