Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign (Commander) - Sphinxes

Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
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Jeremy Rowe
Sep 23, 2026
Jeremy Rowe
Is Sphinx's Approach a New Commander Staple?
How good is Sphinx's Approach? Will it spawn its own micro deck subtype, or should it be relegated as a useless curiosity?
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The Ur-Sphinx
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
3.7xlift
Denzilore Fatehold
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0.4xlift
Sphinx's Approach
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0.6xlift
Kindred Judgment
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0.2xlift
Turbulent Shore
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0.4xlift
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Magister Sphinx
85%inclusion145 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Enigma Sphinx
85%inclusion144 decks170 decks
1.4xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
78%inclusion133 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Windreader Sphinx
75%inclusion128 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Brainstorm
74%inclusion126 decks170 decks
2.1xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
71%inclusion121 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Ethersworn Sphinx
70%inclusion119 decks170 decks
1.6xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
64%inclusion109 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Ponder
62%inclusion106 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion105 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
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Dream Harvest
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
3.8xlift
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Cavalier of Gales
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Emrakul, the Promised End
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Fated Return
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Index
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Clone Legion
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Artisan of Kozilek
22%inclusion38 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Plague Wind
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion38 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
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Master of Predicaments
59%inclusion100 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
55%inclusion93 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Defiler of Dreams
55%inclusion93 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
49%inclusion83 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Vega, the Watcher
48%inclusion81 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Raffine, Scheming Seer
47%inclusion80 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
42%inclusion72 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
41%inclusion69 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Serum Sovereign
39%inclusion67 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Enigma Thief
35%inclusion60 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Medomai the Ageless
32%inclusion54 decks170 decks
0.7xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
32%inclusion54 decks170 decks
1.4xlift
Vesuvan Drifter
31%inclusion53 decks170 decks
2.8xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
28%inclusion48 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
28%inclusion48 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Marvo, Deep Operative
27%inclusion46 decks170 decks
2.8xlift
Sphinx Summoner
26%inclusion45 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Hidetsugu and Kairi
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Inspired Sphinx
21%inclusion36 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Isperia, Supreme Judge
21%inclusion36 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
21%inclusion36 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Void Winnower
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
2.8xlift
Isperia the Inscrutable
19%inclusion32 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Sephara, Sky's Blade
19%inclusion32 decks170 decks
2.8xlift
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
18%inclusion31 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Doom Whisperer
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Dream Trawler
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Blazing Archon
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
1.4xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
1.6xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Ancient Cellarspawn
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Jelenn Sphinx
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
1.8xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
14%inclusion24 decks170 decks
0.3xlift
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion24 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Azor, the Lawbringer
14%inclusion24 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Sharuum the Hegemon
14%inclusion23 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
14%inclusion23 decks170 decks
2.3xlift
Curator of Destinies
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
0.5xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
0.4xlift
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Sphinx Sovereign
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Marauding Sphinx
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
1.7xlift
Goliath Sphinx
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Sandstone Oracle
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Instants
Void Rend
56%inclusion96 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Path to Exile
49%inclusion83 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Brainsurge
44%inclusion75 decks170 decks
2.7xlift
Anguished Unmaking
42%inclusion71 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Counterspell
42%inclusion71 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Mortify
38%inclusion64 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
Esper Charm
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
2.1xlift
Dovin's Veto
23%inclusion39 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Generous Gift
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion31 decks170 decks
2.5xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
0.7xlift
Nexus of Fate
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Opt
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
2.1xlift
Sphinx's Revelation
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Otherworldly Gaze
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Enlightened Tutor
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
1.8xlift
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Drain
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Swan Song
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Negate
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Refute
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
1.9xlift
Render Silent
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
2.0xlift
Despark
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Cyclonic Rift
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Telling Time
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Emergency Powers
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
2.3xlift
Stroke of Midnight
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
0.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Obscura Charm
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Dissolve
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
2.5xlift
Pongify
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Leadership Vacuum
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
2.7xlift
Murder
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
2.7xlift
Malakir Rebirth
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
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In Garruk's Wake
57%inclusion97 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Preordain
36%inclusion62 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Approach of the Second Sun
35%inclusion60 decks170 decks
2.5xlift
Brilliant Ultimatum
34%inclusion57 decks170 decks
1.7xlift
Dream Cache
31%inclusion53 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Portent
30%inclusion51 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Time Wipe
28%inclusion47 decks170 decks
2.3xlift
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
1.8xlift
Temporal Mastery
23%inclusion39 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Serum Visions
21%inclusion35 decks170 decks
2.5xlift
Vindicate
21%inclusion35 decks170 decks
2.0xlift
Expropriate
19%inclusion32 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
Extinction Event
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion23 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Blatant Thievery
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Ugin's Insight
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
1.8xlift
Time Warp
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Cleansing Nova
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Restoration Seminar
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
1.6xlift
Profane Transfusion
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Fractured Identity
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
Mystic Speculation
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Toxic Deluge
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Supreme Verdict
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
