Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #121
143decks
Background image for Examining Aetherdrift, One Year Later
Josh Nelson
Feb 10, 2026
Examining Aetherdrift, One Year Later
Oh, Aetherdrift. How do we begin to talk about you, even a full year after you've come out? As it turns out, not terribly well.
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71%synergy
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68%synergy
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63%synergy
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61%synergy
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60%synergy
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58%synergy
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51%synergy
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56%synergy
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47%synergy
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42%synergy
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48%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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3%synergy
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17%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
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20%synergy
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-6%synergy
Mana Vault
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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47%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
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24%synergy
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37%synergy
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38%synergy
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37%synergy
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34%synergy
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33%synergy
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
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24%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
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25%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
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25%synergy
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14%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
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22%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
19%synergy
The Reality Chip
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18%synergy
Scrap Trawler
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22%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
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21%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
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20%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
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18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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8%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
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18%synergy
Mycosynth Golem
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19%synergy
Diversion Unit
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17%synergy
Ethersworn Sphinx
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17%synergy
Master Transmuter
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16%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
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16%synergy
Silver Raven
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16%synergy
Nesting Bot
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16%synergy
Metalworker
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18%synergy
Silver Myr
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9%synergy
Gold Myr
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9%synergy
Digsite Engineer
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15%synergy
Urza, Prince of Kroog
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Shimmer Myr
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9%synergy
Spellskite
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10%synergy
Cryptothrall
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12%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
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10%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
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1%synergy
Desynchronization
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40%synergy
Mana Drain
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27%synergy
Counterspell
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-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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7%synergy
Whir of Invention
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25%synergy
Dovin's Veto
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-9%synergy
Swan Song
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8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
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17%synergy
Generous Gift
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-14%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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7%synergy
Reality Heist
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12%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-13%synergy
Scour for Scrap
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9%synergy
Negate
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-18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-7%synergy
Clever Concealment
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5%synergy
Akroma's Will
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0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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0%synergy
Pongify
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-3%synergy
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Thoughtcast
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43%synergy
Fabricate
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30%synergy
Dance of the Manse
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9%synergy
March of Progress
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12%synergy
Supreme Verdict
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-17%synergy
Season of Weaving
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8%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
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5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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2%synergy
Transmute Artifact
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6%synergy
Stock Up
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5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
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1%synergy
One with the Machine
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5%synergy
Farewell
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-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sculpting Steel
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43%synergy
Cloud Key
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39%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
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40%synergy
Unwinding Clock
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31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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28%synergy
Salvation Engine
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27%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Twinning Staff
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28%synergy
Repurposing Bay
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25%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
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25%synergy
Darksteel Forge
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23%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
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23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-1%synergy
Manifold Key
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17%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Nettlecyst
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19%synergy
Perilous Snare
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18%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
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16%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
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15%synergy
Skullclamp
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11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
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8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
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16%synergy
Shadowspear
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14%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
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14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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10%synergy
Imposter Mech
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4%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
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10%synergy
Cryogen Relic
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5%synergy
Winged Boots
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8%synergy
Semblance Anvil
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8%synergy
Reaver Titan
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4%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
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5%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
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6%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
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5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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2%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Monument
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorworks
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Thopter Spy Network
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33%synergy
Mechanized Production
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Artificer Class
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Efficient Construction
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Anointed Procession
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Tempered Steel
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
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6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
All That Glitters
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-19%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Land Tax
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
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19%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Academy Ruins
69%inclusion98 decks143 decks
57%synergy
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion96 decks143 decks
56%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
59%inclusion84 decks143 decks
48%synergy
Archway of Innovation
58%inclusion83 decks143 decks
51%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
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51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion74 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
44%synergy
Fomori Vault
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Buried Ruin
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
-16%synergy
Treasure Vault
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Monumental Henge
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Tower
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Mine
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion133 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion121 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
55%inclusion78 decks143 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Progress
44%inclusion63 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
-24%synergy
Mox Amber
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
28%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
8%synergy
The Aetherspark
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
92%inclusion132 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Island
92%inclusion132 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion131 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Tundra
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74%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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37%synergy
Flooded Strand
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47%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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33%synergy
Razortide Bridge
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54%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
61%inclusion87 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
57%inclusion82 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
57%inclusion81 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Deserted Beach
47%inclusion67 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
44%inclusion63 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Meticulous Archive
44%inclusion63 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Gate
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
-34%synergy
Spire of Industry
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
3%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Chancery
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
-21%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Seachrome Coast
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Port Town
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
-32%synergy
Power Depot
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
-26%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Glimmervoid
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy