Arvinox, the Mind Flail (Commander) - Exile

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Arvinox, the Mind Flail
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56%synergy
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Lord of the Void
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8%synergy
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19%synergy
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23%synergy
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35%synergy
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Darkness
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43%synergy
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41%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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Mask of Griselbrand
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2%synergy
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Grave Betrayal
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41%synergy
Black Market
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18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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30%synergy
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
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17%synergy
Minion's Return
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22%synergy
Animate Dead
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Black Market Connections
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-9%synergy
No Mercy
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4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
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8%synergy
Protection Racket
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8%synergy
Necromancy
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3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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-11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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Liliana of the Dark Realms
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23%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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8%synergy
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Cabal Coffers
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12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
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29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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9%synergy
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21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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9%synergy
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18%synergy
Temple of the False God
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27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
War Room
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7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
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6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-1%synergy
Vesuva
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12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
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10%synergy
Memorial to Folly
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9%synergy
Urza's Saga
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5%synergy
Barren Moor
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1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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10%synergy
Everglades
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10%synergy
Polluted Mire
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6%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
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10%synergy
Maze of Ith
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4%synergy
Guildless Commons
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7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
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-4%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
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5%synergy
Emergence Zone
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2%synergy
Command Beacon
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-3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
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2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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10%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion51 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
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26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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26%synergy
Nyx Lotus
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39%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
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26%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
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23%synergy
Thran Dynamo
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26%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion23 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
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10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
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11%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
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14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
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9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
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4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
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3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
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Swamp
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-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
58%inclusion46 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-16%synergy
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