Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core Mill

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
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58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
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55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
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52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
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52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
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51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
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51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
1.4xlift
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47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
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15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
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8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
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17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
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8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
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29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
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36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
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47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
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44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
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44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
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43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
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39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
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35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
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35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
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32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
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32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
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30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
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29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
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Eater of the Dead
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
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28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
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27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
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27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
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23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
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23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
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23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
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22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
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21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
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21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
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20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
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19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
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19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
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19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
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17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
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17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
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16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
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14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
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14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
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13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
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13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
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12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
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12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
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12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
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11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
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42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
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Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
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32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
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31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
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31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
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30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
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Negate
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
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Thought Collapse
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
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Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
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20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
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20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
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18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
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18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
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16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
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15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
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14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
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13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
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12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
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25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
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19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
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16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
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15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
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12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
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47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
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34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
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27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
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25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
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23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
1.4xlift
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18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
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17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
0.6xlift
Keening Stone
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
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14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1.9xlift
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12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1.6xlift
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1.8xlift
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
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44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
2.0xlift
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41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
3.0xlift
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
2.5xlift
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32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
9.3xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
2.9xlift
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29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
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28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
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27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
2.0xlift
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20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
1.7xlift
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19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
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18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
11xlift
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18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
2.2xlift
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13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
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12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
0.8xlift
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
11xlift
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8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3.6xlift
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8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
2.5xlift
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1.5xlift
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1.5xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3.5xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1.9xlift
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Planeswalkers
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27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
3.5xlift
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27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
2.0xlift
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13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
1.8xlift
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1.7xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1.6xlift
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
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51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
1.3xlift
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45%inclusion51 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
1.7xlift
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25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
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20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
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19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
1.3xlift
Restless Reef
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
2.7xlift
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
0.3xlift
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10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
2.2xlift
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
0.7xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
4.3xlift
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1.6xlift
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
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7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
1.8xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1.5xlift
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6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6.9xlift
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5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2.9xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0.5xlift
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2.6xlift
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81%inclusion91 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Sol Ring
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
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51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
1.5xlift
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
0.8xlift
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
1.9xlift
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
1.5xlift
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11xlift
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
2.6xlift
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
1.7xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2.0xlift
Dimir Cluestone
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1.8xlift
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96%inclusion108 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Island
96%inclusion108 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
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81%inclusion91 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion73 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Temple of Deceit
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
0.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
Watery Grave
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
0.7xlift
Underground River
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
0.8xlift
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
0.6xlift
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
1.7xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
Jwar Isle Refuge
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
2.1xlift
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1.5xlift
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
0.6xlift
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
1.6xlift
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
0.7xlift
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
1.6xlift
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
0.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
1.0xlift
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
1.2xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
2.1xlift
Demolition Field
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
2.0xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
0.8xlift
Underground Sea
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1.3xlift
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
0.9xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2.3xlift
Submerged Boneyard
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
1.3xlift
Snow-Covered Island
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2.0xlift
Thriving Moor
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2.3xlift
Port of Karfell
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
0.3xlift
Mistvault Bridge
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1.1xlift
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