Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Void Rend
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Anguished Unmaking
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Mystical Tutor
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Deadly Rollick
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Silence
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Replenish
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Damn
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Reanimate
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Thousand-Year Elixir
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The One Ring
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Lightning Greaves
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Magewright's Stone
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Vedalken Orrery
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Expedition Map
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Phyrexian Arena
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Treacherous Blessing
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Sphere of Safety
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Enchanted Evening
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Aura of Silence
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Induced Amnesia
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Starfield of Nyx
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Dreadhorde Invasion
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Solemnity
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Leyline of Anticipation
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Authority of the Consuls
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Telepathy
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Darksteel Mutation
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Decree of Silence
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No Mercy
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Trouble in Pairs
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Arcane Laboratory
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Hopeless Nightmare
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Estrid's Invocation
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Intruder Alarm
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Dictate of Erebos
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Karmic Justice
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Rest in Peace
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Anointed Procession
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Animate Dead
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Mirrormade
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Court of Ardenvale
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Bastion of Remembrance
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Hallowed Haunting
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Shark Typhoon
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Grave Pact
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6%synergy
Court of Vantress
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5%synergy
Grasp of Fate
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Sothera, the Supervoid
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Imprisoned in the Moon
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Luminarch Ascension
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Greater Auramancy
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Confounding Conundrum
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Demonic Lore
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Unstoppable Plan
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Mind Over Matter
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Exquisite Blood
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Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
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Teferi, Time Raveler
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Ashiok, Dream Render
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Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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Otawara, Soaring City
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Serra's Sanctum
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Urza's Saga
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Reliquary Tower
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Bojuka Bog
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Phyrexian Tower
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Maze of Ith
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Riptide Laboratory
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Field of the Dead
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Cabal Coffers
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Academy Ruins
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Mystic Sanctuary
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Volrath's Stronghold
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Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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Strip Mine
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Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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Glacial Chasm
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Wasteland
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Kor Haven
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Dark Depths
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Talisman of Dominance
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Talisman of Progress
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Fellwar Stone
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Mox Diamond
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Patriar's Seal
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Mana Vault
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Chrome Mox
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Dimir Signet
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Azorius Signet
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Orzhov Signet
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Mox Opal
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Lotus Petal
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Chromatic Lantern
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Mana Crypt
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Grim Monolith
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Mind Stone
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Thought Vessel
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Mox Amber
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Basalt Monolith
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Thran Dynamo
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2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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1%synergy
Lands
Hallowed Fountain
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Tundra
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Scrubland
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75%synergy
Underground Sea
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76%synergy
Godless Shrine
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41%synergy
Watery Grave
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38%synergy
Command Tower
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-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
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49%synergy
Flooded Strand
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47%synergy
Island
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-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
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45%synergy
Plains
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-12%synergy
Swamp
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-14%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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29%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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22%synergy
Vault of Champions
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31%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
City of Brass
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22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
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19%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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19%synergy
Mana Confluence
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16%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
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-9%synergy
Deserted Beach
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5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
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4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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-15%synergy
Arid Mesa
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14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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-8%synergy
Underground River
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-10%synergy
Windswept Heath
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12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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6%synergy
Prairie Stream
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-32%synergy
Starting Town
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4%synergy