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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
Which Commander Precons Were More Impactful, 2016 or 2017?
The precons of 2016 and 2017 were both huge milestones for the Commander format. But which year was more impactful?
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33%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
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31%synergy
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
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76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Ponder
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
58%synergy
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52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
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42%synergy
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57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
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37%synergy
Windfall
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34%synergy
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32%synergy
Counterspell
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32%synergy
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21%synergy
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13%synergy
Negate
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30%synergy
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48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
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31%synergy
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28%synergy
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23%synergy
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18%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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41%synergy
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44%synergy
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31%synergy
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37%synergy
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26%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
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5%synergy
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6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
Terminate
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8%synergy
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18%synergy
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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21%synergy
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5%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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2%synergy
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12%synergy
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4%synergy
Flusterstorm
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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10%synergy
Aetherize
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11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
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13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
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7%synergy
Comet Storm
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12%synergy
Izzet Charm
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12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
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12%synergy
Force of Negation
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6%synergy
Mana Leak
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13%synergy
Dismember
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13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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5%synergy
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-2%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
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7%synergy
Electrodominance
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
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9%synergy
Seething Song
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3%synergy
Daze
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7%synergy
Opt
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4%synergy
Cancel
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Counterflux
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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Gitaxian Probe
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23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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14%synergy
Mana Geyser
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19%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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16%synergy
Grapeshot
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17%synergy
Boltwave
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14%synergy
Imperial Seal
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7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
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11%synergy
Careful Study
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12%synergy
Duress
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14%synergy
Past in Flames
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12%synergy
Gamble
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4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
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9%synergy
Grim Tutor
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10%synergy
Portent
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14%synergy
Solve the Equation
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12%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
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11%synergy
Flash Photography
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10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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4%synergy
Unearth
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7%synergy
Vicious Rumors
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9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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6%synergy
Doomsday
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9%synergy
Insurrection
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7%synergy
Night's Whisper
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5%synergy
Twinflame
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7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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7%synergy
Fireball
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9%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
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9%synergy
Dark Deal
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
Chain of Smog
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9%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
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4%synergy
Circle of Power
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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Isochron Scepter
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26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Primal Amulet
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18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Scroll Rack
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
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Propaganda
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
Curiosity
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5%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Collective Restraint
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
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4%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
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6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
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Sol Ring
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Island
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Oscorp Industries
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
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