Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Expensive

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Rank #2,137
31decks
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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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73%synergy
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67%synergy
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64%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
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61%synergy
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58%synergy
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52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Callous Oppressor
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51%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Theft of Dreams
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48%synergy
Cephalid Broker
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48%synergy
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44%synergy
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7%synergy
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61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
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61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
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-9%synergy
High Tide
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14%synergy
Swan Song
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29%synergy
Winter Orb
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47%synergy
Fabricate
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27%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Ancient Tomb
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Force of Will
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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31%synergy
Mana Vault
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34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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19%synergy
Grim Monolith
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
23%synergy
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Cephalid Facetaker
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Cephalid Scout
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Shield Broker
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45%synergy
Universal Automaton
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44%synergy
Cephalid Sage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Shapesharer
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41%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
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41%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
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42%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
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42%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Clever Impersonator
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33%synergy
Omen Hawker
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32%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
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26%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
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31%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
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35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
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26%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
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20%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
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24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
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16%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
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23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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5%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
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15%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
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12%synergy
Wonder
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14%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
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18%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
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17%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Metallic Mimic
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Drake
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Painter's Servant
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12%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Palladium Myr
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Cryptic Command
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Whir of Invention
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Daze
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Capsize
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Kozilek's Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Twincast
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5%synergy
Mana Short
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6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
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1%synergy
Stifle
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4%synergy
Deluge
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6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
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2%synergy
Long-Term Plans
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3%synergy
Evacuation
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-1%synergy
Resculpt
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-13%synergy
Thought Scour
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-1%synergy
Unwind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Timetwister
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
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12%synergy
Wash Out
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11%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Energy Tap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Transmute Artifact
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reshape
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Whelming Wave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
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4%synergy
Time Stretch
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5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
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0%synergy
Preordain
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-15%synergy
All Is Dust
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5%synergy
Fascination
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5%synergy
Personal Tutor
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2%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
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6%synergy
Lunar Insight
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4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Static Orb
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Storage Matrix
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Shuko
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Birthing Boughs
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9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Idol of False Gods
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Umbral Mantle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Repurposing Bay
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Kindred Discovery
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Frozen Aether
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Power Artifact
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Opposition
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Back to Basics
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cowardice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Betrayal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Faces of the Past
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Treachery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Equilibrium
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Time of Ice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Levitation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dream Leash
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ugin's Mastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Back from the Brink
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Academy Ruins
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Inventors' Fair
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Eye of Ugin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ghost Quarter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Seat of the Synod
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Three Tree City
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Workshop
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mana Crypt
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Basalt Monolith
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-29%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Planar Nexus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy