Riku of Two Reflections (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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33%synergy
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27%synergy
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33%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%synergy
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27%synergy
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16%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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9%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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1%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Nebula Dragon
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12%synergy
Iguana Parrot
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12%synergy
Songcrafter Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
Karakyk Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Whirlwing Stormbrood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Leopard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sibsig Appraiser
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Redoubled Stormsinger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sagu Wildling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rescue Leopard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
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8%synergy
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Opt
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30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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21%synergy
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0%synergy
Comet Storm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-8%synergy
Manamorphose
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13%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
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21%synergy
Big Score
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16%synergy
Snap
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10%synergy
Impulse
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22%synergy
Auroral Procession
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Planar Genesis
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16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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5%synergy
Reality Shift
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5%synergy
Return to Nature
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14%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
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2%synergy
Stroke of Genius
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13%synergy
Electrodominance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Twinferno
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Joint Exploration
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Quicken
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13%synergy
Artifact Mutation
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12%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Peerless Recycling
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Piercing Exhale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
See Double
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
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5%synergy
Plasm Capture
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8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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5%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
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8%synergy
Strength of Cedars
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9%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
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7%synergy
Nature's Claim
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2%synergy
Entish Restoration
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2%synergy
Wilt
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9%synergy
Cancel
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8%synergy
Psychic Puppetry
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9%synergy
Display of Power
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9%synergy
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Rite of Replication
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34%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
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19%synergy
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27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Harmonize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Regrowth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-15%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Migration Path
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Kindle the Inner Flame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ember Island Production
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Hull Breach
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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10%synergy
Spitting Image
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Temur
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Electroduplicate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blaze
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9%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
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2%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
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9%synergy
Three Visits
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-17%synergy
Divination
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9%synergy
Crackle with Power
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6%synergy
Far Wanderings
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9%synergy
Vandalblast
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1%synergy
Past in Flames
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7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
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6%synergy
Deep Analysis
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8%synergy
Banefire
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Nissa's Expedition
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9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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8%synergy
Magmatic Insight
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9%synergy
Ideas Unbound
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9%synergy
Call to Mind
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9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
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8%synergy
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Twinning Staff
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mirror Box
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
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8%synergy
Expedition Map
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6%synergy
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Swarm Intelligence
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30%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
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26%synergy
Fiery Inscription
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25%synergy
Double Vision
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25%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Raiding Schemes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Omen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
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21%synergy
Chandra, the Firebrand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Kavaron, Memorial World
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Simic Signet
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gruul Signet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Cinder Glade
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Tangled Islet
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Molten Tributary
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Gruul Turf
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Abandon
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Highlands
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Rootbound Crag
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Thornwood Falls
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Timber Gorge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Kazandu Refuge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Highland Forest
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sodden Verdure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mossfire Valley
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Highland Lake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mountain Valley
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rimewood Falls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Oasis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Woodland Stream
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Simic Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy