Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Expensive Core

Ertai, the Corrupted
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Sep 23, 2025
How To Be New and Not Know Magic Lore
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Plains
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Swamp
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Command Tower
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36%synergy
Island
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Hallowed Fountain
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37%synergy
Watery Grave
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37%synergy
Marsh Flats
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39%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
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8%synergy
Tundra
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34%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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15%synergy
Scrubland
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34%synergy
Vault of Champions
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17%synergy
Morphic Pool
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16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-9%synergy
Underground Sea
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34%synergy
Arid Mesa
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Scalding Tarn
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27%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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34%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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23%synergy
Windswept Heath
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15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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23%synergy
Mystic Gate
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20%synergy
Prairie Stream
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-16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
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4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
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12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
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Irrigated Farmland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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Underground River
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-21%synergy
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-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
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-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
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-4%synergy