Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Expensive

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Roman Milan
Sep 23, 2025
How To Be New and Not Know Magic Lore
Magic losing its lore has been a sore point for a lot of enfranchised players lately. But how do you deal with that as a new player?
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Dovin's Veto
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Rhystic Study
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Demonic Tutor
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Fierce Guardianship
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Teferi's Protection
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Academy Rector
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Guile
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Hanna, Ship's Navigator
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Archon of Sun's Grace
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Mesa Enchantress
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Grand Abolisher
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Entity Tracker
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Blood Artist
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Dauthi Voidwalker
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Inquisitive Glimmer
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Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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Reassembling Skeleton
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Notion Thief
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Voice of Victory
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Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
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Laboratory Maniac
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Ioreth of the Healing House
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Aven Mindcensor
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Fatestitcher
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Ranger-Captain of Eos
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Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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Auramancer
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Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
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Doomwake Giant
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Grim Guardian
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Zulaport Cutthroat
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Gilded Drake
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Aphetto Alchemist
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Talion, the Kindly Lord
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Athreos, God of Passage
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Ajani's Chosen
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Archon of Emeria
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Faerie Mastermind
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Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
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Path to Exile
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Void Rend
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Anguished Unmaking
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Mystical Tutor
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Dark Ritual
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Tainted Pact
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Brainstorm
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Silence
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Arcane Denial
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Pact of Negation
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Deadly Rollick
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Demonic Consultation
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Mental Misstep
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Flusterstorm
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Sink into Stupor
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Spider-Sense
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Dramatic Reversal
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Generous Gift
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Spell Pierce
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Mindbreak Trap
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Lim-Dûl's Vault
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Despark
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Inkshield
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Restoration Magic
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Delay
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Stifle
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Negate
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Chain of Vapor
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Render Silent
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Commandeer
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Intuition
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Borne Upon a Wind
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Ad Nauseam
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Into the Flood Maw
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Replenish
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Supreme Verdict
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Farewell
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Imperial Seal
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Toxic Deluge
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Idyllic Tutor
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Diabolic Intent
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Damn
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Reanimate
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Grim Tutor
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Timetwister
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Windfall
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Ponder
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Praetor's Grasp
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Dance of the Manse
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Cleansing Meditation
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Sevinne's Reclamation
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Resurgent Belief
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Braingeyser
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Approach of the Second Sun
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Yawgmoth's Will
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Wrath of God
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Beseech the Mirror
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Debt to the Deathless
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Vindicate
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Personal Tutor
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Damnation
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The One Ring
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Thousand-Year Elixir
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Lightning Greaves
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Phyrexian Altar
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Skullclamp
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Isochron Scepter
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Halo Fountain
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Sting, the Glinting Dagger
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Wishclaw Talisman
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Thornbite Staff
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Magewright's Stone
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Expedition Map
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Ashnod's Altar
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Phyrexian Arena
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Skrelv's Hive
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Blind Obedience
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Pemmin's Aura
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Land Tax
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Enchanted Evening
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Sphere of Safety
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Treacherous Blessing
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Rule of Law
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Black Market Connections
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Solemnity
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Induced Amnesia
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Aura of Silence
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Starfield of Nyx
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Dreadhorde Invasion
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Sigil of the Empty Throne
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12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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6%synergy
Decree of Silence
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Necropotence
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Leyline of Anticipation
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Telepathy
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Arcane Laboratory
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Trouble in Pairs
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Estrid's Invocation
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No Mercy
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9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
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Karmic Justice
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Hopeless Nightmare
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Rest in Peace
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Intruder Alarm
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10%synergy
Mirrormade
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1%synergy
Grasp of Fate
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2%synergy
Hallowed Haunting
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6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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8%synergy
Court of Vantress
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6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
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Court of Ardenvale
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8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
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Opalescence
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Confounding Conundrum
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7%synergy
Demonic Lore
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8%synergy
Anointed Procession
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Greater Auramancy
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3%synergy
Grave Pact
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5%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
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6%synergy
Animate Dead
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Parallax Wave
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6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
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0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
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Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
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Teferi, Time Raveler
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12%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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Ashiok, Dream Render
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Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
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Serra's Sanctum
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Urza's Saga
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Bojuka Bog
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Reliquary Tower
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Phyrexian Tower
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Maze of Ith
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Cabal Coffers
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12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
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Academy Ruins
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Field of the Dead
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9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
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Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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2%synergy
Strip Mine
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6%synergy
Wasteland
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Glacial Chasm
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Dark Depths
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Kor Haven
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Castle Ardenvale
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Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Talisman of Dominance
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Talisman of Progress
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Fellwar Stone
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Patriar's Seal
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Mox Diamond
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Mana Vault
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Chrome Mox
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Dimir Signet
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Azorius Signet
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Orzhov Signet
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Mox Opal
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Lotus Petal
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Mana Crypt
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Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Grim Monolith
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Thought Vessel
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-15%synergy
Mind Stone
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Jeweled Lotus
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5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
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Mox Amber
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0%synergy
Lands
Tundra
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78%synergy
Underground Sea
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Scrubland
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76%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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42%synergy
Godless Shrine
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40%synergy
Command Tower
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-5%synergy
Watery Grave
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37%synergy
Marsh Flats
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48%synergy
Flooded Strand
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46%synergy
Island
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-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
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44%synergy
Plains
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-12%synergy
Swamp
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-14%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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30%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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25%synergy
Vault of Champions
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32%synergy
Morphic Pool
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31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Prairie Stream
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-32%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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5%synergy