Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Expensive

Cecil, Dark Knight
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 26, 2025
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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18%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
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7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
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4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
2%synergy
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4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
4%synergy
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64%inclusion94 decks147 decks
58%synergy
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75%inclusion110 decks147 decks
54%synergy
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54%inclusion80 decks147 decks
53%synergy
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72%inclusion106 decks147 decks
51%synergy
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65%inclusion96 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
57%inclusion84 decks147 decks
47%synergy
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48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Children of Korlis
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
43%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion111 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
59%inclusion87 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
59%inclusion86 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion79 decks147 decks
37%synergy
Damn
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
43%inclusion63 decks147 decks
31%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
59%inclusion86 decks147 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion83 decks147 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
43%synergy
Teferi's Protection
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion68 decks147 decks
40%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
36%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
18%synergy
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37%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Darkstar Augur
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
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34%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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32%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
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28%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
31%synergy
General's Enforcer
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Bastion Protector
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Knight Exemplar
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Blood
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Mother of Runes
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Blood Celebrant
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Serra Ascendant
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Voice of Victory
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Caustic Bronco
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Archangel of Thune
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
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Fell the Profane
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Dismember
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Angel's Grace
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Akroma's Will
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Silence
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Hatred
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-21%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Stunning Reversal
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
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3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
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3%synergy
Mortify
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-17%synergy
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Reanimate
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Repay in Kind
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Contract
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Bargain
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Open the Armory
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Profane Transfusion
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Agony
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
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Buster Sword
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Mithril Coat
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Sigil
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Plate
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Excalibur II
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Leyline Axe
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Colossus Hammer
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
The Endstone
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-19%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Call of the Ring
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Forge Anew
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Knights' Charge
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
23%synergy
The Black Gate
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Minas Tirith
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
14%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion128 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion120 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion99 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
12%synergy
The Aetherspark
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-20%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
94%inclusion138 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion134 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion132 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion131 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
88%inclusion129 decks147 decks
58%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion117 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Champions
74%inclusion109 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Scrubland
73%inclusion108 decks147 decks
62%synergy
Isolated Chapel
60%inclusion88 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Silent Clearing
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
35%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion52 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Fetid Heath
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Windswept Heath
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Field
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
-33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-28%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-31%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
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