Sapling of Colfenor (Commander) - Core Lifegain

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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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Dina, Soul Steeper
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82%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
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68%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
64%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
64%synergy
Witch of the Moors
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62%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Mortality Spear
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52%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
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50%synergy
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Beast Whisperer
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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37%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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46%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
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49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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47%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
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50%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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19%synergy
Creatures
Elvish Mystic
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16%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
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42%synergy
Ancient Lumberknot
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43%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Adamantoise
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Prize Pig
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
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17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
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33%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
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35%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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35%synergy
Wood Elves
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27%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
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36%synergy
Treefolk Harbinger
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36%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
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34%synergy
Bosk Banneret
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36%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Tree of Redemption
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28%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
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15%synergy
Honest Rutstein
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19%synergy
Essence Warden
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22%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
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28%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
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25%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
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28%synergy
Leyline Prowler
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26%synergy
Augur of Autumn
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28%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
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21%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Reclamation Sage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Axebane Guardian
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21%synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
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20%synergy
Tree of Perdition
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21%synergy
Wall of Roots
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Runic Armasaur
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Bane of Progress
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17%synergy
Vine Trellis
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
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21%synergy
Shriekmaw
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
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21%synergy
Old Man Willow
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Blood Researcher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
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20%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
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7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Tear Asunder
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-1%synergy
Sheltering Word
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14%synergy
Deathsprout
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8%synergy
Noxious Revival
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-1%synergy
Collective Resistance
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2%synergy
Drag to the Roots
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3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
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5%synergy
Krosan Grip
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1%synergy
Stampede
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
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-2%synergy
Harrow
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-2%synergy
Entish Restoration
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2%synergy
Return to Nature
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1%synergy
Reclaim
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glyph of Reincarnation
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7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Reach of Branches
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-28%synergy
Glyph of Doom
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Serpent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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-1%synergy
Naturalize
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5%synergy
Obscuring Haze
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4%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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6%synergy
Rootgrapple
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7%synergy
Urborg Justice
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7%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
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4%synergy
Essence Pulse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
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3%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-4%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Last March of the Ents
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
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6%synergy
Driven // Despair
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Dig Up
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11%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tip the Scales
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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3%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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5%synergy
Overcome
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7%synergy
Pest Infestation
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-1%synergy
Three Visits
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-11%synergy
Healing Technique
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7%synergy
Overrun
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Severed Strands
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Salvage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Charnel Serenade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Casualties of War
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ent's Fury
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
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0%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Consuming Vapors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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5%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Soul
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
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0%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Kin-Tree Invocation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
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41%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Requiem Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Worldslayer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Monster Manual
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Druidic Satchel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Warmonger's Chariot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Currency Converter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Explorer's Scope
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Valor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Ball
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Brainstone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Trudge Garden
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Dormant Grove
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Lignify
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Sylvan Library
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Gift of the Deity
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Pack
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Snack
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
The Aesir Escape Valhalla
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Lurking Predators
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Grim Feast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mirri's Guile
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Thirst
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fertile Ground
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Grim Backwoods
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Restless Cottage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Sapseep Forest
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Fountain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Diamond Valley
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
The Shire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Sequestered Stash
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Pristine Talisman
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Wood
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Jungle Hollow
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Mire
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Underground Mortuary
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Mire
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Vernal Fen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Festering Thicket
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Gilt-Leaf Palace
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Opal Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy