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75%synergy
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69%synergy
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68%synergy
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67%synergy
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61%synergy
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60%synergy
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46%synergy
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44%synergy
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18%synergy
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-9%synergy
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27%synergy
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13%synergy
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47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
33%synergy
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14%synergy
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40%synergy
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29%synergy
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39%synergy
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38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
36%synergy
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23%synergy
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38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
35%synergy
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
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34%synergy
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27%synergy
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29%synergy
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27%synergy
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12%synergy
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31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
25%synergy
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27%synergy
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20%synergy
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21%synergy
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1%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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19%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
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7%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
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13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Lord of the Void
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Cogwork Archivist
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Palladium Myr
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jade-Cast Sentinel
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
17%synergy
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32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Stinging Study
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-0%synergy
Grim Return
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Nurgle's Conscription
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Withering Boon
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Despair
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Fated Return
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
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-21%synergy
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4%synergy
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23%synergy
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33%synergy
Read the Bones
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20%synergy
Heartless Conscription
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35%synergy
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34%synergy
Reanimate
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-6%synergy
Visions of Dread
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33%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Necromantic Selection
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
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17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-20%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Come Back Wrong
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
13%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Predators' Hour
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Pact
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Blood Money
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Psychotic Episode
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Fell
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Petty Larceny
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
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3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
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Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Reito Lantern
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
33%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Manascape Refractor
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
World Map
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Endless Atlas
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Locthwain
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Changing Loyalty
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Minion's Return
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Greed
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Protection Racket
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
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Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
7%synergy
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Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
4%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion91 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
37%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Thran Dynamo
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Caged Sun
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Worn Powerstone
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
84%inclusion92 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
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