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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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16%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
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30%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch
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Foundry Inspector
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Sculpting Steel
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Memnite
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Scrap Trawler
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Plague Myr
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Combat Courier
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Master Transmuter
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Phyrexian Metamorph
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Myr Convert
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26%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
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Thought Monitor
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Hangarback Walker
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Marvin, Murderous Mimic
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Myr Battlesphere
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Millikin
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Shimmer Myr
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Vedalken Archmage
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Cathodion
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The Reality Chip
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Persistent Petitioners
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K-9, Mark I
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Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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Alloy Myr
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Hydroelectric Specimen
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Dross Scorpion
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7%synergy
Whirler Rogue
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Walking Atlas
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Trinket Mage
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Steel Overseer
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3%synergy
Inquisitive Puppet
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7%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
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6%synergy
Walking Ballista
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1%synergy
Chronomaton
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7%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
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5%synergy
Brass Gnat
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
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1%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
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4%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
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5%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
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Negate
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Brainstorm
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Arcane Denial
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Pongify
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Rapid Hybridization
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Swan Song
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Aetherize
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
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Mana Drain
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Disruption Protocol
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Dramatic Reversal
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Stoic Rebuttal
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Reality Shift
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Resculpt
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Mana Leak
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Opt
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Shore Up
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Magic Damper
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Frantic Search
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Spell Pierce
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Desynchronization
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5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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Three Steps Ahead
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Scour for Scrap
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Whir of Invention
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Access Denied
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High Tide
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Disdainful Stroke
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Archmage's Charm
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Disallow
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Jwari Disruption
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Memory Lapse
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Dispel
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Miscast
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Thirst for Knowledge
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Wash Away
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Force of Negation
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Evacuation
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Refute
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Muddle the Mixture
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Fact or Fiction
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Condescend
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Consider
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Dig Through Time
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Flusterstorm
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Saw It Coming
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Unwind
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Thoughtcast
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Fabricate
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One with the Machine
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Argivian Restoration
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Ponder
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Preordain
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Echo Storm
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7%synergy
Reconstruction
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7%synergy
Season of Weaving
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Windfall
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Curse of the Swine
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Treasure Cruise
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Saheeli's Artistry
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4%synergy
All Is Dust
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4%synergy
Universal Surveillance
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4%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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12%synergy
Unwinding Clock
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21%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
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31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
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26%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
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22%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
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21%synergy
Myr Turbine
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22%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
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17%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
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Rings of Brighthearth
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12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
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16%synergy
Mystic Forge
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8%synergy
Summoning Station
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16%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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12%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
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12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
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Manifold Key
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Staff of Domination
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12%synergy
Mirrorworks
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Extinguisher Battleship
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Forsaken Monument
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10%synergy
The Magic Mirror
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7%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
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12%synergy
Voltaic Key
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7%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
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12%synergy
Clock of Omens
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
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9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
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9%synergy
Thrumming Stone
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10%synergy
Esoteric Duplicator
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9%synergy
Salvaging Station
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10%synergy
Grinding Station
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7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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-6%synergy
Trading Post
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8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
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6%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
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8%synergy
Possessed Portal
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8%synergy
The Immortal Sun
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6%synergy
Dollhouse of Horrors
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8%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
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6%synergy
Semblance Anvil
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6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
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6%synergy
Blasting Station
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6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
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5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
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6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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-11%synergy
Codex Shredder
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1%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
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5%synergy
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Thopter Spy Network
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26%synergy
Mechanized Production
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12%synergy
Efficient Construction
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12%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
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Propaganda
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Mirrormade
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6%synergy
Freed from the Real
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4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
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5%synergy
Artificer Class
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5%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
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1%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
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30%synergy
Academy Ruins
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21%synergy
Seat of the Synod
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19%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
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20%synergy
Mishra's Factory
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23%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Archway of Innovation
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7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
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4%synergy
Urza's Saga
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-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-41%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
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4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
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8%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Tower
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4%synergy
Urza's Mine
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4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
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-5%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
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4%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
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3%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
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5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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Crystal Vein
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3%synergy
Command Beacon
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1%synergy
Tolaria West
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Factory
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
-31%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
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18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
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13%synergy
Midnight Clock
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Mox Opal
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5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
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Caged Sun
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1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
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1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Idol
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
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6%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
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2%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
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4%synergy
Lotus Petal
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-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
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5%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
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5%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
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5%synergy
Lands
Island
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2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
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11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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-10%synergy
Mirrex
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
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-5%synergy
Urza's Cave
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4%synergy
Power Depot
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6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-2%synergy