Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Expensive Core

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Rank #2,213
5decks
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Sikora
Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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79%synergy
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Archetype of Imagination
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75%synergy
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73%synergy
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64%synergy
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9%synergy
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99%synergy
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59%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
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59%synergy
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60%synergy
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59%synergy
Willbreaker
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60%synergy
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60%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
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59%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
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59%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
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59%synergy
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40%synergy
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37%synergy
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21%synergy
Wonder
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35%synergy
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34%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
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40%synergy
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Adaptive Automaton
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39%synergy
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40%synergy
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39%synergy
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25%synergy
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-2%synergy
Master of Waves
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16%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
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17%synergy
Trophy Mage
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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19%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
Cephalid Sage
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
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16%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
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19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
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17%synergy
Mistcaller
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19%synergy
Body of Knowledge
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13%synergy
Tromokratis
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18%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
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12%synergy
Dreamshackle Geist
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19%synergy
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Arcane Denial
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24%synergy
Counterspell
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-6%synergy
High Tide
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16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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31%synergy
Cryptic Command
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28%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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18%synergy
Unwind
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30%synergy
Pongify
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-20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-14%synergy
Stroke of Genius
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17%synergy
Gush
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18%synergy
Ojutai's Breath
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20%synergy
Blustersquall
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19%synergy
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-21%synergy
Opportunity
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20%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
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10%synergy
Shadow Rift
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16%synergy
Cyber Conversion
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17%synergy
Negate
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-18%synergy
Mana Drain
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-7%synergy
Mnemonic Nexus
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20%synergy
Turnabout
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17%synergy
Archmage's Charm
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3%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
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16%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
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17%synergy
Snap
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1%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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11%synergy
Unsubstantiate
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18%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
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19%synergy
Deluge
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20%synergy
Sea Kings' Blessing
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20%synergy
Reality Shift
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-7%synergy
Opt
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-5%synergy
Mental Note
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19%synergy
Strix Serenade
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11%synergy
Foil
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14%synergy
Swan Song
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-7%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
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19%synergy
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Theft of Dreams
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60%synergy
Divination
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38%synergy
Preordain
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16%synergy
Whelming Wave
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36%synergy
Lunar Insight
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24%synergy
Ponder
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-9%synergy
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18%synergy
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-2%synergy
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20%synergy
Echo of Eons
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17%synergy
Careful Study
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18%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
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18%synergy
Mind Spring
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19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
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9%synergy
Recall
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19%synergy
Wash Out
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15%synergy
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10%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
Sift
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20%synergy
Compulsive Research
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18%synergy
Overflowing Insight
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19%synergy
Dream Cache
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19%synergy
Braingeyser
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
Retraced Image
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17%synergy
Time Spiral
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19%synergy
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Kefnet's Monument
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54%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
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38%synergy
Howling Mine
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33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
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28%synergy
Static Orb
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17%synergy
Storage Matrix
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19%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
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11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
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16%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
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19%synergy
Champion's Helm
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18%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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-8%synergy
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-6%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
Commander's Plate
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16%synergy
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19%synergy
Empyrial Plate
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18%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
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19%synergy
Helm of Awakening
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
Winged Boots
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17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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15%synergy
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19%synergy
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Lost in the Maze
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58%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
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59%synergy
Kindred Discovery
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33%synergy
Cowardice
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40%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
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39%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
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37%synergy
Levitation
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39%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
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40%synergy
Betrayal
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40%synergy
Propaganda
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9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
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17%synergy
Back to Basics
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13%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
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13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
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17%synergy
Well of Ideas
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19%synergy
Forced Fruition
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18%synergy
Xenograft
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20%synergy
Treasure Trove
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20%synergy
Arcane Melee
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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-7%synergy
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20%synergy
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Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
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38%synergy
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5%synergy
Jace Beleren
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17%synergy
Utility Lands
Arcane Lighthouse
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58%synergy
Detection Tower
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59%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
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51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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27%synergy
Tolaria West
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34%synergy
Rivendell
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29%synergy
War Room
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24%synergy
Mutavault
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39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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25%synergy
Wasteland
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19%synergy
Desert
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20%synergy
Maze of Ith
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15%synergy
Blast Zone
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18%synergy
Coral Atoll
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16%synergy
Remote Isle
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15%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
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6%synergy
Command Beacon
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16%synergy
Seat of the Synod
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1%synergy
Diamond City
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19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
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10%synergy
Terrain Generator
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12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Endless Sands
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20%synergy
Castle Vantress
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2%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Shelldock Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
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1%synergy
Archway of Innovation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-45%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
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17%synergy
Sky Diamond
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-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
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11%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
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17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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6%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-32%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
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19%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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9%synergy
Eye of Ramos
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20%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
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16%synergy
Misleading Signpost
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16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
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-14%synergy
Abundant Countryside
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Command Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy