Ghave, Guru of Spores (Commander) - Optimized

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
Looking Back at EDHREC Writers' First Precons
EDHREC's team of writers reminisce about the anniversary of one of Magic's most important products.
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Cauldron of Essence
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Emeritus of Woe
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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
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Germination Practicum
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Immoral Bargain
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Ashnod's Altar
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Skullclamp
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Cathars' Crusade
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Pitiless Plunderer
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Blood Artist
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Swords to Plowshares
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Rosie Cotton of South Lane
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Hardened Scales
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Phyrexian Altar
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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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Chatterfang, Squirrel General
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Birds of Paradise
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Good-Fortune Unicorn
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Parallel Lives
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Demonic Tutor
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Aura Shards
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Enlightened Tutor
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Vampiric Tutor
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Worldly Tutor
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Teferi's Protection
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Smothering Tithe
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Ancient Tomb
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Gaea's Cradle
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Seedborn Muse
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Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
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Mirkwood Bats
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Utopia Mycon
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Corpse Knight
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Young Wolf
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Scurry Oak
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Winding Constrictor
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Cruel Celebrant
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Kami of Whispered Hopes
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Viscera Seer
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Mondrak, Glory Dominus
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Ivy Lane Denizen
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Mycoloth
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Avacyn's Pilgrim
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Evolution Witness
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Geralf's Messenger
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Conclave Mentor
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Walking Ballista
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Esper Sentinel
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Eternal Witness
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Champion of Lambholt
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Devoted Druid
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Carrion Feeder
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Nemata, Primeval Warden
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Tendershoot Dryad
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19%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
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Grand Abolisher
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14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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7%synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
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17%synergy
Strangleroot Geist
18%inclusion91 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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Warren Soultrader
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Elves of Deep Shadow
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Teysa Karlov
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Bloom Tender
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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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Delighted Halfling
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1%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
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Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
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Deathrite Shaman
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Renata, Called to the Hunt
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Rishkar, Peema Renegade
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Protean Hulk
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Deathspore Thallid
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Kitchen Finks
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Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
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Cankerbloom
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Mentor of the Meek
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Poison-Tip Archer
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Exalted Sunborn
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Instants
Path to Exile
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Assassin's Trophy
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Heroic Intervention
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Anguished Unmaking
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Beast Within
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Eladamri's Call
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Inspiring Call
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Chord of Calling
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Aura Mutation
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Dark Ritual
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Putrefy
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Silence
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Abzan Charm
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Abrupt Decay
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Generous Gift
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Mortify
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Second Harvest
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Veil of Summer
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Village Rites
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Crop Rotation
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Deadly Rollick
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Revitalizing Repast
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Despark
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Nature's Claim
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Plumb the Forbidden
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Deadly Dispute
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Flawless Maneuver
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Fungal Rebirth
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Fell the Profane
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-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
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3%synergy
Utter End
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3%synergy
Inkshield
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Sorceries
Farseek
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Cultivate
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Nature's Lore
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Diabolic Intent
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Three Visits
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Rampant Growth
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Kodama's Reach
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Green Sun's Zenith
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Finale of Devastation
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Eldritch Evolution
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Toxic Deluge
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Damn
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Diabolic Tutor
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Culling Ritual
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4%synergy
Farewell
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3%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
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Natural Order
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Grim Tutor
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Reanimate
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Austere Command
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Saproling Symbiosis
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Nature's Rhythm
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Idyllic Tutor
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Imperial Seal
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Shamanic Revelation
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Damning Verdict
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Victimize
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Vindicate
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Night's Whisper
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Bala Ged Recovery
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Unnatural Restoration
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Fungal Sprouting
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Wrath of God
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Triumph of the Hordes
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Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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Lightning Greaves
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Altar of Dementia
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The Ozolith
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The Earth Crystal
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Illusionist's Bracers
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Blade of the Bloodchief
8.5%inclusion43 decks505 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.7%inclusion34 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
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3%synergy
Birthing Pod
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2%synergy
Enchantments
Anointed Procession
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Branching Evolution
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24%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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Moldervine Reclamation
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Grave Pact
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Sylvan Library
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Primal Vigor
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Earthcraft
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20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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13%synergy
Insidious Roots
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8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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11%synergy
Fecundity
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13%synergy
Wild Growth
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8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-2%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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Necropotence
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8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
10%inclusion52 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Fungal Plots
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9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.5%inclusion43 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
8.4%inclusion31 decks371 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
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2%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
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5%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.1%inclusion31 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion76 decks465 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion149 decks505 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion140 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion137 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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5%synergy
Gavony Township
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16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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15%synergy
Karn's Bastion
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5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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0%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion46 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion36 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion35 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
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2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
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4%synergy
Three Tree City
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3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
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High Market
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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12%synergy
Arcane Signet
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6%synergy
Golgari Signet
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7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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2%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
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1%synergy
Lotus Petal
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6%synergy
Mana Vault
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Chrome Mox
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Commander's Sphere
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-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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Lands
Forest
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Swamp
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Plains
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Command Tower
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Temple Garden
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Overgrown Tomb
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19%synergy
Godless Shrine
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Windswept Heath
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Verdant Catacombs
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Indatha Triome
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7%synergy
Marsh Flats
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14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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-1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-15%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
40%inclusion200 decks505 decks
-13%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion200 decks505 decks
-5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
35%inclusion177 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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3%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-14%synergy
Vault of Champions
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4%synergy
Brushland
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-2%synergy
Bayou
20%inclusion102 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion100 decks505 decks
-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion99 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
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7%synergy
Savannah
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7%synergy
Twilight Mire
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4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion92 decks505 decks
-11%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion82 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
16%inclusion80 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion73 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion73 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Lush Portico
14%inclusion73 decks505 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion72 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion71 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
14%inclusion70 decks505 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion63 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion62 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
12%inclusion61 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion61 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion61 decks505 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion57 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
11%inclusion56 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Hushwood Verge
11%inclusion55 decks503 decks
1%synergy