Ertai, the Corrupted (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Hatching Plans
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Lullmage Mentor
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Treacherous Blessing
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Hanna, Ship's Navigator
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Guile
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Ophiomancer
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38%synergy
Zur the Enchanter
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38%synergy
Bitterblossom
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34%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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Drumbellower
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Swords to Plowshares
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Propaganda
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Void Rend
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Lightning Greaves
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24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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25%synergy
Supreme Verdict
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Damn
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Counterspell
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Anguished Unmaking
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Baleful Strix
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Cyclonic Rift
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Rhystic Study
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-8%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
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Consecrated Sphinx
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8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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Serra's Sanctum
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Mana Vault
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Mystical Tutor
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Ancient Tomb
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-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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Creatures
Sun Titan
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Mesa Enchantress
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Ertai Resurrected
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Archon of Sun's Grace
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Alela, Artful Provocateur
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Aura Thief
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Starfield Mystic
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Inquisitive Glimmer
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Entity Tracker
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Academy Rector
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Reassembling Skeleton
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Ashiok's Reaper
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Ioreth of the Healing House
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17%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
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Witch Enchanter
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Weathered Wayfarer
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Snapcaster Mage
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Fatestitcher
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Esper Sentinel
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Blood Artist
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8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
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8%synergy
Archaeomancer
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8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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6%synergy
Doomwake Giant
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Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
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Spellseeker
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Aphetto Alchemist
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10%synergy
Auramancer
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8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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2%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
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6%synergy
Dark Confidant
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6%synergy
Judge's Familiar
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6%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
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7%synergy
Resolute Archangel
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7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
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6%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
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6%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
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6%synergy
Wall of Omens
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6%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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6%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
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7%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
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2%synergy
Karmic Guide
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3%synergy
Sheoldred
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6%synergy
Spirited Companion
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5%synergy
Neva, Stalked by Nightmares
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7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
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4%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
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1%synergy
Zur, Eternal Schemer
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4%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
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-6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-1%synergy
Mana Drain
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7%synergy
Arcane Denial
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5%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
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Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
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9%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
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8%synergy
Despark
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No More Lies
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9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
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Fracture
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Strix Serenade
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7%synergy
Inkshield
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2%synergy
Fell the Profane
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Eerie Interlude
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5%synergy
Absorb
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Negate
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Ephemerate
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Render Silent
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Ertai's Meddling
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Archmage's Charm
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6%synergy
Swan Song
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-12%synergy
Force of Negation
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-5%synergy
Stifle
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6%synergy
Mana Leak
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5%synergy
Dimir Charm
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7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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5%synergy
Desertion
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7%synergy
Mortify
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-2%synergy
Cloudshift
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5%synergy
Countersquall
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6%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
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Silence
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-3%synergy
Dromar's Charm
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6%synergy
Sorceries
Idyllic Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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2%synergy
Cleansing Meditation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Vindicate
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8%synergy
Ponder
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5%synergy
Dance of the Manse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Resurgent Belief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Replenish
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ultima
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10%synergy
Fractured Identity
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6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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5%synergy
Exsanguinate
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2%synergy
Decree of Pain
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6%synergy
Sign in Blood
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5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
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3%synergy
Sunfall
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6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
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5%synergy
Reanimate
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-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
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3%synergy
Redress Fate
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1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
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2%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
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7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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-2%synergy
Halo Fountain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
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6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
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6%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
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14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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22%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
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30%synergy
Blind Obedience
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19%synergy
Induced Amnesia
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28%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
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22%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
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24%synergy
Enchanted Evening
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23%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
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20%synergy
Sphere of Safety
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12%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Solemnity
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
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17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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17%synergy
Land Tax
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12%synergy
Telepathy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Mirrormade
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4%synergy
Starfield of Nyx
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10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
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8%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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7%synergy
Opalescence
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10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
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10%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
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6%synergy
Decree of Silence
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10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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6%synergy
No Mercy
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8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Lore
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Dovescape
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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8%synergy
Aura of Silence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chime of Night
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Parallax Wave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Omen of the Sea
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Martyr's Bond
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7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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9%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
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2%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
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4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
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2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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-2%synergy
Sol Ring
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Dimir Signet
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16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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Azorius Signet
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16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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Talisman of Dominance
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
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Commander's Sphere
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Mind Stone
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-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
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2%synergy
Island
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0%synergy
Plains
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2%synergy
Command Tower
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-7%synergy
Watery Grave
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15%synergy
Godless Shrine
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Prairie Stream
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Tundra
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Port Town
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy