Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor (Commander) - Budget Core

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Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Rank #712
37decks
Mike Carrozza
May 6, 2026
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Swiftfoot Boots
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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Underworld Dreams
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13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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9%synergy
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16%synergy
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-29%synergy
Ninja Teen
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
Grievous Wound
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4%synergy
Greed
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-1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
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4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
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5%synergy
Megrim
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0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
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4%synergy
Mindless Conscription
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5%synergy
Painful Quandary
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-5%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
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5%synergy
Parker Luck
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
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-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
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-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
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-5%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
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6%synergy
Barren Moor
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-4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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-2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
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15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
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33%synergy
Mind Stone
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9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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10%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
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21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
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0%synergy
Hedron Archive
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2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
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3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
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1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
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5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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-12%synergy
Rumble Arena
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5%synergy
Demolition Field
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0%synergy