Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Good Stuff

Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
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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Windfall
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Frantic Search
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Swan Song
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27%synergy
Jeska's Will
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Underworld Breach
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Ponder
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Imperial Seal
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Thassa's Oracle
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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8%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
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41%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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45%synergy
Rhystic Study
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31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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Mana Vault
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Force of Will
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Gamble
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Ancient Tomb
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Fierce Guardianship
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26%synergy
Chrome Mox
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37%synergy
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Simian Spirit Guide
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26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
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6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Vivi Ornitier
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14%synergy
Opposition Agent
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16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
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18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
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15%synergy
Displacer Kitten
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11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
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15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
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15%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
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12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
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8%synergy
Guttersnipe
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10%synergy
Notion Thief
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9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
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Coruscation Mage
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12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
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11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
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9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
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4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
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6%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
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5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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3%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
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5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
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4%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Aberration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Brazen Borrower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
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8%synergy
The Locust God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
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5%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
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7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
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2%synergy
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Force of Negation
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29%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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16%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-2%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Pact
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27%synergy
Demonic Consultation
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26%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
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Pyroblast
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Brain Freeze
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Consider
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23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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14%synergy
Seething Song
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23%synergy
Mana Drain
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Snap
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19%synergy
Pact of Negation
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21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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8%synergy
Intuition
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23%synergy
Dispel
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22%synergy
Opt
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19%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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12%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
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15%synergy
Final Fortune
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Ad Nauseam
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Increasing Vengeance
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Borne Upon a Wind
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12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
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Entomb
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11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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Izzet Charm
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Misdirection
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Spell Pierce
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Flame of Anor
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12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
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9%synergy
Negate
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Maestros Charm
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9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
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Big Score
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Galvanic Iteration
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Dig Through Time
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Abrade
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3%synergy
Prismari Command
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Valakut Awakening
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9%synergy
Abandon Attachments
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7%synergy
Fell the Profane
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1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
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3%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
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Rite of Flame
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Wheel of Fortune
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24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
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26%synergy
Vandalblast
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9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
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21%synergy
Mana Geyser
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20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
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18%synergy
Decree of Pain
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16%synergy
Preordain
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15%synergy
Chain of Smog
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See the Truth
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Expressive Iteration
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Grapeshot
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Boulder Dash
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Collective Defiance
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Lórien Revealed
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10%synergy
Doomsday
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12%synergy
Twinflame
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10%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
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8%synergy
Timetwister
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10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
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Rise of the Dark Realms
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Thoughtseize
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Cathartic Reunion
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Wheel of Misfortune
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4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
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7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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3%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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4%synergy
Persist
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5%synergy
Insult // Injury
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8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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-20%synergy
Painful Truths
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6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
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7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Final Parting
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7%synergy
Stitch Together
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6%synergy
Sign in Blood
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5%synergy
Damnation
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1%synergy
Grim Tutor
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4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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4%synergy
Rite of Replication
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Grinding Station
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Manifold Key
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Imposter Mech
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Mox Opal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Mountain
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Island
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Volcanic Island
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy