Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Lifegain

Original Name:

Mister NegativeMister Negative

Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
The writing staff at EDHREC gives you the rundown on their favorite new commanders that came out in 2025. Is your favorite on the list?
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Fix What's Broken
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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7%synergy
Daydream
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9%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
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10%synergy
Turbulent Moor
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-11%synergy
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Ephemerate
81%inclusion224 decks275 decks
74%synergy
Cloudshift
74%inclusion203 decks275 decks
68%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
66%inclusion182 decks275 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Blood
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55%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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53%synergy
Children of Korlis
56%inclusion153 decks275 decks
52%synergy
Tainted Remedy
53%inclusion146 decks275 decks
51%synergy
Teleportation Circle
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50%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
54%inclusion148 decks275 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion177 decks275 decks
47%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion224 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
65%inclusion180 decks275 decks
45%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion158 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
56%inclusion154 decks275 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion148 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion145 decks275 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion139 decks275 decks
40%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
48%inclusion133 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Flicker of Fate
48%inclusion133 decks275 decks
45%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion132 decks275 decks
47%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
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33%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion95 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
26%inclusion71 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion46 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion44 decks275 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
11%synergy
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Soul Warden
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27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
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40%synergy
Dark Confidant
42%inclusion115 decks275 decks
35%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
40%inclusion111 decks275 decks
38%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
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33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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22%synergy
Charming Prince
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31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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26%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion90 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
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19%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion79 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
26%inclusion72 decks275 decks
20%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
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12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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17%synergy
Flickerwisp
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22%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
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21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
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16%synergy
Plague Drone
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23%synergy
Platinum Angel
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22%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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22%synergy
Doom Whisperer
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22%synergy
Restoration Angel
23%inclusion63 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Blood Celebrant
23%inclusion62 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion61 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Darkstar Augur
22%inclusion60 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion57 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Keen Duelist
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
18%inclusion49 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion46 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
-22%synergy
Claim Jumper
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
-19%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
10%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Guardian
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Auriok Champion
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
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-8%synergy
Parting Gust
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34%synergy
Angel's Grace
36%inclusion99 decks275 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion80 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Interlude
27%inclusion73 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion71 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion62 decks275 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion60 decks275 decks
9%synergy
False Cure
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Getaway Glamer
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
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15%synergy
Stunning Reversal
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15%synergy
Reprieve
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8%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion44 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Saw in Half
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11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
13%inclusion37 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion37 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Slip On the Ring
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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0%synergy
Scrollshift
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10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
-12%synergy
Ghostway
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Everybody Lives!
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Silence
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Hatred
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
-7%synergy
Fracture
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
-15%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
3%synergy
The Spot's Portal
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
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25%synergy
Night's Whisper
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18%synergy
Reanimate
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20%synergy
Damn
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2%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion91 decks275 decks
25%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
28%inclusion78 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Repay in Kind
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Villainous Wrath
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Profane Transfusion
15%inclusion42 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Revival // Revenge
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Reverse the Sands
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
-7%synergy
Another Round
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8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Contract
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
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3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
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4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
4%synergy
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Tainted Sigil
37%inclusion101 decks275 decks
34%synergy
The Wind Crystal
33%inclusion90 decks275 decks
26%synergy
Panharmonicon
31%inclusion85 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion56 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
13%synergy
The Endstone
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion46 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion42 decks275 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Wedding Ring
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
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8%synergy
The Golden Throne
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Soul Conduit
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-13%synergy
Spellbook
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Eternity Vessel
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
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19%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion95 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion89 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Parker Luck
26%inclusion72 decks275 decks
25%synergy
Wound Reflection
24%inclusion67 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Axis of Mortality
23%inclusion63 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
21%inclusion58 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Land Tax
18%inclusion50 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion43 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Near-Death Experience
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Font of Agonies
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Cleric Class
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Gideon of the Trials
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion132 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion86 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion74 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion54 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion54 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion46 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
13%synergy
War Room
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4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-11%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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10%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion244 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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19%synergy
Thought Vessel
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56%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion149 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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20%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion57 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion56 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
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3%synergy
Marble Diamond
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0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
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0%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion268 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
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3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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3%synergy
Godless Shrine
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15%synergy
Fetid Heath
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13%synergy
Tainted Field
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-6%synergy
Vault of Champions
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5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion120 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
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11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion111 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion106 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion103 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion90 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion84 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion82 decks275 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion80 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion72 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion71 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
23%inclusion63 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion60 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion49 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Expanse
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
0%synergy