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3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
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Brainstealer Dragon
75%inclusion86 decks115 decks
72%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
74%inclusion85 decks115 decks
70%synergy
Elder Brain
73%inclusion84 decks115 decks
70%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
67%inclusion77 decks115 decks
65%synergy
Intellect Devourer
63%inclusion73 decks115 decks
63%synergy
Thieving Amalgam
63%inclusion73 decks115 decks
62%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
54%inclusion62 decks115 decks
53%synergy
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50%inclusion58 decks115 decks
45%synergy
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46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
45%synergy
Junktroller
44%inclusion51 decks115 decks
44%synergy
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60%inclusion69 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
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59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
11%synergy
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58%inclusion67 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion64 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Defile
53%inclusion61 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion57 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49%inclusion56 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
-14%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
29%synergy
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41%inclusion47 decks115 decks
38%synergy
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40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
32%synergy
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40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Thieving Varmint
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
32%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
15%synergy
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30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
12%synergy
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30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
15%synergy
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29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Crabomination
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
28%synergy
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26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Author of Shadows
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
25%synergy
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24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
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5%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
21%synergy
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21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
16%synergy
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20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
15%synergy
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19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
15%synergy
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18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Oblivion Sower
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Marauder
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Cogwork Archivist
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Lord of the Void
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Jade-Cast Sentinel
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Malevolent Chandelier
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Palladium Myr
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-13%synergy
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Withering Torment
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Grim Return
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Nurgle's Conscription
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Thrilling Encore
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-14%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-16%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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-3%synergy
Fated Return
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
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2%synergy
Force of Despair
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-19%synergy
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Dredge the Mire
41%inclusion47 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
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35%synergy
Mutilate
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20%synergy
Read the Bones
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Heartless Conscription
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36%synergy
Visions of Dread
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Necromantic Selection
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23%synergy
Syphon Mind
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
13%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-22%synergy
Xander's Pact
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Predators' Hour
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Craving
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Psychotic Episode
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Petty Larceny
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
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6%synergy
Corrupt
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Dead of Winter
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Fell
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Diresight
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Cloudkill
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
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Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
39%inclusion45 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Reito Lantern
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Chaos Wand
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Manascape Refractor
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Mindcrank
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
3%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Endless Atlas
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Locthwain
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Grave Betrayal
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
31%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Minion's Return
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Greed
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Protection Racket
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion51 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion47 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Everglades
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion98 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion78 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
61%inclusion70 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion70 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Thran Dynamo
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
34%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion45 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Caged Sun
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Worn Powerstone
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Archive
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
84%inclusion97 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
55%inclusion63 decks115 decks
28%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
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