Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

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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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6%synergy
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Deadly Precision
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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62%inclusion315 decks512 decks
55%synergy
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51%synergy
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53%inclusion269 decks512 decks
47%synergy
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53%inclusion269 decks512 decks
44%synergy
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45%inclusion228 decks512 decks
39%synergy
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45%inclusion231 decks512 decks
37%synergy
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37%synergy
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2%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
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34%synergy
Blood Artist
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20%synergy
Hardened Scales
39%inclusion200 decks512 decks
31%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion187 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
35%inclusion181 decks512 decks
27%synergy
Spike Feeder
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35%synergy
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31%synergy
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-1%synergy
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14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.4%inclusion48 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
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-3%synergy
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2%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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28%synergy
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7%synergy
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25%synergy
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27%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
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19%synergy
Herd Baloth
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11%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
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22%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
22%inclusion115 decks512 decks
19%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
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22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
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20%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
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22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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1%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21%inclusion108 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Mystic
21%inclusion107 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
21%inclusion106 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
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17%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion96 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion93 decks512 decks
16%synergy
Leyline Prowler
18%inclusion92 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion90 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
17%inclusion88 decks512 decks
16%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion83 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion72 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion80 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
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14%synergy
Honor Troll
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15%synergy
Viscera Seer
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-1%synergy
Gyre Sage
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12%synergy
Prize Pig
14%inclusion72 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion72 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion58 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
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13%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
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12%synergy
Cursed Wombat
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11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
8%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion135 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion150 decks512 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion132 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion118 decks512 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion107 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion78 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion75 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion74 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion74 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion72 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion55 decks512 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion53 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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4%synergy
Fell the Profane
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1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion50 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Deathsprout
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2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Weather the Storm
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8%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
Krosan Grip
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0%synergy
Atomize
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1%synergy
Veil of Summer
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
Fog
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
Collective Resistance
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0%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
Kodama's Reach
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-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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12%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 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Witherbloom Command
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7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.4%inclusion43 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Scale the Heights
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7%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Healing Technique
7.2%inclusion37 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Containment Breach
7.2%inclusion37 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.2%inclusion37 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
7.0%inclusion36 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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3%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
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-5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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-8%synergy
Chain of Smog
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3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
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0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
3%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion169 decks512 decks
31%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion129 decks512 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion122 decks512 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion114 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion77 decks512 decks
13%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion71 decks512 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14%inclusion71 decks512 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion70 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
-12%synergy
The Earth Crystal
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
-12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
10%inclusion50 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.4%inclusion48 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.2%inclusion47 decks512 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.9%inclusion30 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.1%inclusion26 decks512 decks
4%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion163 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion119 decks512 decks
21%synergy
Trudge Garden
23%inclusion116 decks512 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion109 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion107 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion98 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion86 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
16%inclusion82 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion67 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
13%inclusion65 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion54 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion54 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion50 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion49 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.4%inclusion48 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
9.2%inclusion47 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.4%inclusion43 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.4%inclusion43 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.4%inclusion43 decks512 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.2%inclusion37 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Doubling Season
6.6%inclusion34 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.3%inclusion32 decks509 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion32 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.3%inclusion32 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.1%inclusion31 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6.1%inclusion31 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.0%inclusion25 decks417 decks
3%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.8%inclusion24 decks417 decks
4%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.2%inclusion25 decks478 decks
0%synergy
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Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion53 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
3%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion157 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion129 decks512 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion90 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion87 decks512 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion71 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
11%synergy
The Shire
11%inclusion54 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion53 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion49 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.0%inclusion36 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.8%inclusion35 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.6%inclusion34 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
-7%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion356 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion265 decks512 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
44%inclusion223 decks512 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion127 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion112 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Paradise Plume
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
7%synergy
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Forest
95%inclusion485 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion472 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion390 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion284 decks512 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion258 decks512 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion250 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
43%inclusion222 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion211 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion192 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion173 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion172 decks512 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion170 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion135 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion141 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
27%inclusion137 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Mire
24%inclusion125 decks512 decks
-11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion123 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion117 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion103 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion100 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion89 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion81 decks494 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion72 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion78 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion77 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion76 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
15%inclusion76 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion43 decks311 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion69 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion67 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion65 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion63 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion57 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion52 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion45 decks447 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion49 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion35 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.9%inclusion30 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion28 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
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