Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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56%synergy
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51%synergy
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48%synergy
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44%synergy
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40%synergy
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37%synergy
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37%synergy
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36%synergy
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40%inclusion202 decks503 decks
36%synergy
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35%synergy
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20%synergy
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31%synergy
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37%inclusion185 decks503 decks
-8%synergy
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36%inclusion181 decks503 decks
28%synergy
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32%synergy
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35%synergy
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34%inclusion169 decks503 decks
32%synergy
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14%inclusion72 decks503 decks
9%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-3%synergy
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2%synergy
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31%synergy
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32%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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26%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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27%synergy
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19%synergy
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26%synergy
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12%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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2%synergy
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19%synergy
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22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
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20%synergy
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21%inclusion108 decks503 decks
21%synergy
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21%inclusion105 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
21%inclusion104 decks503 decks
20%synergy
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17%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion98 decks503 decks
15%synergy
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16%synergy
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0%synergy
Leyline Prowler
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16%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
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18%synergy
Fertilid
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16%synergy
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0%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion82 decks503 decks
15%synergy
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8%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion78 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
-10%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
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13%synergy
Gyre Sage
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12%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion72 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion54 decks392 decks
12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
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13%synergy
Cursed Wombat
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12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
13%inclusion64 decks503 decks
11%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
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11%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion145 decks503 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion130 decks503 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
22%inclusion112 decks503 decks
20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion108 decks503 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Charm
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-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion80 decks503 decks
6%synergy
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0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
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6%synergy
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-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
1%synergy
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4%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion53 decks503 decks
10%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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-6%synergy
Deathsprout
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3%synergy
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8.3%inclusion42 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
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-4%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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-3%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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13%synergy
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2%synergy
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0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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11%synergy
Farseek
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-1%synergy
Deadly Brew
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12%synergy
Essence Pulse
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15%synergy
Night's Whisper
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7%synergy
Sign in Blood
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
Reanimate
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-8%synergy
Read the Bones
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5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
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4%synergy
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9%synergy
Dig Up
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5%synergy
Witherbloom Command
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7%synergy
Exsanguinate
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1%synergy
Scale the Heights
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8%synergy
Urborg Repossession
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7%synergy
Healing Technique
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7%synergy
Victimize
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-11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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3%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
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7%synergy
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-1%synergy
Containment Breach
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7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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-7%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
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6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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-5%synergy
Casualties of War
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-6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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3%synergy
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Tablet of the Guilds
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24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
23%inclusion118 decks503 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion111 decks503 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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10%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion69 decks503 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion67 decks503 decks
-7%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion65 decks503 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-13%synergy
The Earth Crystal
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6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
-11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion49 decks503 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
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4%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
7%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.8%inclusion39 decks503 decks
7%synergy
Sun Droplet
7.2%inclusion36 decks503 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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4%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.4%inclusion27 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.2%inclusion26 decks503 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.1%inclusion9 decks175 decks
4%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion161 decks503 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion117 decks503 decks
21%synergy
Trudge Garden
23%inclusion115 decks503 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion109 decks503 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion105 decks503 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion99 decks503 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion84 decks503 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
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15%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion72 decks503 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
13%inclusion65 decks503 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion56 decks503 decks
8%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion55 decks503 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
2%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion48 decks503 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.9%inclusion45 decks503 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.7%inclusion44 decks503 decks
2%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.7%inclusion44 decks503 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion43 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.5%inclusion43 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.3%inclusion42 decks503 decks
-4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.6%inclusion38 decks503 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Doubling Season
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
-10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
6%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.2%inclusion24 decks387 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.2%inclusion31 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
Loading Zone
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6.0%inclusion30 decks503 decks
5%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.7%inclusion22 decks387 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.8%inclusion29 decks503 decks
3%synergy
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Sapseep Forest
37%inclusion186 decks503 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion154 decks503 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion131 decks503 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion89 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion86 decks503 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion83 decks503 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion80 decks503 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion69 decks503 decks
-4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion21 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion55 decks503 decks
5%synergy
The Shire
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion51 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion50 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
9.1%inclusion46 decks503 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.9%inclusion45 decks503 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion44 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.0%inclusion40 decks503 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion39 decks503 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.0%inclusion35 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.8%inclusion34 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
-4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.4%inclusion27 decks503 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion353 decks503 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion258 decks503 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
46%inclusion229 decks503 decks
44%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion122 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion114 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion28 decks503 decks
-3%synergy
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Forest
96%inclusion481 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion466 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion387 decks503 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
56%inclusion280 decks503 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
49%inclusion248 decks503 decks
-12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
47%inclusion238 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
43%inclusion214 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40%inclusion199 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion191 decks503 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion170 decks503 decks
-11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion169 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion167 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion126 decks417 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion135 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion133 decks503 decks
22%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion120 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Twilight Mire
23%inclusion118 decks503 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion115 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion102 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion101 decks503 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion91 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion68 decks418 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion80 decks503 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion74 decks468 decks
-5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16%inclusion78 decks503 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion77 decks503 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
15%inclusion73 decks503 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion68 decks503 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion65 decks487 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion65 decks503 decks
-9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
13%inclusion35 decks278 decks
-3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
12%inclusion60 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
12%inclusion59 decks503 decks
4%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion44 decks418 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion51 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
9.3%inclusion47 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.2%inclusion41 decks503 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.7%inclusion32 decks417 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion37 decks503 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion33 decks503 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
6.0%inclusion30 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion29 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
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