Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Burn

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Joshua Wood
Jul 6, 2023
Nearly Identical - Adeliz or Balmor?
What makes these two Izzet spellslinger commanders unique? Who will come out on top as the better pick? Joshua is here to find out!
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Squash
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85%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
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77%synergy
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77%synergy
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75%synergy
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71%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
71%inclusion399 decks561 decks
70%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
69%inclusion386 decks561 decks
67%synergy
Inferno Titan
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67%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
65%inclusion364 decks561 decks
64%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
62%inclusion350 decks561 decks
62%synergy
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Abrade
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58%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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35%synergy
Flame of Anor
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52%synergy
Archmage of Runes
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Tectonic Giant
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62%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
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61%synergy
Basalt Ravager
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61%synergy
Chain Reaction
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55%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
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60%synergy
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Jeska's Will
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-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion55 decks561 decks
-16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.1%inclusion51 decks561 decks
-13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion51 decks561 decks
-18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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-17%synergy
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Surtland Elementalist
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57%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
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56%synergy
Prophetic Titan
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55%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
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36%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
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52%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
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52%synergy
Surtland Flinger
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49%synergy
Frost Titan
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43%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
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42%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
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Galvanic Giant
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38%synergy
Giant Harbinger
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37%synergy
Warchief Giant
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33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
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3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
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22%synergy
Crystalline Giant
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24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
23%inclusion127 decks561 decks
-12%synergy
Taurean Mauler
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
Grabby Giant
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19%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
19%inclusion108 decks561 decks
19%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
17%inclusion60 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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-12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
17%inclusion95 decks561 decks
-22%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
17%inclusion94 decks561 decks
17%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion84 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
14%inclusion78 decks561 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion46 decks332 decks
-7%synergy
Titan of Littjara
13%inclusion74 decks561 decks
13%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
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12%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion63 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Magma Giant
11%inclusion60 decks561 decks
11%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
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10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
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1%synergy
Hill Gigas
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10%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
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10%synergy
Furnace Host Charger
10%inclusion54 decks561 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.4%inclusion47 decks561 decks
-18%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
8.0%inclusion45 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
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7%synergy
Archaeomancer
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4%synergy
Brash Taunter
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5%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
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4%synergy
Wizards of Thay
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2%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
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6%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
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5%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
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4%synergy
Bearer of the Heavens
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5%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
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4%synergy
Doomskar Titan
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5%synergy
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Crush Underfoot
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58%synergy
Counterspell
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5%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
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51%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
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46%synergy
Negate
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10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
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40%synergy
Starstorm
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37%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
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36%synergy
Demon Bolt
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33%synergy
Comet Storm
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28%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
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29%synergy
Izzet Charm
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7%synergy
Electrodominance
22%inclusion124 decks561 decks
16%synergy
Saw It Coming
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19%synergy
Soul Sear
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20%synergy
Lightning Axe
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18%synergy
Soul's Fire
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16%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
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17%synergy
Prismari Command
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0%synergy
Volcanic Spite
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15%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion76 decks561 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
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-31%synergy
Galvanize
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13%synergy
Smite the Deathless
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12%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
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11%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion61 decks561 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-24%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
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9%synergy
Arcbond
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10%synergy
Volcanic Offering
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10%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
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7%synergy
Opt
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-27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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-7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
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-1%synergy
Mana Drain
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-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-11%synergy
Explosive Derailment
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8%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.0%inclusion45 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
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-6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.7%inclusion43 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
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1%synergy
Invert Polarity
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-5%synergy
Skred
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
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3%synergy
Reckless Rage
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7%synergy
Twinferno
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
3%synergy
Fires of Victory
