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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Mind's Desire
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Merchant Scroll
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Preordain
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Ponder
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Solve the Equation
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Mystical Tutor
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Cyclonic Rift
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Fierce Guardianship
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Rhystic Study
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Force of Will
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Spellseeker
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Cloud of Faeries
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39%synergy
Palinchron
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37%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
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4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
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Displacer Kitten
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Peregrine Drake
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16%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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9%synergy
Curious Homunculus
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22%synergy
The Reality Chip
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Archaeomancer
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Micromancer
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18%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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Haughty Djinn
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Archmage Emeritus
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Laboratory Maniac
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-4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
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10%synergy
Jace's Projection
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13%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
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11%synergy
Loyal Inventor
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
Quistis Trepe
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9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
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10%synergy
Walking Ballista
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4%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
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6%synergy
Gilded Drake
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7%synergy
Flux Channeler
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4%synergy
Spark Double
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-4%synergy
Phantasmal Image
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4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
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4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
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-4%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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-1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Transit Mage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
The Mindskinner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dig Through Time
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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15%synergy
Consider
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38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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33%synergy
Pact of Negation
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42%synergy
Opt
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22%synergy
Impulse
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43%synergy
Pongify
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3%synergy
Brain Freeze
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Force of Negation
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27%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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31%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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28%synergy
Dispel
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29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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13%synergy
Negate
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-5%synergy
Resculpt
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15%synergy
Mission Briefing
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30%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
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29%synergy
Spell Pierce
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25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-6%synergy
Intuition
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27%synergy
Reality Shift
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1%synergy
Dizzy Spell
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27%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-8%synergy
Radstorm
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26%synergy
Unwind
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19%synergy
Mental Misstep
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17%synergy
Chain of Vapor
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19%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
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12%synergy
Miscast
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20%synergy
Scour for Scrap
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12%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
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18%synergy
Capsize
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15%synergy
Remand
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16%synergy
Energybending
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Three Steps Ahead
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5%synergy
Strix Serenade
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6%synergy
Whir of Invention
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2%synergy
Experimental Augury
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9%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
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9%synergy
Said // Done
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14%synergy
Daze
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12%synergy
Thought Scour
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7%synergy
Delay
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10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
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3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
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9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
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6%synergy
Take the Fall
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9%synergy
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Fabricate
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31%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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41%synergy
Flood of Recollection
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40%synergy
Personal Tutor
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39%synergy
Stock Up
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35%synergy
Echo of Eons
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35%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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29%synergy
Time Spiral
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37%synergy
Boomerang Basics
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31%synergy
Serum Visions
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19%synergy
Call to Mind
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27%synergy
Sleight of Hand
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21%synergy
Deep Analysis
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18%synergy
Lock and Load
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19%synergy
Pull from the Deep
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19%synergy
Bond of Insight
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18%synergy
Reshape
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12%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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12%synergy
Jace's Triumph
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14%synergy
Timetwister
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12%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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5%synergy
Contentious Plan
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5%synergy
Recall
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9%synergy
Paradigm Shift
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9%synergy
Quasiduplicate
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7%synergy
Hidden Strings
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6%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
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4%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
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2%synergy
Portent
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8%synergy
Diminishing Returns
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9%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
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39%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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37%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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41%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
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38%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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3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-17%synergy
Helm of Awakening
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7%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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6%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
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26%synergy
Dress Down
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31%synergy
Chakra Meditation
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33%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
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19%synergy
Counterbalance
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11%synergy
Copy Artifact
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11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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-8%synergy
Omniscience
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1%synergy
Thought Lash
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9%synergy
Oath of Jace
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9%synergy
Propaganda
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-21%synergy
Teferi's Talent
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9%synergy
Copy Land
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4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
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-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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28%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
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27%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
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13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Jace Reawakened
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
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6%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
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30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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17%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-47%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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0%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
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45%synergy
Lotus Petal
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35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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23%synergy
Mox Diamond
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32%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-18%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
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23%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Aetherspark
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
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-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Flooded Strand
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Misty Rainforest
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy