Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Self-Damage

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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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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66%inclusion91 decks137 decks
59%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
58%synergy
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58%inclusion79 decks137 decks
56%synergy
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55%inclusion70 decks128 decks
54%synergy
Children of Korlis
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
50%synergy
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48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
47%synergy
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46%inclusion57 decks124 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
44%synergy
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43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
42%synergy
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59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
41%synergy
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64%inclusion87 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion72 decks137 decks
36%synergy
Damn
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
42%inclusion54 decks128 decks
38%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
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Darkstar Augur
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
36%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
36%synergy
General's Enforcer
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Bastion Protector
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
32%synergy
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30%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Blood
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32%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Mister Negative
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27%synergy
Knight Exemplar
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28%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Blood Celebrant
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Caustic Bronco
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Keen Duelist
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Doom Whisperer
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Mother of Runes
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Angel
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Archangel of Thune
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Serra Ascendant
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sun Titan
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-3%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
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Dark Ritual
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Restoration Magic
33%inclusion41 decks124 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
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3%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Despark
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-11%synergy
Angel's Grace
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14%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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4%synergy
Fracture
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-8%synergy
Mortify
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-9%synergy
Stunning Reversal
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11%synergy
Hatred
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10%synergy
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Flawless Maneuver
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2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
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4%synergy
Reprieve
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1%synergy
Overkill
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6%synergy
Silence
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-5%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
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7%synergy
Dire Tactics
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5%synergy
Withering Boon
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7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-3%synergy
Erode
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-1%synergy
Battle Menu
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6%synergy
Vendetta
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5%synergy
Necrologia
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5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
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1%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
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Repay in Kind
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Contract
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Agony
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Transfusion
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Pain's Reward
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Fumigate
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Bargain
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10%synergy
Open the Armory
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
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3%synergy
Fix What's Broken
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
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3%synergy
Stargaze
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
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1%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
38%inclusion47 decks125 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Sigil
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
31%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion37 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Excalibur II
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
16%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Paladin's Arms
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Leyline Axe
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Buster Sword
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Soul Conduit
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Elixir
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Greed
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Glasswing Grace
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Call of the Ring
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Axis of Mortality
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Font of Agonies
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Knights' Charge
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Parker Luck
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Near-Death Experience
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Forge Anew
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Spirit Mantle
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
4%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
The Black Gate
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Shefet Dunes
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-0%synergy
Nomad Stadium
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion106 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion103 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
66%inclusion91 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
3%synergy
White Auracite
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion136 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion134 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion116 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion109 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion99 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion96 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
57%inclusion78 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Silent Clearing
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Field
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Turbulent Moor
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Umbral Expanse
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
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