Zedruu the Greathearted (Commander) - Chaos

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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EDHREC's team of writers reminisce about the anniversary of one of Magic's most important products.
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Turbulent Springs
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Turbulent Steppe
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Echocasting Symposium
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Erode
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Humble Defector
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Role Reversal
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Perplexing Chimera
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Nine Lives
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Bazaar Trader
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Puca's Mischief
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Akroan Horse
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Hithlain Rope
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Vedalken Plotter
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Bucknard's Everfull Purse
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Steel Golem
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Yes Man, Personal Securitron
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Shifting Grift
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Harmless Offering
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Ghostly Prison
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Rust Elemental
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Propaganda
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Wrong Turn
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Sudden Substitution
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Smothering Tithe
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Rhystic Study
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Cyclonic Rift
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Enlightened Tutor
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Teferi's Protection
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Farewell
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Fierce Guardianship
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Glacial Chasm
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Gamble
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Mystical Tutor
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Khârn the Betrayer
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Grid Monitor
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Goblin Cadets
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Coveted Falcon
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Djinn of Infinite Deceits
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Pramikon, Sky Rampart
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Iroh, Tea Master
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Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
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Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
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Goldnight Castigator
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Psychosis Crawler
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Daring Thief
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Cinder Giant
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The Second Doctor
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Volatile Stormdrake
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Triskaidekaphile
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Zidane, Tantalus Thief
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Felidar Sovereign
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Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
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Windborn Muse
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Gilded Drake
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Bronze Bombshell
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Kami of the Crescent Moon
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Silent Arbiter
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The Locust God
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Laboratory Maniac
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Treasure Nabber
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Body of Knowledge
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Spawnbroker
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Fog Bank
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Twenty-Toed Toad
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Loran of the Third Path
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Soulless Jailer
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Scrawling Crawler
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Sphinx of the Second Sun
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Slicer, Hired Muscle
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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
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Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
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Master of Ceremonies
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Loxodon Peacekeeper
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The Council of Four
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Keeper of the Accord
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Homunculus Horde
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Hanna, Ship's Navigator
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Clever Impersonator
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Esper Sentinel
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Flumph
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Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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Chaos Warp
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Swords to Plowshares
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Counterspell
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Reins of Power
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Shifting Borders
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Path to Exile
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Brand
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Dovin's Veto
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Arcane Denial
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Negate
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Generous Gift
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Chef's Kiss
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Perch Protection
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Guff Rewrites History
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Mana Drain
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Everybody Lives!
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Dawn's Truce
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Deflecting Swat
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Invert Polarity
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Unwind
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Swan Song
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Wild Ricochet
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Return the Favor
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Oblation
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Sink into Stupor
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Brainstorm
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Patrician's Scorn
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Approach of the Second Sun
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Modify Memory
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Fractured Identity
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Political Trickery
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Cultural Exchange
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Legerdemain
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Thieves' Auction
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Donate
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Switcheroo
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Scrambleverse
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Supreme Verdict
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Warp World
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Austere Command
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Time Wipe
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Blasphemous Act
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Insurrection
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Disrupt Decorum
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Promise of Loyalty
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Illicit Auction
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Order of Succession
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Idyllic Tutor
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Windfall
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Tragic Arrogance
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Leave // Chance
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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Jinxed Idol
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Jinxed Choker
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Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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Howling Mine
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Crown of Doom
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Lightning Greaves
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Alhammarret's Archive
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Contested Game Ball
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Cursed Recording
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Venser's Journal
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Knowledge Pool
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Wedding Ring
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Avarice Totem
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Pumpkin Bombs
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Teferi's Puzzle Box
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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Jinxed Ring
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Temple Bell
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Spellbook
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Font of Mythos
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Ghirapur Orrery
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Timesifter
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Elixir of Immortality
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Folio of Fancies
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Illusions of Grandeur
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Aggressive Mining
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Paradox Haze
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Moderation
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Statecraft
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Pyromancer's Swath
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Delusions of Mediocrity
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Transcendence
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Confusion in the Ranks
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Darksteel Mutation
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Possibility Storm
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Curse of Opulence
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Shadow of the Second Sun
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Solitary Confinement
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Exchange of Words
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Conjured Currency
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Form of the Dragon
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Solemnity
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Mirrormade
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Imprisoned in the Moon
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Thought Lash
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Oblivion Ring
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Hive Mind
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Wild Research
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Sphere of Safety
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Share the Spoils
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Dictate of Kruphix
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Grip of Chaos
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Banishing Light
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Grasp of Fate
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Curse of Exhaustion
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Wild Evocation
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Witness Protection
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Eye of the Storm
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Clout of the Dominus
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Land Tax
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4%synergy
Island Sanctuary
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7%synergy
Test of Endurance
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Robe of Mirrors
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Shared Fate
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Mana Flare
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Curse of Verbosity
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6%synergy
Risky Move
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7%synergy
Unable to Scream
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Embargo
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6%synergy
Delaying Shield
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5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
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5%synergy
Detention Sphere
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5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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3%synergy
Mystic Remora
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Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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45%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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Homeward Path
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28%synergy
Maze of Ith
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Temple of the False God
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8%synergy
Contested War Zone
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11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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9%synergy
Kher Keep
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8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
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6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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-0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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Thought Vessel
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Azorius Signet
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13%synergy
Izzet Signet
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13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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Boros Signet
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Fellwar Stone
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Talisman of Creativity
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Talisman of Progress
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Talisman of Conviction
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Chromatic Lantern
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Coveted Jewel
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Commander's Sphere
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Jeskai Banner
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Misleading Signpost
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Mind Stone
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Lands
Island
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Plains
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Mountain
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Command Tower
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Mystic Monastery
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Exotic Orchard
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Glacial Fortress
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Sulfur Falls
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Clifftop Retreat
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Raugrin Triome
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Hallowed Fountain
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4%synergy
Steam Vents
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5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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1%synergy
Training Center
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10%synergy
Spectator Seating
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9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
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19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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19%synergy
Prairie Stream
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-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
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-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
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1%synergy
Shivan Reef
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Perilous Landscape
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9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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10%synergy
Boros Garrison
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17%synergy
Rainbow Vale
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24%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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-19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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-14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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1%synergy
Deserted Beach
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0%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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-5%synergy
Temple of Triumph
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-4%synergy
Sundown Pass
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-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
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-10%synergy
Plateau
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3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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-10%synergy
Tundra
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2%synergy
Volcanic Island
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2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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3%synergy
Mystic Gate
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-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
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5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
10%inclusion60 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion58 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
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2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
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-1%synergy
City of Brass
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-0%synergy