Fire Lord Zuko (Commander) - Core

Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
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44%synergy
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43%synergy
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42%synergy
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50%inclusion289 decks583 decks
42%synergy
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46%inclusion258 decks558 decks
39%synergy
Redirect Lightning
46%inclusion268 decks583 decks
40%synergy
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-17%synergy
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41%synergy
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41%synergy
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41%synergy
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41%synergy
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41%synergy
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41%synergy
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40%synergy
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39%synergy
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39%inclusion225 decks583 decks
23%synergy
Norin the Wary
38%inclusion222 decks583 decks
37%synergy
Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival
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35%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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10%synergy
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26%synergy
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
24%inclusion142 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Aang, the Last Airbender
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14%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
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12%synergy
Zuko, Firebending Master
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13%synergy
Combustion Man
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12%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
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11%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
13%inclusion74 decks583 decks
12%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Vindictive Warden
12%inclusion69 decks582 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion66 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Dusk Legion Duelist
11%inclusion62 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Bre of Clan Stoutarm
11%inclusion41 decks386 decks
10%synergy
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
10%inclusion60 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Administrator
10%inclusion56 decks557 decks
9%synergy
Boiling Rock Rioter
10%inclusion55 decks564 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion56 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Fire Sages
9.3%inclusion54 decks582 decks
9%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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-10%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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Path to Exile
38%inclusion219 decks583 decks
-9%synergy
Electrodominance
35%inclusion205 decks583 decks
34%synergy
Haste Magic
32%inclusion184 decks583 decks
30%synergy
Opera Love Song
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30%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
30%inclusion165 decks554 decks
28%synergy
Airbending Lesson
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27%synergy
Seize Opportunity
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25%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
Chaos Warp
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8%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
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22%synergy
Ephemerate
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17%synergy
Great Train Heist
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18%synergy
Legion Leadership
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18%synergy
Cloudshift
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19%synergy
Comet Storm
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21%synergy
Solstice Revelations
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20%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
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18%synergy
Fire Nation Attacks
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18%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion105 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
17%inclusion95 decks552 decks
16%synergy
Boros Charm
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-12%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
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16%synergy
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-17%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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-4%synergy
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5%synergy
Zuko's Exile
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10%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-8%synergy
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-4%synergy
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4%synergy
Lightning Strike
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
9%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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-3%synergy
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8%synergy
Terminate
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-4%synergy
How to Start a Riot
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8%synergy
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Sozin's Comet
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33%synergy
Light Up the Stage
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32%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
20%inclusion119 decks583 decks
-19%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
20%inclusion118 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion114 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Reckless Impulse
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19%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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15%synergy
Damning Verdict
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
Epic Downfall
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
Vandalblast
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-2%synergy
Burning Curiosity
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7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
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4%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
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6%synergy
United Front
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6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
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6%synergy
Destined Confrontation
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5%synergy
Restoration Seminar
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4%synergy
Heroes' Hangout
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5%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
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22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-13%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
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19%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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7%synergy
Twin Blades
11%inclusion59 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Glider Staff
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10%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
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9%synergy
Long-Range Sensor
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8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
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7%synergy
Embercleave
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5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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-1%synergy
Horizon Stone
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7%synergy
The Ozolith
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6%synergy
Chaos Wand
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6%synergy
Mithril Coat
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1%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
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5%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
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4%synergy
Unstable Amulet
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5%synergy
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Tavern Brawler
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38%synergy
Fated Firepower
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35%synergy
Airbender Ascension
30%inclusion169 decks564 decks
28%synergy
Wild Wasteland
23%inclusion133 decks583 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
22%inclusion131 decks583 decks
21%synergy
Windcrag Siege
20%inclusion114 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Reconnaissance
16%inclusion96 decks583 decks
5%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
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15%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
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14%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
13%inclusion75 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Showdown of the Skalds
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12%synergy
Count on Luck
10%inclusion61 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion58 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion54 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Outpost Siege
9.4%inclusion55 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Aggravated Assault
8.9%inclusion52 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Furious Rise
7.7%inclusion45 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.5%inclusion44 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.2%inclusion42 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Path to Redemption
6.7%inclusion39 decks582 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Exploration
6.7%inclusion39 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Aang's Iceberg
6.5%inclusion38 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Quintorius Kand
21%inclusion124 decks583 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
7.4%inclusion43 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cori Mountain Monastery
36%inclusion209 decks583 decks
33%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
32%inclusion179 decks553 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion157 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
26%inclusion152 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion140 decks583 decks
-7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
21%inclusion122 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
11%inclusion67 decks583 decks
-11%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion60 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion63 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion55 decks560 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.4%inclusion55 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion53 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Volcano
6.5%inclusion38 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.0%inclusion35 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.7%inclusion33 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Embereth
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion31 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion464 decks583 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion431 decks583 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion212 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
32%inclusion186 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
30%inclusion177 decks583 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion150 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion140 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion135 decks583 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion133 decks583 decks
-8%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
21%inclusion121 decks578 decks
20%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion109 decks583 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion47 decks583 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion39 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion37 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion579 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion576 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion565 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion496 decks583 decks
-7%synergy
Nomad Outpost
57%inclusion331 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion317 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
53%inclusion308 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion267 decks583 decks
-7%synergy
Battlefield Forge
42%inclusion246 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion244 decks583 decks
-12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion213 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion208 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Sacred Foundry
35%inclusion202 decks583 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion193 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
32%inclusion188 decks583 decks
-16%synergy
Rugged Prairie
32%inclusion188 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion174 decks583 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Crypt
30%inclusion172 decks583 decks
-15%synergy
Shattered Landscape
25%inclusion144 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion140 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Savai Triome
24%inclusion139 decks583 decks
-14%synergy
Legion Leadership
22%inclusion130 decks583 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
21%inclusion124 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
21%inclusion120 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion120 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Triumph
20%inclusion119 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Spectator Seating
20%inclusion117 decks583 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
20%inclusion115 decks583 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion114 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion104 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of Champions
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
-16%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
17%inclusion94 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion98 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion98 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion94 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion91 decks583 decks
-16%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Sun-Blessed Peak
15%inclusion84 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion82 decks583 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion82 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion77 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion75 decks583 decks
-6%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
12%inclusion71 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
11%inclusion64 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
11%inclusion60 decks557 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion60 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion58 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Summit
10%inclusion58 decks583 decks
6%synergy