Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Midrange

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John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
Does the Mutate Mechanic Deserve a Second Chance?
It's been six years since Ikoria, and we haven't seen any cards with mutate since. Does this controversial mechanic deserve a second chance?
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20%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
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Migratory Greathorn
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92%synergy
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92%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
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92%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
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87%synergy
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86%synergy
Dirge Bat
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83%synergy
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83%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
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79%synergy
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78%synergy
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75%synergy
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Pouncing Shoreshark
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74%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
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74%synergy
Beast Whisperer
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70%synergy
Chittering Harvester
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74%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
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Parcelbeast
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69%synergy
Season of Growth
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64%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
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65%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
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59%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
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Rhystic Study
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Demonic Tutor
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2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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-5%synergy
The One Ring
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2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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-3%synergy
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Cavern Whisperer
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60%synergy
Mindleecher
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Essence Symbiote
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51%synergy
Trygon Predator
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47%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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23%synergy
Venomthrope
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49%synergy
Slippery Bogle
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51%synergy
Archipelagore
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46%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
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40%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
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36%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
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39%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
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37%synergy
Baleful Strix
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22%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
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36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
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33%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
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30%synergy
Reclamation Sage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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6%synergy
Honest Rutstein
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19%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
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24%synergy
Vashta Nerada
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23%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
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22%synergy
Blight Mamba
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23%synergy
Formidable Speaker
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15%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
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19%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Predator Ooze
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17%synergy
Plague Stinger
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14%synergy
Troll Ascetic
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14%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
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14%synergy
Plague Myr
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Gladecover Scout
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
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14%synergy
Hungering Hydra
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10%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Barbed Servitor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
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14%synergy
Darksteel Myr
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14%synergy
Vorapede
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14%synergy
Animal Attendant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tyvar, the Pummeler
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
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7%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Bloom Tender
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Invisible Stalker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Putrefy
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Krosan Grip
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39%synergy
Slip Out the Back
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39%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
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-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
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25%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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21%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Abrupt Decay
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
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3%synergy
Sultai Charm
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13%synergy
Mana Drain
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7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ram Through
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Obscuring Haze
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Rakshasa's Bargain
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11%synergy
Fell the Profane
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3%synergy
Gaea's Gift
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8%synergy
Go for the Throat
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7%synergy
Doom Blade
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9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
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5%synergy
Entish Restoration
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6%synergy
Filter Out
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9%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
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4%synergy
Drag to the Roots
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3%synergy
Overprotect
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3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
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5%synergy
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Mythos of Brokkos
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45%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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24%synergy
Farseek
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-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
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14%synergy
Cultivate
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-3%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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27%synergy
Deadly Tempest
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
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22%synergy
Find // Finality
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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1%synergy
Dredge the Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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11%synergy
Buried Alive
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7%synergy
Damnation
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6%synergy
Migration Path
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12%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Season of Gathering
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Extinction Event
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9%synergy
Animist's Awakening
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5%synergy
Jarad's Orders
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9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Eagle Vision
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5%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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23%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Shard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fireshrieker
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5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vesuvan Duplimancy
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Asceticism
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Primal Empathy
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
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-4%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
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30%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Endless Sands
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Restless Cottage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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5%synergy
Sol Ring
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-15%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Opulent Palace
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Zagoth Triome
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Vernal Fen
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Blighted Woodland
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Willowrush Verge
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sodden Verdure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy