Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Commander) - Expensive

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Rank #330
746decks
Mike Carrozza
May 13, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - You Can't Shut Me Down, I Shut You Down!
On this installment of Am I the Bolas?, what do you do if an opponent's commander shuts off your entire deck?
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63%synergy
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52%synergy
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37%synergy
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43%synergy
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41%synergy
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47%synergy
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41%synergy
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30%synergy
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54%synergy
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53%synergy
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61%synergy
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44%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
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47%synergy
Farewell
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
Charming Prince
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39%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
Helpful Hunter
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18%synergy
Walking Ballista
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20%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
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19%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
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11%synergy
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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15%synergy
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3%synergy
Giver of Runes
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7%synergy
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12%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
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4%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
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12%synergy
Enduring Innocence
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2%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
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13%synergy
Aven Interrupter
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10%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
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10%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
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6%synergy
Phyrexian Vindicator
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5%synergy
Aerial Extortionist
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10%synergy
Elesh Norn
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11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
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-3%synergy
Voice of Victory
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6%synergy
Instants
Eerie Interlude
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38%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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15%synergy
Silence
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31%synergy
Generous Gift
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-10%synergy
Akroma's Will
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3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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8%synergy
Reprieve
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3%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
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20%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
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-1%synergy
Clever Concealment
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6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
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10%synergy
Mana Tithe
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3%synergy
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11%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
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9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
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-2%synergy
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4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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Orim's Chant
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Angel's Grace
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4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
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4%synergy
Semester's End
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4%synergy
Final Showdown
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2%synergy
Parting Gust
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-3%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
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Sevinne's Reclamation
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17%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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18%synergy
Wrath of God
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4%synergy
Austere Command
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-11%synergy
Another Round
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
Emeria's Call
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7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
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White Sun's Twilight
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6%synergy
Armageddon
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8%synergy
Morningtide's Light
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8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
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-2%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
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3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
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2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
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1%synergy
Sunfall
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4%synergy
Search for Glory
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2%synergy
Raise the Past
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2%synergy
Flicker
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5%synergy
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Archaeomancer's Map
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23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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12%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
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30%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
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24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
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23%synergy
Oketra's Monument
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-6%synergy
Skullclamp
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5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-19%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
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11%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
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11%synergy
Portable Hole
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10%synergy
Wedding Ring
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6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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8%synergy
Cursed Totem
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9%synergy
Winter Moon
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7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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-12%synergy
Commander's Plate
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-3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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0%synergy
Trinisphere
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8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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3%synergy
Norn's Annex
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3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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5%synergy
Thrumming Stone
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4%synergy
Vexing Bauble
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4%synergy
Chalice of the Void
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5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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-13%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Grasp of Fate
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40%synergy
Blind Obedience
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28%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
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34%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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23%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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12%synergy
Deafening Silence
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28%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
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16%synergy
Felidar Retreat
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23%synergy
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10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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0%synergy
Rest in Peace
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13%synergy
Rule of Law
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12%synergy
Ossification
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10%synergy
On Thin Ice
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12%synergy
Aura of Silence
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7%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
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-4%synergy
Oblivion Ring
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8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
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1%synergy
Airbender Ascension
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4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
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-9%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
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-1%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
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1%synergy
Seal from Existence
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6%synergy
Banishing Light
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3%synergy
Monologue Tax
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0%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
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4%synergy
Stony Silence
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
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23%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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6%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
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10%synergy
Utility Lands
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
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31%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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38%synergy
War Room
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16%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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11%synergy
Minas Tirith
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5%synergy
Strip Mine
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23%synergy
Command Beacon
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19%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
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0%synergy
Mistveil Plains
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9%synergy
Wasteland
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12%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
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12%synergy
Inventors' Fair
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7%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
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-5%synergy
Monumental Henge
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-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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4%synergy
Emergence Zone
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9%synergy
Buried Ruin
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1%synergy
Kor Haven
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5%synergy
Field of the Dead
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9%synergy
City of Traitors
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9%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
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3%synergy
Three Tree City
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-3%synergy
Crystal Vein
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7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
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0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
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-6%synergy
Homeward Path
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4%synergy
Winding Canyons
7.1%inclusion53 decks746 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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3%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.8%inclusion51 decks746 decks
-2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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-1%synergy
Ancient Den
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1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
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-6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
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3%synergy
Maze of Ith
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2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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3%synergy
Field of Ruin
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2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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13%synergy
Arcane Signet
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11%synergy
Lotus Petal
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23%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
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11%synergy
Thought Vessel
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5%synergy
Mind Stone
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-7%synergy
Mox Opal
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16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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6%synergy
Grim Monolith
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11%synergy
Mox Amber
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6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
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5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.4%inclusion48 decks746 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
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-14%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
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5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.5%inclusion41 decks746 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.1%inclusion38 decks746 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
84%inclusion626 decks746 decks
-10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
39%inclusion292 decks746 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion286 decks746 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
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27%synergy
Arid Mesa
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26%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion214 decks746 decks
25%synergy
Windswept Heath
27%inclusion200 decks746 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion193 decks746 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
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17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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-6%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
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15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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14%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
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14%synergy
Emeria's Call
14%inclusion102 decks746 decks
7%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
12%inclusion91 decks746 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion77 decks746 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion72 decks746 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
8.6%inclusion64 decks746 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.4%inclusion63 decks746 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.7%inclusion50 decks746 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion45 decks746 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion42 decks746 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Vestige
5.1%inclusion38 decks746 decks
5%synergy