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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Counterspell
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Lightning Greaves
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Damn
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Rhystic Study
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Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
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Smothering Tithe
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Teferi's Protection
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-11%synergy
Mana Vault
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Sun Titan
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Mesa Enchantress
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Archon of Sun's Grace
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Aura Thief
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Ertai Resurrected
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Alela, Artful Provocateur
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Inquisitive Glimmer
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Reassembling Skeleton
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Starfield Mystic
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Entity Tracker
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Academy Rector
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Ashiok's Reaper
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16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
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16%synergy
Fatestitcher
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Ajani's Chosen
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Auramancer
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Witch Enchanter
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Snapcaster Mage
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Blood Artist
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Esper Sentinel
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-18%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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9%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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6%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
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Ondu Spiritdancer
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Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
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9%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
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8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
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9%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
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5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
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7%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
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6%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Doomwake Giant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bloodghast
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
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6%synergy
Azorius Guildmage
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6%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
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6%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
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4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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4%synergy
Tameshi, Reality Architect
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Neva, Stalked by Nightmares
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6%synergy
Grand Abolisher
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Zur, Eternal Schemer
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3%synergy
Forsaken Miner
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6%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
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5%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
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4%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
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-6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
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5%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
No More Lies
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
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7%synergy
Render Silent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
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9%synergy
Despark
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Waterlogged Teachings
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Desertion
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Absorb
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Negate
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Archmage's Charm
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9%synergy
Mana Leak
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8%synergy
Frantic Search
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-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
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6%synergy
Dromar's Charm
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6%synergy
Mortify
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-3%synergy
Dimir Charm
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Flare of Fortitude
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Cloudshift
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5%synergy
Countersquall
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5%synergy
Cancel
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5%synergy
Silence
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-4%synergy
Hindering Light
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Mystical Tutor
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Fell the Profane
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Eerie Interlude
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5%synergy
Ephemerate
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2%synergy
Ertai's Meddling
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Stifle
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6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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4%synergy
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Idyllic Tutor
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18%synergy
Cleansing Meditation
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19%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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-3%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Manse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Step Through
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Resurgent Belief
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7%synergy
Profane Tutor
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8%synergy
Austere Command
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0%synergy
Replenish
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8%synergy
Decree of Pain
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9%synergy
Ultima
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Scheming Symmetry
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5%synergy
Exsanguinate
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0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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1%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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4%synergy
Sign in Blood
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4%synergy
Grim Tutor
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2%synergy
Redress Fate
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0%synergy
Fractured Identity
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5%synergy
Wrath of God
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2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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4%synergy
Reanimate
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-9%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
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3%synergy
Sunfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
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3%synergy
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Skullclamp
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Halo Fountain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
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6%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
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14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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21%synergy
Blind Obedience
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Enchanted Evening
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Induced Amnesia
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Solemnity
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
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20%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
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18%synergy
Sphere of Safety
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
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13%synergy
Grave Pact
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Starfield of Nyx
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Aura of Silence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Telepathy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Silence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Opalescence
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9%synergy
Dovescape
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Lore
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Omen of the Sea
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Karmic Justice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rule of Law
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Piracy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Haunting
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Parallax Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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-1%synergy
Sol Ring
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-9%synergy
Azorius Signet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Progress
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Island
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
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-9%synergy
Godless Shrine
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Raffine's Tower
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Port Town
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Champions
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Tundra
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy