Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

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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Flashback
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22%synergy
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1%synergy
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73%synergy
Unstable Amulet
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71%synergy
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70%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
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68%synergy
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65%synergy
All Will Be One
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64%synergy
Grapeshot
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64%synergy
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59%synergy
Firebrand Archer
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57%synergy
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55%synergy
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Dark Ritual
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41%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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44%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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51%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
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49%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
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54%synergy
Bolt Bend
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45%synergy
Walking Ballista
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52%synergy
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45%synergy
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Jeska's Will
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46%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
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58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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36%synergy
Gamble
50%inclusion173 decks343 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion173 decks343 decks
37%synergy
Underworld Breach
47%inclusion160 decks343 decks
40%synergy
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion150 decks343 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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33%synergy
Mana Vault
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36%synergy
Imperial Seal
36%inclusion124 decks343 decks
31%synergy
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Hexing Squelcher
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34%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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38%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
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40%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
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41%synergy
Party Thrasher
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40%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
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29%synergy
Blood Seeker
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26%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
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24%synergy
Fate Unraveler
28%inclusion96 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
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24%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion95 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
26%inclusion88 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Engineer
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22%synergy
Opposition Agent
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20%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
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14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
24%inclusion82 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
23%inclusion79 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Soot Imp
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21%synergy
Urabrask
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18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
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13%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
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8%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
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8%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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11%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Pain Distributor
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
15%inclusion31 decks208 decks
11%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion47 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
13%inclusion43 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Spear Spewer
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
10%inclusion33 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
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7%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
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5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
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3%synergy
Immolation Shaman
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
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4%synergy
Rug of Smothering
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3%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
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5%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
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4%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
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3%synergy
Unruly Catapult
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5%synergy
Blood Pet
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4%synergy
Hedron Detonator
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
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2%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
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5%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
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45%synergy
Pyroblast
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45%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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47%synergy
Desperate Ritual
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39%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion145 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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21%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
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34%synergy
Culling the Weak
37%inclusion128 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Gut Shot
32%inclusion110 decks343 decks
30%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
32%inclusion109 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
31%inclusion56 decks179 decks
28%synergy
Seething Song
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20%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion107 decks343 decks
-16%synergy
Abrade
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10%synergy
Flare of Duplication
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25%synergy
Final Fortune
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27%synergy
Saw in Half
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16%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion92 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Covenant
24%inclusion84 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Pact
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22%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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13%synergy
Bedevil
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-13%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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17%synergy
Slaughter Pact
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16%synergy
Dismember
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13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion47 decks315 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
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10%synergy
Entomb
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8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion49 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
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9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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-2%synergy
Rending Volley
11%inclusion39 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
-17%synergy
Ricochet Trap
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Flick a Coin
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8%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-3%synergy
Lava Dart
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8%synergy
Fling
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3%synergy
Needle Drop
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7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Big Score
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
-14%synergy
Return the Favor
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Flame
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43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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-4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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23%synergy
End the Festivities
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25%synergy
Molten Duplication
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23%synergy
Reanimate
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3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
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20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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6%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion75 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
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18%synergy
Strike It Rich
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17%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
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13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
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17%synergy
Twinflame
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11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
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5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
14%inclusion47 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Geyser
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1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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6%synergy
Grim Tutor
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5%synergy
Winds of Change
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Clash
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
51%inclusion176 decks343 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion168 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion150 decks343 decks
38%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
42%inclusion98 decks235 decks
32%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
41%inclusion140 decks343 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion117 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Grinding Station
29%inclusion100 decks343 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion75 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion75 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Defense Grid
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Vexing Bauble
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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7%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Copper Tablet
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Wire
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
4%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Roiling Vortex
53%inclusion181 decks343 decks
45%synergy
Underworld Dreams
40%inclusion137 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Manabarbs
36%inclusion125 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion90 decks343 decks
21%synergy
Spiteful Visions
22%inclusion76 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion59 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion55 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Pyrohemia
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Powerbalance
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
32%inclusion110 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Gorge
32%inclusion110 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion86 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion76 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Barbarian Ring
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Piranha Marsh
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Homeward Path
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion329 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion321 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion268 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
59%inclusion201 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
52%inclusion179 decks343 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion173 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
39%inclusion134 decks343 decks
35%synergy
Mox Amber
37%inclusion126 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Mox Diamond
32%inclusion110 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
31%inclusion105 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion59 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion44 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion328 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion326 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
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-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
73%inclusion249 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
73%inclusion249 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Mount Doom
68%inclusion233 decks343 decks
52%synergy
Luxury Suite
66%inclusion225 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64%inclusion220 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49%inclusion169 decks343 decks
-14%synergy
Badlands
45%inclusion154 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Blazemire Verge
45%inclusion141 decks316 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion148 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
41%inclusion139 decks343 decks
36%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion138 decks343 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion135 decks343 decks
-24%synergy
City of Brass
39%inclusion133 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion132 decks343 decks
30%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion130 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion127 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion126 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Raucous Theater
36%inclusion123 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion123 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion116 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion103 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Peak
30%inclusion102 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
Graven Cairns
29%inclusion101 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion101 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion98 decks343 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion75 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
Jagged Barrens
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion69 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
-15%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion55 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Starting Town
15%inclusion35 decks235 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
-20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion44 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion31 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.0%inclusion31 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
-4%synergy