Appa, Steadfast Guardian (Commander)

Appa, Steadfast Guardian
Rank #1,558
779decks
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Josh Nelson
Dec 19, 2025
An Interview With Chris Mooney, Avatar's Design Lead
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58%synergy
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46%synergy
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45%synergy
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44%synergy
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43%synergy
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22%synergy
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39%synergy
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34%synergy
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37%synergy
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32%synergy
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19%synergy
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38%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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40%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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25%synergy
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26%synergy
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17%synergy
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3%synergy
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11%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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10%synergy
Claim Jumper
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11%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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14%synergy
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1%synergy
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32%synergy
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26%synergy
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5%synergy
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-4%synergy
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14%synergy
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-5%synergy
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-8%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
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0%synergy
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-2%synergy
Disenchant
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-11%synergy
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3%synergy
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-7%synergy
Sorceries
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7%synergy
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26%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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-2%synergy
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6%synergy
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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-8%synergy
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3%synergy
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-7%synergy
Flicker
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4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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43%synergy
Panharmonicon
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33%synergy
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17%synergy
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37%synergy
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
Glider Staff
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29%synergy
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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-22%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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-21%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
Herald's Horn
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-9%synergy
Mystic Forge
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3%synergy
Moonsilver Key
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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-3%synergy
Enchantments
The Legend of Yangchen
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39%synergy
Teleportation Circle
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31%synergy
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12%synergy
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-10%synergy
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21%synergy
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16%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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-5%synergy
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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0%synergy
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6%synergy
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-9%synergy
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-5%synergy
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3%synergy
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0%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
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-3%synergy
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
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25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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11%synergy
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-2%synergy
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6%synergy
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-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
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2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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11%synergy
Three Tree City
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7%synergy
Urza's Saga
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6%synergy
Fountainport
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13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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8%synergy
Command Beacon
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9%synergy
Emergence Zone
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11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
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-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
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0%synergy
Monumental Henge
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-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-16%synergy
Arid Archway
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5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
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2%synergy
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-5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
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6%synergy
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-2%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
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2%synergy
Karoo
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-2%synergy
Lotus Field
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0%synergy
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-7%synergy
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5%synergy
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Sol Ring
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4%synergy
Arcane Signet
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10%synergy
Thought Vessel
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15%synergy
Mind Stone
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-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
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21%synergy
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13%synergy
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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4%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
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8%synergy
Marble Diamond
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-11%synergy
Caged Sun
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-2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
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5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
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5%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
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5%synergy
Lands
Plains
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-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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37%synergy
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-5%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
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9%synergy
Ally Encampment
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9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.7%inclusion68 decks779 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
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6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
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1%synergy
Demolition Field
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0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
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3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
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-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
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3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-11%synergy
Windswept Heath
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2%synergy
Fabled Passage
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2%synergy