Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Expensive

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Rank #551
458decks
Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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10%synergy
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Path to Exile
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38%synergy
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32%synergy
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37%synergy
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26%synergy
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37%synergy
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56%synergy
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43%synergy
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36%synergy
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33%synergy
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40%synergy
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27%synergy
Farewell
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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Chasm Skulker
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39%synergy
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40%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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13%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
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8%synergy
Alluring Siren
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14%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
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9%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
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13%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
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10%synergy
Viseling
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11%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
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10%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
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9%synergy
Archon of Emeria
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7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
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9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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Flumph
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7%synergy
Crystal Barricade
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6%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
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3%synergy
Absolute Virtue
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5%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
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6%synergy
Oneirophage
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7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
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Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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16%synergy
Generous Gift
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11%synergy
Everybody Lives!
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37%synergy
Swan Song
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21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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12%synergy
Force of Will
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17%synergy
Brainstorm
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6%synergy
Force of Negation
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15%synergy
Silence
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12%synergy
Render Silent
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12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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11%synergy
Negate
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-10%synergy
Permission Denied
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13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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10%synergy
Pongify
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9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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3%synergy
Strix Serenade
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Final Showdown
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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Perch Protection
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3%synergy
Holy Day
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Supreme Verdict
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8%synergy
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Cut a Deal
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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9%synergy
Ponder
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3%synergy
Austere Command
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-2%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
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9%synergy
Council's Judgment
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9%synergy
Fabricate
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-1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
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3%synergy
Wrath of God
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2%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
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5%synergy
Prosperity
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5%synergy
Time Wipe
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-6%synergy
Solve the Equation
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2%synergy
Personal Tutor
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5%synergy
Fractured Identity
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3%synergy
Timetwister
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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Wedding Ring
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35%synergy
Howling Mine
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Folio of Fancies
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The One Ring
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23%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
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27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
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21%synergy
Crawlspace
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20%synergy
Font of Mythos
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17%synergy
Ivory Tower
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-8%synergy
Iron Maiden
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14%synergy
Venser's Journal
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11%synergy
Temple Bell
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10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
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5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
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6%synergy
Black Vise
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8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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1%synergy
Spellbook
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7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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1%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
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6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
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7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
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7%synergy
Norn's Annex
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4%synergy
The Water Crystal
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-2%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
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0%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
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3%synergy
Torpor Orb
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4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
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2%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
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5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
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40%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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33%synergy
Mystic Remora
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17%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
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24%synergy
Ominous Seas
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24%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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21%synergy
Forced Fruition
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23%synergy
Land Tax
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12%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
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14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
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17%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
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13%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
14%inclusion65 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Rest in Peace
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9%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion62 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
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10%synergy
Sphere of Safety
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7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion50 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Deafening Silence
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion33 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Rule of Law
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.7%inclusion40 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Solitary Confinement
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Telepathy
6.3%inclusion29 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
6.3%inclusion29 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Mind Over Matter
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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39%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
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18%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
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6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
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13%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
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9%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
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4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
56%inclusion255 decks458 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion174 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
28%inclusion126 decks458 decks
22%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
24%inclusion111 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Academy Ruins
23%inclusion104 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion99 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion96 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion90 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion70 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Kor Haven
15%inclusion68 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion37 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
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5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
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0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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4%synergy
Restless Anchorage
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-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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4%synergy
Arcane Signet
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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29%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
39%inclusion180 decks458 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion180 decks458 decks
-18%synergy
Misleading Signpost
27%inclusion124 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion111 decks458 decks
-4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
23%inclusion106 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion70 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion55 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion48 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion44 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion43 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.0%inclusion41 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.0%inclusion41 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion441 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion438 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion418 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
91%inclusion418 decks458 decks
44%synergy
Tundra
86%inclusion394 decks458 decks
73%synergy
Flooded Strand
80%inclusion365 decks458 decks
48%synergy
Sea of Clouds
77%inclusion351 decks458 decks
37%synergy
Glacial Fortress
71%inclusion325 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
57%inclusion262 decks458 decks
-9%synergy
Deserted Beach
54%inclusion247 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
47%inclusion216 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
44%inclusion167 decks383 decks
17%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
43%inclusion197 decks458 decks
23%synergy
Meticulous Archive
43%inclusion195 decks458 decks
24%synergy
Nimbus Maze
40%inclusion181 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Gate
33%inclusion151 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
32%inclusion148 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Port Town
32%inclusion147 decks458 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion128 decks458 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
27%inclusion124 decks458 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion117 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion101 decks458 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion101 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion99 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion99 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion98 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion95 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion90 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion89 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion89 decks458 decks
-16%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
18%inclusion82 decks458 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion80 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion71 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion63 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion54 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion54 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion46 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion43 decks458 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
9.4%inclusion43 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-8%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
-9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.0%inclusion23 decks458 decks
3%synergy