Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Expensive

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Rank #2,231
32decks
Sikora
Nov 13, 2025
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67%synergy
Willbreaker
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65%synergy
Cephalid Constable
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62%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
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59%synergy
Cephalid Looter
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Theft of Dreams
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56%synergy
Callous Oppressor
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Force of Negation
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47%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
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47%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
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47%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
39%synergy
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63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
High Tide
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Broker
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Swan Song
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20%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
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46%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Force of Will
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58%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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34%synergy
Mana Vault
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Mox
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25%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Snitch
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Scout
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Cephalid Sage
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
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40%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
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40%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
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41%synergy
Shield Broker
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
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33%synergy
Universal Automaton
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37%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
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34%synergy
Shapesharer
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34%synergy
Clever Impersonator
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28%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
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19%synergy
Omen Hawker
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28%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
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23%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
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28%synergy
Wonder
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20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
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18%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
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17%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
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22%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
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15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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3%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
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12%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
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17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Drake
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Metallic Mimic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
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4%synergy
Wandering Archaic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Palladium Myr
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
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21%synergy
Pact of Negation
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31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-6%synergy
Brainstorm
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-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Whir of Invention
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Command
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Capsize
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Daze
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
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-21%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Snap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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0%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Kozilek's Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ugin's Binding
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Short
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Forbid
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5%synergy
Reality Shift
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-21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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-3%synergy
Twincast
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5%synergy
Commandeer
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1%synergy
Stifle
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4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
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2%synergy
Deluge
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6%synergy
Evacuation
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-2%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Long-Term Plans
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Timetwister
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23%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Deep Analysis
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13%synergy
Wash Out
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Bribery
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Merchant Scroll
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Energy Tap
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Time Stretch
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Time Spiral
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Whelming Wave
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Reshape
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2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Time Warp
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4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
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4%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
Bamboozle
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6%synergy
Retraced Image
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3%synergy
Show and Tell
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5%synergy
Traumatize
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1%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winter Orb
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39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Static Orb
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Isochron Scepter
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Storage Matrix
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Shuko
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12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
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11%synergy
Howling Mine
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6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
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1%synergy
Repurposing Bay
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Birthing Boughs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Idol of False Gods
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sculpting Steel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Manifold Key
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Forsaken Monument
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Betrayal
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Discovery
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Power Artifact
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Opposition
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cowardice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Frozen Aether
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Levitation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Think Tank
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Faces of the Past
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Treachery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Equilibrium
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Time of Ice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Web of Inertia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ugin's Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Inventors' Fair
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Eye of Ugin
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ghost Quarter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Workshop
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
City of Traitors
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Basalt Monolith
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Star
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Planar Nexus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy