Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Commander) - Upgraded

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Rank #331
553decks
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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64%synergy
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62%synergy
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61%synergy
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55%synergy
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51%synergy
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47%synergy
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47%synergy
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45%synergy
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38%synergy
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35%synergy
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46%synergy
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44%synergy
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37%synergy
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45%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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40%inclusion219 decks553 decks
13%synergy
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33%inclusion181 decks553 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion60 decks553 decks
3%synergy
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0%synergy
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-1%synergy
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25%synergy
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35%synergy
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33%synergy
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9%synergy
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32%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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36%synergy
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26%synergy
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26%synergy
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29%synergy
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27%synergy
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22%synergy
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25%synergy
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17%synergy
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26%synergy
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17%synergy
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22%synergy
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9%synergy
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18%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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21%synergy
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3%synergy
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22%inclusion119 decks553 decks
7%synergy
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21%inclusion117 decks553 decks
20%synergy
Mother of Runes
21%inclusion116 decks553 decks
0%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
21%inclusion114 decks553 decks
13%synergy
Emeria Angel
20%inclusion109 decks553 decks
15%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
19%inclusion107 decks553 decks
17%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
19%inclusion103 decks553 decks
9%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
19%inclusion103 decks553 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion102 decks553 decks
2%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
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14%synergy
Evangel of Heliod
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13%synergy
Enduring Innocence
16%inclusion90 decks551 decks
3%synergy
Claim Jumper
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7%synergy
Basilica Shepherd
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14%synergy
Annex Sentry
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14%synergy
Defiler of Faith
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6%synergy
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12%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
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11%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
14%inclusion76 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
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9%synergy
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13%inclusion72 decks553 decks
10%synergy
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12%inclusion64 decks553 decks
9%synergy
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11%inclusion63 decks553 decks
8%synergy
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Lae'zel's Acrobatics
37%inclusion203 decks553 decks
32%synergy
Generous Gift
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-7%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
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18%synergy
Akroma's Will
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-2%synergy
Ghostway
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19%synergy
Semester's End
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15%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
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5%synergy
Reprieve
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-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-10%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
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-3%synergy
Parting Gust
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6%synergy
Clever Concealment
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1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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-3%synergy
Mana Tithe
10%inclusion54 decks553 decks
-2%synergy
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1%synergy
Silence
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
Scrollshift
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
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5%synergy
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-10%synergy
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-1%synergy
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0%synergy
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-1%synergy
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Austere Command
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-4%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
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19%synergy
Another Round
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18%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
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6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
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7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
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2%synergy
Sunfall
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10%synergy
Ondu Inversion
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4%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
Rout
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7%synergy
Morningtide's Light
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7%synergy
Ravnica at War
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-3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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-1%synergy
Against All Odds
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6%synergy
Raise the Past
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3%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.3%inclusion35 decks553 decks
1%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.2%inclusion29 decks553 decks
-10%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.1%inclusion28 decks553 decks
0%synergy
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Archaeomancer's Map
50%inclusion277 decks553 decks
26%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
50%inclusion274 decks553 decks
44%synergy
Oketra's Monument
32%inclusion179 decks553 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion169 decks553 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion166 decks553 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
27%inclusion147 decks553 decks
19%synergy
Norn's Annex
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17%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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-5%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion80 decks553 decks
-2%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
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12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion73 decks553 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Ring
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7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion48 decks553 decks
-2%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
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5%synergy
Blade of Selves
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5%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
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3%synergy
Argent Dais
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4%synergy
Infested Fleshcutter
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4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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-3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
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0%synergy
Thrumming Stone
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3%synergy
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Felidar Retreat
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42%synergy
Grasp of Fate
43%inclusion240 decks553 decks
37%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
43%inclusion236 decks553 decks
27%synergy
Land Tax
35%inclusion194 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
31%inclusion170 decks553 decks
9%synergy
Ossification
30%inclusion168 decks553 decks
25%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
30%inclusion165 decks553 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion141 decks553 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
17%inclusion94 decks553 decks
5%synergy
Seal from Existence
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16%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
16%inclusion89 decks553 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
16%inclusion87 decks553 decks
1%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion86 decks553 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
15%inclusion48 decks313 decks
10%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
12%inclusion69 decks553 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion Ring
12%inclusion65 decks553 decks
10%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
10%inclusion56 decks551 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion54 decks553 decks
-5%synergy
Banishing Light
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6%synergy
Phyrexian Awakening
9.2%inclusion51 decks553 decks
8%synergy
Far Traveler
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6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.5%inclusion47 decks553 decks
-8%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Deafening Silence
8.1%inclusion45 decks553 decks
3%synergy
On Thin Ice
8.0%inclusion44 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Decree
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5%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
6.5%inclusion36 decks553 decks
-1%synergy
Rest in Peace
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2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.2%inclusion29 decks553 decks
-3%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.1%inclusion28 decks553 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
41%inclusion227 decks553 decks
34%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
11%inclusion55 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.1%inclusion28 decks553 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
56%inclusion311 decks553 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
44%inclusion241 decks553 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion236 decks553 decks
19%synergy
War Room
42%inclusion231 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33%inclusion184 decks553 decks
11%synergy
Minas Tirith
27%inclusion150 decks553 decks
0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
25%inclusion141 decks553 decks
7%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
23%inclusion125 decks553 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion102 decks553 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
17%inclusion95 decks553 decks
5%synergy
The Fair Basilica
16%inclusion87 decks553 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Grange
15%inclusion83 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion79 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Monumental Henge
14%inclusion78 decks553 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
13%inclusion40 decks308 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion70 decks553 decks
-14%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion67 decks553 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion63 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
11%inclusion62 decks553 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.0%inclusion50 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Mistveil Plains
9.0%inclusion50 decks553 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.5%inclusion47 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
6.9%inclusion38 decks552 decks
-4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Kor Haven
6.5%inclusion36 decks553 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion33 decks553 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion32 decks553 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Field
5.4%inclusion30 decks553 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.1%inclusion28 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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10%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion361 decks553 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion185 decks553 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
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5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion103 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion70 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion59 decks553 decks
-9%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion46 decks553 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.6%inclusion42 decks553 decks
-1%synergy
White Auracite
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4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.0%inclusion33 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
5.4%inclusion30 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.2%inclusion29 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.1%inclusion28 decks553 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Plains
93%inclusion517 decks553 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion223 decks553 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion186 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
17%inclusion95 decks553 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
13%inclusion70 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
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5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion56 decks553 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion53 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Mirrex
9.4%inclusion52 decks553 decks
7%synergy
Emeria's Call
9.4%inclusion52 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.4%inclusion52 decks553 decks
1%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
8.7%inclusion48 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.5%inclusion47 decks553 decks
2%synergy
The Seedcore
7.4%inclusion41 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion41 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.2%inclusion40 decks553 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion35 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion34 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.1%inclusion34 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.8%inclusion32 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion31 decks553 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion30 decks553 decks
-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.4%inclusion30 decks553 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.2%inclusion29 decks553 decks
2%synergy