Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Optimized Ramp

Zaxara, the Exemplary
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Ciel Collins
Apr 29, 2026
Ciel Collins
Rebuilding Zaxara, the Exemplary with Secrets of Strixhaven
With all of the X spells in Secrets of Strixhaven, it's time to rebuild one of the biggest X Spell commanders out there: Zaxara, the Exemplary.
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Loot, the Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.9xlift
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Hall of Echoes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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The Notary Hobbits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
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Hydroid Krasis
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
8.2xlift
Unbound Flourishing
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
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Exsanguinate
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
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Torment of Hailfire
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
3.6xlift
Freed from the Real
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
5.9xlift
Primordial Hydra
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Doubling Season
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
5.4xlift
Villainous Wealth
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
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Voracious Hydra
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
8.7xlift
Pemmin's Aura
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
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High Lift Cards
Geometer's Arthropod
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9.5xlift
Mistcutter Hydra
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Fractal Harness
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Wildest Dreams
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Vorel of the Hull Clade
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Stroke of Genius
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Benevolent Hydra
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Diviner's Portent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Mind Spring
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
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Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
5.9xlift
Goldvein Hydra
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
7.7xlift
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
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Walking Ballista
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
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Stonecoil Serpent
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Nyxbloom Ancient
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
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Bloom Tender
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
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Herald of Secret Streams
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
8.2xlift
Steelbane Hydra
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
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Lifeblood Hydra
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
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Hungering Hydra
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
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Kodama of the West Tree
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
6.5xlift
The Goose Mother
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Genesis Hydra
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Seedborn Muse
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.5xlift
Nexos
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Llanowar Elves
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Protean Hydra
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
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Corpsejack Menace
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
6.4xlift
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
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Vastwood Hydra
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
8.3xlift
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5.2xlift
Elvish Mystic
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
1.5xlift
Kalonian Hydra
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Delighted Halfling
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Nyxborn Hydra
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Fanatic of Rhonas
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2.7xlift
Mossborn Hydra
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1.6xlift
Managorger Hydra
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Fyndhorn Elves
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Sporocyst
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8.1xlift
Elves of Deep Shadow
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1.5xlift
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4.0xlift
Thrasios, Triton Hero
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4.2xlift
Hooded Hydra
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
7.9xlift
Ingenious Prodigy
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Wren's Run Hydra
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Sakura-Tribe Elder
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Neverwinter Hydra
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Kami of Whispered Hopes
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4.5xlift
Hydra Broodmaster
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Rampaging Yao Guai
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5.4xlift
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6.0xlift
Kinetic Ooze
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7.0xlift
Warden of the Grove
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7.6xlift
Deathrite Shaman
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.5xlift
Incubation Druid
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.5xlift
Tyrant Guard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Instants
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
1.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Heroic Intervention
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
6.3xlift
Counterspell
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
7.0xlift
Mana Drain
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Repulsive Mutation
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
7.9xlift
Worldly Tutor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Condescend
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
March of Swirling Mist
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
7.8xlift
Thassa's Intervention
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
5.7xlift
Assassin's Trophy
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
0.5xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
0.7xlift
Beast Within
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Force of Will
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Syncopate
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8.1xlift
Power Sink
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Erebos's Intervention
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Pact of Negation
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2.1xlift
Tyvar's Stand
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5.3xlift
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Crop Rotation
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0.3xlift
Growth Spiral
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Chord of Calling
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Noxious Revival
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6.8xlift
Mental Misstep
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3.0xlift
Slice from the Shadows
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7.6xlift
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3.5xlift
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.0xlift
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.0xlift
Force of Negation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Icy Blast
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5.7xlift
Negate
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0.7xlift
Force of Vigor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Silkguard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Muddle the Mixture
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.8xlift
Spell Burst
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Even the Score
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3.4xlift
Stubborn Denial
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3.0xlift
Krosan Grip
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.6xlift
Sorceries
Farseek
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Finale of Revelation
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
7.7xlift
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Three Visits
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Curse of the Swine
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
7.6xlift
Animist's Awakening
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
8.2xlift
Green Sun's Zenith
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
2.3xlift
Finale of Devastation
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
1.8xlift
Cultivate
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.9xlift
Awaken the Woods
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
4.0xlift
Profane Command
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
8.4xlift
Rampant Growth
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Mind into Matter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4.8xlift
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Open the Way
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2.5xlift
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0.6xlift
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.5xlift
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6.5xlift
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.0xlift
Doppelgang
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.7xlift
Shared Roots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4.8xlift
Nature's Rhythm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1.4xlift
Green Sun's Twilight
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7.3xlift
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Black Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5.2xlift
Emergent Ultimatum
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Silver Scrutiny
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7.3xlift
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4.0xlift
Open into Wonder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.6xlift
Eldritch Evolution
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Gaze of Granite
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6.8xlift
Damnable Pact
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Mind Grind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3.0xlift
Nylea's Intervention
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3.9xlift
Genesis Wave
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4.2xlift
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
6.9xlift
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
The Great Henge
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
2.7xlift
The Earth Crystal
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
7.1xlift
Doubling Cube
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Staff of Domination
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.4xlift
Mithril Coat
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3.9xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.9xlift
Horizon Stone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2.7xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Branching Evolution
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
6.9xlift
Simic Ascendancy
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
6.9xlift
Garruk's Uprising
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
6.8xlift
Terrasymbiosis
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
5.4xlift
Parallel Lives
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
4.8xlift
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Reflection
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
4.5xlift
Burgeoning
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2.4xlift
Exploration
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.4xlift
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Sylvan Library
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.7xlift
Loading Zone
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6.6xlift
Sphere Grid
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6.9xlift
Retribution of the Ancients
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7.3xlift
Hydra's Growth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6.0xlift
Wild Growth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Innkeeper's Talent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3.6xlift
Hardened Scales
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2.3xlift
Primal Vigor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7.3xlift
Greater Good
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3.3xlift
Lattice Library
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9.4xlift
Cosmic Crucible
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
12xlift
Springleaf Parade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1.4xlift
Utopia Sprawl
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Court of Garenbrig
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6.8xlift
Wilderness Reclamation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.8xlift
Zendikar Resurgent
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Propaganda
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
7.4xlift
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
1.5xlift
Boseiju, Who Endures
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Mistrise Village
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
1.6xlift
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
0.8xlift
Castle Garenbrig
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7.3xlift
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Lair of the Hydra
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7.8xlift
Alchemist's Refuge
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2.1xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.4xlift
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Gaea's Cradle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0.6xlift
Mosswort Bridge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4.0xlift
Karn's Bastion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3.6xlift
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2.4xlift
Secret Tunnel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6.5xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Cabal Coffers
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0.7xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3.9xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0.3xlift
Baxter Building
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
10xlift
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
1.2xlift
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Elementalist's Palette
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
3.4xlift
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2.1xlift
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3.4xlift
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Brass Infiniscope
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9.4xlift
The Eternity Elevator
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8.3xlift
Astral Cornucopia
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9.1xlift
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Simic Signet
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.8xlift
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.4xlift
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3.5xlift
Golgari Signet
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.6xlift
Talisman of Dominance
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Vault
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Lands
Island
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Forest
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Command Tower
93%inclusion41 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Breeding Pool
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Overgrown Tomb
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Watery Grave
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Verdant Catacombs
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Misty Rainforest
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Zagoth Triome
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Rejuvenating Springs
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Tropical Island
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Underground Sea
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
3.3xlift
Bayou
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Opulent Palace
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
1.8xlift
Barkchannel Pathway
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
2.8xlift
Underground River
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
2.7xlift
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
City of Brass
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1.7xlift
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
0.6xlift
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0.7xlift
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0.5xlift
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.0xlift
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0.5xlift
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.4xlift
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1.3xlift
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.0xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.6xlift
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.0xlift
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2.0xlift
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0.9xlift
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1.1xlift
Undercity Sewers
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0.4xlift
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