Riku of Two Reflections (Commander) - Control

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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Llanowar Elves
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Coiling Oracle
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Archmage Emeritus
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13%synergy
Enduring Vitality
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Solemn Simulacrum
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5%synergy
Peregrine Drake
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8%synergy
Acidic Slime
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12%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
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11%synergy
Mulldrifter
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8%synergy
Risen Reef
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11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
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Haughty Djinn
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Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
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Altered Ego
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Sink into Stupor
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Harrow
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Deflecting Swat
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7%synergy
Planar Genesis
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Frantic Search
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Reality Shift
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Silundi Vision
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Double Major
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Brainstorm
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Consult the Star Charts
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Redirect Lightning
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Veil of Summer
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Pongify
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Muddle the Mixture
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Three Steps Ahead
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Electrodominance
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Second Harvest
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Aetherize
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Cryptic Command
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Pull from Tomorrow
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Dig Through Time
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See Double
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Thrill of Possibility
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Fact or Fiction
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Fall of the Titans
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Sublime Epiphany
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Seething Song
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Mythos of Illuna
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Finale of Devastation
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Cultivate
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Solve the Equation
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Ponder
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Hull Breach
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Green Sun's Zenith
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Crackle with Power
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Vandalblast
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Skyshroud Claim
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Tempt with Discovery
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Titania's Command
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Decimate
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Open the Way
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Shared Roots
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Rise from the Tides
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Bonus Round
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Fabricate
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Season of Weaving
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Deep Analysis
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Treasure Cruise
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Lórien Revealed
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Temporal Manipulation
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Surge to Victory
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Search for Tomorrow
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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Twinning Staff
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Panharmonicon
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10%synergy
Lithoform Engine
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8%synergy
The One Ring
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
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8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Birthing Pod
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7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
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5%synergy
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Mystic Remora
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18%synergy
Parallel Lives
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Sylvan Library
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15%synergy
Underworld Breach
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9%synergy
Exploration
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3%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
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12%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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Leyline of Anticipation
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11%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
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-15%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
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5%synergy
Dual Casting
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8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
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6%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
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8%synergy
Dack Fayden
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8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
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6%synergy
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Boseiju, Who Endures
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9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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12%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
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10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
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-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
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12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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11%synergy
Emergence Zone
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9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
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8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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8%synergy
Academy Ruins
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4%synergy
Field of the Dead
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6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-7%synergy
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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1%synergy
Mana Vault
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10%synergy
Simic Signet
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3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
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5%synergy
Mox Diamond
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6%synergy
Izzet Signet
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-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
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6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
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7%synergy
Ether
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6%synergy
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Command Tower
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Island
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Forest
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Mountain
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Breeding Pool
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30%synergy
Steam Vents
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Stomping Ground
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23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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32%synergy
Ketria Triome
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25%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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18%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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14%synergy
Taiga
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28%synergy
Spire Garden
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15%synergy
Tropical Island
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28%synergy
Volcanic Island
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29%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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36%synergy
Training Center
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14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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32%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
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24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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31%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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15%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-9%synergy
Cinder Glade
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-10%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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-21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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24%synergy
Commercial District
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15%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
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24%synergy
City of Brass
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15%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
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12%synergy
Flooded Grove
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6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
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7%synergy