Riku of Two Reflections (Commander) - Birthing Pod

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Tezzeret the Seeker
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Boseiju, Who Endures
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Training Center
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Exotic Orchard
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Hinterland Harbor
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Taiga
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22%synergy
Tropical Island
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19%synergy
Volcanic Island
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18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
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28%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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Windswept Heath
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17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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Cinder Glade
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16%synergy
Flooded Strand
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15%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-8%synergy
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16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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12%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
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12%synergy
City of Brass
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Simic Growth Chamber
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3%synergy
Commercial District
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7%synergy
Hedge Maze
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6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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14%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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-15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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-5%synergy
Gruul Turf
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2%synergy
Arid Mesa
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8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
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7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
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-14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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5%synergy