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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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Levi Perry
Jun 25, 2026
Levi Perry
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94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
82%synergy
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91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
80%synergy
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91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
79%synergy
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76%synergy
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76%synergy
Blood Seeker
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
73%synergy
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78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
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67%synergy
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67%synergy
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72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
64%synergy
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30%synergy
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38%synergy
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57%synergy
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38%synergy
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61%synergy
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34%synergy
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69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
60%synergy
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66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
19%synergy
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53%synergy
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63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
56%synergy
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38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
27%synergy
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25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
7%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
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6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-7%synergy
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50%synergy
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59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
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56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
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55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
41%synergy
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53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
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53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
46%synergy
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53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
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46%synergy
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47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
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44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
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22%synergy
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38%synergy
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31%synergy
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10%synergy
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28%synergy
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20%synergy
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23%synergy
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27%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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6%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Star Athlete
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
The Frightful Four
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Soot Imp
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Giant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
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Dark Ritual
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
22%synergy
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44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
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24%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Suspended Sentence
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
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7%synergy
Abrade
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-9%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-3%synergy
Price of Progress
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
Not Dead After All
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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50%synergy
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9%synergy
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18%synergy
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20%synergy
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
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-1%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
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12%synergy
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-4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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12%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Soul Immolation
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9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Nova Flame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
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6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
Game Over
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6%synergy
Fast Forward
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5%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
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28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Copper Tablet
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Whip of Erebos
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Wire
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Stolen Stark Tech
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Spellshock
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Bonds
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Fated Firepower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Pyrohemia
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Pain for All
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Pestilence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cool but Rude
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Market
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
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Sol Ring
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Peak
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malice
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Canyon Slough
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Mount Doom
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Fortress
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Hell's Kitchen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
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