Mind Flayer, the Shadow (Commander) - Ramp

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Mind Flayer, the Shadow
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Oct 30, 2025
How To Play Horrors Differently In Commander
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47%synergy
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63%synergy
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7%synergy
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18%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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-3%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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39%synergy
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32%synergy
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26%synergy
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12%synergy
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22%synergy
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27%synergy
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27%synergy
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10%synergy
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26%synergy
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24%synergy
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17%synergy
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20%synergy
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7%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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-6%synergy
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5%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
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20%synergy
Stinging Study
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33%synergy
Go for the Throat
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13%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
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35%synergy
Darkness
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
The Spot's Portal
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25%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Overkill
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12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-6%synergy
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10%synergy
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0%synergy
Lethal Scheme
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16%synergy
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7%synergy
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-5%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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51%synergy
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34%synergy
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42%synergy
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48%synergy
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49%synergy
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21%synergy
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7%synergy
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32%synergy
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43%synergy
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36%synergy
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32%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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23%synergy
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20%synergy
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8%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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2%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
Diresight
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
Dread Return
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Persist
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
Mind Twist
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
Sins of the Past
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9%synergy
Decree of Pain
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3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
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5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Thoughtseize
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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38%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
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43%synergy
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35%synergy
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3%synergy
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27%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
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26%synergy
Winter Moon
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18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
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-10%synergy
Doubling Cube
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18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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17%synergy
Reito Lantern
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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1%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
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9%synergy
Ornate Kanzashi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Immortal Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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3%synergy
Mindslaver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Manascape Refractor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Endless Atlas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grinning Totem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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Court of Locthwain
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Grave Betrayal
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Cacophony Unleashed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Greed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Enslave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Endless Scream
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
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Liliana of the Dark Realms
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
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Cabal Coffers
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Witch's Cottage
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Vesuva
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Thespian's Stage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Caged Sun
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Thran Dynamo
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Gilded Lotus
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Worn Powerstone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Nyx Lotus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy