Riku of Two Reflections (Commander) - Expensive Spellslinger

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Swan Song
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Harrow
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13%synergy
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18%synergy
Parallel Lives
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Burgeoning
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
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2%synergy
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Boseiju, Who Endures
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33%synergy
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29%synergy
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21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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2%synergy
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11%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
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9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
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13%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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17%synergy
Mana Crypt
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17%synergy
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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48%synergy
Taiga
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81%synergy
Mountain
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
Volcanic Island
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81%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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57%synergy
Stomping Ground
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44%synergy
Tropical Island
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76%synergy
Forest
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-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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58%synergy
Steam Vents
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42%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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52%synergy
Ketria Triome
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41%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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3%synergy
Training Center
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
Spire Garden
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21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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1%synergy
Thundering Falls
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31%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
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13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
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4%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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2%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-3%synergy
Hedge Maze
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24%synergy
Commercial District
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21%synergy
Mana Confluence
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21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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25%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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20%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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-24%synergy
City of Brass
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16%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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-4%synergy
Flooded Grove
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3%synergy
Cinder Glade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
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2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Thornspire Verge
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy