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Jul 2, 2025
How To Play Blue Differently in EDH
Blue is known for control in Magic, but that's far from the only thing it does. Let's look at ways you can play blue "off-color" in Commander.
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Silver Myr
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Ornithopter
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Corridor Monitor
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44%synergy
Hedron Crawler
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44%synergy
Palladium Myr
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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37%synergy
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Etherium Sculptor
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35%synergy
Counterspell
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-22%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
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31%synergy
Foundry Inspector
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26%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
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28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
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36%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
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29%synergy
Sculpting Steel
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30%synergy
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Memnite
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31%synergy
Scrap Trawler
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29%synergy
Plague Myr
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32%synergy
Combat Courier
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29%synergy
Master Transmuter
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24%synergy
Workshop Assistant
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28%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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9%synergy
Spellskite
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17%synergy
Junk Diver
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25%synergy
Myr Convert
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24%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
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23%synergy
Thought Monitor
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15%synergy
Hangarback Walker
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20%synergy
Myr Moonvessel
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22%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
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17%synergy
Millikin
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16%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
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14%synergy
Shield Sphere
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16%synergy
Shimmer Myr
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11%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
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17%synergy
Cathodion
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16%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
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10%synergy
Silver Raven
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12%synergy
The Reality Chip
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1%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
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10%synergy
Arcbound Worker
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11%synergy
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
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9%synergy
Alloy Myr
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10%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
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Jhoira's Familiar
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5%synergy
K-9, Mark I
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8%synergy
Walking Atlas
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5%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
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7%synergy
Automated Artificer
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8%synergy
Steel Overseer
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4%synergy
Trophy Mage
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1%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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5%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
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0%synergy
Gingerbrute
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7%synergy
Whirler Rogue
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4%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Filigree Familiar
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Mechan Assembler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Guidelight Optimizer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Assembly
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6%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
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1%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dross Scorpion
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7%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
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5%synergy
Instants
Negate
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-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-11%synergy
Brainstorm
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-16%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-11%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
-17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-13%synergy
Swan Song
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-5%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Disruption Protocol
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14%synergy
Aetherize
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-14%synergy
Reality Shift
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-13%synergy
Mana Drain
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-13%synergy
Mana Leak
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7%synergy
Opt
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-12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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-7%synergy
Desynchronization
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7%synergy
Resculpt
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-7%synergy
Shore Up
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6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
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3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
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0%synergy
Magic Damper
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6%synergy
Spell Pierce
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1%synergy
Access Denied
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4%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
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4%synergy
Whir of Invention
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-5%synergy
Frantic Search
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-22%synergy
Wash Away
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3%synergy
High Tide
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-36%synergy
Saw It Coming
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4%synergy
Force of Negation
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-9%synergy
Memory Lapse
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4%synergy
Miscast
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4%synergy
Unwind
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Dispel
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-2%synergy
Disallow
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0%synergy
Dig Through Time
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-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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-15%synergy
Turn Aside
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4%synergy
Archmage's Charm
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-11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
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1%synergy
Evacuation
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-2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
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1%synergy
Unsummon
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1%synergy
Condescend
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5%synergy
Strix Serenade
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-4%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
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13%synergy
Fabricate
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-7%synergy
One with the Machine
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12%synergy
Argivian Restoration
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13%synergy
Preordain
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-14%synergy
Ponder
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-20%synergy
Echo Storm
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7%synergy
Season of Weaving
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3%synergy
Windfall
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-16%synergy
All Is Dust
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5%synergy
Ravenform
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-2%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
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5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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-5%synergy
Reconstruction
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5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
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-6%synergy
Universal Surveillance
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4%synergy
Flash Photography
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Unwinding Clock
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
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25%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Myr Turbine
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
24%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
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22%synergy
Mystic Forge
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
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14%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
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12%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
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15%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
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13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-42%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
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14%synergy
Mirrorworks
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15%synergy
Manifold Key
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8%synergy
Forsaken Monument
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11%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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11%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
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12%synergy
Summoning Station
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14%synergy
Staff of Domination
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12%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
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10%synergy
The Magic Mirror
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Voltaic Key
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Clock of Omens
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10%synergy
Thrumming Stone
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
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9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Esoteric Duplicator
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Grinding Station
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Semblance Anvil
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Salvaging Station
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Trading Post
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
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8%synergy
The Immortal Sun
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
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6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Possessed Portal
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Hulldrifter
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Dollhouse of Horrors
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Enchantments
Thopter Spy Network
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Mechanized Production
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13%synergy
Efficient Construction
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
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13%synergy
Propaganda
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-16%synergy
Mirrormade
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Artificer Class
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Academy Ruins
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Seat of the Synod
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Factory
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Archway of Innovation
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-40%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-34%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Tower
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Mine
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Starforge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Factory
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion67 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Idol
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
3%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion83 decks87 decks
2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Mirrex
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Power Depot
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy