Riku of Two Reflections (Commander) - Control

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Gaea's Cradle
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Spark Double
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Enduring Vitality
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Risen Reef
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Hydroelectric Specimen
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Llanowar Elves
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Coiling Oracle
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15%synergy
Lotus Cobra
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8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
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16%synergy
Badgermole Cub
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12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
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12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
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10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
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7%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
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10%synergy
Acidic Slime
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11%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
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11%synergy
Mulldrifter
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8%synergy
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Clifftop Lookout
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Counterspell
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1%synergy
Planar Genesis
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Frantic Search
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11%synergy
Negate
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Harrow
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Deflecting Swat
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Reality Shift
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Double Major
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Eureka Moment
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Pull from Tomorrow
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Redirect Lightning
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Veil of Summer
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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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27%synergy
Faithless Looting
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Ponder
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Finale of Devastation
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Cultivate
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Solve the Equation
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Regrowth
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Shared Roots
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Rise from the Tides
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Fabricate
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Season of Weaving
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Hour of Promise
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Deep Analysis
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Treasure Cruise
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Lórien Revealed
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Clone Legion
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Dance of the Tumbleweeds
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Search for Tomorrow
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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Twinning Staff
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Lightning Greaves
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Panharmonicon
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9%synergy
Lithoform Engine
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7%synergy
The One Ring
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
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8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-16%synergy
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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21%synergy
Parallel Lives
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15%synergy
Sylvan Library
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14%synergy
Exploration
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6%synergy
Underworld Breach
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8%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
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11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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Leyline of Anticipation
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11%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
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-16%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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8%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
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4%synergy
Dual Casting
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8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
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5%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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12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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20%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
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-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
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11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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10%synergy
Emergence Zone
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9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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12%synergy
Field of the Dead
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9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
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7%synergy
Vesuva
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7%synergy
Academy Ruins
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4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-7%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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1%synergy
Mana Vault
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9%synergy
Simic Signet
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2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
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4%synergy
Mox Diamond
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6%synergy
Izzet Signet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
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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9%synergy
Island
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1%synergy
Forest
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Mountain
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-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
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31%synergy
Steam Vents
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31%synergy
Stomping Ground
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24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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33%synergy
Ketria Triome
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26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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20%synergy
Taiga
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31%synergy
Tropical Island
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31%synergy
Volcanic Island
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31%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Spire Garden
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Training Center
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12%synergy
Mana Confluence
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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13%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-10%synergy
Commercial District
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18%synergy
Cinder Glade
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-12%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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-22%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Karplusan Forest
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Silundi Vision
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Hedge Maze
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy