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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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3%synergy
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8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
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6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
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6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
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1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
1%synergy
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Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion157 decks195 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion180 decks195 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion152 decks195 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
71%inclusion138 decks195 decks
64%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion126 decks195 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion140 decks195 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion122 decks195 decks
57%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion106 decks163 decks
56%synergy
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67%inclusion105 decks156 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
55%inclusion108 decks195 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion128 decks195 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion125 decks195 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion113 decks195 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion111 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion111 decks195 decks
52%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion109 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion107 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Mind Grind
54%inclusion105 decks195 decks
49%synergy
Visions of Beyond
53%inclusion104 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
51%inclusion99 decks195 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion88 decks195 decks
44%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion77 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
37%inclusion73 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion72 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion66 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
31%inclusion60 decks195 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Wall
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion80 decks195 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
41%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion66 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
42%inclusion81 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
38%inclusion74 decks193 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion71 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion66 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion94 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion87 decks195 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion77 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion74 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion71 decks195 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion107 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
47%inclusion78 decks165 decks
42%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion76 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
-16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion180 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion168 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion125 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion122 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion189 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion186 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion180 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
72%inclusion141 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
68%inclusion132 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion130 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion98 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
49%inclusion95 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion87 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion81 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
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