Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

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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22%synergy
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33%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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39%synergy
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10%synergy
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-11%synergy
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Enduring Tenacity
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16%synergy
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25%synergy
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
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20%synergy
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6%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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12%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
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17%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
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17%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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0%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
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13%synergy
Caustic Bronco
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14%synergy
Blood Celebrant
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14%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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6%synergy
Enduring Angel
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12%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
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4%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
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5%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
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7%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
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9%synergy
Murderous Rider
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
Serra Ascendant
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3%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
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8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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3%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
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8%synergy
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
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10%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
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9%synergy
Sun Titan
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-2%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
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7%synergy
Ocelot Pride
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5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
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18%synergy
Path to Exile
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-6%synergy
Snuff Out
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30%synergy
Inkshield
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10%synergy
Restoration Magic
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26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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17%synergy
Fell the Profane
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16%synergy
Dismember
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25%synergy
Angel's Grace
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21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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15%synergy
Despark
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-10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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14%synergy
Silence
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13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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4%synergy
Generous Gift
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-4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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Reprieve
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Akroma's Will
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Withering Torment
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Hatred
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Erode
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Plunge into Darkness
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Stunning Reversal
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Darkness
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Unbreakable Formation
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Fatal Push
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Doom Blade
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Beacon of Immortality
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Overkill
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Battle Menu
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Exsanguinate
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30%synergy
Sign in Blood
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21%synergy
Reanimate
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13%synergy
Repay in Kind
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23%synergy
Read the Bones
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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11%synergy
Profane Transfusion
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11%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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2%synergy
Bond of Agony
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12%synergy
Fumigate
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5%synergy
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Infernal Contract
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Grim Tutor
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6%synergy
Austere Command
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Martial Coup
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4%synergy
Wrath of God
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Vindicate
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Revival // Revenge
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Diresight
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Day of Judgment
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Damnation
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3%synergy
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The Darkness Crystal
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30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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7%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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24%synergy
Excalibur II
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17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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14%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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16%synergy
Jet Medallion
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8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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10%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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10%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
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9%synergy
Shadowspear
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6%synergy
The Endstone
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8%synergy
Buster Sword
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6%synergy
Genji Glove
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7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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-4%synergy
Eye of Vecna
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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5%synergy
Paladin's Arms
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5%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
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5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
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5%synergy
White Mage's Staff
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
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21%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Call of the Ring
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24%synergy
Greed
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Axis of Mortality
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18%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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3%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
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4%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
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13%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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8%synergy
Necrodominance
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11%synergy
Font of Agonies
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11%synergy
Reconnaissance
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8%synergy
Blind Obedience
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-7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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-7%synergy
True Conviction
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9%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Knights' Charge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Search for Dagger
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
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6%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
6%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Multiversal Passage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Shefet Dunes
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
The Mind Stone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
White Auracite
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Moor
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Starting Town
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
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