Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Farseek
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Lightning Greaves
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Nature's Lore
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Beast Within
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Magus of the Wheel
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Scrawling Crawler
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The Locust God
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Enduring Vitality
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Whirlpool Warrior
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Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
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Psychosis Crawler
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Razorkin Needlehead
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Edric, Spymaster of Trest
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Molten Gatekeeper
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Curiosity Crafter
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Dragon Mage
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Roaming Throne
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Eternal Witness
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Laboratory Maniac
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Weftstalker Ardent
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Lotus Cobra
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Lorescale Coatl
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9%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
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8%synergy
Tower Winder
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Rattleclaw Mystic
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1%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
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Vision Skeins
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Tyvar's Stand
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Negate
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Dream Fracture
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Long River's Pull
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Invigorate
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Snakeskin Veil
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Blossoming Defense
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Swan Song
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Overprotect
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Giant Growth
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Words of Wisdom
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Reality Shift
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Rapid Hybridization
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Vines of Vastwood
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Gaea's Gift
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Temur Battle Rage
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Harrow
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Shore Up
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Brute Force
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Become Immense
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Get a Leg Up
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Collision // Colossus
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Second Harvest
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Ram Through
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Three Visits
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Molten Psyche
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Echo of Eons
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Rampant Growth
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Reforge the Soul
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Minds Aglow
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Time Reversal
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Bala Ged Recovery
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Burning Inquiry
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Vandalblast
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Khorvath's Fury
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Wear Down
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Triumph of the Hordes
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Skyscribing
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Tempt with Discovery
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Commit // Memory
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Day's Undoing
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Time Spiral
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Explore
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Skyshroud Claim
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Finale of Devastation
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Fascination
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Whelming Wave
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Incendiary Command
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Hull Breach
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Timetwister
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5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
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4%synergy
Overrun
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4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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21%synergy
Font of Mythos
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36%synergy
Temple Bell
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23%synergy
Folio of Fancies
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Ashnod's Altar
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Combine Chrysalis
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Phyrexian Altar
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Horn of Greed
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Coat of Arms
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15%synergy
Banner of Kinship
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13%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
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14%synergy
Venser's Journal
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9%synergy
Spellbook
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7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
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Throne of the God-Pharaoh
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7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
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6%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
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Sword of War and Peace
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6%synergy
Mithril Coat
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2%synergy
Library of Leng
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4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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3%synergy
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Shared Animosity
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39%synergy
Forced Fruition
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37%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
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35%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
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32%synergy
Parallel Lives
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23%synergy
Fevered Visions
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27%synergy
Roar of Resistance
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17%synergy
Burgeoning
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15%synergy
Doubling Season
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9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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12%synergy
Exploration
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3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
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11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
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11%synergy
Wild Growth
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0%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
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0%synergy
Rising of the Day
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8%synergy
Wizard Class
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8%synergy
Season of Growth
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7%synergy
On the Trail
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8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
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8%synergy
Snake Umbra
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7%synergy
Fecundity
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7%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-6%synergy
Elven Chorus
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6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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6%synergy
Ominous Seas
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5%synergy
Primal Vigor
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5%synergy
Well of Ideas
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6%synergy
Opposition
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6%synergy
Propaganda
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3%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
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4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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-2%synergy
Sticky Fingers
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5%synergy
Vicious Shadows
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5%synergy
City on Fire
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
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14%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
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8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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6%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
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41%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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40%synergy
Three Tree City
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24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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26%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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0%synergy
Mistrise Village
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0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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14%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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8%synergy
Arena of Glory
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4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
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-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
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2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
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3%synergy
Thought Vessel
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43%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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25%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-1%synergy
Simic Signet
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
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-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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2%synergy
Gruul Signet
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0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
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6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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Island
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3%synergy
Mountain
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5%synergy
Forest
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2%synergy
Command Tower
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3%synergy
Ketria Triome
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30%synergy
Breeding Pool
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23%synergy
Stomping Ground
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23%synergy
Steam Vents
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22%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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30%synergy
Training Center
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31%synergy
Spire Garden
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30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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19%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion97 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion87 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Cinder Glade
31%inclusion87 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion86 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-1%synergy
Rockfall Vale
29%inclusion83 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion71 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
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10%synergy
Karplusan Forest
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Tropical Island
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10%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion67 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
18%inclusion45 decks253 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion48 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Hedge Maze
16%inclusion46 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Grove
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1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Commercial District
15%inclusion41 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion39 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Abandon
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
-5%synergy