Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core

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DougY
Jan 23, 2026
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Top 10 Group Hug Commanders for Lavaleaper
With Lavaleaper from Lorwyn Eclipsed giving us an updated Mana Flare effect, let's look at the Group Hug commanders that should play it.
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84%synergy
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81%synergy
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76%synergy
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74%synergy
Vision Skeins
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70%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
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60%synergy
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57%synergy
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57%synergy
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53%synergy
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53%synergy
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29%synergy
Windfall
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28%synergy
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52%synergy
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52%synergy
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52%synergy
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22%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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46%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
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46%synergy
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-12%synergy
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44%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
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39%synergy
Lore Broker
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43%synergy
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41%synergy
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38%synergy
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37%synergy
Homunculus Horde
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36%synergy
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32%synergy
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32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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27%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
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30%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
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27%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
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29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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21%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
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23%synergy
The Locust God
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19%synergy
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23%synergy
Dakra Mystic
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23%synergy
Party Thrasher
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
Chasm Skulker
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19%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
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19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
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19%synergy
Howling Golem
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19%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
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-14%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
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13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
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11%synergy
Balor
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11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion67 decks611 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion66 decks611 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion66 decks611 decks
3%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion63 decks611 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Scholar
9.0%inclusion55 decks611 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.0%inclusion55 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Falcon
8.7%inclusion53 decks611 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.2%inclusion50 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.0%inclusion49 decks611 decks
-2%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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Wild Magic Surge
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40%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
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42%synergy
Counterspell
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-13%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion208 decks544 decks
37%synergy
Invert Polarity
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25%synergy
Chaos Mutation
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34%synergy
Dream Fracture
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29%synergy
Aetherize
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16%synergy
Words of Wisdom
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27%synergy
Wrong Turn
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27%synergy
Long River's Pull
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18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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17%synergy
Prismari Command
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3%synergy
Negate
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-15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
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17%synergy
Wash Away
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16%synergy
Chef's Kiss
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17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-18%synergy
Pongify
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-12%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion89 decks611 decks
14%synergy
Reins of Power
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12%synergy
Brainstorm
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-31%synergy
Evacuation
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8%synergy
Reality Shift
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-4%synergy
Sudden Substitution
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9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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-8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
Opt
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-28%synergy
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-34%synergy
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-10%synergy
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-13%synergy
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Seething Song
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Flame of Anor
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-7%synergy
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-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-23%synergy
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Minds Aglow
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45%synergy
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4%synergy
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34%synergy
Prosperity
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30%synergy
Warp World
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26%synergy
Scrambleverse
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26%synergy
Winds of Change
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22%synergy
Role Reversal
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23%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
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20%synergy
Thieves' Auction
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21%synergy
Molten Psyche
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17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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15%synergy
Mana Geyser
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-4%synergy
Shifting Grift
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15%synergy
Skyscribing
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14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
Whims of the Fates
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10%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
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10%synergy
Vandalblast
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-18%synergy
Wheel of Fate
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8%synergy
Ponder
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-30%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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6%synergy
Game Plan
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8%synergy
Game of Chaos
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5%synergy
Deep Analysis
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1%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-26%synergy
Over the Top
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7%synergy
Commit // Memory
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5%synergy
Insurrection
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5%synergy
Order of Succession
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6%synergy
Day's Undoing
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6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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-1%synergy
Time Reversal
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5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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-17%synergy
Chain Reaction
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-1%synergy
Reality Scramble
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4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
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1%synergy
Consuming Tide
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4%synergy
Goblin Game
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5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
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4%synergy
Preordain
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-30%synergy
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Folio of Fancies
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39%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
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35%synergy
Chaos Wand
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28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
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25%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
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25%synergy
Font of Mythos
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24%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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20%synergy
River Song's Diary
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22%synergy
Helm of Awakening
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19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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4%synergy
Horn of Greed
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12%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
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12%synergy
Memory Vessel
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9%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.7%inclusion53 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
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7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
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7%synergy
Tempting Contract
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5%synergy
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Forced Fruition
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38%synergy
Possibility Storm
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34%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
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32%synergy
Powerbalance
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28%synergy
Propaganda
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16%synergy
Hive Mind
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29%synergy
Mana Flare
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27%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
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24%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
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22%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
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22%synergy
Well of Ideas
19%inclusion119 decks611 decks
19%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
19%inclusion116 decks611 decks
18%synergy
Wild Evocation
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18%synergy
Grip of Chaos
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16%synergy
Eye of the Storm
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16%synergy
Ominous Seas
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13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion84 decks611 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion77 decks611 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion72 decks611 decks
11%synergy
Improbable Alliance
12%inclusion72 decks611 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion67 decks611 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion61 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Shared Fate
8.2%inclusion50 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.9%inclusion42 decks611 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6.2%inclusion38 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Planar Chaos
5.9%inclusion36 decks611 decks
3%synergy
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Jace Beleren
26%inclusion160 decks611 decks
25%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.9%inclusion48 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.9%inclusion42 decks611 decks
3%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion437 decks611 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion339 decks611 decks
52%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion305 decks611 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion145 decks611 decks
-2%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion138 decks611 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion117 decks611 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion71 decks611 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion66 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion63 decks611 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion51 decks611 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion49 decks611 decks
-11%synergy
Hidden Volcano
6.7%inclusion41 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.7%inclusion41 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.2%inclusion38 decks611 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion524 decks611 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion520 decks611 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion421 decks611 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion386 decks611 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion340 decks611 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion232 decks611 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion223 decks611 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion199 decks611 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion126 decks611 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion108 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion88 decks611 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion83 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.0%inclusion55 decks611 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.8%inclusion54 decks611 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.5%inclusion52 decks611 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.5%inclusion40 decks611 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion36 decks611 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion31 decks611 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.1%inclusion31 decks611 decks
0%synergy
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Island
99%inclusion603 decks611 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion603 decks611 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion541 decks611 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion451 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion351 decks611 decks
-2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion338 decks611 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion318 decks611 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion315 decks611 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion304 decks611 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion266 decks611 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
41%inclusion253 decks611 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion219 decks611 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion211 decks611 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
34%inclusion210 decks611 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion176 decks611 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion138 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion138 decks611 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion129 decks611 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion126 decks611 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion108 decks611 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion97 decks611 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion88 decks611 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion80 decks611 decks
-8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion46 decks352 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion73 decks611 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion71 decks611 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion60 decks611 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion47 decks611 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.2%inclusion44 decks611 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion43 decks611 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.8%inclusion37 decks548 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion32 decks570 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.4%inclusion33 decks611 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion33 decks611 decks
3%synergy
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