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Mike Carrozza
Jun 25, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - Rules for Now or Later
This week on Am I the Bolas, we talk about the difference between activated and triggered abilities, and when you should "Let it go."
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Vibrant Cityscape
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Spider-UK
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4%synergy
Rent Is Due
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3%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
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Wyll, Blade of Frontiers
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80%synergy
Hoarding Ogre
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Barbarian Class
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Myrkul's Edict
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Contraband Livestock
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Lightfoot Rogue
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Brazen Dwarf
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Iron Mastiff
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Chaos Channeler
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66%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
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Wand of Wonder
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Mirkwood Bats
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Wyll's Reversal
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Attempted Murder
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Six-Sided Die
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Recruitment Drive
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Treasure Chest
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Circuits Act
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Celebr-8000
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Night Shift of the Living Dead
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Earth-Cult Elemental
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Securitron Squadron
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Swarming Goblins
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Monoxa, Midway Manager
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Steel Overseer
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Herald of Hadar
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Nadier's Nightblade
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Reckless Fireweaver
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Chaos Dragon
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Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
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Nothic
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Vihaan, Goldwaker
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Crime Novelist
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Mahadi, Emporium Master
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Xenosquirrels
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Delina, Wild Mage
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Complaints Clerk
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Deadbeat Attendant
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Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
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Clay Golem
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Yes Man, Personal Securitron
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Arcbound Condor
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Discourtesy Clerk
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"Lifetime" Pass Holder
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Academy Manufactor
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Quick Fixer
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Marionette Master
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Mayhem Devil
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8%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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10%synergy
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
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8%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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Discerning Financier
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15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
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Soul Swindler
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Rad Rascal
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13%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
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Ride Guide
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Sentinel Sarah Lyons
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10%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
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Captain Rex Nebula
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11%synergy
Dissatisfied Customer
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11%synergy
Line Cutter
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10%synergy
ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot
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9%synergy
Xorn
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1%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
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Stormclaw Rager
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9%synergy
Non-Human Cannonball
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9%synergy
Skullport Merchant
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Revivify
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Farideh's Fireball
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47%synergy
Berserker's Frenzy
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Grave Endeavor
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Deadly Dispute
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Swords to Plowshares
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Chaos Warp
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Path to Exile
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Dispatch
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Lae'zel's Acrobatics
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Critical Hit
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Unexpected Windfall
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Big Score
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Costly Plunder
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Wear // Tear
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V.A.T.S.
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Village Rites
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Generous Gift
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Demand Answers
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Corrupted Conviction
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7%synergy
Bottle-Cap Blast
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9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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Entrapment Maneuver
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Secure the Wastes
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1%synergy
Abrade
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1%synergy
Deadly Derision
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Despark
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Murder
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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Lethal Scheme
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Thunderwave
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Danse Macabre
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Valiant Endeavor
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41%synergy
Clowning Around
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Slight Malfunction
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Ruinous Ultimatum
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Organic Extinction
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Step Right Up
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Hour of Reckoning
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Seize the Spoils
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Hell to Pay
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Blood Money
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Delete
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Brass's Bounty
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Megaton's Fate
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Austere Command
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Pirate's Pillage
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The Nipton Lottery
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8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-13%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
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8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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3%synergy
Martial Coup
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3%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
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7%synergy
Black Hole
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6%synergy
Sign in Blood
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Painful Truths
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-4%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-10%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
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4%synergy
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Strength-Testing Hammer
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Idol of Oblivion
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Goblin Morningstar
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Spiked Pit Trap
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Clown Car
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The Deck of Many Things
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Bucknard's Everfull Purse
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Symmetry Matrix
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Inspiring Statuary
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Collector's Vault
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11%synergy
Treasure Map
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11%synergy
Sword of Hours
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8%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion30 decks271 decks
10%synergy
Cranial Ram
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10%synergy
Clock of Omens
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7%synergy
Bag of Devouring
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7%synergy
Skullclamp
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-22%synergy
Noble's Purse
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6%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
5.9%inclusion16 decks271 decks
2%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Intangible Virtue
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50%synergy
Priority Boarding
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Tempered Steel
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Fervent Charge
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10%synergy
Inspiring Leader
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16%synergy
Vault 21: House Gambit
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16%synergy
Rain of Riches
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12%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion39 decks271 decks
0%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
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12%synergy
Sticky Fingers
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10%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
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9%synergy
Maddening Hex
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6%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
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6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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-5%synergy
Assemble the Legion
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1%synergy
All That Glitters
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6%synergy
Black Market
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1%synergy
Vault 11: Voter's Dilemma
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5%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
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Smuggler's Share
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3%synergy
Monologue Tax
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1%synergy
Starlight Spectacular
5.5%inclusion15 decks271 decks
5%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Comet, Stellar Pup
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15%synergy
Utility Lands
Underdark Rift
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32%synergy
Buried Ruin
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12%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
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4%synergy
Diamond City
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9%synergy
Treasure Vault
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Memorial to Glory
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Vault of the Archangel
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Bojuka Bog
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-22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
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1%synergy
Mines of Moria
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2%synergy
The Gold Saucer
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6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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-5%synergy
Sol Ring
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-17%synergy
Component Pouch
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52%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
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34%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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0%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
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28%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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-8%synergy
Boros Signet
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0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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7%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Endurance Bobblehead
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Intelligence Bobblehead
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17%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
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17%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
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15%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
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15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-14%synergy
Ebony Fly
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11%synergy
Mind Stone
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4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
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8%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
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8%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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6%synergy
Swamp
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4%synergy
Plains
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4%synergy
Command Tower
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Nomad Outpost
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Evolving Wilds
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Temple of Triumph
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Terramorphic Expanse
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Smoldering Marsh
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13%synergy
Temple of Malice
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Temple of Silence
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Clifftop Retreat
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Path of Ancestry
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Exotic Orchard
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Myriad Landscape
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Shattered Landscape
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Isolated Chapel
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-17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion89 decks271 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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16%synergy
Tainted Field
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Tainted Peak
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15%synergy
Ash Barrens
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18%synergy
Desolate Mire
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12%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
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13%synergy
Canyon Slough
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12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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Foreboding Ruins
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8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
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7%synergy
Boros Garrison
16%inclusion44 decks271 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
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2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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-1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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Spire of Industry
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8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
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2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion26 decks271 decks
0%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
9.2%inclusion25 decks271 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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Sunscorched Divide
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3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
7.7%inclusion21 decks271 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.7%inclusion21 decks271 decks
5%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
7.4%inclusion20 decks271 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.0%inclusion19 decks271 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.3%inclusion17 decks271 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
6.3%inclusion17 decks271 decks
2%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
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3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.5%inclusion15 decks271 decks
3%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
5.5%inclusion15 decks271 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
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2%synergy