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
6.6%inclusion37 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Magmaquake
6.1%inclusion34 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fire Giant's Fury
43%inclusion241 decks561 decks
42%synergy
Hell to Pay
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36%synergy
Star of Extinction
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35%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion182 decks561 decks
12%synergy
Flame Slash
32%inclusion182 decks561 decks
32%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
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31%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
28%inclusion135 decks481 decks
25%synergy
Storm's Wrath
22%inclusion125 decks561 decks
22%synergy
Scorching Shot
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21%synergy
Ravenform
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19%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
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15%synergy
Vandalblast
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-10%synergy
Crush the Weak
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16%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
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16%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
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11%synergy
Orbital Plunge
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15%synergy
Waltz of Rage
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14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion78 decks561 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion76 decks561 decks
9%synergy
Roast
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13%synergy
Giant's Ire
12%inclusion69 decks561 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
12%inclusion66 decks561 decks
11%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
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11%synergy
Beacon Bolt
10%inclusion58 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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-12%synergy
Disaster Radius
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10%synergy
Torch the Witness
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10%synergy
Immolating Gyre
9.4%inclusion53 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
9.1%inclusion51 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.9%inclusion50 decks561 decks
-24%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.6%inclusion48 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
8.6%inclusion48 decks561 decks
-30%synergy
Brotherhood's End
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8%synergy
Crackle with Power
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1%synergy
Preordain
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-27%synergy
Meteor Swarm
7.0%inclusion39 decks561 decks
7%synergy
Lava Coil
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
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-13%synergy
Hour of Devastation
5.9%inclusion33 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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-9%synergy
Earthquake
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4%synergy
Anger of the Gods
5.2%inclusion29 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Strangle
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
34%inclusion192 decks561 decks
34%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
34%inclusion189 decks561 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion120 decks561 decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
20%inclusion110 decks561 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion86 decks561 decks
-9%synergy
Magebane Armor
15%inclusion82 decks561 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion82 decks561 decks
-15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion79 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion77 decks561 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion68 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
8.0%inclusion45 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.4%inclusion36 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Invasion of the Giants
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56%synergy
Warstorm Surge
39%inclusion218 decks561 decks
37%synergy
Giant's Grasp
37%inclusion205 decks561 decks
36%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
35%inclusion197 decks561 decks
34%synergy
Wizard Class
31%inclusion173 decks561 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
23%inclusion130 decks561 decks
20%synergy
Repercussion
18%inclusion102 decks561 decks
17%synergy
City on Fire
17%inclusion98 decks561 decks
14%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
17%inclusion95 decks561 decks
17%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion56 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.3%inclusion31 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion43 decks561 decks
-4%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.5%inclusion42 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Molten Echoes
7.0%inclusion39 decks561 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
7.0%inclusion39 decks561 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
-13%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.4%inclusion36 decks561 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.3%inclusion30 decks561 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Discovery
5.2%inclusion29 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion357 decks561 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
43%inclusion242 decks561 decks
42%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
34%inclusion190 decks561 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion160 decks561 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion80 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion71 decks561 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion68 decks561 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion60 decks561 decks
-8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Restless Spire
7.3%inclusion41 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion41 decks561 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.0%inclusion39 decks561 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.4%inclusion36 decks561 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
6.2%inclusion35 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion473 decks561 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion468 decks561 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
75%inclusion421 decks561 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion361 decks561 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion340 decks561 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion223 decks561 decks
14%synergy
Fire Diamond
32%inclusion180 decks561 decks
24%synergy
Sky Diamond
28%inclusion157 decks561 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion152 decks561 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion114 decks561 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion106 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion57 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion56 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.7%inclusion49 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.4%inclusion36 decks561 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion34 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion33 decks561 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion32 decks561 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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-11%synergy
Island
86%inclusion482 decks561 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion477 decks561 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion378 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion342 decks561 decks
47%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
59%inclusion333 decks561 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion332 decks561 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion271 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion269 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion222 decks561 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
35%inclusion195 decks561 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion187 decks561 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
32%inclusion177 decks561 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
30%inclusion170 decks561 decks
-17%synergy
Volatile Fjord
28%inclusion155 decks561 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion145 decks561 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion144 decks561 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion117 decks462 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion116 decks561 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion111 decks561 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion110 decks561 decks
-14%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion97 decks561 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion96 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion83 decks489 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
17%inclusion93 decks561 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
15%inclusion86 decks561 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion82 decks561 decks
12%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
14%inclusion79 decks561 decks
13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion76 decks561 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
12%inclusion70 decks561 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion59 decks561 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion57 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
9.3%inclusion52 decks561 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion34 decks368 decks
-7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.8%inclusion44 decks561 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.8%inclusion44 decks561 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.7%inclusion43 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.6%inclusion37 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.5%inclusion31 decks561 decks
3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.4%inclusion23 decks424 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion30 decks561 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.3%inclusion30 decks561 decks
3%synergy