Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive Core

Astarion, the Decadent
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Sep 18, 2025
How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
If you want to play a Vampire deck but are concerned that it'll be the same as every other Vampire deck, this is the article for you.
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44%synergy
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44%synergy
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43%synergy
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41%synergy
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24%synergy
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36%synergy
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40%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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39%synergy
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1%synergy
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38%synergy
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43%synergy
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-17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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-10%synergy
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35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
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36%synergy
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40%synergy
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36%synergy
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36%synergy
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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29%synergy
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-5%synergy
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10%synergy
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25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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18%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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21%synergy
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Defiant Bloodlord
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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14%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Markov Baron
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14%synergy
Essence Channeler
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9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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-3%synergy
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0%synergy
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10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
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12%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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Beacon of Immortality
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Fracture
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16%synergy
Dark Ritual
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9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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18%synergy
Despark
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-8%synergy
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-1%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
11%synergy
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15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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1%synergy
Revitalize
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6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-15%synergy
Disenchant
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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Exsanguinate
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34%synergy
Damn
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21%synergy
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28%synergy
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7%synergy
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Read the Bones
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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New Blood
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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Jet Medallion
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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-12%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
Skullclamp
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-21%synergy
Herald's Horn
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1%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
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1%synergy
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Cleric Class
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38%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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24%synergy
Boon Reflection
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32%synergy
Wound Reflection
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31%synergy
Blind Obedience
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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15%synergy
Greed
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20%synergy
Grievous Wound
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16%synergy
Leyline of Hope
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
Life Insurance
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
March of the Canonized
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7%synergy
Land Tax
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2%synergy
Test of Endurance
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11%synergy
Black Market
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4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
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2%synergy
Warlock Class
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8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
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5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
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6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
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7%synergy
Painful Quandary
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5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Light of Promise
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
26%synergy
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19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
14%synergy
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12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
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Vault of the Archangel
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19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
6%synergy
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42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
24%synergy
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11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Restless Fortress
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
23%synergy
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20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
14%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
5%synergy
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12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
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11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
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8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
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8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
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2%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
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Sol Ring
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7%synergy
Arcane Signet
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
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Plains
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion65 decks74 decks
1%synergy
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76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
10%synergy
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47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy