Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Flying

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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The Mind Stone
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Erode
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Eclipsed Steppe
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Balefire Dragon
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87%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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87%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
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83%synergy
Dragon Tempest
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78%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
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77%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
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74%synergy
Mother of Runes
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Deflecting Swat
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Aurelia, the Warleader
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64%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
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62%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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55%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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39%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
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60%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
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62%synergy
Lord of the Void
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Serra's Emissary
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59%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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1%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
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57%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
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56%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
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55%synergy
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Teferi's Protection
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40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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37%synergy
Smothering Tithe
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9%synergy
Necropotence
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17%synergy
Farewell
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8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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4%synergy
The One Ring
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7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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3%synergy
Chrome Mox
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6%synergy
Jeska's Will
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Creatures
Angel of Despair
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Twinflame Tyrant
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Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
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Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
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Hellkite Tyrant
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Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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Esper Sentinel
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Reya Dawnbringer
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40%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
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41%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
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27%synergy
Master of Cruelties
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37%synergy
Giver of Runes
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38%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
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35%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
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39%synergy
Drana and Linvala
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28%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
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32%synergy
Bloodthirster
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34%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
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34%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
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30%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
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28%synergy
Grand Abolisher
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24%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
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26%synergy
Angel of Serenity
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
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15%synergy
Sower of Discord
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16%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
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13%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
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9%synergy
Resolute Archangel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
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9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
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9%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
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3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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3%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Doom Whisperer
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10%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
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10%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
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8%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Protector of the Wastes
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8%synergy
Parapet Thrasher
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8%synergy
Clarion Conqueror
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7%synergy
Instants
Flawless Maneuver
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41%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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22%synergy
Path to Exile
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9%synergy
Boros Charm
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19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
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20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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24%synergy
Akroma's Will
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12%synergy
Terminate
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6%synergy
Wear // Tear
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7%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
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13%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
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13%synergy
Saw in Half
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11%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
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13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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3%synergy
Entomb
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4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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6%synergy
Burnt Offering
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Silence
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Despark
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Reprieve
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8%synergy
Generous Gift
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Valakut Awakening
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8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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2%synergy
Restoration Magic
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6%synergy
Fire Covenant
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6%synergy
Fell the Profane
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1%synergy
Orim's Chant
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5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-15%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
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4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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4%synergy
Undying Malice
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7%synergy
Final Fortune
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5%synergy
Great Train Heist
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3%synergy
Demand Answers
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2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-4%synergy
Utter End
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3%synergy
Deflecting Palm
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1%synergy
Pyroblast
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3%synergy
Crackling Doom
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-10%synergy
Fracture
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1%synergy
Withering Torment
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
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5%synergy
Damn
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27%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
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20%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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26%synergy
Night's Whisper
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13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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22%synergy
Sign in Blood
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18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-1%synergy
Painful Truths
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11%synergy
Vandalblast
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5%synergy
Read the Bones
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6%synergy
Earthquake
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14%synergy
Unburial Rites
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13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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3%synergy
Grim Tutor
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7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
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4%synergy
Victimize
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-1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
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6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
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2%synergy
Vindicate
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2%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
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7%synergy
Buried Alive
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1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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5%synergy
Impolite Entrance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Splinter's Technique
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4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
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20%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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12%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
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13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
The Fire Crystal
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5%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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6%synergy
Helm of the Host
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2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
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7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
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6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
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22%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sneak Attack
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Windcrag Siege
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Rising of the Day
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
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14%synergy
Land Tax
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9%synergy
All-Out Assault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Reunion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Aggravated Assault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Contract
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Arena of Glory
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52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Monumental Henge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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14%synergy
Sol Ring
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8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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37%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Boros Signet
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
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6%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Blood Crypt
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Sacred Foundry
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Godless Shrine
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Mountain
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-1%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Plateau
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77%synergy
Arid Mesa
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Spectator Seating
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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52%synergy
Luxury Suite
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51%synergy
Marsh Flats
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Vault of Champions
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49%synergy
Savai Triome
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Sundown Pass
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23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Nomad Outpost
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Battlefield Forge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Wooded Foothills
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Elegant Parlor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy