Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Control

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
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Verity Circle
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Cephalid Constable
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Cephalid Looter
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Cephalid Broker
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Callous Oppressor
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Cephalid Scout
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Whelming Wave
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
2%synergy
High Tide
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Wonder
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Willbreaker
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Theft of Dreams
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Cephalid Sage
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Inkshrouder
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Omen Hawker
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Metallic Mimic
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Shapesharer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Shield Broker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Nadir Kraken
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Universal Automaton
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Spawning Kraken
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tromokratis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Painter's Servant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Master of Waves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tidal Force
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Illithid Harvester
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Pongify
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Blustersquall
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Turnabout
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Capsize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Keep Watch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dissipate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Disallow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Saw It Coming
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Engulf the Shore
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Long-Term Plans
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Delay
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Plagiarize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ensnare
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sea Kings' Blessing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Memory Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Energy Tap
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Careful Study
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Deluge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Wash Out
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Inundate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Ancestral Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bamboozle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Concentrate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Hidden Strings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Retraced Image
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Storage Matrix
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Static Orb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Winter Orb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shuko
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Levitation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Discovery
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Cowardice
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Lost in the Maze
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Wizard Class
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Betrayal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Opposition
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Frozen Aether
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Umbra
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Witness Protection
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Think Tank
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Stupefying Touch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Honest Work
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Back to Basics
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Xenograft
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Time of Ice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Persuasion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Web of Inertia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Castle Vantress
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Terrain Generator
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mutavault
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Detection Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Tolaria West
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rishadan Port
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Caged Sun
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Eye of Ramos
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
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