Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core

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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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69%synergy
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53%synergy
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34%synergy
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32%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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23%synergy
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51%synergy
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51%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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45%synergy
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46%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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38%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
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26%synergy
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27%synergy
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25%synergy
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27%synergy
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21%synergy
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27%synergy
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20%synergy
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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-3%synergy
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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8%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
Balor
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11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
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10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion62 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
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7%synergy
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7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
7%synergy
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6%synergy
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Invert Polarity
43%inclusion255 decks587 decks
32%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion253 decks587 decks
42%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
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40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
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41%synergy
Counterspell
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-15%synergy
Chaos Mutation
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35%synergy
Dream Fracture
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27%synergy
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16%synergy
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27%synergy
Words of Wisdom
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25%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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18%synergy
Long River's Pull
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18%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion108 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion107 decks587 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion98 decks587 decks
-21%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion97 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Reins of Power
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
14%synergy
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-16%synergy
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14%synergy
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-12%synergy
Brainstorm
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-29%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-4%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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-15%synergy
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45%synergy
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4%synergy
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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25%synergy
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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-14%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
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8%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
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Insurrection
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
6%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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-24%synergy
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6%synergy
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-1%synergy
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5%synergy
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-18%synergy
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5%synergy
Time Reversal
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4%synergy
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Folio of Fancies
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38%synergy
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36%synergy
Knowledge Pool
29%inclusion173 decks587 decks
29%synergy
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27%synergy
Font of Mythos
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26%synergy
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21%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion131 decks587 decks
20%synergy
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22%inclusion130 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion102 decks587 decks
-8%synergy
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-13%synergy
Horn of Greed
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14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion84 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Memory Vessel
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
39%inclusion231 decks587 decks
38%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion219 decks587 decks
36%synergy
Powerbalance
34%inclusion198 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion180 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
29%inclusion173 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Mana Flare
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27%synergy
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27%inclusion160 decks587 decks
26%synergy
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25%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
25%inclusion145 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
23%inclusion134 decks587 decks
21%synergy
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22%inclusion128 decks587 decks
21%synergy
Grip of Chaos
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Wild Evocation
18%inclusion103 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
16%inclusion95 decks587 decks
16%synergy
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15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion85 decks587 decks
13%synergy
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14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
11%synergy
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12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
11%synergy
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10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
9.4%inclusion55 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Improbable Alliance
9.0%inclusion53 decks587 decks
8%synergy
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8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
7.5%inclusion24 decks321 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Planar Chaos
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
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25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.2%inclusion54 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion418 decks587 decks
23%synergy
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51%inclusion299 decks587 decks
50%synergy
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25%inclusion148 decks587 decks
24%synergy
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23%inclusion134 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
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18%inclusion103 decks587 decks
8%synergy
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12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
3%synergy
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9.4%inclusion55 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
5%synergy
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86%inclusion502 decks587 decks
4%synergy
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85%inclusion497 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
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68%inclusion397 decks587 decks
32%synergy
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63%inclusion370 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion335 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion226 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion197 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion175 decks587 decks
22%synergy
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18%inclusion105 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion99 decks587 decks
8%synergy
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15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.9%inclusion26 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-15%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
6%synergy
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Mountain
99%inclusion579 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion578 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion529 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion443 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion354 decks587 decks
0%synergy
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56%inclusion327 decks587 decks
12%synergy
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54%inclusion315 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
52%inclusion307 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion296 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
46%inclusion270 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion252 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
39%inclusion231 decks587 decks
-11%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion218 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion186 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion174 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
24%inclusion141 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion128 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion126 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion102 decks587 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion71 decks472 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion72 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.4%inclusion55 decks587 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
-11%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-14%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
3%synergy
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