Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Expensive Core

Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Rank #725
64decks
Background image for Nearly Identical - Adeliz or Balmor?
Joshua Wood
Jul 6, 2023
Nearly Identical - Adeliz or Balmor?
What makes these two Izzet spellslinger commanders unique? Who will come out on top as the better pick? Joshua is here to find out!
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48%synergy
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28%synergy
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Archmage Emeritus
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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Two-Headed Hunter
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12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
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Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Anger
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Wizards of Thay
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6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Furnace Host Charger
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Brash Taunter
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5%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
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3%synergy
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-9%synergy
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2%synergy
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Lightning Bolt
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28%synergy
Abrade
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32%synergy
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46%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
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43%synergy
Counterspell
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Chaos Warp
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Wizard's Lightning
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31%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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20%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
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28%synergy
Prismari Command
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7%synergy
Mana Drain
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5%synergy
Negate
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-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Starstorm
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17%synergy
Electrodominance
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13%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
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17%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
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16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-19%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
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15%synergy
Lightning Axe
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14%synergy
Swan Song
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Invert Polarity
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2%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
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13%synergy
Soul Sear
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14%synergy
Demon Bolt
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14%synergy
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Izzet Charm
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10%synergy
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Arcbond
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Three Steps Ahead
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2%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
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6%synergy
Seething Song
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-11%synergy
Reality Shift
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Twinferno
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4%synergy
Galvanize
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Galvanic Iteration
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Glen Elendra's Answer
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Thirst for Identity
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7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
Return the Favor
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1%synergy
Frost Bite
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6%synergy
Smite the Deathless
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6%synergy
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Chain Reaction
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35%synergy
Hell to Pay
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35%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
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35%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
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30%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
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28%synergy
Mana Geyser
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9%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
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29%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Vision
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18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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Star of Extinction
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18%synergy
Flame Slash
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18%synergy
Ravenform
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16%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
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16%synergy
Disaster Radius
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17%synergy
Vandalblast
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-10%synergy
Crush the Weak
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14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
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8%synergy
Scorching Shot
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12%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
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7%synergy
Crackle with Power
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5%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
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12%synergy
Storm's Wrath
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12%synergy
Immolating Gyre
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9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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3%synergy
Roast
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11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
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10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
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-10%synergy
Giant's Ire
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9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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2%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
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8%synergy
Preordain
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-27%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-32%synergy
Anger of the Gods
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6%synergy
Fiery Confluence
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4%synergy
Insult // Injury
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6%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
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6%synergy
Suplex
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4%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-27%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
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3%synergy
Beacon Bolt
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4%synergy
Brotherhood's End
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6%synergy
Waltz of Rage
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
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47%synergy
Herald's Horn
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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14%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
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17%synergy
Giant's Amulet
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
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17%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Magebane Armor
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Fire Crystal
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7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Battle of Frost and Fire
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56%synergy
Warstorm Surge
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Giant's Grasp
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Wizard Class
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22%synergy
Repercussion
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Molten Echoes
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Kindred
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Collective Inferno
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Double Vision
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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15%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
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57%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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10%synergy
Arena of Glory
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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9%synergy
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Izzet Signet
80%inclusion51 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Mountain
83%inclusion53 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
80%inclusion51 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Island
80%inclusion51 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Training Center
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Volcanic Island
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Volatile Fjord
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Abundant Countryside
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy