Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Expensive Core

Ertai, the Corrupted
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Roman Milan
Sep 23, 2025
How To Be New and Not Know Magic Lore
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Iname, Death Aspect
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Kami of False Hope
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Danitha Capashen, Paragon
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Unwanted Remake
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Stroke of Midnight
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Disenchant
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Wing Shards
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Despark
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Think Twice
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Generous Gift
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Wash Away
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Supreme Verdict
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Damnation
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Deep Analysis
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Unstoppable Plan
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Sphere of Safety
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28%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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16%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
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35%synergy
Animate Dead
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28%synergy
Propaganda
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Land Tax
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18%synergy
Sage's Reverie
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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19%synergy
Counterbalance
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Parallax Wave
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
Gift of Immortality
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10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
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10%synergy
Citadel Siege
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12%synergy
Utter Insignificance
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12%synergy
Sunken Field
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Glistening Oil
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12%synergy
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Dictate of Erebos
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Sacred Mesa
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Copy Enchantment
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8%synergy
Despondency
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12%synergy
Cessation
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12%synergy
Stasis
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12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
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12%synergy
Spreading Seas
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12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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Niko Aris
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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Strip Mine
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11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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Phyrexian Tower
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9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
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11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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6%synergy
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Talisman of Dominance
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18%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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Patriar's Seal
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37%synergy
Azorius Signet
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Sky Diamond
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Thought Vessel
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Midnight Clock
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9%synergy
Mind Stone
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Lands
Plains
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9%synergy
Swamp
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9%synergy
Island
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Watery Grave
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50%synergy
Polluted Delta
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50%synergy
Flooded Strand
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49%synergy
Command Tower
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-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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38%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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46%synergy
Godless Shrine
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37%synergy
Marsh Flats
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39%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
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21%synergy
Morphic Pool
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28%synergy
Vault of Champions
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30%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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4%synergy
Tundra
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21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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33%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Underground Sea
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Fortress
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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-14%synergy
Underground River
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-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
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15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Gate
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20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Nimbus Maze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Port Town
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Rupture Spire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy