Ghave, Guru of Spores (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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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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16%synergy
Germination Practicum
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8%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
5%synergy
Immoral Bargain
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
5%synergy
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Ashnod's Altar
68%inclusion631 decks923 decks
58%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
62%inclusion568 decks923 decks
57%synergy
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
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56%synergy
Hardened Scales
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55%synergy
Skullclamp
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51%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
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48%synergy
Mycoloth
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48%synergy
Doubling Season
55%inclusion507 decks923 decks
45%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
48%inclusion442 decks923 decks
44%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
45%inclusion417 decks923 decks
42%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
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-8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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41%synergy
Cultivate
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6%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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35%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
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37%synergy
Utopia Mycon
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42%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
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30%synergy
Blood Artist
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33%synergy
Winding Constrictor
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37%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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24%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
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21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion196 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion141 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion141 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion140 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion133 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion122 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
9.3%inclusion86 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Seedborn Muse
9.1%inclusion84 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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0%synergy
Creatures
Cryptic Trilobite
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39%synergy
Basking Broodscale
40%inclusion367 decks923 decks
35%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
39%inclusion359 decks923 decks
35%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
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32%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
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28%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
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29%synergy
Conclave Mentor
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30%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
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29%synergy
Corpse Knight
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28%synergy
Evolution Witness
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27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
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25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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Young Wolf
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22%synergy
Scurry Oak
25%inclusion230 decks923 decks
21%synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
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24%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
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21%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
23%inclusion211 decks923 decks
22%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
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15%synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
22%inclusion200 decks923 decks
21%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
21%inclusion196 decks923 decks
16%synergy
Viscera Seer
21%inclusion195 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion178 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Cankerbloom
19%inclusion173 decks923 decks
12%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
18%inclusion170 decks923 decks
17%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
18%inclusion169 decks923 decks
9%synergy
Deathspore Thallid
18%inclusion165 decks923 decks
17%synergy
Brightcap Badger
18%inclusion157 decks880 decks
17%synergy
Abzan Falconer
18%inclusion164 decks923 decks
14%synergy
Psychotrope Thallid
17%inclusion157 decks923 decks
16%synergy
The Mycotyrant
17%inclusion157 decks923 decks
16%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
16%inclusion149 decks923 decks
15%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
16%inclusion147 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Sigil Captain
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15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
16%inclusion146 decks923 decks
9%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion145 decks923 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion145 decks923 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Witness
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-3%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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3%synergy
Walking Ballista
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12%synergy
Shroofus Sproutsire
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14%synergy
Sporemound
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13%synergy
Evolution Sage
14%inclusion129 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
14%inclusion128 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Devoted Druid
14%inclusion125 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
13%inclusion117 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
13%inclusion117 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
13%inclusion116 decks923 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion116 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
12%inclusion114 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Strangleroot Geist
12%inclusion113 decks923 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
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-6%synergy
Inspiring Call
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32%synergy
Aura Mutation
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31%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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0%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion248 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion230 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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-13%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion218 decks923 decks
15%synergy
Abzan Charm
18%inclusion162 decks923 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion145 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion131 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Eladamri's Call
14%inclusion126 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
13%inclusion120 decks923 decks
12%synergy
Second Harvest
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8%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion112 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion110 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion92 decks923 decks
-5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion88 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9.3%inclusion86 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.2%inclusion85 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.2%inclusion85 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.7%inclusion80 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.8%inclusion63 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Harmony
6.6%inclusion61 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.5%inclusion60 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.1%inclusion38 decks624 decks
3%synergy
Deathsprout
5.9%inclusion54 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Silence
5.7%inclusion53 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.7%inclusion53 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.4%inclusion50 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.3%inclusion49 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Atomize
5.3%inclusion49 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Sprout Swarm
5.1%inclusion47 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Inkshield
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2%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
36%inclusion331 decks923 decks
-8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion302 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion293 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion278 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion188 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion166 decks923 decks
13%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion123 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Damning Verdict
13%inclusion123 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
13%inclusion116 decks923 decks
-9%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
12%inclusion111 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
12%inclusion109 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
11%inclusion103 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion91 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
9.1%inclusion84 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.5%inclusion78 decks923 decks
-14%synergy
Victimize
