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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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50%synergy
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14%synergy
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70%synergy
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58%synergy
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57%synergy
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55%synergy
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54%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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47%synergy
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12%synergy
Blood Artist
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29%synergy
Hardened Scales
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39%synergy
Spike Feeder
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45%synergy
Winding Constrictor
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40%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
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43%synergy
Tend the Pests
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40%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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-1%synergy
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43%inclusion63 decks147 decks
41%synergy
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42%synergy
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17%synergy
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-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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-9%synergy
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37%synergy
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32%synergy
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36%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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34%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
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29%synergy
Blood Researcher
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36%synergy
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3%synergy
Evolution Witness
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32%synergy
Haywire Mite
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17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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13%synergy
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
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31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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31%synergy
Herd Baloth
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
Basking Broodscale
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30%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
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16%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
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30%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
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30%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
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26%synergy
Deathgreeter
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27%synergy
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-2%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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6%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
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26%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
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8%synergy
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0%synergy
Prize Pig
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26%synergy
Devoted Druid
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21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
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23%synergy
Incubation Druid
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21%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
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19%synergy
Leyline Prowler
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20%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
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14%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
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4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
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15%synergy
Honor Troll
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19%synergy
Fertilid
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
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17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
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17%synergy
Beast Whisperer
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Gyre Sage
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15%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
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16%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
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14%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
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13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
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12%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
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12%synergy
Viscera Seer
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-1%synergy
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Beast Within
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6%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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30%synergy
Putrefy
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0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
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22%synergy
Village Rites
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5%synergy
Tear Asunder
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5%synergy
Golgari Charm
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2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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6%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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11%synergy
Fell the Profane
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4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-8%synergy
Fortifying Draught
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12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
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3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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2%synergy
Nature's Claim
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2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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2%synergy
Deathsprout
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3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
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-6%synergy
Weather the Storm
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8%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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8%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-9%synergy
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2%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
Atomize
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Farseek
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5%synergy
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13%synergy
Sign in Blood
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13%synergy
Essence Pulse
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19%synergy
Three Visits
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-1%synergy
Read the Bones
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10%synergy
Deadly Brew
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9%synergy
Dig Up
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9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
Reanimate
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-8%synergy
Healing Technique
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10%synergy
Scale the Heights
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10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
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2%synergy
Urborg Repossession
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7%synergy
Pest Summoning
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8%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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-5%synergy
Harmonize
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0%synergy
Containment Breach
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7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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5%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
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7%synergy
Yuna's Decision
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7%synergy
Victimize
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-12%synergy
Witherbloom Command
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5%synergy
Damnation
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-2%synergy
Casualties of War
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-5%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
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2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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3%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
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3%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
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5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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1%synergy
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Tablet of the Guilds
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34%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Skullclamp
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-11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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14%synergy
The Great Henge
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12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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-6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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8%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
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13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
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11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Sun Droplet
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10%synergy
The Ozolith
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5%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Bow of Nylea
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6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
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3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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5%synergy
Demon's Horn
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6%synergy
Tithing Blade
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5%synergy
Campfire
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6%synergy
Prism Ring
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6%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
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13%synergy
Blight Mound
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Trudge Garden
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Druid Class
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Loading Zone
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11%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Lifegift
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Primeval Bounty
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Guardian Project
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
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Sapseep Forest
48%inclusion70 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Cottage
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
6%synergy
The Shire
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Kishla Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion108 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
61%inclusion89 decks147 decks
59%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion78 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Paradise Plume
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
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Forest
97%inclusion143 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion139 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion120 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Jungle Hollow
65%inclusion95 decks147 decks
40%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
58%inclusion85 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
45%inclusion66 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Mire
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
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