Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Control

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
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Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Verity Circle
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
85%synergy
Cephalid Looter
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Cephalid Constable
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Cephalid Broker
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
78%synergy
Callous Oppressor
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
78%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Willbreaker
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Cephalid Scout
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
3%synergy
High Tide
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Cephalid Sage
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Whelming Wave
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Theft of Dreams
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Inkshrouder
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Omen Hawker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Metallic Mimic
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Shield Broker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Nadir Kraken
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Universal Automaton
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Shapesharer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Spawning Kraken
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tromokratis
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Octoprophet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Summon: Shiva
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Master of Waves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Tidal Force
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Pongify
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Blustersquall
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherize
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Capsize
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Cryptic Command
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Archmage's Charm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Keep Watch
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Turnabout
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Cancel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dizzy Spell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Delay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Engulf the Shore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Snap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Leak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Deluge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ensnare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sea Kings' Blessing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Memory Deluge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Energy Tap
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Wash Out
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Deluge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Inundate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bamboozle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Strings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Retraced Image
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Winter Orb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Storage Matrix
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Levitation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Lost in the Maze
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Cowardice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Opposition
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Betrayal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Frozen Aether
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Octopus Umbra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Observed Stasis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Back to Basics
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Stupefying Touch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ominous Seas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Persuasion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Think Tank
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Shifting Sky
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Xenograft
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Time of Ice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Web of Inertia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Castle Vantress
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Terrain Generator
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mutavault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tolaria West
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Rivendell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Rishadan Port
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Clock
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Heraldic Banner
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Ramos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
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