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Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
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Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion109 decks115 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
91%inclusion105 decks115 decks
89%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
90%inclusion104 decks115 decks
84%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion94 decks115 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion97 decks115 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion86 decks115 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion76 decks115 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
76%inclusion87 decks115 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion73 decks115 decks
62%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion75 decks115 decks
62%synergy
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Mana Drain
69%inclusion79 decks115 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion73 decks115 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion66 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion66 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion65 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion65 decks115 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion65 decks115 decks
52%synergy
The Ancient One
56%inclusion64 decks115 decks
52%synergy
Silent Arbiter
53%inclusion61 decks115 decks
52%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion60 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion93 decks115 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion84 decks115 decks
54%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion83 decks115 decks
49%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion82 decks115 decks
53%synergy
Ancient Tomb
60%inclusion69 decks115 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion56 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion47 decks115 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion59 decks115 decks
46%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion55 decks115 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
45%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion50 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
5%synergy
The Reality Chip
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion50 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion45 decks115 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Delay
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion55 decks115 decks
34%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
41%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion51 decks115 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion50 decks115 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
51%inclusion59 decks115 decks
45%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion57 decks115 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Sanity
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
76%inclusion87 decks115 decks
56%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
63%inclusion73 decks115 decks
59%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion61 decks115 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion56 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion108 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion106 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion77 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion76 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion110 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion110 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion107 decks115 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion105 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion99 decks115 decks
73%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion97 decks115 decks
52%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion82 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion78 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion63 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion57 decks115 decks
34%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion56 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion50 decks115 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-32%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
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