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Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Slave of Bolas
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Control Magic
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Royal Assassin
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Augur of Bolas
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eternal
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Geode Golem
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
The Locust God
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Balefire Dragon
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Specter
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Asylum Visitor
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Hellkite Courser
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Crosis's Charm
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Commence the Endgame
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Crush Dissent
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Delirium
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Special Move
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Stinging Study
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Chase Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Steam Augury
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Recoil
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Fork
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Ray of Command
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Remove Soul
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Leak
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Banishing
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Shatter
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-26%synergy
Dark Intimations
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Crux of Fate
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Disintegrate
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
The Elderspell
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Plague Wind
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-0%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
5%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Glasses of Urza
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
5%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Dreams
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Greed
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Dragon Tempest
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mind Control
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Paralyze
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
-31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Star Compass
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geode
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion90 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion90 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion89 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
-29%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
-18%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
-18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
-0%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
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