Arvinox, the Mind Flail (Commander) - Budget Core

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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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12%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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8%synergy
Isolation Cell
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
Netherborn Altar
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Mirror Shield
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Jalum Tome
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Decimator Web
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9%synergy
Codex Shredder
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7%synergy
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Minion's Return
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26%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Warlock Class
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Stab Wound
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18%synergy
Greed
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11%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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8%synergy
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-12%synergy
Curse of Leeches
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Eternal Thirst
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7%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Failed Conversion
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
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7%synergy
Honden of Night's Reach
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9%synergy
Necromantic Thirst
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
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9%synergy
Price of Knowledge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Contaminated Ground
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Talent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nihilistic Glee
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Quag Sickness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
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6%synergy
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-5%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
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Temple of the False God
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28%synergy
Mortuary Mire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-38%synergy
Hostile Hostel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sequestered Stash
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thran Dynamo
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Worn Powerstone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Signet
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-44%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Archive
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geode
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sisay's Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Replicating Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
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