Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Core

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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EDHREC's team of writers reminisce about the anniversary of one of Magic's most important products.
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Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
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Sephara, Sky's Blade
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49%synergy
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45%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
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40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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39%synergy
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38%synergy
Angel of Serenity
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37%synergy
Master of Cruelties
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Lightning Greaves
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29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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Path to Exile
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4%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
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33%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
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24%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
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34%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
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32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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18%synergy
Boros Charm
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7%synergy
Terminate
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23%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
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1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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Creatures
Aegis Angel
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Drana and Linvala
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24%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
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Angelic Arbiter
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Harvester of Souls
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27%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
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Lord of the Void
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25%synergy
Balefire Dragon
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24%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
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27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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23%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
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26%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
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23%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
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25%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
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24%synergy
Serra's Emissary
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23%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
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22%synergy
Mother of Runes
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18%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
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22%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
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23%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
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19%synergy
Steel Hellkite
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22%synergy
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
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21%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
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21%synergy
Demon of Loathing
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20%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
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18%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
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19%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
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15%synergy
Karmic Guide
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14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
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15%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
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13%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
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16%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
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16%synergy
Vile Mutilator
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17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
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16%synergy
Sower of Discord
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16%synergy
Dragon Mage
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16%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
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16%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
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16%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
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16%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
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15%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
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15%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
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15%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
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9%synergy
Firemane Commando
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12%synergy
Piru, the Volatile
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13%synergy
Bloodthirster
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12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
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11%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
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13%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
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14%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
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13%synergy
Instants
Mortify
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20%synergy
Crackling Doom
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13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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-9%synergy
Despark
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7%synergy
Chaos Warp
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2%synergy
Generous Gift
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-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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1%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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Thrill of Possibility
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Akroma's Will
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Bedevil
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Utter End
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Return to Dust
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Fracture
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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Wear // Tear
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-3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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4%synergy
Abrade
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2%synergy
Divine Resilience
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7%synergy
Surge of Salvation
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6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
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2%synergy
Gods Willing
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6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
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4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-10%synergy
Legion Leadership
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2%synergy
Murder
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3%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
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Restoration Magic
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3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-6%synergy
Demand Answers
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1%synergy
Master Warcraft
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4%synergy
Loran's Escape
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4%synergy
Disenchant
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3%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
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-7%synergy
Read the Bones
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22%synergy
Sign in Blood
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17%synergy
Night's Whisper
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10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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16%synergy
Damn
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2%synergy
Faithless Looting
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5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-4%synergy
Painful Truths
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10%synergy
Reanimate
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-1%synergy
Earthquake
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13%synergy
Unburial Rites
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12%synergy
Austere Command
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7%synergy
Vindicate
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8%synergy
Wrath of God
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7%synergy
Syphon Mind
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8%synergy
Merciless Eviction
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5%synergy
Vandalblast
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-3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
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6%synergy
Victimize
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-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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-1%synergy
Relentless Assault
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5%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
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6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
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5%synergy
Overpowering Attack
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4%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
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0%synergy
Response // Resurgence
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
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22%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
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12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion314 decks2.41K decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
13%inclusion311 decks2.41K decks
10%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
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10%synergy
Mithril Coat
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4%synergy
Helm of the Host
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2%synergy
Horn of the Mark
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5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
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3%synergy
Enchantments
Rising of the Day
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16%synergy
Dragon Tempest
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19%synergy
Windcrag Siege
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0%synergy
Reconnaissance
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3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
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10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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11%synergy
All-Out Assault
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0%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
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9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
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8%synergy
Liliana's Contract
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8%synergy
Animate Dead
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0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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1%synergy
Firja's Retribution
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7%synergy
Land Tax
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1%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-9%synergy
Aggravated Assault
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2%synergy
Sneak Attack
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3%synergy
Fervor
5.6%inclusion135 decks2.41K decks
4%synergy
True Conviction
5.4%inclusion129 decks2.41K decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
8.0%inclusion192 decks2.41K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion919 decks2.41K decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion396 decks2.41K decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion318 decks2.41K decks
6%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
12%inclusion296 decks2.41K decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion285 decks2.41K decks
6%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
11%inclusion255 decks2.41K decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion179 decks2.41K decks
2%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.4%inclusion179 decks2.41K decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.7%inclusion138 decks2.41K decks
-1%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
5.6%inclusion134 decks2.41K decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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23%synergy
Boros Signet
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24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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21%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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11%synergy
Mind Stone
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9%synergy
Mardu Banner
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6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
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7%synergy
Thought Vessel
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2%synergy
Marble Diamond
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5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.3%inclusion127 decks2.41K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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4%synergy
Lands
Plains
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3%synergy
Swamp
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3%synergy
Mountain
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3%synergy
Command Tower
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-3%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-3%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
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-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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0%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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-4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
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10%synergy
Temple of Silence
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9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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-7%synergy
Boros Garrison
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16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion666 decks2.41K decks
14%synergy
Shattered Landscape
27%inclusion657 decks2.41K decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion589 decks2.41K decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion585 decks2.41K decks
-21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion557 decks2.41K decks
-15%synergy
Savai Triome
23%inclusion556 decks2.41K decks
-15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion550 decks2.41K decks
-5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion541 decks2.41K decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion532 decks2.41K decks
6%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
22%inclusion521 decks2.41K decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21%inclusion514 decks2.41K decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion419 decks2.41K decks
-16%synergy
Spectator Seating
16%inclusion396 decks2.41K decks
-15%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion390 decks2.41K decks
-16%synergy
Rugged Prairie
16%inclusion387 decks2.41K decks
-1%synergy
Sundown Pass
15%inclusion366 decks2.41K decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion366 decks2.41K decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion364 decks2.41K decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Heath
15%inclusion359 decks2.41K decks
-7%synergy
Luxury Suite
15%inclusion359 decks2.41K decks
-16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion342 decks2.41K decks
-11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion333 decks2.41K decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion313 decks2.41K decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion312 decks2.41K decks
2%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
13%inclusion310 decks2.41K decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion300 decks2.41K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion295 decks2.41K decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
12%inclusion290 decks2.41K decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion238 decks2.41K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.6%inclusion208 decks2.41K decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
8.3%inclusion178 decks2.15K decks
-3%synergy