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Mike Carrozza
Feb 18, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Powered Down Poison Dilemma
This week on Am I the Bolas?, we're talking about poison counters; is there a way to play fairly with poison?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Sodden Verdure
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7%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
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5%synergy
Midnight Tilling
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9%synergy
Sapling Nursery
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Slime Against Humanity
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66%synergy
Frantic Search
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60%synergy
Consider
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60%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
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51%synergy
Inspiring Call
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48%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
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47%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
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41%synergy
Opt
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41%synergy
Thought Scour
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40%synergy
Archmage of Runes
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38%synergy
Top Cards
Growth Spiral
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Rampant Growth
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Beast Within
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2%synergy
Nature's Lore
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Brainstorm
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Harrow
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36%synergy
Counterspell
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-2%synergy
Pongify
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19%synergy
Cultivate
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-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion166 decks409 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
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-5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
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-4%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.8%inclusion36 decks409 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.8%inclusion36 decks409 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion34 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
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Creatures
Wizards of Thay
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35%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
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29%synergy
Flux Channeler
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Murmuring Mystic
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18%synergy
Quandrix Apprentice
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17%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
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16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
16%inclusion66 decks409 decks
16%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
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Tatyova, Benthic Druid
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Biowaste Blob
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13%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
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Kami of Whispered Hopes
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Evolution Sage
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Dreamtide Whale
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7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
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10%synergy
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
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Curious Homunculus
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9%synergy
Scute Swarm
9.3%inclusion38 decks409 decks
-10%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
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Avenger of Zendikar
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-9%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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-18%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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-19%synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
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7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.3%inclusion30 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Biogenic Ooze
7.3%inclusion30 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
7.1%inclusion29 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Elvish Mystic
7.1%inclusion29 decks409 decks
-16%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
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7%synergy
Fathom Mage
6.8%inclusion28 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Master Biomancer
6.4%inclusion26 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Kishla Skimmer
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6%synergy
Lotus Cobra
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-6%synergy
Gyre Sage
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0%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
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1%synergy
Ledger Shredder
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
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5%synergy
Incubation Druid
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Instants
Planar Genesis
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28%synergy
Entish Restoration
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29%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion140 decks409 decks
12%synergy
Joint Exploration
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27%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion132 decks409 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion126 decks409 decks
28%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion120 decks409 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Claim
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17%synergy
Mutational Advantage
26%inclusion108 decks409 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion106 decks409 decks
-5%synergy
Eureka Moment
24%inclusion100 decks409 decks
13%synergy
Perplexing Test
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Reality Shift
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Curate
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Otherworldly Gaze
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Ripples of Potential
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Experimental Augury
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Return of the Wildspeaker
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7%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
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13%synergy
Auroral Procession
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12%synergy
Silundi Vision
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14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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3%synergy
Mental Note
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14%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion55 decks409 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
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1%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
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11%synergy
Noxious Revival
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7%synergy
Return to Nature
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6%synergy
Rewind
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9%synergy
Swan Song
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-8%synergy
Mana Drain
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-6%synergy
Voidslime
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5%synergy
Unwind
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7%synergy
Collective Resistance
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6%synergy
Quicken
8.8%inclusion36 decks409 decks
9%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.3%inclusion34 decks409 decks
3%synergy
Radstorm
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7%synergy
Arachnogenesis
7.8%inclusion32 decks409 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7.3%inclusion30 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Quandrix Command
7.3%inclusion30 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
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1%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.8%inclusion28 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Grapple with the Past
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6%synergy
Moment of Truth
6.4%inclusion26 decks409 decks
6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.1%inclusion25 decks409 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.1%inclusion25 decks409 decks
5%synergy
Serum Snare
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5%synergy
Silkguard
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
36%inclusion146 decks409 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
36%inclusion146 decks409 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion132 decks409 decks
-4%synergy
Wave Goodbye
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18%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
25%inclusion101 decks409 decks
25%synergy
Explore
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2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion70 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion69 decks409 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
15%inclusion60 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion56 decks409 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
13%inclusion55 decks409 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
13%inclusion53 decks409 decks
13%synergy
Urban Evolution
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2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
11%inclusion45 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
10%inclusion40 decks409 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
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2%synergy
Doppelgang
9.3%inclusion38 decks409 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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4%synergy
Broken Bond
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3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
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6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.1%inclusion33 decks409 decks
-3%synergy
Contentious Plan
7.8%inclusion32 decks409 decks
6%synergy
Chatterstorm
7.3%inclusion30 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.8%inclusion28 decks409 decks
-2%synergy
Regrowth
6.8%inclusion28 decks409 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.6%inclusion27 decks409 decks
-1%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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2%synergy
Lessons from Life
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3%synergy
Solve the Equation
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4%synergy
Migration Path
6.1%inclusion25 decks409 decks
3%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.6%inclusion23 decks409 decks
5%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
5.6%inclusion23 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Pest Infestation
5.4%inclusion22 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.1%inclusion21 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Spellweaver Helix
33%inclusion133 decks409 decks
32%synergy
Thrumming Stone
26%inclusion106 decks409 decks
26%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
24%inclusion100 decks409 decks
24%synergy
Emerald Medallion
23%inclusion94 decks409 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion59 decks409 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion56 decks409 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion45 decks409 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion34 decks409 decks
-17%synergy
Semblance Anvil
7.8%inclusion32 decks409 decks
8%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
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27%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
26%inclusion107 decks409 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
23%inclusion93 decks409 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Scales
20%inclusion80 decks409 decks
5%synergy
Branching Evolution
18%inclusion75 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
18%inclusion74 decks409 decks
8%synergy
Font of Magic
18%inclusion74 decks409 decks
18%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion41 decks409 decks
9%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.3%inclusion34 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.6%inclusion31 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.6%inclusion31 decks409 decks
7%synergy
March of the World Ooze
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7%synergy
Wizard Class
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2%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.1%inclusion29 decks409 decks
-10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
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6%synergy
Chakra Meditation
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
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4%synergy
Utility Lands
Alchemist's Refuge
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15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion131 decks409 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion127 decks409 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
16%inclusion64 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion64 decks409 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion41 decks409 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion35 decks409 decks
-7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.1%inclusion33 decks409 decks
-10%synergy
Three Tree City
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2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
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3%synergy
Mistrise Village
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-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
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2%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
5.9%inclusion24 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.6%inclusion23 decks409 decks
1%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
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4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-21%synergy
Simic Signet
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-19%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion40 decks409 decks
-12%synergy
Forger's Foundry
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5%synergy
Lands
Forest
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3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion400 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
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-5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
53%inclusion216 decks409 decks
1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
48%inclusion198 decks409 decks
5%synergy
Breeding Pool
44%inclusion181 decks409 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
44%inclusion181 decks409 decks
2%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
44%inclusion178 decks409 decks
-5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
42%inclusion170 decks409 decks
-1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
38%inclusion155 decks409 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Maze
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14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion109 decks409 decks
-11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
26%inclusion105 decks409 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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-11%synergy
Tangled Islet
20%inclusion81 decks409 decks
4%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
20%inclusion81 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
18%inclusion74 decks409 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion70 decks409 decks
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Myriad Landscape
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-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion63 decks409 decks
-10%synergy
Willowrush Verge
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-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
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14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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3%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
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-1%synergy
Rimewood Falls
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2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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-10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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4%synergy
Tropical Island
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-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
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-7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
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-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-12%synergy