1.4xlift
Temporal Manipulation
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Demonic Tutor
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Promise of Loyalty
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
1.7xlift
Moment of Reckoning
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3.2xlift
Personal Tutor
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
49%inclusion83 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion73 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion68 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Crystal Ball
36%inclusion61 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
1.6xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
2.5xlift
Explorer's Scope
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Scroll Rack
21%inclusion36 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Strionic Resonator
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
1.8xlift
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Kefnet's Monument
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Brainstone
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Mithril Coat
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
2.3xlift
Sapphire Medallion
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
0.3xlift
Belbe's Portal
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Wondrous Crucible
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
3.2xlift
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Venser's Journal
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
2.3xlift
Lavaspur Boots
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
Spellbook
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
2.4xlift
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Soothsaying
49%inclusion84 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Aqueous Form
41%inclusion69 decks170 decks
2.7xlift
Haunted Crossroads
31%inclusion52 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Penance
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
3.1xlift
Propaganda
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Mind's Dilation
25%inclusion42 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Baneful Omen
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
2.8xlift
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Reconnaissance
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Debtors' Knell
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Future Sight
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
3.0xlift
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
0.7xlift
Land Tax
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Kindred Discovery
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Smuggler's Share
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Oubliette
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
2.2xlift
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
54%inclusion92 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Elminster
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
2.5xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion99 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Halimar Depths
49%inclusion84 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Rivendell
29%inclusion49 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion46 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion40 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion38 decks170 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
2.1xlift
Command Beacon
14%inclusion24 decks170 decks
1.6xlift
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Zhalfirin Void
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
2.6xlift
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
New Benalia
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Hall of Echoes
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1.6xlift
Academy Ruins
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Maze of Ith
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
0.4xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion157 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion116 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion82 decks170 decks
2.1xlift
Azorius Signet
35%inclusion60 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion56 decks170 decks
1.4xlift
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion53 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Progress
30%inclusion51 decks170 decks
0.7xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion51 decks170 decks
2.0xlift
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion46 decks170 decks
1.8xlift
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion42 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Dominance
22%inclusion38 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion34 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Talisman of Hierarchy
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
0.5xlift
Obelisk of Esper
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
2.1xlift
Mana Geode
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
2.9xlift
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
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Skyclave Relic
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
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Sonic Screwdriver
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
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Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Misleading Signpost
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
2.3xlift
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1.9xlift
Darksteel Ingot
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
2.7xlift
Mind Stone
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
0.7xlift
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Island
98%inclusion167 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Plains
96%inclusion164 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
93%inclusion158 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
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1.0xlift
Arcane Sanctum
69%inclusion118 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Enlightenment
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1.9xlift
Temple of Deceit
59%inclusion101 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion100 decks170 decks
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Temple of Silence
54%inclusion92 decks170 decks
1.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion88 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Glacial Fortress
49%inclusion84 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Prairie Stream
47%inclusion80 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Raffine's Tower
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0.9xlift
Watery Grave
40%inclusion68 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Hallowed Fountain
39%inclusion67 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion66 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion65 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Godless Shrine
34%inclusion58 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion57 decks170 decks
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Deserted Beach
29%inclusion50 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Sea of Clouds
28%inclusion47 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion47 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Azorius Chancery
27%inclusion46 decks170 decks
1.5xlift
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion46 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Caves of Koilos
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
1.6xlift
Adarkar Wastes
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
0.9xlift
Contaminated Landscape
25%inclusion42 decks170 decks
1.2xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
1.6xlift
Underground River
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Marsh Flats
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0.8xlift
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion38 decks170 decks
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Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion37 decks170 decks
1.4xlift
Vault of Champions
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0.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
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0.6xlift
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
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1.4xlift
Shattered Sanctum
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Orzhov Basilica
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1.3xlift
Mystic Gate
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
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Port Town
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
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Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
1.1xlift
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
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Skycloud Expanse
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
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Meticulous Archive
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
0.6xlift
Tundra
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Underground Sea
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0.8xlift
Shadowy Backstreet
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
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Hengegate Pathway
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
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