Zedruu the Greathearted (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Role Reversal
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Humble Defector
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Harmless Offering
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Nine Lives
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Propaganda
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Approach of the Second Sun
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Body of Knowledge
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Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
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Puca's Mischief
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Grid Monitor
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Iroh, Tea Master
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Psychosis Crawler
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Farewell
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Rhystic Study
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Glacial Chasm
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8%synergy
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Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
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Laboratory Maniac
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Windborn Muse
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Vedalken Plotter
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Perplexing Chimera
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Coveted Falcon
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Goldnight Castigator
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Zidane, Tantalus Thief
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Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
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Pramikon, Sky Rampart
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Felidar Sovereign
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Yes Man, Personal Securitron
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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Goblin Cadets
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Khârn the Betrayer
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Cinder Giant
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Bronze Bombshell
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The Second Doctor
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Fog Bank
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Daring Thief
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Djinn of Infinite Deceits
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Sphinx of the Second Sun
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Clever Impersonator
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Silent Arbiter
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Soulless Jailer
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The Locust God
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10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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The Council of Four
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14%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
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10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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Treasure Nabber
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Wall of Denial
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10%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
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7%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
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11%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
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6%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Master
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6%synergy
Swans of Bryn Argoll
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8%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
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7%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
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4%synergy
Burnished Hart
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6%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
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6%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
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3%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
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7%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
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7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
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8%synergy
Omni-Changeling
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6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
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4%synergy
Station Monitor
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5%synergy
Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate
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5%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
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Wrong Turn
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Counterspell
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Path to Exile
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Chaos Warp
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Generous Gift
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Arcane Denial
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Brand
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Chef's Kiss
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Reins of Power
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Shifting Borders
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Sudden Substitution
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New Way Forward
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Negate
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Deflecting Palm
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Stroke of Midnight
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Dovin's Veto
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Aetherize
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7%synergy
Perch Protection
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Wild Ricochet
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8%synergy
Brainstorm
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Wear // Tear
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Rewind
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Return to Dust
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Wild Magic Surge
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Sphinx's Revelation
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Guff Rewrites History
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Counterflux
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Cryptic Command
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Spell Pierce
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Unwind
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Desculpting Blast
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Sorceries
Shifting Grift
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Fractured Identity
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Cleansing Nova
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Supreme Verdict
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Modify Memory
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Austere Command
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Warp World
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Tragic Arrogance
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Political Trickery
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Promise of Loyalty
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Donate
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Switcheroo
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Cultural Exchange
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Thieves' Auction
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Scrambleverse
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8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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6%synergy
Leave // Chance
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8%synergy
Legerdemain
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7%synergy
Vandalblast
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-1%synergy
Insurrection
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7%synergy
Order of Succession
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8%synergy
Open the Vaults
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6%synergy
Wrath of God
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5%synergy
Time Wipe
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2%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
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34%synergy
Jinxed Choker
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27%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Jinxed Idol
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Howling Mine
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18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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6%synergy
Cursed Recording
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15%synergy
Temple Bell
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15%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
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Lightning Greaves
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-8%synergy
Knowledge Pool
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15%synergy
Spellbook
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Alhammarret's Archive
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10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
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Venser's Journal
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11%synergy
Crown of Doom
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11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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Ivory Tower
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7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
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8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Paradox Haze
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37%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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28%synergy
Moderation
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35%synergy
Pyromancer's Swath
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31%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
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27%synergy
Solitary Confinement
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27%synergy
Illusions of Grandeur
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Transcendence
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27%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
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25%synergy
Delusions of Mediocrity
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27%synergy
Oblivion Ring
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27%synergy
Statecraft
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22%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
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22%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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Robe of Mirrors
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Detention Sphere
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Curse of Exhaustion
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Solemnity
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19%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
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15%synergy
Sphere of Safety
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14%synergy
Delaying Shield
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16%synergy
Conjured Currency
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16%synergy
Banishing Light
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14%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
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15%synergy
Stasis Snare
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12%synergy
Form of the Dragon
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11%synergy
Island Sanctuary
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11%synergy
Wild Research
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11%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
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12%synergy
Grasp of Fate
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9%synergy
Curiosity
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8%synergy
Wizard Class
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10%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
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-11%synergy
Thought Lash
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11%synergy
Embargo
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12%synergy
Risky Move
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8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
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8%synergy
Smoke
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8%synergy
Celestial Dawn
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8%synergy
Land Tax
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4%synergy
Conclave Tribunal
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7%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spellshock
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Possibility Storm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Web of Inertia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Share the Spoils
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dream Tides
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cast Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hive Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Kher Keep
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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-8%synergy
Sol Ring
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-13%synergy
Boros Signet
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16%synergy
Azorius Signet
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13%synergy
Izzet Signet
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9%synergy
Thought Vessel
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13%synergy
Coveted Jewel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-31%synergy
Jeskai Banner
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Raugrin Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
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5%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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Island
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4%synergy
Plains
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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-1%synergy
Mystic Monastery
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Exotic Orchard
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-2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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25%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
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-0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
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Temple of Triumph
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-6%synergy
Prairie Stream
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Perilous Landscape
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Chancery
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Boros Garrison
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Port Town
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rainbow Vale
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Rugged Prairie
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-34%synergy
Demolition Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Alpine Meadow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
University Campus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Massif
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Crossroads Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy