Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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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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28%synergy
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85%synergy
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80%synergy
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71%synergy
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63%synergy
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64%inclusion303 decks476 decks
62%synergy
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61%synergy
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60%synergy
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61%inclusion288 decks476 decks
59%synergy
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59%synergy
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31%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion341 decks476 decks
45%synergy
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61%inclusion288 decks476 decks
53%synergy
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58%inclusion277 decks476 decks
29%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion244 decks428 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
56%inclusion267 decks476 decks
54%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
55%inclusion263 decks476 decks
54%synergy
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52%inclusion249 decks476 decks
52%synergy
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50%synergy
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12%synergy
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23%synergy
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47%inclusion222 decks476 decks
22%synergy
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13%synergy
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32%inclusion150 decks476 decks
21%synergy
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30%inclusion144 decks476 decks
9%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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-9%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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45%synergy
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43%synergy
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43%synergy
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42%synergy
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39%synergy
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40%synergy
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38%synergy
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38%synergy
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37%synergy
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34%synergy
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25%synergy
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3%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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23%synergy
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26%synergy
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23%synergy
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16%synergy
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21%inclusion102 decks476 decks
18%synergy
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20%inclusion97 decks476 decks
19%synergy
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20%inclusion95 decks476 decks
18%synergy
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18%inclusion87 decks476 decks
18%synergy
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18%inclusion87 decks476 decks
15%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion76 decks462 decks
15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion78 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
16%inclusion74 decks476 decks
14%synergy
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15%inclusion73 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
0%synergy
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4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion58 decks476 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
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11%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
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11%synergy
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11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion47 decks476 decks
9%synergy
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9%synergy
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0%synergy
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8%synergy
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9.1%inclusion39 decks428 decks
8%synergy
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8.2%inclusion39 decks476 decks
-21%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.7%inclusion24 decks313 decks
-4%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Balor
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Lavaleaper
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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-2%synergy
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7.4%inclusion35 decks476 decks
7%synergy
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6.9%inclusion33 decks476 decks
6%synergy
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6%synergy
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Deflecting Swat
47%inclusion222 decks476 decks
26%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
47%inclusion222 decks476 decks
45%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
40%inclusion192 decks476 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion172 decks476 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion167 decks476 decks
-17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
34%inclusion163 decks476 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
34%inclusion158 decks467 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion150 decks470 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Mutation
24%inclusion116 decks476 decks
23%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion106 decks476 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
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-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion95 decks476 decks
-17%synergy
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18%inclusion84 decks471 decks
1%synergy
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16%inclusion77 decks476 decks
16%synergy
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-28%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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7%synergy
Swan Song
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-8%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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-2%synergy
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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0%synergy
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-8%synergy
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-34%synergy
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-12%synergy
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-25%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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-7%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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-3%synergy
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3%synergy
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-23%synergy
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3%synergy
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Winds of Change
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42%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
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28%synergy
Scrambleverse
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
Prosperity
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25%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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20%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion104 decks476 decks
-4%synergy
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17%synergy
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-4%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
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15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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11%synergy
Role Reversal
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12%synergy
Timetwister
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10%synergy
Game of Chaos
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.4%inclusion40 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.4%inclusion40 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Whims of the Fates
8.4%inclusion40 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
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-30%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.4%inclusion35 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Illicit Auction
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7%synergy
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-2%synergy
Order of Succession
6.5%inclusion31 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.1%inclusion29 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.7%inclusion27 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
5.7%inclusion27 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.5%inclusion26 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Show and Tell
5.5%inclusion26 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
5.5%inclusion26 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion238 decks476 decks
49%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
42%inclusion200 decks476 decks
42%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion174 decks476 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
28%inclusion132 decks476 decks
27%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion130 decks476 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion111 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion98 decks476 decks
18%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion66 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Wand
14%inclusion65 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion65 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion64 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
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13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion59 decks476 decks
-16%synergy
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11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
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7%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Rope
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
45%inclusion212 decks476 decks
43%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
44%inclusion209 decks476 decks
42%synergy
Hive Mind
44%inclusion209 decks476 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion182 decks476 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion150 decks476 decks
31%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
29%inclusion139 decks476 decks
29%synergy
Powerbalance
28%inclusion133 decks471 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
24%inclusion116 decks476 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion105 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Grip of Chaos
22%inclusion104 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Eye of the Storm
19%inclusion89 decks476 decks
18%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
18%inclusion83 decks453 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion80 decks440 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion86 decks476 decks
16%synergy
Wild Evocation
18%inclusion84 decks476 decks
17%synergy
Mind's Dilation
16%inclusion75 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion66 decks476 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion47 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Shared Fate
9.2%inclusion44 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Verse
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Planar Chaos
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.4%inclusion40 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion34 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
6.9%inclusion33 decks476 decks
-18%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.7%inclusion27 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Weftwalking
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
5%synergy
Zur's Weirding
5.5%inclusion26 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
-8%synergy
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Jace Beleren
22%inclusion104 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.2%inclusion44 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion39 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion361 decks476 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
59%inclusion280 decks476 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion249 decks476 decks
34%synergy
Homeward Path
49%inclusion232 decks476 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion133 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion105 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion78 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion61 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
9.0%inclusion43 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion448 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion419 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion317 decks476 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion308 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion283 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion203 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion142 decks476 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion97 decks476 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion62 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion58 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion53 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion49 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion48 decks476 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion35 decks476 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.9%inclusion33 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
-3%synergy
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Island
97%inclusion460 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion459 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion440 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion423 decks476 decks
73%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion418 decks476 decks
39%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion400 decks476 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion369 decks476 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion337 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion299 decks476 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion284 decks476 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion242 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
49%inclusion232 decks476 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion203 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion190 decks476 decks
19%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion142 decks390 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion157 decks476 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion140 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion134 decks476 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion105 decks476 decks
-18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion98 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion96 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion96 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion92 decks476 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion85 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion84 decks471 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion84 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion83 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion83 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion82 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion76 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion75 decks476 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion67 decks476 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion58 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion51 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion48 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.8%inclusion37 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.7%inclusion27 decks470 decks
-7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.1%inclusion24 decks470 decks
-3%synergy
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