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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57%synergy
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57%synergy
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53%synergy
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51%synergy
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46%synergy
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44%synergy
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44%synergy
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41%synergy
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Anguished Unmaking
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21%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
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37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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35%synergy
Damn
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17%synergy
Path to Exile
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Aerith Gainsborough
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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23%synergy
Dark Ritual
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15%synergy
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29%synergy
Necropotence
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17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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4%synergy
The One Ring
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Farewell
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Ancient Tomb
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4%synergy
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Smothering Tithe
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-12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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6%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
Bastion Protector
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33%synergy
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34%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
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Wall of Blood
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32%synergy
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Vilis, Broker of Blood
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30%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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20%synergy
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28%synergy
Mister Negative
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27%synergy
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Knight Exemplar
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
Blood Celebrant
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23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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12%synergy
Caustic Bronco
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
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13%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Keen Duelist
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Mother of Runes
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
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9%synergy
Doom Whisperer
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13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
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6%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
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6%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
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7%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
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9%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
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11%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
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7%synergy
Murderous Rider
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11%synergy
Enduring Angel
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10%synergy
Vincent Valentine
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9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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6%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
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8%synergy
Serra Ascendant
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2%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
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7%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
The Speed Demon
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8%synergy
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Restoration Magic
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
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17%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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21%synergy
Inkshield
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3%synergy
Dismember
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23%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-3%synergy
Generous Gift
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-3%synergy
Angel's Grace
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15%synergy
Despark
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-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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4%synergy
Akroma's Will
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9%synergy
Mortify
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-7%synergy
Fracture
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-8%synergy
Stunning Reversal
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11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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-1%synergy
Hatred
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10%synergy
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Overkill
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Reprieve
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Erode
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Plunge into Darkness
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7%synergy
Dire Tactics
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Withering Boon
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7%synergy
Silence
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Stroke of Midnight
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Enlightened Tutor
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Battle Menu
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6%synergy
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Sign in Blood
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22%synergy
Repay in Kind
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34%synergy
Exsanguinate
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21%synergy
Reanimate
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12%synergy
Infernal Contract
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21%synergy
Read the Bones
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10%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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11%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
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14%synergy
Bond of Agony
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13%synergy
Austere Command
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-3%synergy
Profane Transfusion
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10%synergy
Pain's Reward
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10%synergy
Vindicate
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Fumigate
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3%synergy
Cruel Bargain
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10%synergy
Open the Armory
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4%synergy
Fix What's Broken
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4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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3%synergy
Grim Tutor
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3%synergy
Risky Shortcut
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5%synergy
Day of Judgment
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4%synergy
Stargaze
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4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
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5%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
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2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
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16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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30%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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34%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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31%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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25%synergy
Excalibur II
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26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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16%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
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10%synergy
The Endstone
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12%synergy
Paladin's Arms
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
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5%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
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10%synergy
Leyline Axe
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10%synergy
Mithril Coat
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6%synergy
Buster Sword
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
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7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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4%synergy
Soul Conduit
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7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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4%synergy
Elixir
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6%synergy
White Mage's Staff
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6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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3%synergy
Commander's Plate
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Greed
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Glasswing Grace
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Call of the Ring
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Axis of Mortality
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Font of Agonies
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13%synergy
Knights' Charge
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Near-Death Experience
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Parker Luck
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
3%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Shefet Dunes
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Nomad Stadium
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion110 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion108 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
66%inclusion95 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
White Auracite
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion143 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion141 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion121 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
78%inclusion112 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion103 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
69%inclusion100 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
56%inclusion81 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
42%inclusion61 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion61 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Silent Clearing
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
-16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Turbulent Moor
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Umbral Expanse
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-0%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
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