Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (Commander) - Core

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Cas Hinds
Apr 6, 2026
The Philosophy of Non-Deterministic Long Turns in Commander
Is it wrong to play Commander decks that take long, non-deterministic turns? Or do you just need to find a very patient playgroup?
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Underworld Dreams
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43%synergy
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40%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
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Terminate
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12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
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39%synergy
Dark Ritual
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9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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24%synergy
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36%synergy
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2%synergy
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27%synergy
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41%inclusion243 decks587 decks
35%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
41%inclusion239 decks587 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
40%inclusion210 decks521 decks
32%synergy
Soot Imp
38%inclusion223 decks587 decks
37%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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29%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
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29%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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27%synergy
Spear Spewer
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29%synergy
Unruly Catapult
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27%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
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24%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
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25%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
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19%synergy
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Pain Distributor
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23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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15%synergy
Rug of Smothering
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20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
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21%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
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19%synergy
Party Thrasher
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16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
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18%synergy
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9%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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8%synergy
Immolation Shaman
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
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Defiler of Instinct
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
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15%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
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8%synergy
Urabrask
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13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
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6%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
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12%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
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9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
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-2%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
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11%synergy
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-1%synergy
Agate Instigator
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Gibbering Fiend
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12%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
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4%synergy
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Bedevil
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9%synergy
Bolt Bend
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24%synergy
Abrade
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10%synergy
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26%synergy
Flick a Coin
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25%synergy
Gut Shot
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23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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5%synergy
Go for the Throat
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13%synergy
Armor of Shadows
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18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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3%synergy
Withering Torment
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Deadly Dispute
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Big Score
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Lava Dart
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14%synergy
Seething Song
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3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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-4%synergy
Professor's Warning
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13%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
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10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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Temur Battle Rage
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12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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Rush of Vitality
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12%synergy
Needle Drop
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10%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
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10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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Fling
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10%synergy
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Not Dead After All
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Red Elemental Blast
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1%synergy
Fell the Profane
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Murder
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Deadly Rollick
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Geistflame
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6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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Redirect Lightning
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-1%synergy
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You Are Already Dead
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End the Festivities
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37%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
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30%synergy
Vicious Rumors
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27%synergy
Light Up the Stage
24%inclusion138 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
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-8%synergy
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9%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
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-6%synergy
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10%synergy
Chain Reaction
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
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1%synergy
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Read the Bones
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9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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0%synergy
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6%synergy
Strike It Rich
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4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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-1%synergy
Dreadbore
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2%synergy
Playful Shove
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
Reanimate
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-17%synergy
Damnation
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-2%synergy
Molten Collapse
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3%synergy
Circle of Power
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-4%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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8%synergy
Unstable Amulet
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40%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
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30%synergy
Barbed Wire
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24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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9%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
18%inclusion35 decks194 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
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13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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0%synergy
Sinister Monolith
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8%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
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6%synergy
Tithing Blade
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
Jet Medallion
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-2%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
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36%synergy
Impact Tremors
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31%synergy
Pestilence
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38%synergy
All Will Be One
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37%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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26%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Theater of Horrors
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14%synergy
Burning Earth
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19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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14%synergy
Pyrohemia
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14%synergy
Aether Sting
16%inclusion91 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
-11%synergy
Hissing Miasma
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12%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion67 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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2%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
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9%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
9.0%inclusion53 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
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6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Lightning
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Blood Reckoning
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
5.1%inclusion24 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
36%inclusion213 decks587 decks
34%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
20%inclusion117 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Zariel, Archduke of Avernus
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
4%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
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36%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
37%inclusion216 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
34%inclusion202 decks587 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion164 decks587 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion143 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Piranha Marsh
20%inclusion115 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
-11%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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5%synergy
Sol Ring
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0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion410 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion308 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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17%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion254 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
23%inclusion133 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion120 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion113 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
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5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
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2%synergy
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Swamp
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2%synergy
Mountain
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2%synergy
Command Tower
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0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
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11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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10%synergy
Tainted Peak
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0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
40%inclusion236 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
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6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
38%inclusion223 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Mount Doom
29%inclusion172 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion170 decks587 decks
26%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion158 decks587 decks
-19%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion152 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion140 decks587 decks
-14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
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-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion129 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
21%inclusion126 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion125 decks587 decks
-14%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion120 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
19%inclusion114 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion99 decks587 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion97 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion72 decks587 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion51 decks555 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.0%inclusion50 decks555 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Tramway Station
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.6%inclusion27 decks480 decks
3%synergy