Eddie, Lord of Light (Commander) - Expensive Control

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Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
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Windfall
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Timetwister
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Echo of Eons
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Faerie Mastermind
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Molten Psyche
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Reforge the Soul
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Dark Ritual
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39%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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53%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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Mana Drain
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Whispering Madness
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Swan Song
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45%synergy
Dark Deal
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Kederekt Parasite
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Orcish Bowmasters
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Force of Will
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Demonic Tutor
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Cyclonic Rift
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Mana Vault
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Rhystic Study
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Chrome Mox
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Jace's Archivist
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Dauthi Voidwalker
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Fate Unraveler
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Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
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Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
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Hexing Squelcher
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Vivi Ornitier
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Thassa's Oracle
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Simian Spirit Guide
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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Opposition Agent
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
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Kami of the Crescent Moon
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Magus of the Wheel
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Snapcaster Mage
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Valley Floodcaller
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Imperial Recruiter
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Archfiend of Ifnir
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Whirlpool Warrior
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Psychosis Crawler
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Roaming Throne
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7%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
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15%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
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15%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
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Stormfist Crusader
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
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Tandem Lookout
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Eidolon of the Great Revel
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12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
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10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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7%synergy
Spellseeker
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9%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
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6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
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7%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
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4%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Norman Osborn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
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Magebane Lizard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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3%synergy
Bone Miser
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4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
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7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
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6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
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The Locust God
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Spellskite
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Force of Negation
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Mental Misstep
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Arcane Denial
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Cabal Ritual
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Wheel and Deal
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Counterspell
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Flusterstorm
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Pact of Negation
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Tainted Pact
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Brain Freeze
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Demonic Consultation
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Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
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Mindbreak Trap
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Baleful Mastery
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Chain of Vapor
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Terminate
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-2%synergy
Brainstorm
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Dispel
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13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
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Borne Upon a Wind
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Pyroblast
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Fire Covenant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
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Muddle the Mixture
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Frantic Search
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Negate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
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10%synergy
Tainted Strike
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Delay
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11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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Miscast
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11%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
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Pongify
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Chaos Warp
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-27%synergy
Retraction Helix
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8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
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5%synergy
Intuition
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6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-2%synergy
Insidious Dreams
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8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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5%synergy
Snap
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-2%synergy
Misdirection
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7%synergy
Spell Pierce
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5%synergy
Long River's Pull
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6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
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5%synergy
Dismember
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6%synergy
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Jeska's Will
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36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Time Spiral
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Time Reversal
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
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Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
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Reanimate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
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Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Burning Inquiry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
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Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
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Rite of Flame
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Wheel of Fate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
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0%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Incendiary Command
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Day's Undoing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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3%synergy
Flash Photography
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Ponder
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Game Plan
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8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
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5%synergy
Personal Tutor
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7%synergy
Prosperity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
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4%synergy
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The One Ring
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31%synergy
Howling Mine
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
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Font of Mythos
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13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
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6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
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Waste Not
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40%synergy
Underworld Breach
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Underworld Dreams
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Spiteful Visions
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Liliana's Caress
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Curiosity
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Phyrexian Tyranny
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
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27%synergy
Megrim
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22%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ophidian Eye
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19%synergy
Forced Fruition
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
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Phyresis
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fevered Visions
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Counterbalance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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30%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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12%synergy
Sol Ring
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6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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39%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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32%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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21%synergy
Mox Diamond
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53%synergy
Lotus Petal
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42%synergy
Mox Opal
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Badlands
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
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Underground Sea
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
77%synergy
Volcanic Island
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77%synergy
Polluted Delta
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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57%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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52%synergy
Mana Confluence
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68%synergy
Island
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
City of Brass
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63%synergy
Morphic Pool
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40%synergy
Training Center
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40%synergy
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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54%synergy
Swamp
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Mountain
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Flooded Strand
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Wooded Foothills
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Xander's Lounge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-29%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy