Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Life Exchange

Cecil, Dark Knight
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 26, 2025
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
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58%synergy
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61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
57%synergy
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74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Blood
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
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49%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
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48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
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38%synergy
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35%synergy
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19%synergy
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61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
33%synergy
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61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
43%synergy
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52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
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39%synergy
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37%synergy
Greed
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44%synergy
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48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
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57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Necropotence
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Farewell
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
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43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Mister Negative
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41%synergy
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39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
General's Enforcer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
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39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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25%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
Blood Celebrant
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21%synergy
Bastion Protector
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18%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
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21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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13%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
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20%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
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14%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Knight Exemplar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Adept Watershaper
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Soul's Attendant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
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7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Savior of the Small
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
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Path to Exile
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Bitter Triumph
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Dismember
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Stunning Reversal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Hatred
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
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26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Angel's Grace
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Restoration Magic
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Batwing Brume
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dire Tactics
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6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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6%synergy
Armor of Shadows
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8%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-4%synergy
Cling to Dust
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8%synergy
Offer Immortality
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8%synergy
Utter End
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Congregate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
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3%synergy
False Cure
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8%synergy
Akroma's Will
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2%synergy
Erode
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-1%synergy
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Repay in Kind
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Contract
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Pain's Reward
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reverse the Sands
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Splinter's Technique
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Risky Research
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Requisition Raid
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Profane Transfusion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Agony
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Bargain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Pox Plague
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Revenge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Soul Conduit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Vecna
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Armor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Genji Glove
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Endstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
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Axis of Mortality
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Necrodominance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dark Tutelage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Font of Agonies
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Near-Death Experience
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reconnaissance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Parker Luck
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Brilliant Wings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fear
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Flaming Fist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Locthwain
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blitzball
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
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Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Plains
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Silent Clearing
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Desolate Mire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Starting Town
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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