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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dai Li Agents
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5%synergy
Abundant Countryside
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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61%inclusion316 decks516 decks
55%synergy
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55%inclusion284 decks516 decks
51%synergy
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53%inclusion271 decks516 decks
47%synergy
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53%inclusion272 decks516 decks
45%synergy
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion228 decks516 decks
38%synergy
Pest Infestation
45%inclusion234 decks516 decks
37%synergy
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41%inclusion211 decks516 decks
37%synergy
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
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42%inclusion215 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
40%inclusion204 decks516 decks
34%synergy
Hardened Scales
39%inclusion202 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion202 decks516 decks
20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
36%inclusion188 decks516 decks
-9%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
36%inclusion184 decks516 decks
27%synergy
Tend the Pests
35%inclusion181 decks516 decks
31%synergy
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34%inclusion178 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
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-2%synergy
Evolution Witness
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30%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion72 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion47 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.7%inclusion45 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.6%inclusion39 decks516 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
5.4%inclusion28 decks516 decks
2%synergy
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33%inclusion168 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Basking Broodscale
32%inclusion147 decks457 decks
31%synergy
Social Climber
32%inclusion163 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion163 decks516 decks
28%synergy
Winding Constrictor
31%inclusion161 decks516 decks
25%synergy
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28%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
29%inclusion148 decks516 decks
26%synergy
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28%inclusion147 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
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11%synergy
Blood Researcher
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28%synergy
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7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
28%inclusion144 decks516 decks
25%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
27%inclusion141 decks516 decks
27%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
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20%synergy
Herd Baloth
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25%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
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11%synergy
Deathgreeter
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24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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-4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion121 decks516 decks
22%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
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22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion115 decks516 decks
22%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
22%inclusion114 decks516 decks
18%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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1%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion112 decks516 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
22%inclusion97 decks447 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
21%inclusion109 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21%inclusion109 decks516 decks
20%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
21%inclusion106 decks516 decks
20%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
19%inclusion99 decks516 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion97 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion93 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Leyline Prowler
18%inclusion92 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion92 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
17%inclusion89 decks516 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion84 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
16%inclusion84 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion73 decks454 decks
8%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion82 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion80 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Honor Troll
15%inclusion79 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion78 decks516 decks
-9%synergy
Gyre Sage
15%inclusion76 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Prize Pig
14%inclusion72 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion70 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
13%inclusion69 decks516 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Wombat
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11%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
13%inclusion66 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
12%inclusion63 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion63 decks516 decks
8%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
31%inclusion139 decks453 decks
11%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
30%inclusion154 decks516 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
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9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
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21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion108 decks516 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion84 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion79 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
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-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
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6%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion72 decks516 decks
-3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion56 decks516 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Claim
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0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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4%synergy
Fell the Profane
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1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
-6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion45 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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-2%synergy
Weather the Storm
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8%synergy
Deathsprout
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2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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7%synergy
Go for the Throat
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2%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-4%synergy
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
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Rampant Growth
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-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
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0%synergy
Culling Ritual
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5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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11%synergy
Three Visits
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-1%synergy
Deadly Brew
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12%synergy
Farseek
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-2%synergy
Essence Pulse
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15%synergy
Night's Whisper
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7%synergy
Sign in Blood
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7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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2%synergy
Reanimate
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-8%synergy
Pest Summoning
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11%synergy
Read the Bones
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5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
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8%synergy
Dig Up
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5%synergy
Victimize
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-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
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1%synergy
Scale the Heights
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8%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.4%inclusion38 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Healing Technique
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7%synergy
Containment Breach
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7%synergy
Harmonize
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-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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3%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
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6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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3%synergy
Casualties of War
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-5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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-7%synergy
Unearth
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1%synergy
Chain of Smog
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3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.2%inclusion27 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion168 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion130 decks516 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion124 decks516 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion115 decks516 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion77 decks516 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14%inclusion72 decks516 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion71 decks516 decks
-6%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion70 decks516 decks
13%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion64 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion64 decks516 decks
-12%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion52 decks516 decks
-12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.5%inclusion49 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion48 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.1%inclusion47 decks516 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.7%inclusion45 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.1%inclusion42 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.4%inclusion38 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.2%inclusion37 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.4%inclusion33 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.0%inclusion26 decks516 decks
2%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion164 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion120 decks516 decks
21%synergy
Trudge Garden
22%inclusion115 decks516 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion110 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion108 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion100 decks516 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion87 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
16%inclusion82 decks516 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion68 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion64 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
7%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion51 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Lifegift
9.5%inclusion49 decks516 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.5%inclusion49 decks516 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.3%inclusion48 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
9.3%inclusion48 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.7%inclusion45 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.5%inclusion44 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.3%inclusion43 decks516 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion42 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.1%inclusion42 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.2%inclusion37 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.2%inclusion37 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Doubling Season
6.6%inclusion34 decks516 decks
-10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.6%inclusion34 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.4%inclusion33 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.2%inclusion32 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.1%inclusion26 decks424 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6.0%inclusion31 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.7%inclusion24 decks424 decks
4%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion52 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.6%inclusion29 decks516 decks
3%synergy
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Sapseep Forest
37%inclusion189 decks516 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion158 decks516 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion129 decks516 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion91 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion89 decks516 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion83 decks516 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion83 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion72 decks516 decks
-4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
12%synergy
The Shire
10%inclusion54 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion52 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion50 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
8.5%inclusion44 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion42 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.1%inclusion42 decks516 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.9%inclusion41 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion39 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.0%inclusion36 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
-3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.6%inclusion34 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.6%inclusion29 decks516 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion358 decks516 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion266 decks516 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
43%inclusion223 decks516 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion127 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion111 decks516 decks
-6%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
7%synergy
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Forest
95%inclusion488 decks516 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion477 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion393 decks516 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion286 decks516 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
51%inclusion261 decks516 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion251 decks516 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
43%inclusion224 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion213 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
37%inclusion192 decks516 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion176 decks516 decks
-11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion175 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion170 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
31%inclusion139 decks453 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion142 decks516 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
27%inclusion138 decks516 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Mire
24%inclusion126 decks516 decks
-12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion126 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion118 decks516 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion105 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion101 decks516 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion90 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion82 decks501 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion73 decks454 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion79 decks516 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion79 decks516 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion76 decks516 decks
-6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
15%inclusion76 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion45 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion73 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion70 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion68 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion65 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion63 decks516 decks
-10%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion57 decks516 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion53 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion46 decks454 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
9.3%inclusion48 decks516 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.8%inclusion40 decks516 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion32 decks453 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion35 decks516 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion33 decks516 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.8%inclusion30 decks516 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion28 decks516 decks
-1%synergy
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