Witherbloom, the Balancer (Commander) - Lifegain

Witherbloom, the Balancer
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Harvey McGuinness
Sep 1, 2026
Harvey McGuinness
The Homebrew That Won One of cEDH's Biggest Tournaments
A fringe Golgari homebrew beat 429 players at Breach the Bay 2. The deck's creator shares why Witherbloom, the Balancer solves Golgari's cEDH problem.
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13%synergy
Through the Forest Gate
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10%synergy
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4%synergy
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0%synergy
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Pest Infestation
76%inclusion111 decks147 decks
61%synergy
Exsanguinate
69%inclusion102 decks147 decks
60%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
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49%synergy
Army of the Damned
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46%synergy
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46%synergy
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43%synergy
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43%synergy
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35%synergy
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22%synergy
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24%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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36%synergy
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33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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24%synergy
Studious First-Year
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37%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
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27%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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-8%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
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36%synergy
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25%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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13%synergy
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20%synergy
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14%synergy
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20%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
Delighted Halfling
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9%synergy
Emeritus of Abundance
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15%synergy
Viscera Seer
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1%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
Twitching Doll
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5%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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Badgermole Cub
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
Mycoloth
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7%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
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5%synergy
Brightcap Badger
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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8%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
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23%synergy
Dina's Guidance
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20%synergy
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
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5%synergy
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Mortality Spear
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
Stinging Study
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
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1%synergy
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Rabid Attack
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Efflorescence
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8%synergy
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Dissection Practice
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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-9%synergy
Dismember
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5%synergy
Lumaret's Favor
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6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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3%synergy
Verdant Command
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2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
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4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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-1%synergy
Royal Treatment
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5%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
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4%synergy
Spore Swarm
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4%synergy
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-4%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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-2%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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16%synergy
Zombify
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-16%synergy
Plague Wind
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14%synergy
Collective Unconscious
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13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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-7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
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10%synergy
Genesis Wave
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11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-7%synergy
Deadly Brew
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8%synergy
Shared Roots
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10%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
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7%synergy
Three Visits
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-5%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
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10%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-13%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
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7%synergy
Farseek
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-6%synergy
Witherbloom Command
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10%synergy
Immoral Bargain
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2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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4%synergy
Casualties of War
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1%synergy
Night's Whisper
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2%synergy
Praetor's Counsel
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11%synergy
Lab Rats
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11%synergy
Dark Salvation
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10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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0%synergy
Harmonize
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2%synergy
Pick Your Poison
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7%synergy
Reanimate
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-10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
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8%synergy
Pest Summoning
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8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
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-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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-8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
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0%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
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2%synergy
Blight Mound
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16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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14%synergy
Comforting Counsel
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15%synergy
Parallel Lives
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5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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4%synergy
Bitterblossom
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13%synergy
Springleaf Parade
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10%synergy
Doubling Season
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Awakening Zone
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9%synergy
Feral Appetite
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-4%synergy
Insidious Roots
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-2%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
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6%synergy
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Professor Dellian Fel
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31%synergy
Professor Onyx
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10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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1%synergy
High Market
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10%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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-7%synergy
Grim Backwoods
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6%synergy
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-3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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-1%synergy
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-5%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
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12%synergy
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5%synergy
Khalni Garden
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8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
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5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Potioner's Trove
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9%synergy
Thought Vessel
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2%synergy
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Swamp
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0%synergy
Forest
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-0%synergy
Command Tower
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2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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25%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
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19%synergy
Vernal Fen
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29%synergy
Twilight Mire
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10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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1%synergy
Titan's Grave
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32%synergy
Temple of Malady
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6%synergy
Tainted Wood
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-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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4%synergy
Turbulent Fen
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15%synergy
Fabled Passage
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14%synergy
Viridescent Bog
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7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
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3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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-4%synergy
Festering Thicket
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14%synergy
Wastewood Verge
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3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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-16%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Mire
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Study Hall
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Subterranean Cavern
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7%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Grove
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Festering Gulch
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Illegitimate Business
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
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