Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Burn

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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Priest of Fell Rites
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Mayhem Devil
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14%synergy
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Grand Abolisher
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13%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
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17%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
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9%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
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20%synergy
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16%synergy
Sun Titan
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10%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
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18%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
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15%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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4%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
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16%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
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16%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
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12%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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Entomb
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Silence
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Saw in Half
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Laughing Mad
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Deflecting Swat
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Untimely Malfunction
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16%synergy
Culling the Weak
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Generous Gift
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Anguished Unmaking
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Red Elemental Blast
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Pyroblast
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Redirect Lightning
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Chaos Warp
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Cauldron Haze
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16%synergy
Personify
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Deadly Rollick
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3%synergy
Wear // Tear
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Cabal Ritual
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Stroke of Midnight
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Reprieve
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Flashback
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Parting Gust
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Justiciar's Portal
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Eerie Interlude
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6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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Village Rites
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Deadly Dispute
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Otherworldly Journey
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Big Score
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First Day of Class
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Abrade
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
Long Road Home
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6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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4%synergy
Getaway Glamer
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6%synergy
Slip On the Ring
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6%synergy
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Buried Alive
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27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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Unearth
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Stitch Together
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Persist
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Ruinous Ultimatum
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Lively Dirge
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Insatiable Avarice
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12%synergy
Living Death
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12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
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Vandalblast
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2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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9%synergy
Molten Duplication
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11%synergy
Fix What's Broken
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Diabolic Tutor
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5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
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9%synergy
Imperial Seal
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6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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2%synergy
Night's Whisper
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-3%synergy
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7%synergy
Snort
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6%synergy
Dread Return
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Damn
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-9%synergy
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4%synergy
Exhume
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8%synergy
Aberrant Return
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6%synergy
Austere Command
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-1%synergy
Helping Hand
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6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
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6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
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5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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2%synergy
Twinflame
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5%synergy
Rite of Flame
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4%synergy
Change of Fortune
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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Phyrexian Altar
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27%synergy
Blasting Station
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28%synergy
Monument to Endurance
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27%synergy
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17%synergy
Grinding Station
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11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-22%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
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10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
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6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
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1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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-0%synergy
Skullclamp
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-21%synergy
Currency Converter
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8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
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8%synergy
Phoenix Down
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4%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
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6%synergy
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Necromancy
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18%synergy
Cool but Rude
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19%synergy
Warleader's Call
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5%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
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11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-6%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sneak Attack
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Smile at Death
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4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Quintorius, History Chaser
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6%synergy
Dihada, Binder of Wills
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
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6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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4%synergy
Urza's Saga
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2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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23%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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9%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Boros Signet
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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-14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
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5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
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1%synergy
Mind Stone
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-2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
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4%synergy
The Mind Stone
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4%synergy
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Command Tower
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1%synergy
Plains
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-1%synergy
Swamp
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-4%synergy
Mountain
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-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
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21%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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19%synergy
Blood Crypt
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18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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-5%synergy
Rugged Prairie
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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20%synergy
Nomad Outpost
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Battlefield Forge
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
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20%synergy
Graven Cairns
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Arid Mesa
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Spectator Seating
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Savai Triome
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Elegant Parlor
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sundown Pass
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy