Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Aggro

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Alex Wicker
Nov 27, 2025
The Art of Playing It Cool in Commander
In this edition of Commander Philosophy, Alex explores the art of playing it cool. When do you chill, and when do you become the threat?
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Redirect Lightning
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Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
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Avacyn, Angel of Hope
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Master of Cruelties
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Balefire Dragon
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Vilis, Broker of Blood
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Lightning Greaves
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Swords to Plowshares
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Path to Exile
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Lord of the Void
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Serra's Emissary
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Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
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Terror of the Peaks
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Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
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Isshin, Two Heavens as One
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Mother of Runes
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Demonic Tutor
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Smothering Tithe
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Teferi's Protection
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Vampiric Tutor
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Enlightened Tutor
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The One Ring
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Ancient Tomb
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Necropotence
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Jeska's Will
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Chrome Mox
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Archfiend of Despair
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Angel of Despair
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Valgavoth, Terror Eater
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Ancient Copper Dragon
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Drana and Linvala
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Hellkite Tyrant
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Reya Dawnbringer
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Grand Abolisher
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Archfiend of Depravity
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Twinflame Tyrant
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Angel of Serenity
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Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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Bloodthirster
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Esper Sentinel
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Angelic Arbiter
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Sower of Discord
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Giver of Runes
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Bruna, the Fading Light
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20%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
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Gisela, the Broken Blade
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Lyra Dawnbringer
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Summon: Bahamut
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Aurelia, the Law Above
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Bloodgift Demon
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Akroma, Angel of Wrath
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Hoarding Broodlord
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Scourge of the Throne
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Demonlord Belzenlok
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Utvara Hellkite
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Harvester of Souls
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Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
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Platinum Angel
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Angel of the Ruins
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Herald of Eternal Dawn
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Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
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Archangel Avacyn
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Anguished Unmaking
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Deflecting Swat
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Flawless Maneuver
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Dark Ritual
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Deadly Rollick
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Akroma's Will
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Chaos Warp
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Crackling Doom
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Terminate
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Generous Gift
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Mortify
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Despark
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Malakir Rebirth
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Dawn's Truce
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Silence
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Rakdos Charm
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Thrill of Possibility
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Fell the Profane
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Flare of Fortitude
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Pyroblast
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Sejiri Shelter
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Wear // Tear
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Fracture
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Stroke of Midnight
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Entomb
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Utter End
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Ephemerate
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Tibalt's Trickery
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Red Elemental Blast
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Bedevil
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Rebuff the Wicked
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Valakut Awakening
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Inevitable Defeat
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Orim's Chant
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Saw in Half
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Ruinous Ultimatum
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Reanimate
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Demonic Counsel
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Damn
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Night's Whisper
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Read the Bones
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Faithless Looting
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Blasphemous Act
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Sign in Blood
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Farewell
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Diabolic Tutor
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Wrath of God
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Grim Tutor
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Toxic Deluge
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Painful Truths
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Vindicate
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Armageddon
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Austere Command
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Gamble
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Vandalblast
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Damnation
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Wheel of Fortune
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Unburial Rites
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Insatiable Avarice
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Imperial Seal
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Earthquake
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Relentless Assault
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Full Throttle
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Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
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17%synergy
Helm of the Host
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Mithril Coat
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Strionic Resonator
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Lavaspur Boots
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Quicksilver Amulet
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9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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4%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
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3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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Brotherhood Regalia
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Bolas's Citadel
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Sword of Hearth and Home
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Horn of the Mark
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Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
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Dragon Tempest
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Reconnaissance
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Animate Dead
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Rising of the Day
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Black Market Connections
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5%synergy
Windcrag Siege
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Phyrexian Reclamation
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Land Tax
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9%synergy
Aggravated Assault
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Sneak Attack
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10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
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9%synergy
All-Out Assault
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-3%synergy
Liliana's Contract
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8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
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5%synergy
Fervor
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5%synergy
Necromancy
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
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Arena of Glory
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Rogue's Passage
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11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-3%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
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21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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-3%synergy
Command Beacon
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13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
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5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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3%synergy
Minas Tirith
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2%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
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6%synergy
Maze of Ith
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6%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
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Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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0%synergy
Temple of the False God
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0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
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5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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8%synergy
Arcane Signet
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6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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Talisman of Conviction
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Talisman of Indulgence
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15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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17%synergy
Boros Signet
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Rakdos Signet
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15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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0%synergy
Lotus Petal
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Mind Stone
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0%synergy
Thought Vessel
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Mana Vault
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The Soul Stone
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Mox Diamond
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Lands
Command Tower
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Plains
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Swamp
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Mountain
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0%synergy
Godless Shrine
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Sacred Foundry
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19%synergy
Blood Crypt
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19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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18%synergy
Savai Triome
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Marsh Flats
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Arid Mesa
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Nomad Outpost
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Exotic Orchard
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Vault of Champions
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Caves of Koilos
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Isolated Chapel
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Spectator Seating
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Dragonskull Summit
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Clifftop Retreat
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Luxury Suite
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Battlefield Forge
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Sulfurous Springs
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Sundown Pass
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Shattered Sanctum
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City of Brass
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Haunted Ridge
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Smoldering Marsh
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Fetid Heath
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3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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Reflecting Pool
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Mana Confluence
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12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
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Rugged Prairie
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4%synergy
Temple of Silence
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Badlands
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Temple of Triumph
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-5%synergy
Plateau
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6%synergy
Graven Cairns
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7%synergy
Scrubland
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6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-21%synergy
Shattered Landscape
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-4%synergy
Boros Garrison
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1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
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4%synergy
Temple of Malice
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-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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-6%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
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5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
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0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
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4%synergy