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Josh Nelson
May 29, 2026
Josh Nelson
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100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
93%synergy
Assault Formation
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
86%synergy
High Alert
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
86%synergy
Axebane Guardian
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Denial
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Omens
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
84%synergy
Tower Defense
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
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83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
76%synergy
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75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
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Fell the Mighty
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Hover Barrier
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Junk
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Wall of Roots
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Frost
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
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Farewell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Aura Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
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The Pride of Hull Clade
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Perimeter Captain
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Walking Bulwark
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Tree of Redemption
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Runes
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Tears
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Riptide Turtle
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Jungle Barrier
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Crystal Barricade
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Angelic Wall
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Fortified Rampart
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Towering Titan
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Mist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Rampart Architect
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Vine Trellis
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Carven Caryatid
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Academy Wall
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Ice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Thallid Shell-Dweller
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Steel Wall
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Consulate Skygate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Portcullis Vine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Glare
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Flumph
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Arbor Adherent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Mourning
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Bar the Door
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Return to Dust
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Pyrrhic Strike
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Fog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Return to Nature
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Solidarity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Naturalize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shape the Sands
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reroute Systems
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Eureka Moment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Not on My Watch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dissolve
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bant Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fateful Absence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Parting Gust
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Render Silent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Semester's End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wilt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tenacity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shield Wall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Chemister's Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
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Dusk // Dawn
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Cultivate
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chelonian Tackle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Harmonize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Reunion of the House
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Overrun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Don't Move
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Divination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Neoform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quasiduplicate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Concentrate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Runic Shot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Winged Words
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Mirror Shield
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Meekstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Stoneskin
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Brave the Sands
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Assemble the Players
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Primal Rage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Chorus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Shield
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Apathy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glaring Aegis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Builder's Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Paradise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planar Disruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lignify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Fall of Lord Konda
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
New Horizons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Charitable Levy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Silkwrap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Exchange of Words
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spreading Seas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fortified Area
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Medomai's Prophecy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ajani, the Greathearted
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Unity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Selesnya Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Moss Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Simic Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Canopy Vista
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Blossoming Sands
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Brushland
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bant Panorama
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Tranquil Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vivid Grove
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Beach
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Temple Garden
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Urban Retreat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Horizon Canopy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Meandering River
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vivid Creek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Groves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
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