Queza, Augur of Agonies (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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66%synergy
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65%synergy
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64%synergy
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59%synergy
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54%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
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15%synergy
Path to Exile
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14%synergy
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42%synergy
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24%synergy
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47%synergy
Lich's Mastery
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49%synergy
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15%synergy
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42%synergy
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Rhystic Study
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46%synergy
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46%synergy
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50%synergy
Smothering Tithe
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23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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29%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
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35%synergy
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38%synergy
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23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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14%synergy
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5%synergy
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Starscape Cleric
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41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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33%synergy
Jace's Archivist
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41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
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33%synergy
Baleful Strix
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14%synergy
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20%synergy
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26%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
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23%synergy
Chasm Skulker
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19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
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11%synergy
The Council of Four
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17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
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7%synergy
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Kami of the Crescent Moon
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18%synergy
Body of Knowledge
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16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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8%synergy
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14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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Ancient Silver Dragon
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13%synergy
Likeness Looter
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7%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
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9%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
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11%synergy
Exemplar of Light
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10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
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11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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10%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
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3%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fate Unraveler
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
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9%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
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7%synergy
Hope Estheim
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7%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
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6%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
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7%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
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2%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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7%synergy
The Second Doctor
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7%synergy
Epicure of Blood
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7%synergy
Forgotten Creation
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3%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
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6%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
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5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
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4%synergy
Starwinder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
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2%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
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6%synergy
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Frantic Search
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Dovin's Veto
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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15%synergy
Opt
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21%synergy
Swan Song
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6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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7%synergy
Brainsurge
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
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11%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-2%synergy
Necrologia
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17%synergy
Faithful Mending
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13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
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11%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
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13%synergy
Emergency Powers
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13%synergy
Despark
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Stroke of Midnight
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4%synergy
Inkshield
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3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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Tainted Indulgence
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9%synergy
Obscura Charm
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6%synergy
Force of Will
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Demonic Consultation
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1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-11%synergy
Fracture
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6%synergy
Refute
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5%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
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5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
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7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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4%synergy
Keep Safe
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7%synergy
Quick Study
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7%synergy
Force of Negation
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-4%synergy
Esper Charm
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5%synergy
Mortify
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-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
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1%synergy
Tainted Pact
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-2%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
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5%synergy
Consider
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3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
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1%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
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1%synergy
Azorius Charm
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5%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Spider-Sense
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4%synergy
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Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Whispering Madness
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25%synergy
Preordain
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20%synergy
Night's Whisper
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21%synergy
Farewell
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10%synergy
Ponder
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12%synergy
Echo of Eons
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20%synergy
Commit // Memory
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16%synergy
Damn
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-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
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13%synergy
Dark Deal
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14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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12%synergy
Cut a Deal
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11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
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11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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11%synergy
Clear the Mind
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9%synergy
Reanimate
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-6%synergy
Prosperity
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9%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Austere Command
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-2%synergy
Step Between Worlds
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
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7%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
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7%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Time Reversal
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7%synergy
Time Spiral
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
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5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Minds Aglow
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Howling Mine
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Temple Bell
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Ghostly Prison
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
The Bath Song
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Midnight Clock
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Progress
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Raffine's Tower
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Watery Grave
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Fortress
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
-22%synergy
Prairie Stream
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Tundra
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-2%synergy