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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58%synergy
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57%synergy
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51%synergy
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51%synergy
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45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
43%synergy
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43%synergy
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42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
41%synergy
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36%synergy
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36%synergy
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53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
36%synergy
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1%synergy
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61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
23%synergy
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47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
7%synergy
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38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
33%synergy
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26%synergy
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22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
6%synergy
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15%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
4%synergy
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14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
8%synergy
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11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
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31%synergy
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32%synergy
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12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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21%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
Wall of Blood
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28%synergy
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21%synergy
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15%synergy
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23%synergy
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
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13%synergy
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19%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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1%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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19%synergy
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10%synergy
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18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
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18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Enduring Angel
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
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10%synergy
Murderous Rider
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Archangel of Thune
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Mother of Runes
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
The Speed Demon
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
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Dark Ritual
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Restoration Magic
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Angel's Grace
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Hatred
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Battle Menu
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8%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
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8%synergy
Dire Tactics
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6%synergy
Stunning Reversal
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8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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6%synergy
Withering Boon
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8%synergy
Silence
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Necrologia
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Batwing Brume
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
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3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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0%synergy
Vendetta
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Moonlight Bargain
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Devour in Shadow
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
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Sign in Blood
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Repay in Kind
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Contract
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Bond of Agony
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Profane Transfusion
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Open the Armory
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Bargain
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Pain's Reward
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Day of Judgment
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5%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Stargaze
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5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Reverse the Sands
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
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The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Sigil
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Excalibur II
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
26%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Axe
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Paladin's Arms
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
World Map
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Elixir
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Colossus Hammer
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Soul Conduit
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Buster Sword
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
White Mage's Staff
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-21%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Phoenix Down
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Greed
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Call of the Ring
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Glasswing Grace
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Dark Tutelage
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Axis of Mortality
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Knights' Charge
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Spirit Mantle
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
All That Glitters
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
War Room
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
4%synergy
The Black Gate
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Minas Tirith
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Nomad Stadium
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion64 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion64 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
66%inclusion55 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
White Auracite
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion81 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion69 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
77%inclusion64 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion53 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-29%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-17%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Crossroads Village
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
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