The Valeyard (Commander) - Politics

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Roman Milan
Nov 18, 2025
How To Be the Bolas - A Conversation With Mike Carrozza
Mike Carrozza from Am I the Bolas joins Roman in a conversation to help guide new Commander players through making villainous choices.
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Split Decision
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Plea for Power
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Truth or Consequences
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Capital Punishment
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Great Intelligence's Plan
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This Is How It Ends
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Illusion of Choice
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Mob Verdict
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Sycorax Commander
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Tyrant's Choice
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Ensnared by the Mara
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Hunted by The Family
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Trap the Trespassers
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Davros, Dalek Creator
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Grudge Keeper
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Bite of the Black Rose
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The Dalek Emperor
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Midnight Crusader Shuttle
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Missy
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Expropriate
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Game Changers
Rhystic Study
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Cyclonic Rift
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Jeska's Will
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Fierce Guardianship
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Demonic Tutor
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Mystical Tutor
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Ancient Tomb
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Nightscape Familiar
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The Master, Gallifrey's End
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Messenger Jays
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Cult of Skaro
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Goblin Electromancer
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Dalek Squadron
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Auton Soldier
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Dalek Drone
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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Spark Double
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Cyberman Patrol
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Stormcatch Mentor
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Fatespinner
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Cybermen Squadron
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Weeping Angel
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Baleful Strix
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The Cyber-Controller
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Thunderclap Drake
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Archmage of Runes
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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Cormela, Glamour Thief
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Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
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The Master, Mesmerist
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Renegade Silent
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Archaeomancer
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Kardur, Doomscourge
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Indulgent Tormentor
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The Master, Multiplied
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Vashta Nerada
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The Rani
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9%synergy
Dr. Eggman
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Gogo, Master of Mimicry
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Roaming Throne
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Agitator Ant
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8%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
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Sakashima the Impostor
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6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
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6%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
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6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
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5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
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5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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2%synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
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Tempt with Mayhem
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Counterspell
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Chaos Warp
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Cyber Conversion
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Arcane Denial
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Return the Favor
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Terminate
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Dark Ritual
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Flatline
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Fact or Fiction
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Negate
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Withering Torment
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Deflecting Swat
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Mana Drain
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Don't Make a Sound
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Brainstorm
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Bedevil
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Hostile Negotiations
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Aetherize
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Deadly Rollick
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Risk Factor
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Swan Song
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Snuff Out
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Invert Polarity
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Baleful Mastery
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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Seize the Spotlight
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Blasphemous Act
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Exterminate!
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42%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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Feed the Swarm
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Quantum Misalignment
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Doomsday Confluence
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Tempt with Reflections
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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Vandalblast
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Disrupt Decorum
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Nanogene Conversion
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Tempt with Immortality
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Make an Example
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Choice of Damnations
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Zuko's Offense
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Path of the Schemer
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Tempt with Vengeance
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Virtus's Maneuver
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Delete
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Mizzix's Mastery
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Path of the Enigma
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Minds Aglow
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Preordain
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Path of the Pyromancer
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Manifold Insights
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Toxic Deluge
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Blasphemous Edict
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3%synergy
Ponder
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Utility Artifacts
Coercive Portal
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Lightning Greaves
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23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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Tempting Contract
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Sword of Wealth and Power
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Chimil, the Inner Sun
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Strionic Resonator
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4%synergy
Cybership
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7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
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TARDIS
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Enchantments
Genesis of the Daleks
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Propaganda
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Death in Heaven
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The Sound of Drums
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The Toymaker's Trap
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Wound Reflection
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Phyrexian Arena
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5%synergy
Black Market Connections
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1%synergy
Mystic Remora
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Painful Quandary
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Double Vision
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Blink
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10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
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4%synergy
Court of Ambition
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Echoing Assault
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Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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31%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
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Bojuka Bog
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4%synergy
Temple of the False God
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11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
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11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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Creeping Tar Pit
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6%synergy
Mistrise Village
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Cabal Coffers
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1%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
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Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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Model of Unity
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Sol Ring
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Talisman of Dominance
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Talisman of Creativity
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Thought Vessel
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Izzet Signet
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Dimir Signet
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4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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Commander's Sphere
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Fellwar Stone
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Relic of Sauron
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Mind Stone
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Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
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12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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Sonic Screwdriver
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Lands
Island
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Swamp
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Mountain
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Command Tower
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Crumbling Necropolis
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Exotic Orchard
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Dragonskull Summit
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Stormcarved Coast
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Drowned Catacomb
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Shipwreck Marsh
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36%synergy
Haunted Ridge
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38%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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Xander's Lounge
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Sunken Hollow
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Smoldering Marsh
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Luxury Suite
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Training Center
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Morphic Pool
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Steam Vents
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Blood Crypt
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Watery Grave
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Temple of Epiphany
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Temple of Malice
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Temple of Deceit
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Scalding Tarn
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Terramorphic Expanse
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8%synergy
Polluted Delta
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Bloodstained Mire
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Path of Ancestry
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Seething Landscape
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Darkwater Catacombs
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Evolving Wilds
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-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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9%synergy
Choked Estuary
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Foreboding Ruins
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Gallifrey Council Chamber
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Frostboil Snarl
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Shivan Reef
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Badlands
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Underground Sea
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Myriad Landscape
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Volcanic Island
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Sulfurous Springs
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Dimir Aqueduct
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Underground River
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-18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
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0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
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-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
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0%synergy
Fiery Islet
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2%synergy