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Mike Carrozza
Jun 25, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - Rules for Now or Later
This week on Am I the Bolas, we talk about the difference between activated and triggered abilities, and when you should "Let it go."
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Redirect Lightning
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Barbarian Class
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Wyll, Blade of Frontiers
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Delina, Wild Mage
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Wand of Wonder
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Hoarding Ogre
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Ancient Copper Dragon
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Wyll's Reversal
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Contraband Livestock
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Xorn
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Chaos Dragon
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Academy Manufactor
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The Deck of Many Things
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Goldspan Dragon
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Mirkwood Bats
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Comet, Stellar Pup
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Ancient Brass Dragon
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Mondrak, Glory Dominus
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Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
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Lightfoot Rogue
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Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
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Teferi's Protection
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Demonic Tutor
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The One Ring
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Gamble
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Enlightened Tutor
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Jeska's Will
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Vampiric Tutor
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Ancient Tomb
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Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
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Reckless Fireweaver
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Ancient Gold Dragon
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Professional Face-Breaker
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Brazen Dwarf
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Iron Mastiff
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Cyberman Patrol
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Chaos Channeler
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Celebr-8000
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Crime Novelist
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Esper Sentinel
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Securitron Squadron
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Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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Pitiless Plunderer
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Marionette Apprentice
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Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
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Vihaan, Goldwaker
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Earth-Cult Elemental
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Magda, Brazen Outlaw
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Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
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Steel Overseer
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Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
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Knuckles the Echidna
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Delney, Streetwise Lookout
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Cybermen Squadron
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Herald of Hadar
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Nadier's Nightblade
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Alibou, Ancient Witness
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Marionette Master
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Monoxa, Midway Manager
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Grim Hireling
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Exalted Sunborn
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Weftstalker Ardent
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Roaming Throne
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Mayhem Devil
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Illustrious Wanderglyph
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Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
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"Lifetime" Pass Holder
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Hellkite Tyrant
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Yes Man, Personal Securitron
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Mastermind Plum
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Mahadi, Emporium Master
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Nothic
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Witch Enchanter
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Generous Plunderer
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Deadbeat Attendant
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Sami, Wildcat Captain
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Swords to Plowshares
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Deadly Dispute
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Revivify
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Berserker's Frenzy
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Deflecting Swat
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Path to Exile
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Grave Endeavor
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Six-Sided Die
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Deadly Rollick
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Lae'zel's Acrobatics
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Dispatch
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Chaos Warp
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Big Score
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Farideh's Fireball
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Akroma's Will
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Dawn's Truce
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Unexpected Windfall
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V.A.T.S.
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Generous Gift
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Boros Charm
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Fell the Profane
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Clever Concealment
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Wear // Tear
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Tibalt's Trickery
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Dark Ritual
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Malakir Rebirth
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Untimely Malfunction
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Danse Macabre
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Ruinous Ultimatum
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Attempted Murder
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Reckless Endeavor
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Circuits Act
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Recruitment Drive
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Thunderwave
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Organic Extinction
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Blasphemous Act
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Vandalblast
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Farewell
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Clowning Around
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Toxic Deluge
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Blood Money
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Night's Whisper
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Hell to Pay
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Wheel of Fortune
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Sundering Eruption
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Blasphemous Edict
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Diabolic Intent
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Clown Car
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Lightning Greaves
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Treasure Chest
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Sword of Hours
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Unwinding Clock
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Strength-Testing Hammer
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Idol of Oblivion
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Clock of Omens
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Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Krark-Clan Ironworks
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Goblin Morningstar
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Illusionist's Bracers
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Inspiring Statuary
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Thousand Moons Smithy
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Darksteel Forge
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Spiked Pit Trap
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The Reaver Cleaver
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Manifold Key
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Rings of Brighthearth
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Anointed Procession
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Revel in Riches
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39%synergy
Maddening Hex
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Black Market Connections
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Alchemist's Talent
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Night Shift of the Living Dead
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Caretaker's Talent
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Rain of Riches
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Intangible Virtue
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Priority Boarding
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Monologue Tax
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Trouble in Pairs
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Spiteful Banditry
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Phyrexian Arena
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Rent Is Due
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Land Tax
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Tocasia's Welcome
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Impact Tremors
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Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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13%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
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Inventors' Fair
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Treasure Vault
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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Urza's Saga
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Great Furnace
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Ancient Den
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Vault of Whispers
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Reliquary Tower
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Underdark Rift
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Bojuka Bog
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Mines of Moria
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Vault of the Archangel
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Fountainport
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The Gold Saucer
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Diamond City
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Midgar, City of Mako
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Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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Buried Ruin
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Cabal Coffers
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Rogue's Passage
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Arena of Glory
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Mana Artifacts
Vexing Puzzlebox
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Component Pouch
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Luck Bobblehead
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Talisman of Conviction
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Perception Bobblehead
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Intelligence Bobblehead
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Charisma Bobblehead
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
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Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
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Agility Bobblehead
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13%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
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Mox Opal
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Ebony Fly
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Chromatic Lantern
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The Soul Stone
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Liquimetal Torque
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Lands
Badlands
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Command Tower
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Mountain
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0%synergy
Plains
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Plateau
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Scrubland
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Swamp
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Blood Crypt
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Sacred Foundry
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Godless Shrine
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Savai Triome
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Arid Mesa
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45%synergy
Marsh Flats
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Bloodstained Mire
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Vault of Champions
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Spectator Seating
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Luxury Suite
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Clifftop Retreat
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Dragonskull Summit
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Exotic Orchard
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Nomad Outpost
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Isolated Chapel
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Sundown Pass
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Haunted Ridge
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Shattered Sanctum
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Path of Ancestry
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Reflecting Pool
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Raucous Theater
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Shadowy Backstreet
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Battlefield Forge
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Blazemire Verge
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Elegant Parlor
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Smoldering Marsh
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Wooded Foothills
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Windswept Heath
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Scalding Tarn
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Sulfurous Springs
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Verdant Catacombs
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City of Brass
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Polluted Delta
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Caves of Koilos
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
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Shattered Landscape
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Sunbillow Verge
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Bleachbone Verge
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Temple of Triumph
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Spire of Industry
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
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Temple of Silence
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
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Flooded Strand
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
3%synergy