Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core Group Hug

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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DougY
Jan 23, 2026
DougY
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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28%synergy
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12%synergy
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87%synergy
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86%synergy
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76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
74%synergy
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71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
70%synergy
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69%synergy
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67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
64%synergy
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53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
52%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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33%synergy
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22%synergy
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47%synergy
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49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Temple Bell
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48%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
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44%synergy
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43%synergy
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44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
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42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
41%synergy
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-9%synergy
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40%synergy
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42%synergy
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39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
37%synergy
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33%synergy
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38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
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33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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24%synergy
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25%synergy
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26%synergy
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26%synergy
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25%synergy
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18%synergy
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23%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
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23%synergy
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13%synergy
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22%synergy
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-9%synergy
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-9%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
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14%synergy
Cephalid Broker
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Balor
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13%synergy
Academy Loremaster
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Brand
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35%synergy
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
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30%synergy
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-22%synergy
Wrong Turn
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30%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
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26%synergy
Chaos Mutation
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25%synergy
Dream Fracture
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26%synergy
Words of Wisdom
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22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-16%synergy
Negate
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-13%synergy
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-10%synergy
Brainstorm
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-26%synergy
Wash Away
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16%synergy
Evacuation
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15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sudden Substitution
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13%synergy
Abrade
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-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-6%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
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10%synergy
Run Away Together
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7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
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10%synergy
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-6%synergy
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-5%synergy
Long River's Pull
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6%synergy
Frantic Search
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-33%synergy
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-10%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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-3%synergy
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6%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
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0%synergy
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30%synergy
Scrambleverse
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28%synergy
Winds of Change
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26%synergy
Role Reversal
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25%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
Warp World
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
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2%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Fascination
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Thieves' Auction
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Skyscribing
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Time Reversal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-27%synergy
Vandalblast
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-16%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Shifting Grift
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11%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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9%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
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9%synergy
Wheel of Fate
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8%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
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9%synergy
Over the Top
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9%synergy
River's Rebuke
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7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
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9%synergy
Infernal Plunge
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6%synergy
Energy Tap
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6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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2%synergy
Order of Succession
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6%synergy
Echo of Eons
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4%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dance with Calamity
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5%synergy
Day's Undoing
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6%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
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5%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
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6%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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-16%synergy
Ravenform
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4%synergy
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Folio of Fancies
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
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31%synergy
Chaos Wand
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30%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Helm of Awakening
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Font of Mythos
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Knowledge Pool
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22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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14%synergy
Horn of Greed
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17%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
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15%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Tempting Contract
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Manifold Key
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Monument
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
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Mana Flare
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Powerbalance
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Possibility Storm
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Hive Mind
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Weftwalking
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shared Fate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planar Atlas
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
The Irencrag
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Island
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
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