Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded Discard

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Liliana's Caress
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Waste Not
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hellkite Courser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Marang River Regent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magmatic Hellkite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Regent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Stirring Bard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Specter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Stalking Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hellfire Mongrel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Silver Myr
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thief of Sanity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Iron Myr
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Arcbond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Soul's Fire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Invert Polarity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Countersquall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Confluence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Recoil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Not of This World
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Burnt Offering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Disallow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dream Salvage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cryptic Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Depart the Realm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Crosis's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Crux of Fate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Slave of Bolas
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Dark Intimations
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mind Twist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Wit's End
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Syphon Mind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Aether Gale
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
River's Rebuke
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Skull Rend
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Villainous Wrath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unmask
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tyrannize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos's Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mists of Lórien
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bribery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Molten Psyche
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Inscription of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Distress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rise // Fall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Amnesia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Extortion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ugin's Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Hour of Devastation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Flames
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Gem of Becoming
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Requiem Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Viridian Longbow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Thornbite Staff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Monument to Endurance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Pain for All
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dissipation Field
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Warstorm Surge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Captive Audience
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Super State
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unquenchable Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Warped Devotion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Breath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Megrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Fevered Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Putrefaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bottomless Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spiteful Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Necrogen Mists
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dack Fayden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Liliana Vess
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorin Markov
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Terrain Generator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Great Furnace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Worn Powerstone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Visage of Bolas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Planar Atlas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Paradise Mantle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Firemind Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Steam Vents
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Starting Town
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy