Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Control

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Roman Milan
Sep 23, 2025
How To Be New and Not Know Magic Lore
Magic losing its lore has been a sore point for a lot of enfranchised players lately. But how do you deal with that as a new player?
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Absorb
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Not Dead After All
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Crystal Chimes
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Land Tax
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Hopeless Nightmare
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Enchanted Evening
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Mirrormade
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Telepathy
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Solemnity
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Starfield of Nyx
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No Mercy
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Animate Dead
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Aura of Silence
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Standstill
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6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
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Dovescape
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Court of Grace
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Omen of the Sun
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Launch
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Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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Volrath's Stronghold
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Field of the Dead
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High Market
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Castle Ardenvale
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Dark Depths
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Sol Ring
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Fellwar Stone
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Mind Stone
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Chromatic Lantern
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Dimir Signet
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Sky Diamond
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Marble Diamond
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Decanter of Endless Water
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Island
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Arcane Sanctum
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Prairie Stream
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2%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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3%synergy
Flooded Strand
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3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
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2%synergy
Watery Grave
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-11%synergy
Marsh Flats
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0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
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Isolated Chapel
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-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
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11%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
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Glacial Fortress
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-13%synergy
Underground River
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-5%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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-9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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Morphic Pool
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-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
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-12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
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-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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Azorius Chancery
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6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
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6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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4%synergy
Choked Estuary
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3%synergy
Tundra
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2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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Scrubland
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2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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4%synergy
Port Town
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-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
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-4%synergy
Underground Sea
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0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
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0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
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2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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Deserted Beach
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Darkwater Catacombs
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Dromar's Cavern
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10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
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3%synergy
City of Brass
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-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
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4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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3%synergy