Teval, Arbiter of Virtue (Commander) - Optimized Delver

Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Rank #471
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Background image for The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
The writing staff at EDHREC gives you the rundown on their favorite new commanders that came out in 2025. Is your favorite on the list?
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57%synergy
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40%synergy
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30%synergy
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36%synergy
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52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
38%synergy
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33%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
22%synergy
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55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
39%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
28%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
28%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
28%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Crop Rotation
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
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32%synergy
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47%synergy
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30%synergy
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41%synergy
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35%synergy
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21%synergy
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26%synergy
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39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
26%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Barrowgoyf
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Timeless Witness
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23%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
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25%synergy
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16%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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14%synergy
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19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
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21%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
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18%synergy
Kishla Skimmer
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8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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15%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Weaver
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Suffering
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Millikin
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
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11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Marang River Regent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
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Dark Ritual
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Swan Song
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Heroic Intervention
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Salvage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Harrow
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Veil of Summer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Noxious Revival
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Auroral Procession
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
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17%synergy
Counterspell
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-16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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-7%synergy
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6%synergy
Entish Restoration
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Delay
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8%synergy
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-1%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
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6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
Pact of Negation
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4%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
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8%synergy
Elemental Teachings
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
Cache Grab
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6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
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4%synergy
Sacrifice
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6%synergy
Consign to Memory
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6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
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6%synergy
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Three Visits
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Repay in Kind
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Behold the Beyond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Profane Transfusion
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Death Begets Life
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20%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
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16%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
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21%synergy
Traumatize
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21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
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15%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
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15%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
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19%synergy
Villainous Wealth
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2%synergy
Incarnation Technique
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14%synergy
Victimize
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1%synergy
Dryad's Revival
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dark Petition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Doppelgang
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Scout the City
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-32%synergy
Will of the Sultai
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Regrowth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Expropriate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Tooth and Nail
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Last March of the Ents
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
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Hedge Shredder
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
The Endstone
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Pact Weapon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Soul Conduit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Teval's Judgment
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Dredger's Insight
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Out of the Tombs
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Stillness in Motion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Roots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Chronic Flooding
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Crawling Sensation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Mistrise Village
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Kishla Village
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Forest
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Swamp
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Island
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Misty Rainforest
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Undercity Sewers
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Underground Mortuary
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Hedge Maze
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Zagoth Triome
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Windswept Heath
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Opulent Palace
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Bayou
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Willowrush Verge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tropical Island
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy