Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget Core

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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16%synergy
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71%synergy
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72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
71%synergy
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70%synergy
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67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
66%synergy
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67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
66%synergy
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65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
64%synergy
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62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
60%synergy
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60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
58%synergy
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57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
56%synergy
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57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
55%synergy
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27%synergy
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57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
53%synergy
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53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
49%synergy
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52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
51%synergy
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47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
46%synergy
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45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
43%synergy
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45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
42%synergy
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43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
42%synergy
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43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
36%synergy
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43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
43%synergy
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42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Homunculus Horde
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
32%synergy
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32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
31%synergy
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32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
29%synergy
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28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
28%synergy
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27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
24%synergy
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25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
16%synergy
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25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
25%synergy
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25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
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25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Party Thrasher
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
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15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
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15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
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15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
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15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
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12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
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10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Falcon
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-32%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Shah of Naar Isle
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
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6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
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6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
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43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Wrong Turn
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Words of Wisdom
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Long River's Pull
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Invert Polarity
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Chef's Kiss
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Brand
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-30%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Run Away Together
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Evacuation
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Wash Away
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Mirrorform
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-27%synergy
Commander's Insight
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Commit // Memory
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Split Decision
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
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7%synergy
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8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
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-11%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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-1%synergy
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7%synergy
Thirst for Identity
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Tweeze
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
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5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
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Minds Aglow
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Fascination
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
33%synergy
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32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
31%synergy
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30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Scrambleverse
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Warp World
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Shifting Grift
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
25%synergy
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23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Order of Succession
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Whims of the Fates
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Game Plan
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-27%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Cascade
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Modify Memory
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Dance with Calamity
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
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6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Goods
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Creative Technique
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Throes of Chaos
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Strike
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bumi Bash
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse of Tomorrow
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Flood of Tears
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Step Between Worlds
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Self-Reflection
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Molten Psyche
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Act of Treason
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mob Rule
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
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35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Knowledge Pool
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
26%synergy
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23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Memory Vessel
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Temple Bell
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Amulet
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Kyoshi Battle Fan
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
War Balloon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Mana Flare
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Possibility Storm
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Share the Spoils
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Wild Evocation
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Improbable Alliance
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Eye of the Storm
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Weftwalking
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Shiny Impetus
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Zur's Weirding
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Double Vision
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Shared Fate
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Blossombind
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Founding of Omashu
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
The Cave of Two Lovers
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Hive Mind
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grasp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Cataract
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Jewel
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Bounty Board
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion52 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-27%synergy
Eroded Canyon
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Molten Tributary
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Campus
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Spectacle Summit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Springs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Scorched Geyser
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
TCRI Building
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
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