Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Spellslinger

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Alex Wicker
Jul 22, 2025
Commander Philosophy - How Does "Dies To Removal" Actually Work?
In this Commander Philosophy, let's talk about that old phrase "Dies to removal." What does it mean, and how does it affect Commander games?
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Mystical Tutor
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Cyclonic Rift
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Rhystic Study
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Force of Will
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Mox Diamond
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Snapcaster Mage
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38%synergy
Palinchron
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42%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
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16%synergy
Displacer Kitten
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23%synergy
Archaeomancer
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Cloud of Faeries
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Talrand, Sky Summoner
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17%synergy
Peregrine Drake
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Haughty Djinn
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15%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
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Murmuring Mystic
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Jace's Archivist
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Thunderclap Drake
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Spark Double
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Archmage of Runes
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Thassa's Oracle
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-1%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
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11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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-6%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
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8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
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8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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Nezahal, Primal Tide
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2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
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6%synergy
Jace's Projection
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9%synergy
Quistis Trepe
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9%synergy
Guildpact Informant
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6%synergy
The Reality Chip
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-5%synergy
Gilded Drake
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5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
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5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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-6%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
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8%synergy
Micromancer
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7%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
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-1%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
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1%synergy
Curious Homunculus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
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-3%synergy
Instants
Narset's Reversal
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47%synergy
Swan Song
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31%synergy
Negate
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17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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35%synergy
Impulse
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46%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
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31%synergy
Mana Drain
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20%synergy
Pact of Negation
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37%synergy
Pongify
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5%synergy
Flusterstorm
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35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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5%synergy
Brain Freeze
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33%synergy
Mission Briefing
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33%synergy
Capsize
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30%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-1%synergy
Dispel
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23%synergy
Reality Shift
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3%synergy
Misdirection
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25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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Opt
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3%synergy
Thought Scour
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21%synergy
Force of Negation
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13%synergy
Dizzy Spell
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23%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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15%synergy
Whir of Invention
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9%synergy
Delay
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16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
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13%synergy
Resculpt
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Spell Pierce
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10%synergy
Evacuation
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9%synergy
Mental Misstep
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Paradoxical Outcome
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12%synergy
Cryptic Command
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3%synergy
Wipe Away
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14%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
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Rewind
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2%synergy
Mental Note
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13%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
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Reality Spasm
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12%synergy
Unsubstantiate
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10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
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3%synergy
Long-Term Plans
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9%synergy
Miscast
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Unwind
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2%synergy
Obsessive Search
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Flash of Insight
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10%synergy
Wash Away
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5%synergy
Peer Through Depths
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10%synergy
Silundi Vision
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5%synergy
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Treasure Cruise
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Echo of Eons
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Fabricate
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27%synergy
Flood of Recollection
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44%synergy
Time Spiral
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39%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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30%synergy
Serum Visions
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22%synergy
Deep Analysis
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23%synergy
Sleight of Hand
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22%synergy
Enter the Infinite
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16%synergy
Jace's Triumph
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20%synergy
Personal Tutor
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14%synergy
Stock Up
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Lórien Revealed
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7%synergy
Call to Mind
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15%synergy
Bond of Insight
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13%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
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14%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
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14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
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5%synergy
Lock and Load
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11%synergy
Recurring Insight
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9%synergy
Strategic Planning
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7%synergy
Contentious Plan
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4%synergy
Careful Study
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6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
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5%synergy
Reshape
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1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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Contingency Plan
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8%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
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8%synergy
Hidden Strings
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4%synergy
Ravenform
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-2%synergy
Relearn
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6%synergy
Pull from the Deep
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6%synergy
Commit // Memory
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3%synergy
Jace's Ruse
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6%synergy
Retraced Image
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3%synergy
Timetwister
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4%synergy
Fractured Sanity
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0%synergy
Transmute Artifact
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3%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
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1%synergy
Diminishing Returns
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6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
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51%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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27%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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19%synergy
Voltaic Key
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9%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
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12%synergy
Monument to Endurance
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7%synergy
Sentinel Tower
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8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
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3%synergy
Primal Amulet
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6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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-12%synergy
Azor's Gateway
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6%synergy
Helm of Awakening
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3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
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24%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
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20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
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12%synergy
Back to Basics
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8%synergy
Copy Artifact
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13%synergy
Dress Down
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14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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-5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
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10%synergy
Oath of Jace
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12%synergy
Propaganda
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-19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
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1%synergy
Wizard Class
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-9%synergy
Omniscience
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0%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
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8%synergy
Counterbalance
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2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
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-2%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
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5%synergy
Induced Amnesia
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6%synergy
Treachery
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5%synergy
Future Sight
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4%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Control Magic
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4%synergy
Trail of Evidence
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5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
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4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
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0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
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17%synergy
Jace Reawakened
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15%synergy
Jace Beleren
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13%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
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12%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
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5%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
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7%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
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3%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
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1%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
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43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
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1%synergy
Halimar Depths
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6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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0%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
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5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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1%synergy
Academy Ruins
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-10%synergy
Terrain Generator
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0%synergy
Rivendell
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-4%synergy
Sunken Palace
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2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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6%synergy
Arcane Signet
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0%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-11%synergy
Mox Amber
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27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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15%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
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27%synergy
Lotus Petal
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20%synergy
Mind Stone
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-8%synergy
Mana Crypt
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17%synergy
Mox Opal
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10%synergy
Midnight Clock
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-6%synergy
Grim Monolith
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7%synergy
Sky Diamond
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-11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
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2%synergy
Hedron Archive
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4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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-4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
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7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
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3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Island
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-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
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45%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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43%synergy
Polluted Delta
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43%synergy
Misty Rainforest
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
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3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy