Meloku the Clouded Mirror (Commander) - Bounce

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Alex Wicker
Sep 18, 2025
When Do Lands Become More Than a Mana Base?
Do lands make the deck? Or do lands affect what Bracket your Commander deck plays at? Let's discuss, in this edition of Commander Philosophy.
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90%synergy
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90%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
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88%synergy
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81%synergy
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81%synergy
Trade Routes
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Wonderscape Sage
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Minn, Wily Illusionist
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Expedition Map
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Ghirapur Orrery
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72%synergy
Flooded Shoreline
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63%synergy
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Deprive
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Imprisoned in the Moon
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Storm Cauldron
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Tiller Engine
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Cyclonic Rift
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Glacial Chasm
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Rhystic Study
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Field of the Dead
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Mystical Tutor
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13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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Force of Will
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Narset, Parter of Veils
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Ruin Crab
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56%synergy
Uyo, Silent Prophet
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63%synergy
Scaretiller
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63%synergy
Floodbringer
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54%synergy
Dreamscape Artist
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52%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
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42%synergy
Roil Elemental
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44%synergy
Oboro Envoy
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45%synergy
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
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43%synergy
Soratami Mindsweeper
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Tribute Mage
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28%synergy
Lord of the Unreal
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Guardian of Tazeem
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Snapcaster Mage
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20%synergy
Moonbow Illusionist
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27%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
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25%synergy
Hedron Crab
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22%synergy
Soratami Seer
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27%synergy
Burnished Hart
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21%synergy
Archaeomancer
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12%synergy
Tideforce Elemental
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Phantasmal Image
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22%synergy
Trinket Mage
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18%synergy
Patron Wizard
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16%synergy
Junk Winder
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16%synergy
Cosima, God of the Voyage
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17%synergy
Krovikan Mist
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16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
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16%synergy
Spark Double
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5%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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7%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
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3%synergy
Magus of the Future
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9%synergy
Scholar of the Ages
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Subtlety
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Paragon of Gathering Mists
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Roil Cartographer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Salvager of Secrets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pondering Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Omenspeaker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
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1%synergy
Winter Eladrin
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9%synergy
Walking Ballista
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4%synergy
Tazeem Roilmage
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9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
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-3%synergy
Archaeomender
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
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7%synergy
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Pongify
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
High Tide
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10%synergy
Foil
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
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21%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Thwart
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Abjure
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Ensnare
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36%synergy
Dispel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Flusterstorm
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18%synergy
Swan Song
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1%synergy
Engulf the Shore
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19%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
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11%synergy
Disrupting Shoal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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9%synergy
Flare of Denial
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11%synergy
Consider
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4%synergy
Daze
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16%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Turnabout
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15%synergy
Dizzy Spell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Resculpt
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0%synergy
Archmage's Charm
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1%synergy
Rewind
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6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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6%synergy
Think Twice
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14%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
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3%synergy
Transcendent Message
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7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-28%synergy
Sage's Dousing
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9%synergy
Aetherspouts
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2%synergy
Tragic Lesson
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9%synergy
Nexus of Fate
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3%synergy
Opt
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-16%synergy
Mana Drain
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-18%synergy
Capsize
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5%synergy
Chilling Trap
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8%synergy
Aetherize
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-20%synergy
Stream of Unconsciousness
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9%synergy
Disallow
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2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
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4%synergy
Cryptic Command
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-3%synergy
Force of Negation
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-6%synergy
Snap
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-9%synergy
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Retraced Image
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52%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Walk the Aeons
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
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6%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Time Warp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Wash Out
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Step Through
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Inscription of Insight
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8%synergy
Echo of Eons
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6%synergy
Flood of Tears
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
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-1%synergy
Temporal Mastery
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6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
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8%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
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5%synergy
Mimeofacture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Time Reversal
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8%synergy
Distant Melody
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4%synergy
Flux
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8%synergy
River's Rebuke
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6%synergy
Time Spiral
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8%synergy
Ravenform
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0%synergy
Flow of Ideas
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4%synergy
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Skullclamp
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Sword of the Animist
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Seer's Sundial
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Navigation Orb
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27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Armillary Sphere
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Blasting Station
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Rope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Heirloom Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Explorer's Scope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Relic Amulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diviner's Wand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Breach
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36%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Copy Land
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Kindred Discovery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Favorable Winds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Land Equilibrium
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Sunken City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Future Sight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Curator's Ward
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fool's Demise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Halimar Depths
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Terrain Generator
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Radiant Fountain
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Academy Ruins
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Castle Vantress
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Guildless Commons
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Ghost Town
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Tolaria West
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Buried Ruin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Coral Atoll
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Vesuva
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Skyline Cascade
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Pit of Offerings
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Echoing Deeps
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Blighted Cataract
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Petrified Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Khalni Gem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Paradise Mantle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Horizon of Progress
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Crumbling Vestige
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy