Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander)

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Ben Macready
May 12, 2025
Building a Powerful Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient Commander Deck
Can we take an underplayed mono-red commander and turn him into a powerful combo deck? Let's find out, with this Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient deck.
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48%synergy
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48%synergy
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45%synergy
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38%synergy
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44%synergy
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-15%synergy
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-2%synergy
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1%synergy
Grim Monolith
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6%synergy
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35%synergy
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20%synergy
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Junk Diver
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18%synergy
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29%synergy
Scrap Welder
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28%synergy
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Coretapper
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27%synergy
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16%synergy
Walking Ballista
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20%synergy
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21%synergy
Palladium Myr
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16%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
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9%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
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18%synergy
Workshop Assistant
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17%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
Steel Hellkite
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9%synergy
Meteor Golem
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6%synergy
Hangarback Walker
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12%synergy
Walking Atlas
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12%synergy
Steel Overseer
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13%synergy
Surge Conductor
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12%synergy
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1%synergy
Pentavus
11%inclusion53 decks469 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
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10%synergy
Metalworker
11%inclusion50 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
10%inclusion38 decks371 decks
9%synergy
Scarecrone
10%inclusion48 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
10%inclusion45 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
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7%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
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4%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
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8%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
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7%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
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3%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
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8%synergy
Rust Harvester
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8%synergy
Copper Gnomes
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8%synergy
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-4%synergy
PuPu UFO
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7%synergy
Crime Novelist
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2%synergy
Silent Arbiter
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1%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
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7%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
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6%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.2%inclusion29 decks469 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Abrade
36%inclusion169 decks469 decks
-7%synergy
Demand Answers
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5%synergy
Big Score
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-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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-11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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-4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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-4%synergy
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-1%synergy
Bolt Bend
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-1%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
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2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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-5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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-13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-23%synergy
Comet Storm
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8%synergy
Pyroblast
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-7%synergy
Return the Favor
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-10%synergy
Seething Song
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-22%synergy
Volt Charge
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5%synergy
Reverberate
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-6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
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1%synergy
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Trash for Treasure
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39%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-1%synergy
Vandalblast
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-6%synergy
Scrap Mastery
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31%synergy
Reckless Handling
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
Chain Reaction
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7%synergy
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17%synergy
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-17%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
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-1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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0%synergy
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-4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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1%synergy
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-3%synergy
Fireball
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3%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
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-1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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-6%synergy
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Mystic Forge
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43%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
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44%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
42%inclusion199 decks469 decks
42%synergy
Lux Cannon
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40%synergy
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36%inclusion169 decks469 decks
36%synergy
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34%synergy
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35%inclusion165 decks469 decks
35%synergy
Prototype Portal
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34%synergy
Collector's Vault
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28%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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27%synergy
Mirrorworks
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26%synergy
Chaos Wand
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25%synergy
Mimic Vat
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23%synergy
Golem Foundry
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24%synergy
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20%synergy
Titan Forge
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23%synergy
Contagion Clasp
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23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-17%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
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22%synergy
Navigation Orb
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22%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
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22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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18%synergy
Contagion Engine
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21%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
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18%synergy
Planar Bridge
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19%synergy
Expedition Map
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16%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
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16%synergy
Mirage Mirror
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16%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
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16%synergy
Cloud Key
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14%synergy
Darksteel Forge
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14%synergy
Throne of Geth
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15%synergy
Mindslaver
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15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion67 decks469 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
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12%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
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11%synergy
Energy Chamber
13%inclusion62 decks469 decks
13%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion61 decks469 decks
12%synergy
Moxite Refinery
13%inclusion24 decks190 decks
13%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
13%inclusion59 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Chest
12%inclusion58 decks469 decks
12%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
11%inclusion51 decks469 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
11%inclusion50 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
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7%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
10%inclusion49 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Power Conduit
10%inclusion47 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Surge Node
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10%synergy
Memorial Vault
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
29%inclusion138 decks469 decks
28%synergy
Blood Moon
11%inclusion50 decks469 decks
-12%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
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7%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
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8%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
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5%synergy
All Will Be One
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
30%inclusion141 decks469 decks
29%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
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12%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
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-1%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
7.7%inclusion36 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
7.2%inclusion34 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
7.2%inclusion34 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.8%inclusion32 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.5%inclusion26 decks469 decks
-7%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
5.3%inclusion25 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
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39%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
45%inclusion209 decks469 decks
38%synergy
Inventors' Fair
44%inclusion206 decks469 decks
37%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion138 decks469 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
27%inclusion125 decks469 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion125 decks469 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Vault
25%inclusion115 decks469 decks
16%synergy
Fomori Vault
19%inclusion86 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
18%inclusion86 decks469 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion75 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
16%inclusion74 decks469 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion66 decks469 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Mine
13%inclusion60 decks469 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
13%inclusion60 decks469 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Tower
13%inclusion60 decks469 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion55 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
12%inclusion54 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Blast Zone
10%inclusion45 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
8.5%inclusion40 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Sequestered Stash
7.9%inclusion37 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.8%inclusion32 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
6.8%inclusion32 decks469 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Crater
6.2%inclusion29 decks469 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion373 decks469 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
65%inclusion304 decks469 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion245 decks469 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
49%inclusion231 decks469 decks
45%synergy
Basalt Monolith
48%inclusion226 decks469 decks
46%synergy
Gilded Lotus
48%inclusion224 decks469 decks
43%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
47%inclusion220 decks469 decks
32%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
37%inclusion174 decks469 decks
31%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
35%inclusion164 decks469 decks
34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion152 decks469 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
32%inclusion149 decks469 decks
24%synergy
Fire Diamond
27%inclusion127 decks469 decks
2%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
26%inclusion120 decks469 decks
25%synergy
Cursed Mirror
19%inclusion88 decks469 decks
-4%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
16%inclusion77 decks469 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion72 decks469 decks
3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
15%inclusion69 decks469 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion64 decks469 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion60 decks469 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion59 decks469 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
13%inclusion59 decks469 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion56 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion50 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion46 decks469 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10%inclusion46 decks469 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion45 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Coalition Relic
8.3%inclusion39 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion37 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion37 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion37 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
7.7%inclusion36 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
7.7%inclusion36 decks469 decks
8%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
7.5%inclusion35 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
7.5%inclusion35 decks469 decks
7%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.4%inclusion14 decks190 decks
6%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
6.8%inclusion32 decks469 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.6%inclusion31 decks469 decks
0%synergy
The Aetherspark
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
6.4%inclusion30 decks469 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.5%inclusion26 decks469 decks
0%synergy
Vulshok Factory
5.3%inclusion25 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion443 decks469 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion134 decks469 decks
3%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
23%inclusion110 decks469 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion83 decks469 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.6%inclusion31 decks469 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion30 decks469 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.2%inclusion29 decks469 decks
-3%synergy
Power Depot
5.8%inclusion27 decks469 decks
5%synergy