Empress Galina (Commander) - Optimized Control

Empress Galina
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Mana Drain
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Rhystic Study
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Control Magic
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Isochron Scepter
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Lightning Greaves
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Marvin, Murderous Mimic
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Ioreth of the Healing House
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Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
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Bribery
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Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
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Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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Phyrexian Metamorph
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Consecrated Sphinx
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Gilded Drake
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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Thada Adel, Acquisitor
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Snapcaster Mage
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Clone
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Memnarch
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Sower of Temptation
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Roil Elemental
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Harbinger of the Seas
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Mind Flayer
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Defiler of Dreams
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Sakashima the Impostor
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Archaeomancer
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Dominating Licid
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Nezahal, Primal Tide
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Callous Oppressor
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Deadeye Navigator
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Thieving Skydiver
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Palinchron
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Master of Waves
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Peregrine Drake
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Stormtide Leviathan
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Beguiler of Wills
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Scrivener
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Mocking Doppelganger
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Salvager of Secrets
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K-9, Mark I
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Spellseeker
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Mischievous Catgeist
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Keiga, the Tide Star
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Fatestitcher
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Scourge of Fleets
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Siren Stormtamer
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Fatespinner
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Nascent Metamorph
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Sphinx Ambassador
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Thassa, God of the Sea
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Tidewater Minion
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45xlift
Burnished Hart
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Arcanis the Omnipotent
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Spark Double
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Ancient Silver Dragon
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Stunt Double
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12xlift
Faerie Mastermind
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Glasspool Mimic
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2.7xlift
Tribute Mage
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1.4xlift
Thalakos Deceiver
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113xlift
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Brainstorm
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Archmage's Charm
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Counterspell
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Fierce Guardianship
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Dramatic Reversal
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High Tide
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Mystical Tutor
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1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Disallow
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Force of Will
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Arcane Denial
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Pongify
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Negate
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Aetherize
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Swan Song
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Force of Negation
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Rapid Hybridization
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Muddle the Mixture
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Dive Down
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Polymorphist's Jest
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Nexus of Fate
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Opt
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Capsize
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Cryptic Command
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Ghostly Flicker
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Commandeer
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Ray of Command
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Sink into Stupor
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Misdirection
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Fumble
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Long-Term Plans
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Narset's Reversal
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Spell Pierce
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Miscast
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Desertion
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Ponder
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Fabricate
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Blatant Thievery
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Expropriate
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Blue Sun's Twilight
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Invoke the Winds
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Inevitable Betrayal
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Preordain
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Solve the Equation
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Acquire
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Windfall
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Reshape
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Wash Out
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Curse of the Swine
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Serum Visions
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Mass Manipulation
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Temporal Manipulation
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Capture of Jingzhou
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Spectral Deluge
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Time Warp
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Stream of Thought
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Rite of Replication
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Illusionist's Bracers
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Quicksilver Fountain
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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1.5xlift
The One Ring
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0.7xlift
Mirror Box
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10xlift
Mithril Coat
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5.7xlift
Ashnod's Altar
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10xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
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5.0xlift
Mirror Shield
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75xlift
Mirage Mirror
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7.8xlift
Gilded Pinions
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75xlift
Mindslaver
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8.7xlift
The Enigma Jewel
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Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
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57xlift
Endless Atlas
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Crystal Shard
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11xlift
Altar of Dementia
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Staff of Domination
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10xlift
Bident of Thassa
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3.1xlift
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
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1.3xlift
Corrupted Conscience
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68xlift
Steal Artifact
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113xlift
Propaganda
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1.4xlift
Back to Basics
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1.5xlift
Legacy's Allure
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151xlift
Mirrormade
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6.5xlift
Chamber of Manipulation
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45xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
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75xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
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1.7xlift
Dissipation Field
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Extravagant Replication
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11xlift
Steal Enchantment
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9.4xlift
Copy Artifact
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3.2xlift
Coastal Piracy
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8.7xlift
Power Artifact
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5.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
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1.4xlift
Kasmina's Transmutation
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38xlift
Pemmin's Aura
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4.7xlift
Public Enemy
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57xlift
Mind's Dilation
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14xlift
Confiscate
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32xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
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17xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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1.1xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
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14xlift
Detection Tower
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32xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
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0.5xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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1.3xlift
Castle Vantress
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1.7xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
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0.8xlift
Hall of Storm Giants
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5.7xlift
Wasteland
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6.9xlift
Ancient Tomb
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0.6xlift
Rivendell
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1.4xlift
Maze of Ith
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1.8xlift
Coral Atoll
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4.9xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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7.1xlift
Volatile Fault
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19xlift
Academy Ruins
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0.7xlift
Temple of the False God
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2.4xlift
Strip Mine
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2.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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1.5xlift
Sol Ring
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1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
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1.3xlift
Patriar's Seal
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39xlift
Throne of Eldraine
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6.2xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7.7xlift
Caged Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.9xlift
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.9xlift
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Lotus Blossom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
75xlift
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.2xlift
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.7xlift
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.4xlift
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.4xlift
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Extraplanar Lens
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1.3xlift
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Island
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0.9xlift
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2.9xlift
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.0xlift
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6.5xlift
Sink into Stupor
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0.5xlift
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.7xlift
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
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