Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget Chaos

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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Jan 23, 2026
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Top 10 Group Hug Commanders for Lavaleaper
With Lavaleaper from Lorwyn Eclipsed giving us an updated Mana Flare effect, let's look at the Group Hug commanders that should play it.
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71%synergy
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69%synergy
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68%synergy
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66%synergy
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62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
60%synergy
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60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
60%synergy
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59%synergy
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59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
58%synergy
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58%synergy
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59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
54%synergy
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78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
37%synergy
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55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
52%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
48%synergy
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45%synergy
Forced Fruition
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
47%synergy
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46%synergy
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47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Mutation
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
45%synergy
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45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
43%synergy
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41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
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38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
38%synergy
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38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
29%synergy
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36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
36%synergy
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34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
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34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Cephalid Broker
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
31%synergy
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31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
29%synergy
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31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Party Thrasher
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
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22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
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21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
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21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Nabber
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Wildfire Devils
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
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16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
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16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
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15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
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13%synergy
Coveted Falcon
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
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14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
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11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
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13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
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12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
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12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Scholar
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
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8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
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8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
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6%synergy
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Dream Fracture
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Brand
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Words of Wisdom
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Evacuation
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Chef's Kiss
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Wash Away
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
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21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Wild Ricochet
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-29%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
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8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Transforming Flourish
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7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
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5%synergy
Run Away Together
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3%synergy
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-35%synergy
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0%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-32%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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-4%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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-15%synergy
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4%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Warp World
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32%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
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27%synergy
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25%synergy
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25%synergy
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-0%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
Order of Succession
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
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-21%synergy
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9%synergy
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14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse of Tomorrow
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Combat Tutorial
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Reality Scramble
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Over the Top
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8%synergy
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8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
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6%synergy
Flow State
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Modify Memory
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Molten Psyche
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Throes of Chaos
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
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6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-31%synergy
Shenanigans
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Illicit Auction
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
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Folio of Fancies
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Wand
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Helm of Awakening
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Memory Vessel
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Boompile
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
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5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Synthesis Pod
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Timesifter
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Amulet
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Share the Spoils
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Mana Flare
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Wild Evocation
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Echoes
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Shared Fate
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Grip of Chaos
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Chance Encounter
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Swindler's Scheme
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Shadow
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Kitnap
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Zur's Weirding
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Telepathy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Dilation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
As Foretold
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Molten Tributary
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-32%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
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