Riku of Two Reflections (Commander) - Expensive Core

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Parallel Lives
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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Exploration
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1%synergy
Song of the Dryads
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6%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-6%synergy
Elemental Bond
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-4%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
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Boseiju, Who Endures
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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Sol Ring
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Firdoch Core
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9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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Cursed Mirror
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3%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
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6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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Stomping Ground
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28%synergy
Steam Vents
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28%synergy
Taiga
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58%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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38%synergy
Volcanic Island
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56%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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35%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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34%synergy
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21%synergy
Training Center
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23%synergy
Spire Garden
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17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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Frontier Bivouac
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Sulfur Falls
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Rootbound Crag
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Hinterland Harbor
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-6%synergy
Hedge Maze
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21%synergy
Thundering Falls
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24%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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0%synergy
Commercial District
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21%synergy
Cinder Glade
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-9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
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2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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18%synergy
Fabled Passage
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11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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15%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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5%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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7%synergy
Gruul Turf
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Karplusan Forest
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Abandon
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-13%synergy