Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Core

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
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Curiosity
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Fire Magic
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Magic Damper
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Veyran, Voice of Duality
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Harmonic Prodigy
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Opt
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Combat Tutorial
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Counterspell
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Brainstorm
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Ponder
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Preordain
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Frantic Search
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Archmage Emeritus
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Storm-Kiln Artist
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Consider
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Coruscation Mage
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Goblin Electromancer
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Stormcatch Mentor
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Tandem Lookout
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Firebrand Archer
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Archmage of Runes
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Balmor, Battlemage Captain
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Electrostatic Field
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Kessig Flamebreather
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Queen Brahne
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Mysidian Elder
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Young Pyromancer
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Third Path Iconoclast
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Birgi, God of Storytelling
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Tellah, Great Sage
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Abstract Paintmage
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Hydroelectric Specimen
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Sanar, Unfinished Genius
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Emeritus of Ideation
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Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
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Haughty Djinn
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Urabrask
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Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
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Summon: G.F. Cerberus
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Thunderdrum Soloist
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Mocking Sprite
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Valley Floodcaller
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Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
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Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
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Ashling, Flame Dancer
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Ral, Monsoon Mage
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Thermo-Alchemist
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Erebor Flamesmith
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Alania, Divergent Storm
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Blazing Bomb
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Harmonized Trio
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Negate
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Chaos Warp
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Snap
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Arcane Denial
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Flame of Anor
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Pongify
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Abrade
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Haste Magic
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Thunder Magic
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Slip Out the Back
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Shore Up
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Swan Song
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Ice Magic
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Izzet Charm
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Rapid Hybridization
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Prismari Command
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Seething Song
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Fists of Flame
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Big Score
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Syncopate
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Think Twice
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Aetherize
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Twisted Image
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Dig Through Time
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Into the Flood Maw
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Flusterstorm
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Mana Drain
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Bulk Up
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Spell Pierce
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Thrill of Possibility
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Laughing Mad
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Pull from Tomorrow
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Dreams of Laguna
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Eject
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Return the Favor
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Octopus Form
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Expedite
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Vivi's Persistence
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Gut Shot
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Traumatic Critique
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Opera Love Song
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Shadow Rift
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Self-Destruct
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Expressive Iteration
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Faithless Looting
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Serum Visions
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Blasphemous Act
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Gitaxian Probe
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Mizzix's Mastery
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Vandalblast
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Windfall
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Grapeshot
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Wild Ride
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Enter the Enigma
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Crackle with Power
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Chandra's Ignition
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Light Up the Stage
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Strike It Rich
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Suplex
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Past in Flames
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Mana Geyser
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Treasure Cruise
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Sorceress's Schemes
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Wisdom of Ages
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Epic Experiment
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Slip Through Space
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Deep Analysis
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Jaya's Immolating Inferno
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Crash Through
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Solve the Equation
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Reckless Charge
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Overmaster
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Nibelheim Aflame
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Relm's Sketching
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Choco-Comet
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Rite of Flame
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Fireball
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Elemental Eruption
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Lock and Load
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Curse of the Swine
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Memories Returning
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Unending Whisper
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Lightning Greaves
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Astrologian's Planisphere
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Ruby Medallion
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Mishra's Bauble
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Sapphire Medallion
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Red Mage's Rapier
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Winged Boots
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The Fire Crystal
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The Water Crystal
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Isochron Scepter
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The Ozolith
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Cori-Steel Cutter
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Ophidian Eye
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Fiery Inscription
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Thousand-Year Storm
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Propaganda
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Sigil of Sleep
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Wizard Class
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Artist's Talent
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Mystic Remora
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Rite of the Dragoncaller
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Case of the Ransacked Lab
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Omniscience
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Amphibian Downpour
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Virtue of Courage
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Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
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Sleep Magic
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Shark Typhoon
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Arcane Bombardment
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Proft's Eidetic Memory
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Stormchaser's Talent
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Sorcerer Class
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Fiery Emancipation
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Witness Protection
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Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
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Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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Lindblum, Industrial Regency
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Mystic Sanctuary
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Mistrise Village
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Riptide Laboratory
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Rogue's Passage
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Adventurer's Inn
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Desolate Lighthouse
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Cephalid Coliseum
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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
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Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Izzet Signet
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Talisman of Creativity
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Thought Vessel
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Fellwar Stone
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Mind Stone
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Commander's Sphere
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Lotus Petal
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Everflowing Chalice
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Ether
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Mox Amber
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Tablet of Discovery
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Springleaf Drum
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Decanter of Endless Water
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Bender's Waterskin
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Midnight Clock
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Blitzball
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Island
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Mountain
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Command Tower
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Sulfur Falls
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Shivan Reef
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Cascade Bluffs
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Steam Vents
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Exotic Orchard
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Ferrous Lake
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Swiftwater Cliffs
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Training Center
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Fiery Islet
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Riverpyre Verge
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Evolving Wilds
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Scalding Tarn
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Baron, Airship Kingdom
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Path of Ancestry
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Thundering Falls
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Riverglide Pathway
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Spirebluff Canal
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Pinnacle Monk
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Terramorphic Expanse
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Izzet Guildgate
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2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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Hydroelectric Specimen
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3%synergy
Volcanic Island
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-6%synergy
Crossroads Village
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Turbulent Springs
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Scorched Geyser
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Fabled Passage
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Molten Tributary
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Eroded Canyon
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1%synergy
Spectacle Summit
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0%synergy
Thriving Isle
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4%synergy
Airship Engine Room
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5%synergy
Flooded Strand
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-4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
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-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
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4%synergy
Polluted Delta
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-5%synergy
Starting Town
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4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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Ash Barrens
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1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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-4%synergy
Capital City
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5%synergy