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Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
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Mental Misstep
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Mystic Remora
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Swan Song
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Force of Negation
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Brain Freeze
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Stubborn Denial
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Veil of Summer
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
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Mana Drain
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Flusterstorm
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Force of Will
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Noxious Revival
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Gamble
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Exploration
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Intuition
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Tinder Wall
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Game Changers
Grim Monolith
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
98%synergy
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
89%synergy
Crop Rotation
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
89%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Mana Vault
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
88%synergy
Underworld Breach
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
The One Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
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Delighted Halfling
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Birds of Paradise
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Gilded Drake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Famished Worldsire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arbor Elf
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tiller Engine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Haywire Mite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Delay
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Misdirection
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Decisive Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Auroral Procession
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Impact Resonance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
You Come to a River
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Siege Smash
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Autumn's Veil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Trickbind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Retraction Helix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Starstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Chord of Calling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Harrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Reap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Savage Beating
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Submerge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Realms Uncharted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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Temporal Manipulation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Regrowth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Personal Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Rite of Flame
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Time Warp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Brotherhood's End
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Will of the Sultai
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Summer Bloom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Day
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Anger of the Gods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Neoform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-35%synergy
Temporal Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Life from the Loam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Artful Dodge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scapeshift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Seasons Past
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Transmute Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relentless Assault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Manifold Key
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Imposter Mech
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Winged Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Vexing Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Null Rod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Runestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Embercleave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chalice of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Birthing Pod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Damping Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Counterbalance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sylvan Library
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Wild Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Song of Creation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Mirri's Guile
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stranglehold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Powerbalance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Aggravated Assault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spelunking
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bear Umbra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guild Artisan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dack Fayden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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Boseiju, Who Endures
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Urza's Saga
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Shifting Woodland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Arid Archway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Barbarian Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
90%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Chrome Mox
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mana Crypt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Stomping Ground
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Breeding Pool
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
90%synergy
Misty Rainforest
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Wooded Foothills
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Volcanic Island
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Scalding Tarn
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
City of Brass
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Flooded Strand
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Windswept Heath
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Island
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-44%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Mossfire Valley
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Spire Garden
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Hedge Maze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Horizon of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-80%synergy
Forest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-82%synergy
Cinder Glade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
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