Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Storm

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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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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Dig Through Time
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35%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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35%synergy
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46%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
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13%synergy
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Archaeomancer
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8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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Curious Homunculus
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21%synergy
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Archmage Emeritus
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0%synergy
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17%synergy
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-5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
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7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
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10%synergy
Jace's Projection
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12%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
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11%synergy
Loyal Inventor
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8%synergy
Quistis Trepe
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9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
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10%synergy
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1%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
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5%synergy
Walking Ballista
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
Gilded Drake
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6%synergy
Flux Channeler
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3%synergy
Spark Double
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-4%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
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6%synergy
Phantasmal Image
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4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Transit Mage
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5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
The Mindskinner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
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-3%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
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3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
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2%synergy
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Muddle the Mixture
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39%synergy
Consider
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40%synergy
Flusterstorm
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45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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30%synergy
Pact of Negation
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40%synergy
Brain Freeze
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41%synergy
Opt
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20%synergy
Impulse
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40%synergy
Pongify
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1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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31%synergy
Force of Negation
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25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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29%synergy
Dispel
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27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-3%synergy
Negate
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-6%synergy
Intuition
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30%synergy
Resculpt
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13%synergy
Mission Briefing
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29%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
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27%synergy
Spell Pierce
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23%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
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16%synergy
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0%synergy
Dizzy Spell
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26%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-9%synergy
Radstorm
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25%synergy
Unwind
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17%synergy
Mental Misstep
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16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
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18%synergy
Remand
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
Thought Scour
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11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
Strix Serenade
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Said // Done
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13%synergy
Daze
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11%synergy
Aetherize
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-15%synergy
Delay
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10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
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2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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4%synergy
Mental Note
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
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Treasure Cruise
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43%synergy
Fabricate
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28%synergy
Flood of Recollection
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43%synergy
Echo of Eons
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38%synergy
Personal Tutor
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37%synergy
Time Spiral
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39%synergy
Stock Up
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35%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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27%synergy
Sleight of Hand
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25%synergy
Serum Visions
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17%synergy
Call to Mind
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26%synergy
Bond of Insight
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22%synergy
Deep Analysis
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17%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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16%synergy
Lock and Load
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18%synergy
Pull from the Deep
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18%synergy
Reshape
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11%synergy
Jace's Triumph
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13%synergy
Timetwister
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11%synergy
Step Between Worlds
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9%synergy
Chart a Course
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5%synergy
Consuming Tide
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6%synergy
Enter the Infinite
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4%synergy
Contentious Plan
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5%synergy
Recall
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8%synergy
Paradigm Shift
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8%synergy
Quasiduplicate
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6%synergy
Hidden Strings
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5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
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4%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
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2%synergy
Portent
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7%synergy
Diminishing Returns
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9%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
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5%synergy
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Isochron Scepter
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37%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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35%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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39%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
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36%synergy
The Water Crystal
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10%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
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0%synergy
Engineered Explosives
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9%synergy
Mystic Forge
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0%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
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2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-17%synergy
Helm of Awakening
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6%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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6%synergy
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Back to Basics
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29%synergy
Dress Down
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29%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
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18%synergy
Counterbalance
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10%synergy
Copy Artifact
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10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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-8%synergy
Omniscience
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1%synergy
Thought Lash
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8%synergy
Oath of Jace
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9%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Teferi's Talent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Copy Land
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Jace Reawakened
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
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6%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
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8%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
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8%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
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8%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
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Mystic Sanctuary
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31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-43%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Lotus Petal
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mox Diamond
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Grim Monolith
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Opal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Aetherspark
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Flooded Strand
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Misty Rainforest
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Prismatic Vista
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Command Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy