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28%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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33%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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27%synergy
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26%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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4%synergy
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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28%synergy
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26%synergy
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23%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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0%synergy
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10%synergy
Duress
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8%synergy
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Predators' Hour
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13%synergy
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Head Games
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Life's Finale
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14%synergy
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42%synergy
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28%synergy
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9%synergy
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-33%synergy
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-3%synergy
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14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
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10%synergy
Mirage Mirror
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13%synergy
Winter Moon
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
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11%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lashwrithe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Wand
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demon's Horn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
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Underworld Dreams
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Court of Locthwain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Grave Betrayal
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40%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Clawing Torment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
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11%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
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11%synergy
Desolation
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14%synergy
Demonic Embrace
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13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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12%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
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14%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hecatomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Minion's Return
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14%synergy
Call of the Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Parker Luck
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Reality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Memorial to Folly
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Hostile Hostel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
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Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Thran Dynamo
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Skyclave Relic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Bloom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sol Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
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