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Mind Flayer, the Shadow
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12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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78%synergy
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72%inclusion78 decks108 decks
70%synergy
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71%inclusion77 decks108 decks
69%synergy
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70%inclusion76 decks108 decks
67%synergy
Intellect Devourer
64%inclusion69 decks108 decks
63%synergy
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60%inclusion65 decks108 decks
59%synergy
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55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
54%synergy
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52%inclusion56 decks108 decks
50%synergy
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52%inclusion56 decks108 decks
47%synergy
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45%inclusion49 decks108 decks
45%synergy
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64%inclusion69 decks108 decks
17%synergy
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59%inclusion64 decks108 decks
-8%synergy
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57%inclusion62 decks108 decks
7%synergy
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56%inclusion61 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
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56%inclusion60 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Defile
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49%inclusion53 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
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14%synergy
Withering Torment
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
32%synergy
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43%inclusion46 decks108 decks
41%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
30%synergy
Reito Sentinel
40%inclusion43 decks108 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion43 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Burnished Hart
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
31%synergy
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38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
35%synergy
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37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Crabomination
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34%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
30%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
25%synergy
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27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
24%synergy
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27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
26%synergy
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26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
25%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
22%synergy
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1%synergy
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20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Oblivion Sower
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Kheru Mind-Eater
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Draugr Necromancer
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
4%synergy
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15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
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9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
-11%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Cogwork Archivist
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Lord of the Void
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Girl
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Palladium Myr
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Jade-Cast Sentinel
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Chandelier
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Corruption
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Soul Shatter
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Return
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Nurgle's Conscription
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-18%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Fated Return
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-21%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
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4%synergy
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Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion43 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Mutilate
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
23%synergy
Heartless Conscription
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Read the Bones
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20%synergy
Dredge the Mire
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Visions of Dread
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Necromantic Selection
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
-20%synergy
Come Back Wrong
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Predators' Hour
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-17%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Pact
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Psychotic Episode
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Petty Larceny
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Fell
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Reito Lantern
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
33%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
-15%synergy
Strionic Resonator
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Manascape Refractor
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
2%synergy
World Map
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Endless Atlas
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Locthwain
45%inclusion49 decks108 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion47 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
30%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Minion's Return
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Changing Loyalty
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Greed
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Protection Racket
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion57 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion46 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
-10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Barren Moor
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
-0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-19%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion90 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion72 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
60%inclusion65 decks108 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion61 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Thran Dynamo
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
41%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Caged Sun
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Nyx Lotus
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Worn Powerstone
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Archive
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion90 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
54%inclusion58 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
2%synergy
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