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Ayara, First of Locthwain
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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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Grave Researcher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Leech Collector
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Carrion Feeder
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Culling the Weak
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Warren Soultrader
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Plague of Vermin
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Gravecrawler
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
63%synergy
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Dark Ritual
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Intent
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Deadly Rollick
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Reanimate
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Bitterblossom
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Ophiomancer
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Imperial Seal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
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Blood Artist
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Bloodghast
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
54%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Viscera Seer
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
46%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Boggart Trawler
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Great Unclean One
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Putrid Goblin
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Chittering Witch
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Miner
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Reaper
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Timeline Culler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
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Saw in Half
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Fell the Profane
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Imp's Mischief
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Entomb
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Snuff Out
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sacrifice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Szat's Will
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Rain of Filth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mutilate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Final Parting
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Bontu's Monument
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Carnival of Souls
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dark Prophecy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Dance of the Dead
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Castle Locthwain
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Witch's Cottage
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
27%synergy
The Soul Stone
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Cave
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
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