Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive Core

Astarion, the Decadent
Rank #363
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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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24%synergy
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37%synergy
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41%synergy
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42%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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42%synergy
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36%synergy
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37%synergy
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-18%synergy
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-10%synergy
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45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
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39%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
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39%synergy
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37%synergy
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33%synergy
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33%synergy
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20%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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21%synergy
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-5%synergy
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21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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17%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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21%synergy
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-3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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16%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
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16%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Gloom Ripper
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17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
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11%synergy
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-1%synergy
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0%synergy
Essence Channeler
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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Beacon of Immortality
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35%synergy
Fracture
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16%synergy
Dark Ritual
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8%synergy
Generous Gift
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-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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15%synergy
Despark
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-9%synergy
Inkshield
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4%synergy
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12%synergy
Personify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
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15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
1%synergy
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1%synergy
Utter End
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1%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
2%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
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5%synergy
Revitalize
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-13%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
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6%synergy
Return to Dust
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2%synergy
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Exsanguinate
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34%synergy
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9%synergy
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21%synergy
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36%synergy
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27%synergy
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31%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
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13%synergy
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-7%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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33%synergy
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36%synergy
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30%synergy
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
Jet Medallion
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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9%synergy
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0%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
Chalice of Life
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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-14%synergy
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-22%synergy
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Cleric Class
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38%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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22%synergy
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35%synergy
Wound Reflection
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32%synergy
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15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
Greed
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
Life Insurance
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11%synergy
March of the Canonized
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
Land Tax
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2%synergy
Test of Endurance
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11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
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7%synergy
Black Market
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
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7%synergy
Light of Promise
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5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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6%synergy
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-11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
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2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
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4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
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3%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
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4%synergy
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5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Angelic Accord
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3%synergy
Grave Pact
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-4%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
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2%synergy
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Sorin Markov
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
25%synergy
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14%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
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12%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
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8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
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5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
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5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
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Vault of the Archangel
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19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
5%synergy
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22%synergy
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35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
21%synergy
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20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
12%synergy
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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
1%synergy
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2%synergy
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11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
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9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
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4%synergy
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5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
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Sol Ring
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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8%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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7%synergy
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11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
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8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
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99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
1%synergy
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97%inclusion72 decks74 decks
0%synergy
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86%inclusion64 decks74 decks
0%synergy
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76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
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46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy