Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Graveyard

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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Ponder
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Windfall
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Brainstorm
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Swan Song
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43%synergy
Frantic Search
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Dark Ritual
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Reanimate
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Force of Negation
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Deflecting Swat
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31%synergy
Counterspell
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6%synergy
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Fierce Guardianship
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Mystical Tutor
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Jeska's Will
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Rhystic Study
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Demonic Tutor
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Vampiric Tutor
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59%synergy
Imperial Seal
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Ancient Tomb
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Cyclonic Rift
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41%synergy
Underworld Breach
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Hexing Squelcher
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38%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
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29%synergy
Ledger Shredder
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35%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
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23%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
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17%synergy
Opposition Agent
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20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
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20%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
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23%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
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23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
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15%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
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13%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
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11%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
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11%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
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12%synergy
Dark Confidant
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Goblin Rabblemaster
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The Master, Mesmerist
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12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
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10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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4%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
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12%synergy
Death Kiss
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Simian Spirit Guide
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Warren Instigator
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Urabrask
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12%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
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11%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
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-15%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
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12%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
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12%synergy
Void Winnower
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12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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10%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
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12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
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4%synergy
Sly Instigator
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12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
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2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agitator Ant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Rani
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keen Duelist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
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12%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
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12%synergy
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
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12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
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10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
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20%synergy
Tainted Pact
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31%synergy
Dispel
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34%synergy
Flusterstorm
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29%synergy
Withering Torment
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16%synergy
Pongify
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19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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21%synergy
Chaos Warp
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Mental Misstep
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18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-5%synergy
Entomb
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19%synergy
Negate
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Intuition
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23%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
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23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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15%synergy
Brain Freeze
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17%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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16%synergy
Seething Song
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18%synergy
Tolarian Winds
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24%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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22%synergy
Demonic Consultation
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18%synergy
Big Score
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13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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19%synergy
Pyroblast
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19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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22%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
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24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
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12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
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10%synergy
Shred Memory
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12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
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7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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11%synergy
Retraction Helix
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12%synergy
Dwarven Catapult
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12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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11%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
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Desperate Ritual
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9%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
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11%synergy
Ancient Excavation
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12%synergy
Insidious Dreams
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12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
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10%synergy
Doom Blade
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Hellish Rebuke
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Rakdos Charm
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Soul Shatter
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10%synergy
Terminate
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Culling the Weak
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7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
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12%synergy
Brawl
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12%synergy
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Yawgmoth's Will
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Careful Study
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36%synergy
Vandalblast
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21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-7%synergy
Twinflame
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35%synergy
Gamble
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28%synergy
Preordain
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32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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17%synergy
Stock Up
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32%synergy
Unmarked Grave
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24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
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19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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21%synergy
Serum Visions
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24%synergy
Insurrection
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22%synergy
Rite of Flame
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19%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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23%synergy
Dark Deal
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18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
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20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
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Blasphemous Edict
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8%synergy
Boltwave
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Strategic Planning
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Incarnation Technique
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Immolating Gyre
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Echo of Eons
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Ritual of Soot
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Isengard Unleashed
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Candlekeep Inspiration
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Dread Return
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10%synergy
Persist
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9%synergy
Rise from the Tides
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12%synergy
Empty the Warrens
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12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
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12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
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9%synergy
Bonus Round
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12%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
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12%synergy
Insult // Injury
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12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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10%synergy
Choice of Damnations
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12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
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12%synergy
Invade the City
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12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
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11%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
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11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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10%synergy
Clone Legion
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11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
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11%synergy
Doomsday
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12%synergy
Control of the Court
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12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
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12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
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13%synergy
Defense Grid
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9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
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7%synergy
Cursed Totem
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12%synergy
Skullclamp
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8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
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4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
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12%synergy
Forcefield
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12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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10%synergy
False Floor
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12%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
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31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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15%synergy
Hot Pursuit
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12%synergy
One with the Multiverse
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12%synergy
The Sound of Drums
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11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
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8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
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9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
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11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
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10%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
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12%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
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12%synergy
Aria of Flame
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12%synergy
Tainted Remedy
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12%synergy
Collective Restraint
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12%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
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12%synergy
Furnace of Rath
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12%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
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12%synergy
Total War
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12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Betrayal
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12%synergy
Collapsing Borders
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12%synergy
Shared Animosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shiny Impetus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Havoc Festival
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pendrell Mists
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
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4%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
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10%synergy
Dark Suspicions
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12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
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10%synergy
Propaganda
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-1%synergy
Repercussion
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12%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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11%synergy
Professor Onyx
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11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
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11%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
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22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
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12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Thran Portal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
City of Traitors
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9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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Talisman of Dominance
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26%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-26%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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27%synergy
Chrome Mox
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41%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
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27%synergy
Mana Vault
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29%synergy
Dimir Signet
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2%synergy
Mox Diamond
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31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-8%synergy
Mox Opal
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17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ebony Fly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Paradise Mantle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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8%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Island
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Volcanic Island
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Badlands
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy