Alania, Divergent Storm
Return the Favor
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Alania on the battlefield. | |
| Return the Favor in hand. | |
| You have not cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn. You have a sorcery card in hand. | |
 plus enough mana to cast the additional sorcery available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast the additional sorcery by paying its mana cost. |
2 | Alania triggers; choose not to have an opponent draw a card. |
3 | Holding priority, cast Return the Favor by paying , targeting the additional sorcery. |
4 | Alania triggers, causing an opponent to draw a card and you to copy Return the Favor, with the copy targeting the original Return the Favor. |
5 | Resolve the copy of Return the Favor, copying the original Return the Favor, with the copy targeting the original Return the Favor. |
6 | Repeat step 5. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite magecraft triggers |
Combo Metadata
2719
DECKS
0.27%
OF 1024323 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 1230
MOST PLAYED OF 34804 COMBOS
{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true, early game, 2-card combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed early game?
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+8% synergy
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+9% synergy
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+6% synergy
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+72% synergy
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+60% synergy
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55% of 2718 decks
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+49% synergy
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+38% synergy
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+6% synergy
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+47% synergy
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+44% synergy
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+44% synergy
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+34% synergy
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+18% synergy
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-6% synergy
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-5% synergy
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+8% synergy
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+3% synergy
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-11% synergy
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+6% synergy
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-6% synergy
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+2% synergy
Creatures
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+42% synergy
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+38% synergy
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40% of 2718 decks
+31% synergy
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39% of 2716 decks
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39% of 2716 decks
+38% synergy
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38% of 2718 decks
+37% synergy
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+35% synergy
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32% of 2718 decks
+26% synergy
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30% of 2711 decks
+29% synergy
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+28% synergy
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29% of 292 decks
+28% synergy
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+26% synergy
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23% of 284 decks
-4% synergy
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23% of 1933 decks
+20% synergy
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23% of 2718 decks
+19% synergy
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+21% synergy
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23% of 284 decks
+9% synergy
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22% of 292 decks
+21% synergy
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21% of 68 decks
+18% synergy
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20% of 2718 decks
+16% synergy
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+19% synergy
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+20% synergy
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19% of 2698 decks
+18% synergy
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19% of 52 decks
+17% synergy
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+15% synergy
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+10% synergy
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18% of 2709 decks
+18% synergy
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18% of 2718 decks
+18% synergy
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+14% synergy
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17% of 284 decks
+17% synergy
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+12% synergy
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16% of 284 decks
+14% synergy
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15% of 2718 decks
+11% synergy
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+13% synergy
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+13% synergy
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12% of 2718 decks
+12% synergy
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+11% synergy
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12% of 2718 decks
+6% synergy
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12% of 245 decks
+6% synergy
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12% of 34 decks
+11% synergy
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12% of 34 decks
+11% synergy
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12% of 68 decks
+11% synergy
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12% of 34 decks
+11% synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
11% of 35 decks
+9% synergy
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11% of 292 decks
+11% synergy
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11% of 292 decks
+11% synergy
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11% of 2718 decks
+4% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11% of 2718 decks
+9% synergy
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10% of 68 decks
+8% synergy
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10% of 39 decks
+9% synergy
Instants
Flame of Anor
44% of 2718 decks
+39% synergy
Opt
39% of 2718 decks
+30% synergy
Snap
39% of 2718 decks
+32% synergy
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39% of 284 decks
+17% synergy
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38% of 68 decks
-24% synergy
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38% of 2718 decks
+19% synergy
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38% of 2718 decks
+27% synergy
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37% of 292 decks
+13% synergy
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36% of 284 decks
+32% synergy
Quandrix Command
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+31% synergy
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+19% synergy
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32% of 2718 decks
+26% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
31% of 2718 decks
+24% synergy
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30% of 2718 decks
+24% synergy
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+26% synergy
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+25% synergy
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Harrow
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+18% synergy
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+6% synergy
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+25% synergy
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+25% synergy
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-22% synergy
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+23% synergy
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+3% synergy
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+2% synergy
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+23% synergy
Decisive Denial
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+22% synergy
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+23% synergy
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23% of 284 decks
+20% synergy
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23% of 2718 decks
+12% synergy
Reverberate
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+21% synergy
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23% of 2718 decks
+13% synergy
Invert Polarity
22% of 2718 decks
+18% synergy
Abrade
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+10% synergy
Terminate
22% of 292 decks
+2% synergy
Temur Charm
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+18% synergy
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+19% synergy
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+18% synergy
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+13% synergy
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+12% synergy
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19% of 284 decks
+15% synergy
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19% of 284 decks
+14% synergy
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+4% synergy
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18% of 284 decks
+6% synergy
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18% of 2718 decks
+15% synergy
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18% of 68 decks
+16% synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18% of 68 decks
+15% synergy
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+12% synergy
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-6% synergy
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+11% synergy
Sorceries
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38% of 2718 decks
+34% synergy
Farseek
36% of 284 decks
+0% synergy
Mana Geyser
35% of 2718 decks
+28% synergy
Blasphemous Act
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+1% synergy
Ponder
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+22% synergy
Feed the Swarm
33% of 292 decks
+15% synergy
Season of Weaving
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+29% synergy
Expressive Iteration
30% of 2718 decks
+23% synergy
Preordain
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+20% synergy
Cultivate
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-16% synergy
Nature's Lore
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-4% synergy
Otterball Antics
26% of 2711 decks
+26% synergy
Crackle with Power
26% of 2718 decks
+23% synergy
Vandalblast
25% of 2718 decks
+9% synergy
Titania's Command
24% of 284 decks
+23% synergy
Rampant Growth
24% of 284 decks
-11% synergy
Season of Gathering
23% of 284 decks
+21% synergy
Bushwhack
20% of 284 decks
+18% synergy
Faithless Looting
20% of 2718 decks
+4% synergy
Return from the Wilds
20% of 284 decks
+19% synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
20% of 284 decks
+19% synergy
Grapeshot
19% of 2718 decks
+16% synergy
Primal Command
19% of 284 decks
+19% synergy
Exsanguinate
18% of 292 decks
+12% synergy
Solve the Equation
18% of 2718 decks
+14% synergy
Season of the Bold
18% of 2718 decks
+17% synergy
Kodama's Reach
17% of 284 decks
-13% synergy
Three Visits
17% of 284 decks
-8% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
16% of 292 decks
+14% synergy
Verdant Confluence
16% of 284 decks
+16% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
15% of 292 decks
+14% synergy
Windfall
15% of 2718 decks
+2% synergy
Boltwave
15% of 1890 decks
+12% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
14% of 2718 decks
+11% synergy
Rootcast Apprenticeship
14% of 283 decks
+13% synergy
Reconstruct History
13% of 68 decks
+12% synergy
Requisition Raid
13% of 68 decks
+11% synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
13% of 292 decks
+12% synergy
Pick Your Poison
13% of 284 decks
+12% synergy
Splash Portal
12% of 2711 decks
+11% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12% of 2718 decks
+11% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12% of 284 decks
+4% synergy
Supreme Verdict
12% of 68 decks
-1% synergy
Sign in Blood
12% of 292 decks
+2% synergy
Treasure Cruise
12% of 2718 decks
+7% synergy
Pirate's Pillage
11% of 2718 decks
+9% synergy
Serum Visions
11% of 2718 decks
+7% synergy
Glimpse the Core
11% of 284 decks
+10% synergy
Clan Defiance
11% of 284 decks
+10% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
10% of 2718 decks
+9% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
21% of 2718 decks
-7% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
19% of 2718 decks
+17% synergy
Ruby Medallion
18% of 2718 decks
+15% synergy
Primal Amulet
18% of 2718 decks
+17% synergy
Lightning Greaves
16% of 2718 decks
-9% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13% of 2718 decks
+12% synergy
Wishing Well
11% of 2716 decks
+10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8% of 2718 decks
-0% synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8% of 89 decks
+5% synergy
Isochron Scepter
7% of 2718 decks
+5% synergy
Enchantments
Whirlwind of Thought
43% of 68 decks
+33% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
40% of 2709 decks
+39% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
36% of 2718 decks
+31% synergy
Artist's Talent
27% of 2718 decks
+25% synergy
Sorcerer Class
25% of 2718 decks
+22% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24% of 2718 decks
+22% synergy
Double Vision
20% of 2718 decks
+19% synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
19% of 68 decks
+14% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18% of 2718 decks
+16% synergy
Fiery Inscription
17% of 2718 decks
+14% synergy
Propaganda
15% of 2718 decks
+2% synergy
Aligned Heart
12% of 34 decks
+11% synergy
Rediscover the Way
11% of 35 decks
+10% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10% of 1890 decks
+9% synergy
Ghostly Prison
10% of 68 decks
-1% synergy
Leyline Immersion
9% of 284 decks
+8% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9% of 2718 decks
+5% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8% of 2718 decks
+7% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 2718 decks
+5% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7% of 284 decks
+4% synergy
Black Market Connections
7% of 292 decks
-4% synergy
Wizard Class
7% of 2718 decks
+3% synergy
Mystic Remora
7% of 2718 decks
-10% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7% of 292 decks
-9% synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
6% of 292 decks
+6% synergy
Festival of Embers
6% of 2709 decks
+6% synergy
Curiosity
6% of 2718 decks
+2% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5% of 2718 decks
+3% synergy
Painful Quandary
5% of 292 decks
+3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22% of 292 decks
+20% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
18% of 2718 decks
+15% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10% of 2718 decks
+9% synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
9% of 68 decks
+6% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56% of 2718 decks
+26% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35% of 2718 decks
+24% synergy
Bojuka Bog
26% of 292 decks
-3% synergy
Lilypad Village
21% of 2718 decks
+20% synergy
Rockface Village
19% of 2718 decks
+19% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17% of 2718 decks
+15% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
15% of 284 decks
-1% synergy
Mistrise Village
15% of 1108 decks
+7% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14% of 2718 decks
-3% synergy
Three Tree City
13% of 2718 decks
+8% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11% of 284 decks
-7% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 2718 decks
+1% synergy
Rogue's Passage
9% of 2718 decks
-11% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7% of 284 decks
+1% synergy
Restless Bivouac
7% of 68 decks
+5% synergy
Restless Spire
7% of 2718 decks
+5% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7% of 2718 decks
+3% synergy
Minas Tirith
6% of 68 decks
-1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85% of 2718 decks
+1% synergy
Arcane Signet
84% of 2718 decks
+12% synergy
Izzet Signet
52% of 2718 decks
+26% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44% of 2718 decks
+15% synergy
Thought Vessel
37% of 2718 decks
+19% synergy
Rakdos Signet
36% of 292 decks
+8% synergy
Dimir Signet
35% of 292 decks
+8% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34% of 292 decks
+1% synergy
Azorius Signet
32% of 68 decks
+9% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30% of 292 decks
+2% synergy
Talisman of Conviction
25% of 68 decks
+1% synergy
Fellwar Stone
24% of 2718 decks
+3% synergy
Talisman of Progress
24% of 68 decks
-2% synergy
Boros Signet
21% of 68 decks
-1% synergy
Relic of Sauron
20% of 292 decks
+12% synergy
Mind Stone
17% of 2718 decks
+1% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13% of 284 decks
+0% synergy
Patchwork Banner
13% of 2711 decks
+8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
13% of 2718 decks
-1% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10% of 2718 decks
+9% synergy
Gruul Signet
10% of 284 decks
-0% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9% of 2718 decks
+5% synergy
Midnight Clock
9% of 2718 decks
+4% synergy
Simic Signet
8% of 284 decks
-4% synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8% of 284 decks
-2% synergy
Forger's Foundry
6% of 2718 decks
+6% synergy
Cursed Mirror
6% of 2718 decks
+0% synergy
Thran Dynamo
5% of 2718 decks
+0% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
86% of 2718 decks
+12% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71% of 292 decks
+41% synergy
Sulfur Falls
67% of 2718 decks
+33% synergy
Mystic Monastery
56% of 68 decks
+28% synergy
Zagoth Triome
56% of 9 decks
+27% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
56% of 9 decks
+27% synergy
Xander's Lounge
54% of 292 decks
+29% synergy
Sunken Hollow
52% of 292 decks
+17% synergy
Shivan Reef
52% of 2718 decks
+23% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51% of 292 decks
+18% synergy
Savai Triome
50% of 10 decks
+25% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48% of 292 decks
+14% synergy
Frontier Bivouac
48% of 284 decks
+19% synergy
Watery Grave
45% of 292 decks
+5% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45% of 2718 decks
+30% synergy
Indatha Triome
44% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
The World Tree
44% of 9 decks
+14% synergy
Blood Crypt
44% of 292 decks
+7% synergy
Luxury Suite
42% of 292 decks
+17% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
42% of 2718 decks
+29% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42% of 2718 decks
+24% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 2718 decks
+6% synergy
Ketria Triome
42% of 284 decks
+10% synergy
Glacial Fortress
41% of 68 decks
+11% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41% of 2718 decks
+22% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41% of 284 decks
+9% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40% of 2718 decks
+25% synergy
Morphic Pool
40% of 292 decks
+15% synergy
Raffine's Tower
40% of 10 decks
+15% synergy
Prairie Stream
40% of 68 decks
+6% synergy
Cinder Glade
39% of 284 decks
+0% synergy
Steam Vents
39% of 2718 decks
+1% synergy
Jetmir's Garden
38% of 13 decks
+8% synergy
Jungle Shrine
38% of 13 decks
+6% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38% of 292 decks
+10% synergy
Breeding Pool
37% of 284 decks
-3% synergy
Stomping Ground
37% of 284 decks
-3% synergy
Training Center
37% of 2718 decks
+10% synergy
Clifftop Retreat
35% of 68 decks
+2% synergy
Rootbound Crag
35% of 284 decks
+8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
34% of 2718 decks
+12% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33% of 9 decks
-7% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32% of 284 decks
+5% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31% of 284 decks
+11% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31% of 292 decks
+12% synergy
Seaside Citadel
31% of 13 decks
+4% synergy
Spara's Headquarters
31% of 13 decks
+2% synergy
Seething Landscape
29% of 292 decks
+21% synergy
Ferrous Lake
28% of 2718 decks
+21% synergy
Deserted Beach
28% of 68 decks
+11% synergy