Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Aristocrats

Mike Carrozza
May 20, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - "I Would've Won and We Would've Played Another Game"
This week on Am I the Bolas?, should you refrain from using your removal, particularly on opponents' commanders? Or should you let it fly?
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76%synergy
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74%synergy
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71%synergy
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67%synergy
Reanimate
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61%synergy
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59%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
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6%synergy
Dark Ritual
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Cloudshift
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31%synergy
Entomb
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40%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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36%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
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44%synergy
Silence
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38%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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37%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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27%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
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28%synergy
Underworld Breach
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41%synergy
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31%synergy
Gamble
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion75 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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22%synergy
Jeska's Will
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19%synergy
Smothering Tithe
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5%synergy
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20%synergy
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Blood Artist
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Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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29%synergy
Grand Abolisher
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32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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32%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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30%synergy
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37%synergy
Voice of Victory
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23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
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35%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
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30%synergy
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33%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
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29%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
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27%synergy
Restless Apparition
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31%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
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25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
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26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
28%inclusion67 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
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23%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
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26%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
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24%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion49 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Sun Titan
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Anger
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
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15%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Tataru Taru
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Engineer
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
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12%synergy
Karmic Guide
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
10%synergy
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Path to Exile
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-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Saw in Half
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32%synergy
Pyroblast
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30%synergy
Culling the Weak
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29%synergy
Cabal Ritual
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26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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-10%synergy
Burnt Offering
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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12%synergy
First Day of Class
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17%synergy
Cauldron Haze
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Final Fortune
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Duplication
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Soul Partition
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
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Flicker of Fate
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
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8%synergy
Laughing Mad
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7%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
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10%synergy
Wear // Tear
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
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8%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Bedevil
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Doom
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-9%synergy
Big Score
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
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5%synergy
Personify
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Despark
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Charm
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-23%synergy
Parting Gust
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
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Victimize
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27%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
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31%synergy
Buried Alive
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21%synergy
Lively Dirge
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22%synergy
Stitch Together
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19%synergy
Imperial Seal
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19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Flame
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Molten Duplication
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
-22%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Jolted Awake
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Flicker
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Legions to Ashes
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
7.0%inclusion15 decks215 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Snort
6.0%inclusion13 decks215 decks
4%synergy
Helping Hand
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
3%synergy
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Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion100 decks240 decks
33%synergy
Blasting Station
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
26%inclusion63 decks240 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Grinding Station
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
-17%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Phoenix Down
12%inclusion25 decks215 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
-19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Monument to Endurance
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-29%synergy
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Necromancy
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
32%synergy
Impact Tremors
30%inclusion72 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Vigil
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Cool but Rude
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Warleader's Call
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion71 decks240 decks
20%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion33 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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7%synergy
Sol Ring
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3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion153 decks240 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
55%inclusion132 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion120 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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17%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion87 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion57 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion49 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Signet
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
-15%synergy
Springleaf Drum
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion235 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion208 decks240 decks
-9%synergy
Plains
84%inclusion202 decks240 decks
-11%synergy
Mountain
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-11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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25%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion168 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion158 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
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20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion140 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
57%inclusion138 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
55%inclusion132 decks240 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
49%inclusion118 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Battlefield Forge
48%inclusion115 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
48%inclusion115 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion107 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
41%inclusion98 decks240 decks
-10%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion97 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Nomad Outpost
39%inclusion94 decks240 decks
-19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion90 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
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2%synergy
Mana Confluence
34%inclusion82 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Badlands
34%inclusion81 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Plateau
34%inclusion81 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Scrubland
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
32%inclusion77 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Spectator Seating
31%inclusion74 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Savai Triome
30%inclusion72 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
28%inclusion67 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
28%inclusion67 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Rugged Prairie
27%inclusion64 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion62 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Elegant Parlor
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
-15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Starting Town
21%inclusion45 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
1%synergy