Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Upgraded

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,368
52decks
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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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6%synergy
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66%synergy
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63%synergy
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63%synergy
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62%synergy
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61%synergy
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56%synergy
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55%synergy
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55%synergy
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52%synergy
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52%synergy
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9%synergy
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62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
10%synergy
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60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
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47%synergy
Defile
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20%synergy
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45%synergy
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52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
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29%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
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46%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
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49%synergy
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Opposition Agent
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32%synergy
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-14%synergy
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0%synergy
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13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
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Nekrataal
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Audacious Thief
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Big Game Hunter
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
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32%synergy
Assassin Initiate
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
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30%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
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27%synergy
Vein Ripper
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
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25%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-27%synergy
Forsaken Miner
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Prickly Boggart
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18%synergy
Marionette Master
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flitter
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Desmond Miles
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Dogged Detective
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Spy
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-34%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Kiku, Night's Flower
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland Raider
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Vincent Valentine
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Charred Graverobber
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11%synergy
Body Launderer
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10%synergy
Rathi Assassin
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11%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Termination Facilitator
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11%synergy
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Vona's Hunger
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45%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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36%synergy
Go for the Throat
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Force of Despair
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Malicious Affliction
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Curtains' Call
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Cut Down
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Push
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
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3%synergy
Cast Down
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10%synergy
Slaughter Pact
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9%synergy
Dismember
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1%synergy
Chain Assassination
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9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-14%synergy
Price of Fame
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8%synergy
Vendetta
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
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-17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
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0%synergy
V.A.T.S.
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6%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
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6%synergy
Not Dead After All
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-4%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
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3%synergy
Sudden Edict
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4%synergy
Victim of Night
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4%synergy
Pile On
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4%synergy
Undying Malice
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-4%synergy
Overkill
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-2%synergy
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Sign in Blood
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8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Night's Whisper
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Make an Example
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Blood Money
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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27%synergy
Back in Town
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Mire in Misery
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
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16%synergy
Mutilate
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-3%synergy
Reanimate
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-24%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Extract a Confession
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11%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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2%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cateran Summons
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Eternity
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Hex
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Gix's Command
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Profane Command
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Thieves' Tools
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Bontu's Monument
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Thornbite Staff
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Junker
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Quietus Spike
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Pathway Arrows
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Plating
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Revel in Riches
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Discreet Retreat
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Call of the Ring
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Intimidation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Court of Locthwain
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Larceny
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Access Tunnel
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Vault
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy