Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos
Rank #677
25decks
John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
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39%synergy
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32%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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Gladecover Scout
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16%synergy
Crystalline Giant
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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7%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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Paradise Druid
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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-3%synergy
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
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8%synergy
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-7%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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Tidal Barracuda
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Scute Swarm
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2%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
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8%synergy
Hangarback Walker
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7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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-4%synergy
Spider Manifestation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Starwinder
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4%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
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5%synergy
Harmonious Grovestrider
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Goobbue Gardener
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5%synergy
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Chaos Warp
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9%synergy
Eureka Moment
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29%synergy
Planar Genesis
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26%synergy
Harrow
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21%synergy
Mystic Confluence
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29%synergy
Counterspell
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-4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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15%synergy
Beast Within
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-13%synergy
Dig Through Time
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22%synergy
Supreme Will
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20%synergy
Silundi Vision
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19%synergy
Arcane Denial
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4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-3%synergy
Verdant Command
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15%synergy
Defend the Rider
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14%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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10%synergy
Artifact Mutation
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14%synergy
Impulse
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15%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
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12%synergy
Frantic Search
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-2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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5%synergy
Opportunity
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12%synergy
Brainsurge
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11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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10%synergy
Said // Done
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12%synergy
Big Score
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6%synergy
Fire Prophecy
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12%synergy
Opt
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6%synergy
Simic Charm
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8%synergy
Divergent Transformations
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12%synergy
Lazotep Plating
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12%synergy
Mana Leak
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11%synergy
Signal the Clans
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12%synergy
Auroral Procession
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5%synergy
Pongify
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-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-5%synergy
Volcanic Spite
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8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
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7%synergy
Fog
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6%synergy
Run Away Together
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7%synergy
Startle
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8%synergy
Soul Read
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8%synergy
Spawning Breath
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8%synergy
Blessed Respite
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7%synergy
Magma Opus
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8%synergy
Izzet Charm
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6%synergy
Mystic Genesis
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8%synergy
Dispel
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6%synergy
Wilt
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8%synergy
Once Upon a Time
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8%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
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13%synergy
Explore
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30%synergy
Farseek
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-7%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-2%synergy
Emergent Sequence
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32%synergy
Hard Evidence
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28%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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26%synergy
Chatterstorm
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26%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
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17%synergy
Mythos of Illuna
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22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-10%synergy
Preordain
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18%synergy
Migration Path
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18%synergy
Shared Roots
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12%synergy
Ponder
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11%synergy
Growth Spasm
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19%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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16%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
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16%synergy
Regrowth
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15%synergy
Grapeshot
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14%synergy
Inscription of Insight
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16%synergy
Amass the Components
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16%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
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16%synergy
Three Visits
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-11%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
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16%synergy
Seize the Spoils
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15%synergy
Ignite Memories
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16%synergy
Call the Scions
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16%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
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15%synergy
Callous Dismissal
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16%synergy
Dragon Fodder
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16%synergy
Dream Cache
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16%synergy
Interpret the Signs
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16%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
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11%synergy
Pest Infestation
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11%synergy
Clear the Mind
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12%synergy
Abundant Harvest
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12%synergy
Empty the Warrens
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11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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3%synergy
Serum Visions
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11%synergy
Recollect
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12%synergy
Genesis Storm
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11%synergy
Dryad's Revival
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12%synergy
See Beyond
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12%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
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12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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5%synergy
Temporal Fissure
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12%synergy
Overflowing Insight
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12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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9%synergy
Doppelgang
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9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
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8%synergy
Crystal Shard
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10%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
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7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-17%synergy
Genji Glove
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
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30%synergy
Season of Growth
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22%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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-7%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
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19%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
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-9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
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0%synergy
Colossification
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12%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
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10%synergy
Primal Empathy
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11%synergy
One with the Multiverse
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7%synergy
Song of Creation
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-1%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
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6%synergy
Unnatural Growth
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6%synergy
Boseiju Reaches Skyward
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8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
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7%synergy
Utility Lands
Khalni Garden
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32%synergy
Kher Keep
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24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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1%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
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3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Factory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dwarven Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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-6%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-39%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-32%synergy
Ketria Crystal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Signet
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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8%synergy
Island
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6%synergy
Forest
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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0%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Abandon
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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-1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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21%synergy
Cinder Glade
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Thornwood Falls
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rockfall Vale
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Game Trail
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tangled Islet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Gruul Turf
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Karplusan Forest
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Sodden Verdure
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rugged Highlands
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Woodland
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Highland Forest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rimewood Falls
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Kazandu Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mossfire Valley
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ketria Triome
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-33%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy