Atla Palani, Nest Tender (Commander) - Optimized Cascade

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Atla Palani, Nest Tender
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Smothering Tithe
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Natural Order
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
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62%synergy
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75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
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16%synergy
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100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
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75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
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66%synergy
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62%synergy
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49%synergy
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36%synergy
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31%synergy
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47%synergy
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38%synergy
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48%synergy
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45%synergy
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44%synergy
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45%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
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36%synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
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38%synergy
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39%synergy
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39%synergy
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34%synergy
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40%synergy
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44%synergy
Polyraptor
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43%synergy
Gigantosaurus
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49%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Aggressive Mammoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
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25%synergy
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
Purple Worm
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25%synergy
Autochthon Wurm
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25%synergy
Thrasta, Tempest's Roar
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24%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Temple Altisaur
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Windbrisk Raptor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Summoner's Egg
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Zacama, Primal Calamity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Burning Sun's Avatar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Worldspine Wurm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Adarkar Valkyrie
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sunfrill Imitator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Brash Taunter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Runic Armasaur
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Plated Slagwurm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
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Erode
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
96%synergy
Path to Exile
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
30%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Jaheira's Respite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Unleash Fury
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Pyrohelix
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Helix
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Plummet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shock
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Congregation at Dawn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dual Shot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Pit Fight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tarfire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Akroma's Will
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
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Farseek
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Savage Order
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Go for Blood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Divine Reckoning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Don't Move
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Irencrag Feat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hull Breach
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Last March of the Ents
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Primal Growth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Finale of Devastation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-0%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-13%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Decimate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Day of Judgment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Migration Path
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Reshape the Earth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
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Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Scroll Rack
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Runed Stalactite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dino DNA
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Culling Dais
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Strionic Resonator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thornbite Staff
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Spawning Pit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Forebear's Blade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Amorphous Axe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
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Annie Joins Up
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
30%synergy
Anointed Procession
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Parallel Lives
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Arachnoform
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Food Chain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Welcome to . . .
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Messenger's Speed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-3%synergy
Determined Iteration
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Defense of the Heart
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Life Finds a Way
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Command Beacon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Selesnya Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Boros Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Patriar's Seal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gruul Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Unity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Stomping Ground
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Sacred Foundry
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Spire Garden
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Arid Mesa
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Spectator Seating
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Rockfall Vale
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
27%synergy
Windswept Heath
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Sundown Pass
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Wooded Foothills
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Mossfire Valley
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-29%synergy
Jungle Shrine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-29%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Blossoming Sands
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Brushland
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Bastion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Gruul Turf
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Battlefield Forge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Rugged Prairie
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Boros Garrison
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Rootbound Crag
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-5%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Karplusan Forest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-19%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Canopy Vista
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-24%synergy
Cinder Glade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-24%synergy
Radiant Summit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
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