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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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30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Illegitimate Business
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3%synergy
Tainted Treats
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2%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
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2%synergy
Jubilation
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2%synergy
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61%inclusion331 decks542 decks
54%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
54%inclusion293 decks542 decks
50%synergy
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52%inclusion282 decks542 decks
47%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
53%inclusion287 decks542 decks
45%synergy
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion238 decks542 decks
38%synergy
Pest Infestation
45%inclusion246 decks542 decks
37%synergy
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41%inclusion220 decks542 decks
37%synergy
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
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2%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion212 decks542 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion208 decks542 decks
19%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion208 decks542 decks
30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
37%inclusion203 decks542 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion201 decks542 decks
-8%synergy
Tend the Pests
35%inclusion190 decks542 decks
31%synergy
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-1%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion183 decks542 decks
-1%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion175 decks542 decks
31%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion78 decks542 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion47 decks542 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion45 decks542 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.8%inclusion37 decks542 decks
-3%synergy
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32%inclusion161 decks499 decks
29%synergy
Basking Broodscale
32%inclusion161 decks502 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion171 decks542 decks
28%synergy
Social Climber
31%inclusion170 decks542 decks
31%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion168 decks542 decks
28%synergy
Winding Constrictor
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25%synergy
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30%inclusion163 decks542 decks
-4%synergy
Haywire Mite
29%inclusion157 decks542 decks
12%synergy
Blood Researcher
28%inclusion153 decks542 decks
27%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
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26%synergy
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20%synergy
Witch of the Moors
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25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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7%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
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27%synergy
Deathgreeter
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24%synergy
Herd Baloth
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25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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-3%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
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11%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
23%inclusion124 decks542 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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-4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion120 decks542 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
22%inclusion106 decks492 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion116 decks542 decks
20%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion114 decks542 decks
18%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21%inclusion113 decks542 decks
20%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
21%inclusion113 decks542 decks
20%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
20%inclusion107 decks542 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
18%inclusion100 decks542 decks
13%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion97 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion95 decks542 decks
15%synergy
Leyline Prowler
18%inclusion95 decks542 decks
15%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
17%inclusion94 decks542 decks
17%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion91 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion86 decks542 decks
15%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion85 decks542 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion78 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Fertilid
15%inclusion84 decks542 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion83 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion78 decks542 decks
-9%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion78 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Prize Pig
14%inclusion76 decks542 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion75 decks542 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion64 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
13%inclusion69 decks542 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Wombat
13%inclusion63 decks496 decks
11%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
13%inclusion68 decks542 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
12%inclusion66 decks542 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
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8%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion149 decks498 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion156 decks542 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion139 decks542 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion126 decks542 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion111 decks542 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion90 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion81 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion80 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion79 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion76 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion72 decks542 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion58 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion58 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion57 decks542 decks
10%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion56 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion49 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion53 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.7%inclusion47 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.7%inclusion47 decks542 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.5%inclusion46 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
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2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
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2%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.8%inclusion37 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-5%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
Fog
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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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Rampant Growth
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-2%synergy
Nature's Lore
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1%synergy
Culling Ritual
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5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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3%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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12%synergy
Three Visits
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0%synergy
Deadly Brew
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12%synergy
Farseek
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-2%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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8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion69 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
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-8%synergy
Pest Summoning
11%inclusion61 decks542 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion57 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion55 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
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-9%synergy
Witherbloom Command
9.4%inclusion51 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
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2%synergy
Dig Up
8.3%inclusion45 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.6%inclusion41 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Healing Technique
7.6%inclusion41 decks542 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
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-1%synergy
Scale the Heights
7.6%inclusion41 decks542 decks
7%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.8%inclusion34 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Containment Breach
6.8%inclusion37 decks542 decks
7%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
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6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.5%inclusion30 decks542 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.5%inclusion30 decks542 decks
-7%synergy
Casualties of War
5.5%inclusion30 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
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1%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion174 decks542 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion133 decks542 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion129 decks542 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion116 decks542 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion79 decks542 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion75 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion75 decks542 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion73 decks542 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion68 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion66 decks542 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion53 decks542 decks
-12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.4%inclusion51 decks542 decks
4%synergy
The Earth Crystal
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.0%inclusion49 decks542 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.9%inclusion48 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.9%inclusion48 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.7%inclusion42 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.2%inclusion39 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.3%inclusion34 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion29 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.2%inclusion28 decks542 decks
3%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
31%inclusion169 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion127 decks542 decks
21%synergy
Trudge Garden
22%inclusion118 decks542 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion117 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion114 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion105 decks542 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16%inclusion86 decks542 decks
14%synergy
Druid Class
14%inclusion75 decks542 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion71 decks542 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion65 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion59 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion58 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion56 decks542 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion52 decks542 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.2%inclusion50 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.0%inclusion49 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
8.9%inclusion48 decks542 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.5%inclusion46 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.3%inclusion45 decks542 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion44 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.7%inclusion42 decks542 decks
-4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.7%inclusion24 decks311 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.6%inclusion41 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Season
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
-9%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.0%inclusion38 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion35 decks542 decks
-1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.5%inclusion35 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.4%inclusion30 decks469 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.3%inclusion34 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.3%inclusion34 decks542 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.9%inclusion32 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion32 decks542 decks
3%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.8%inclusion27 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.4%inclusion29 decks542 decks
5%synergy
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Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion57 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.4%inclusion29 decks542 decks
3%synergy
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Sapseep Forest
36%inclusion193 decks542 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion163 decks542 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion133 decks542 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion90 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion88 decks542 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion87 decks542 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion85 decks542 decks
-8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion37 decks270 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion72 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
The Shire
11%inclusion57 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion55 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
9.4%inclusion51 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion51 decks542 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion44 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.9%inclusion43 decks542 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion43 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.7%inclusion42 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.6%inclusion41 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.6%inclusion36 decks542 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion36 decks542 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.5%inclusion35 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.9%inclusion32 decks542 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion374 decks542 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion275 decks542 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
42%inclusion226 decks542 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion132 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion113 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
7%synergy
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Forest
95%inclusion514 decks542 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion502 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion411 decks542 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
54%inclusion293 decks542 decks
30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
51%inclusion275 decks542 decks
-12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion264 decks542 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion239 decks542 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40%inclusion219 decks542 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion196 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
35%inclusion187 decks542 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion182 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion171 decks542 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion149 decks498 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion146 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion140 decks542 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion135 decks542 decks
-12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion129 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion117 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion108 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion103 decks542 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion92 decks542 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion87 decks542 decks
-5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion78 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion54 decks365 decks
-3%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion80 decks542 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion79 decks542 decks
5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14%inclusion78 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion77 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion74 decks542 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion73 decks542 decks
-2%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion70 decks542 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion70 decks542 decks
-10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion69 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion55 decks542 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion49 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion52 decks542 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
9.2%inclusion50 decks542 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion40 decks542 decks
-6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.8%inclusion34 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion33 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.4%inclusion29 decks542 decks
1%synergy
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