Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Optimized Birthing Pod

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85%synergy
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73%synergy
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64%synergy
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54%synergy
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43%synergy
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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48%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
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4%synergy
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14%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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-6%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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49%synergy
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41%synergy
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44%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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40%synergy
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40%synergy
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38%synergy
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38%synergy
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33%synergy
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38%synergy
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32%synergy
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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32%synergy
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23%synergy
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
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27%synergy
Fauna Shaman
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32%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
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21%synergy
Willbender
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Apex Devastator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ainok Survivalist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Man-o'-War
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22%synergy
Wood Elves
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20%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
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21%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Arbor Elf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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Veil of Summer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Chord of Calling
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26%synergy
Beast Within
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-4%synergy
Shared Summons
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32%synergy
Heroic Intervention
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-5%synergy
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3%synergy
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22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Mental Misstep
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
Experimental Augury
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11%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
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6%synergy
Ancient Animus
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11%synergy
Momentous Fall
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11%synergy
Dispel
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
Gift of the Viper
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8%synergy
Swan Song
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-3%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
Trap Essence
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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-9%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Pyroblast
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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Cultivate
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-8%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
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-25%synergy
Finale of Devastation
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13%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-11%synergy
Wave Goodbye
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9%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
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4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
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6%synergy
All Is Dust
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11%synergy
Three Visits
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-16%synergy
Season of Gathering
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9%synergy
Weird Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-23%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
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10%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
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3%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
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10%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
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Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Ozolith
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
The Great Henge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
The Earth Crystal
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9%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
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Rhythm of the Wild
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Hardened Scales
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Guardian Project
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Wild Growth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Sphere Grid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Primal Empathy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Aluren
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ceta Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elven Chorus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
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Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
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Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Raging Ravine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nesting Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
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Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-38%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-38%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Island
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Stomping Ground
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Breeding Pool
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ketria Triome
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Rootbound Crag
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Spire Garden
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Glade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gruul Turf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Copperline Gorge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Opal Palace
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Commercial District
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Thornspire Verge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Abundant Countryside
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Starting Town
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
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