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0%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion74 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
7.9%inclusion73 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.5%inclusion69 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.6%inclusion61 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Requisition Raid
6.6%inclusion61 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
6.6%inclusion61 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.4%inclusion59 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
6.3%inclusion58 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion58 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Dig Up
5.4%inclusion50 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.4%inclusion50 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Harmonize
5.1%inclusion47 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
28%inclusion261 decks923 decks
23%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
23%inclusion208 decks923 decks
19%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion186 decks923 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion168 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion127 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
The Earth Crystal
11%inclusion62 decks575 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Lantern
8.5%inclusion78 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.9%inclusion73 decks923 decks
4%synergy
The Great Henge
7.5%inclusion69 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.0%inclusion65 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.2%inclusion57 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Druidic Satchel
6.2%inclusion57 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.1%inclusion56 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
5.6%inclusion52 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.2%inclusion48 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
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28%synergy
Parallel Lives
34%inclusion310 decks923 decks
24%synergy
Branching Evolution
32%inclusion297 decks923 decks
28%synergy
Anointed Procession
25%inclusion233 decks923 decks
18%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
23%inclusion215 decks923 decks
19%synergy
Primal Vigor
23%inclusion213 decks923 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Roots
21%inclusion190 decks923 decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion179 decks923 decks
16%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
19%inclusion173 decks923 decks
15%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
18%inclusion94 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Plots
15%inclusion143 decks923 decks
15%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion142 decks923 decks
15%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion136 decks923 decks
13%synergy
Fecundity
15%inclusion134 decks923 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion131 decks923 decks
11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion83 decks618 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion116 decks923 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion110 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion110 decks923 decks
10%synergy
Necrogenesis
11%inclusion98 decks923 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
10%inclusion90 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Earthcraft
10%inclusion90 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
9.3%inclusion86 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
9.1%inclusion84 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.0%inclusion83 decks923 decks
-6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
8.9%inclusion82 decks923 decks
-3%synergy
Life and Limb
8.9%inclusion82 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Mirari's Wake
8.8%inclusion81 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Loading Zone
8.3%inclusion44 decks529 decks
7%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
6.7%inclusion62 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.7%inclusion62 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Death's Presence
6.5%inclusion60 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6.4%inclusion59 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.1%inclusion56 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.1%inclusion56 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Master Chef
5.7%inclusion53 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Embrace
5.4%inclusion50 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Awakening Zone
5.3%inclusion49 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Parade
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.2%inclusion48 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Summons
5.2%inclusion48 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
12%inclusion77 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
7.3%inclusion67 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.7%inclusion53 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Gavony Township
35%inclusion322 decks923 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion221 decks923 decks
-10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
24%inclusion221 decks923 decks
16%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
24%inclusion217 decks923 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion179 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion157 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion150 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion132 decks923 decks
-6%synergy
Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
14%inclusion128 decks923 decks
13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
12%inclusion108 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion57 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion87 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
9.1%inclusion39 decks430 decks
7%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.8%inclusion81 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion74 decks923 decks
-8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion67 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.9%inclusion64 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.6%inclusion52 decks923 decks
-5%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.6%inclusion52 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion45 decks892 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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5%synergy
Arcane Signet
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4%synergy
Golgari Signet
15%inclusion138 decks923 decks
8%synergy
Selesnya Signet
13%inclusion124 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
13%inclusion118 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion117 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion93 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.9%inclusion82 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion77 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.2%inclusion66 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.0%inclusion55 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
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1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion900 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion898 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion843 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
51%inclusion475 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Temple Garden
47%inclusion433 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion426 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion417 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion410 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion396 decks923 decks
-12%synergy
Indatha Triome
39%inclusion364 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
39%inclusion358 decks923 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion347 decks923 decks
-7%synergy
Canopy Vista
37%inclusion337 decks923 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
36%inclusion330 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion308 decks923 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion277 decks923 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion271 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion269 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion269 decks923 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion256 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
25%inclusion230 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion219 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion214 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Brushland
23%inclusion212 decks923 decks
-6%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
22%inclusion206 decks923 decks
-2%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
22%inclusion206 decks923 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion203 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion199 decks923 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion174 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
19%inclusion171 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion160 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion156 decks923 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion153 decks923 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Plenty
17%inclusion153 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion148 decks923 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion140 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion131 decks923 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion129 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Fortified Village
14%inclusion129 decks923 decks
-9%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
13%inclusion124 decks923 decks
-5%synergy
Bayou
12%inclusion114 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion108 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion107 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Savannah
11%inclusion106 decks923 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Verge
11%inclusion101 decks923 decks
1%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
10%inclusion94 decks923 decks
-5%synergy
Blossoming Sands
10%inclusion93 decks923 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion89 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion88 decks923 decks
-3%synergy