Zedruu the Greathearted (Commander) - Expensive Core

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Humble Defector
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Role Reversal
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Pendant of Prosperity
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Nine Lives
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Illusions of Grandeur
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Bazaar Trader
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Gilded Drake
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Bucknard's Everfull Purse
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Akroan Horse
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Ghostly Prison
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Perplexing Chimera
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Propaganda
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Farewell
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Enlightened Tutor
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Smothering Tithe
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Teferi's Protection
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Rhystic Study
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Steel Golem
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Coveted Falcon
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Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
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Rust Elemental
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Goblin Cadets
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Grid Monitor
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Pramikon, Sky Rampart
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Psychosis Crawler
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Volatile Stormdrake
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Zidane, Tantalus Thief
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The Second Doctor
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Windborn Muse
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Silent Arbiter
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Triskaidekaphile
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Cinder Giant
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Djinn of Infinite Deceits
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Felidar Sovereign
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The Locust God
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Goldnight Castigator
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Kami of the Crescent Moon
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Bronze Bombshell
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Esper Sentinel
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Sphinx of the Second Sun
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Fog Bank
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Daring Thief
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Witch Enchanter
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Body of Knowledge
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Treasure Nabber
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Loran of the Third Path
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Twenty-Toed Toad
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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
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Master of Ceremonies
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Clever Impersonator
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Spawnbroker
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Slicer, Hired Muscle
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The Ninth Doctor
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Braids, Conjurer Adept
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Soulless Jailer
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Hydroelectric Specimen
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Loxodon Peacekeeper
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Flumph
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The Council of Four
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Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
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Wall of Denial
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Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
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Weathered Wayfarer
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Academy Rector
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Swords to Plowshares
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Wrong Turn
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Chaos Warp
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Sudden Substitution
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Counterspell
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Dovin's Veto
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Path to Exile
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Brand
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Arcane Denial
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Reins of Power
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Generous Gift
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Mana Drain
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Swan Song
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Shifting Borders
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Dawn's Truce
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Sink into Stupor
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Everybody Lives!
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Negate
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Deflecting Swat
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Unwind
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Valakut Awakening
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Return the Favor
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Mirrorform
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Redirect Lightning
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Stroke of Midnight
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Narset's Reversal
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Invert Polarity
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Perch Protection
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Rewind
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Three Steps Ahead
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Oblation
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Harmless Offering
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Approach of the Second Sun
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Fractured Identity
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Cultural Exchange
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Donate
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Political Trickery
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Supreme Verdict
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Blasphemous Act
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Legerdemain
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Modify Memory
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Idyllic Tutor
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Austere Command
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Thieves' Auction
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Scrambleverse
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Leave // Chance
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Insurrection
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Promise of Loyalty
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Switcheroo
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Disrupt Decorum
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Windfall
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Warp World
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Minds Aglow
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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Tragic Arrogance
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Howling Mine
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Crown of Doom
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Jinxed Idol
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Lightning Greaves
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Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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Alhammarret's Archive
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Jinxed Choker
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Venser's Journal
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Cursed Recording
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Font of Mythos
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Wedding Ring
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Pumpkin Bombs
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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Jinxed Ring
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Knowledge Pool
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Ghirapur Orrery
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Avarice Totem
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Contested Game Ball
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Expedition Map
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Folio of Fancies
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Temple Bell
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Teferi's Puzzle Box
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Meekstone
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Archaeomancer's Map
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Statecraft
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Aggressive Mining
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Transcendence
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Darksteel Mutation
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Solitary Confinement
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Pyromancer's Swath
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Curse of Opulence
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Delusions of Mediocrity
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Shadow of the Second Sun
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Moderation
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Mirrormade
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Grasp of Fate
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Land Tax
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Thought Lash
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Dictate of Kruphix
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Sphere of Safety
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Island Sanctuary
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Imprisoned in the Moon
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Share the Spoils
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Form of the Dragon
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Mana Flare
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Descent into Avernus
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Clout of the Dominus
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Oblivion Ring
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Banishing Light
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Detention Sphere
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Mystic Remora
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Smoke
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Wild Research
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9%synergy
Test of Endurance
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Confusion in the Ranks
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Curse of Verbosity
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Possibility Storm
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Forced Fruition
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Leyline of Anticipation
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Wizard Class
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Delaying Shield
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Solemnity
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Oath of Lieges
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Robe of Mirrors
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Copy Enchantment
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Hive Mind
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Unable to Scream
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Wild Evocation
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Exchange of Words
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5%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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9%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
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7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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Homeward Path
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Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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Maze of Ith
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Otawara, Soaring City
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Academy Ruins
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Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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Temple of the False God
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Kher Keep
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Arcane Lighthouse
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8%synergy
Contested War Zone
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Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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Sol Ring
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Thought Vessel
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Fellwar Stone
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Azorius Signet
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Talisman of Conviction
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Decanter of Endless Water
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Talisman of Creativity
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Talisman of Progress
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Boros Signet
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Chromatic Lantern
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Coveted Jewel
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Commander's Sphere
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Gilded Lotus
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Pentad Prism
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Bender's Waterskin
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Lands
Command Tower
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Island
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Plains
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Mountain
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Raugrin Triome
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Sacred Foundry
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Hallowed Fountain
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Steam Vents
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Sea of Clouds
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Spectator Seating
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Flooded Strand
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Arid Mesa
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Training Center
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Scalding Tarn
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Exotic Orchard
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Mystic Monastery
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Tundra
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36%synergy
Plateau
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36%synergy
Volcanic Island
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Clifftop Retreat
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Glacial Fortress
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Sulfur Falls
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-13%synergy
Rainbow Vale
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31%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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8%synergy
Deserted Beach
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8%synergy
Sundown Pass
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10%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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Reflecting Pool
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17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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-20%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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13%synergy
Thundering Falls
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11%synergy
Elegant Parlor
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11%synergy
Prairie Stream
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Rugged Prairie
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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14%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Gate
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4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
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4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-12%synergy
Boros Garrison
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6%synergy
City of Brass
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6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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-13%synergy
Perilous Landscape
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-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
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5%synergy
Polluted Delta
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6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
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5%synergy