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Mind Flayer, the Shadow
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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26%synergy
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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34%synergy
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11%synergy
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24%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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6%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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16%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Innocent Blood
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3%synergy
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36%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Gold Pan
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Prying Blade
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Visage of Dread
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9%synergy
Mechtitan Core
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9%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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7%synergy
Netherborn Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
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9%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Brainstone
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9%synergy
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Minion's Return
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27%synergy
Stab Wound
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Clawing Torment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dying Wish
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18%synergy
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18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Warlock Class
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17%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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8%synergy
Greed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Relic Bane
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9%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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8%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
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9%synergy
Liliana's Talent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strands of Undeath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Fangs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Call of the Ring
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7%synergy
Eternal Thirst
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7%synergy
Contaminated Ground
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nihilistic Glee
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Withercrown
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Quag Sickness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Paralyze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Virulent Plague
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Failed Conversion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-30%synergy
Planeswalkers
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-38%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Hostile Hostel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arid Archway
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Fault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Archive
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-43%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Seer's Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planar Atlas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sol Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rumble Arena
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
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