Appa, Steadfast Guardian (Commander) - Expensive

Appa, Steadfast Guardian
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Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Brian Cain
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
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75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
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18%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
The Arkenstone
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4%synergy
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71%inclusion109 decks154 decks
69%synergy
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68%synergy
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68%synergy
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65%inclusion91 decks139 decks
61%synergy
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57%synergy
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57%synergy
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55%synergy
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54%synergy
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53%synergy
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50%synergy
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8%synergy
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43%synergy
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69%inclusion106 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion87 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
47%synergy
Oketra's Monument
51%inclusion79 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
50%inclusion77 decks154 decks
49%synergy
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49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
48%synergy
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38%synergy
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45%synergy
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66%synergy
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65%synergy
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68%synergy
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69%inclusion106 decks154 decks
46%synergy
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54%synergy
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25%synergy
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14%synergy
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26%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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42%synergy
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44%synergy
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34%synergy
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21%synergy
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24%synergy
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39%synergy
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33%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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32%synergy
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32%synergy
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34%synergy
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22%synergy
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27%synergy
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22%synergy
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5%synergy
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29%inclusion44 decks154 decks
10%synergy
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27%synergy
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26%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
Delivery Moogle
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22%synergy
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23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Omens
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14%synergy
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22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
19%synergy
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21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
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15%synergy
Oblivion Sower
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Kindly Customer
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
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18%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
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18%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
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15%synergy
Soul Warden
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-4%synergy
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10%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-0%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Walking Ballista
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8%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
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2%synergy
Wispweaver Angel
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12%synergy
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3%synergy
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Silence
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37%synergy
Reprieve
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13%synergy
Orim's Chant
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
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-20%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
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19%synergy
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19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
11%synergy
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19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Airbending Lesson
18%inclusion27 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Parting Gust
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
11%synergy
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2%synergy
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16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Akroma's Will
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
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11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-0%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Flicker of Fate
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Soul Partition
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9%synergy
Get Lost
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3%synergy
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9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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0%synergy
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8%synergy
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-11%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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-10%synergy
Tithe
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4%synergy
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21%synergy
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-1%synergy
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5%synergy
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-16%synergy
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6%synergy
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-6%synergy
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-4%synergy
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-10%synergy
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5%synergy
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33%synergy
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37%synergy
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16%synergy
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35%synergy
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29%synergy
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20%synergy
Moonsilver Key
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27%synergy
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26%synergy
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2%synergy
Manifold Key
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
Panharmonicon
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15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Cursed Totem
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18%synergy
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10%synergy
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14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
13%synergy
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13%synergy
The Immortal Sun
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
The Endstone
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12%synergy
Planar Gate
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12%synergy
Scroll of Fate
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11%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
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9%synergy
Forsaken Monument
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Ring
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4%synergy
The Seriema
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
The Fantasticar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
King Solomon's Frogs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Essence Reliquary
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
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2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Portable Hole
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of the Void
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-23%synergy
Instant Ramen
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Meteor Sword
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
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Land Tax
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
31%inclusion47 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
14%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Anointed Procession
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Aang's Iceberg
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-14%synergy
Quantum Entanglement
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Deafening Silence
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
40%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
38%inclusion58 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
38%inclusion58 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
31%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
20%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Den
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
22%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Fomori Vault
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
-12%synergy
Monumental Henge
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Guildless Commons
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Ugin
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Wasteland
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Field
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Tower
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Mine
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Archway
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Vale
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Remote Farm
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Karoo
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion150 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion119 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Basalt Monolith
46%inclusion71 decks154 decks
45%synergy
Thran Dynamo
45%inclusion70 decks154 decks
40%synergy
Coveted Jewel
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
42%synergy
Mox Opal
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
38%synergy
The Mind Stone
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Gilded Lotus
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
32%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
32%inclusion50 decks154 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion45 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Prophetic Prism
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
16%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Legends
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Energy Refractor
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Golden Egg
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
73%inclusion112 decks154 decks
-21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
42%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
30%inclusion46 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Arid Mesa
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
-13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Ally Encampment
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Wastes
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
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