Kellan, the Kid (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Kellan, the Kid
Rank #327
7decks
Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
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51%synergy
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36%synergy
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23%synergy
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45%synergy
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46%synergy
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40%synergy
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50%synergy
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31%synergy
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47%synergy
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84%synergy
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80%synergy
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80%synergy
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66%synergy
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57%synergy
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54%synergy
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68%synergy
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53%synergy
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43%synergy
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43%synergy
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73%synergy
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43%synergy
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43%synergy
Eternal Witness
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30%synergy
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32%synergy
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39%synergy
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40%synergy
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38%synergy
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33%synergy
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41%synergy
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33%synergy
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41%synergy
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38%synergy
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41%synergy
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40%synergy
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27%synergy
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14%synergy
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26%synergy
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25%synergy
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26%synergy
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21%synergy
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25%synergy
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23%synergy
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27%synergy
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27%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
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24%synergy
Kodama of the East Tree
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25%synergy
Six
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Haru, Hidden Talent
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21%synergy
Formidable Speaker
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22%synergy
Badgermole Cub
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20%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Future
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
Mockingbird
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5%synergy
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
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14%synergy
Brazen Borrower
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13%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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14%synergy
Flusterstorm
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38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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38%synergy
Dovin's Veto
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26%synergy
Eladamri's Call
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18%synergy
Saw It Coming
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26%synergy
Faithful Mending
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27%synergy
Mental Misstep
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25%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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21%synergy
Noxious Revival
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25%synergy
Veil of Summer
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25%synergy
Crop Rotation
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23%synergy
Silence
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23%synergy
Airbending Lesson
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22%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
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21%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
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15%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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14%synergy
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6%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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-3%synergy
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12%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
Pact of Negation
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
Counterspell
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-23%synergy
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12%synergy
Lofty Denial
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13%synergy
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Avatar's Wrath
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43%synergy
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39%synergy
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35%synergy
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39%synergy
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
Ravenform
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26%synergy
Winternight Stories
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16%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Last March of the Ents
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11%synergy
Arcane Heist
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14%synergy
Mind's Desire
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14%synergy
Timetwister
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14%synergy
Enter the Infinite
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14%synergy
Tooth and Nail
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14%synergy
Farewell
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-2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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10%synergy
Natural Order
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14%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
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13%synergy
Preordain
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11%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
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12%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
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13%synergy
Supreme Verdict
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6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
Make Your Own Luck
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13%synergy
Cultivate
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-23%synergy
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13%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
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13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
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40%synergy
The Great Henge
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20%synergy
The Key to the Vault
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26%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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10%synergy
Chaos Wand
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14%synergy
Expedition Map
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13%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
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14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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12%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
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14%synergy
Crawlspace
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13%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
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14%synergy
Shuko
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14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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13%synergy
Mystic Forge
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14%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Locked Hothouse
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27%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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25%synergy
One with the Multiverse
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27%synergy
Omniscience
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27%synergy
Aura Shards
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22%synergy
Mind's Dilation
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28%synergy
Airbender Ascension
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20%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
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23%synergy
Freed from the Real
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10%synergy
Exploration
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10%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Training Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Rising Waters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
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12%synergy
Mana Breach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Virtue of Strength
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Food Chain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Future Sight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kellan Joins Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Reawakened
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Field of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Mox Amber
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Mox Opal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Lotus Petal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Unity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Sol Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mox Tantalite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Windswept Heath
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Savannah
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Tundra
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Breeding Pool
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Temple Garden
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Island
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Forest
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Plains
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Tropical Island
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Mana Confluence
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Sea of Clouds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Deserted Beach
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Fortress
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Horizon of Progress
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-21%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-0%synergy
Brushland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Willowrush Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Scattered Groves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy