Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Vampires

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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
This week on Plot Twist, Jeff builds a Syr Vondam, the Lucent deck that presents our opponents with difficult choices!
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Misty Palms Oasis
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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Sanguine Bond
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66%synergy
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65%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
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65%synergy
Blood Tribute
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58%synergy
Drana's Emissary
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56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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55%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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54%synergy
Markov Purifier
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53%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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38%synergy
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1%synergy
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41%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
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50%synergy
Exsanguinate
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49%synergy
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30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
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50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
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50%synergy
Path to Exile
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2%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
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12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion188 decks955 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion137 decks955 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion106 decks955 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-5%synergy
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Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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41%synergy
Tithe Drinker
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43%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
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43%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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35%synergy
Cordial Vampire
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37%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
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25%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
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40%synergy
Markov Baron
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39%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
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36%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
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26%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
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35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
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30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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4%synergy
Soul Warden
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21%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
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33%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
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31%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
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29%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
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30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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24%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
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25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
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19%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
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24%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
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22%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
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11%synergy
Suture Priest
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11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
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15%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
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21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
21%inclusion196 decks955 decks
14%synergy
Essence Channeler
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14%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
20%inclusion191 decks939 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion189 decks955 decks
17%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
20%inclusion187 decks955 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion103 decks532 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
19%inclusion184 decks955 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
17%inclusion159 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion156 decks955 decks
15%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
16%inclusion153 decks955 decks
14%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
15%inclusion143 decks955 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion140 decks955 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion137 decks955 decks
7%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion134 decks955 decks
8%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
14%inclusion133 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion125 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion122 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion120 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Patron of the Vein
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8%synergy
Instants
Fracture
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21%synergy
Dark Ritual
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12%synergy
Despark
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3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
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18%synergy
Revitalize
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19%synergy
Murder
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16%synergy
Utter End
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4%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion136 decks955 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion115 decks955 decks
-12%synergy
Disenchant
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8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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4%synergy
Inkshield
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-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
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6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
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5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-5%synergy
Return to Dust
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3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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3%synergy
Restoration Magic
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3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-7%synergy
Treacherous Greed
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3%synergy
Reprieve
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-3%synergy
Sorceries
Revival // Revenge
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46%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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40%synergy
Sign in Blood
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32%synergy
Damn
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5%synergy
Rush of Dread
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35%synergy
Fumigate
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22%synergy
Read the Bones
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19%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
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17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
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11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
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16%synergy
Vindicate
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4%synergy
Night's Whisper
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-1%synergy
Farewell
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2%synergy
New Blood
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10%synergy
Austere Command
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-4%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion125 decks955 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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-5%synergy
Death Grasp
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10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion95 decks955 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion93 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
9.0%inclusion86 decks955 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion76 decks955 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.7%inclusion74 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.8%inclusion65 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion57 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Feast of Blood
5.8%inclusion55 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.2%inclusion50 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion369 decks955 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion360 decks955 decks
30%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
30%inclusion289 decks955 decks
21%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion265 decks955 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion205 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion205 decks955 decks
21%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
21%inclusion153 decks734 decks
18%synergy
The Wind Crystal
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion170 decks955 decks
12%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion153 decks955 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
16%inclusion153 decks955 decks
13%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
15%inclusion143 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion139 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion127 decks955 decks
10%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion113 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
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6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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6%synergy
Tithing Blade
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6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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1%synergy
Herald's Horn
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2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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3%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.2%inclusion59 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
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3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion393 decks955 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
37%inclusion354 decks955 decks
34%synergy
Cleric Class
37%inclusion353 decks955 decks
29%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion221 decks695 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion279 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Boon Reflection
24%inclusion232 decks955 decks
23%synergy
Warlock Class
22%inclusion213 decks955 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion113 decks541 decks
18%synergy
March of the Canonized
19%inclusion182 decks955 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18%inclusion176 decks955 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion169 decks955 decks
-4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion158 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion144 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion135 decks955 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion107 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion82 decks766 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion91 decks955 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.3%inclusion89 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.2%inclusion88 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
9.2%inclusion88 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.0%inclusion76 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.9%inclusion75 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
7.6%inclusion73 decks955 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.6%inclusion73 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Light of Promise
6.9%inclusion66 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.2%inclusion59 decks955 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.0%inclusion57 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.8%inclusion55 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
5.4%inclusion52 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.1%inclusion49 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
25%inclusion236 decks955 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
24%inclusion226 decks955 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
17%inclusion160 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion115 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
11%inclusion102 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion98 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10%inclusion91 decks955 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
50%inclusion479 decks955 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion460 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion323 decks955 decks
14%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion279 decks955 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion227 decks955 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion184 decks955 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion156 decks955 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion144 decks955 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion119 decks955 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion112 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.7%inclusion83 decks955 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.6%inclusion82 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion75 decks955 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.3%inclusion70 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion50 decks703 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.8%inclusion65 decks955 decks
1%synergy
War Room
6.0%inclusion57 decks955 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.5%inclusion53 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion890 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion830 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion630 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion445 decks955 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion381 decks955 decks
23%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion325 decks955 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion211 decks955 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion112 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion130 decks955 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion116 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion111 decks955 decks
-2%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion104 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion59 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion54 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion947 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion944 decks955 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion842 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion590 decks955 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion547 decks955 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
56%inclusion533 decks955 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion532 decks955 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion497 decks955 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Silence
51%inclusion483 decks955 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
45%inclusion430 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion427 decks955 decks
-12%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion346 decks955 decks
-14%synergy
Vault of Champions
32%inclusion302 decks955 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion296 decks955 decks
10%synergy
Voldaren Estate
31%inclusion296 decks955 decks
25%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
26%inclusion253 decks955 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion222 decks955 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion220 decks955 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion190 decks955 decks
11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion158 decks846 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion175 decks955 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion153 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion157 decks955 decks
-11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion153 decks955 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion149 decks955 decks
-14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion146 decks955 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion142 decks955 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion139 decks954 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion132 decks955 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion130 decks955 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion82 decks766 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion99 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.6%inclusion82 decks955 decks
7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.8%inclusion65 decks955 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion62 decks955 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.2%inclusion59 decks955 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion59 decks955 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.1%inclusion58 decks955 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
5.8%inclusion55 decks955 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion41 decks766 decks
-7%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.3%inclusion51 decks955 decks
0%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.3%inclusion51 decks955 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.0%inclusion48 decks955 decks
2%synergy