Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Budget Core

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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14%synergy
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42%synergy
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40%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
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39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
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61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
33%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
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39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
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39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
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32%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
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35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
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32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
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32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
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32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-37%synergy
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32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Viseling
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
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29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
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28%synergy
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29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
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23%synergy
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15%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
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15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cloudblazer
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4%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
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12%synergy
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3%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
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-15%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
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8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
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8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
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8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
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7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
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7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
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7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
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7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
SP//dr, Piloted by Peni
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
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7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Knight Luminary
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
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7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
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29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
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29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
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29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
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26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
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23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Hindering Light
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Condemn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Refute
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Words of Wisdom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Plagiarize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Whoosh!
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Circular Logic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Split Decision
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rally of Wings
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Protective Response
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thraben Charm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Lay Bare
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6%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Mighty
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ravenform
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Identity
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fascination
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
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6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Winged Words
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
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4%synergy
Aether Gale
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Judgment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
By Invitation Only
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Storm Herd
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Academic Probation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Unbender Tine
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ivory Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Aether Syphon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Costume Closet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
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Duelist's Heritage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Staggering Insight
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Rest in Peace
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Fall from Favor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blossombind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Observed Stasis
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Mind Unbound
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Banishing Light
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Public Enemy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
With Great Power . . .
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Origin of Spider-Man
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Petrify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Second Wind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vow of Duty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Righteous Authority
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rule of Law
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Stasis Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Redaction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Undercellar Sweep
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
High Alert
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Architect of Thought
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Moorland Haunt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Throne of the High City
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Anchorage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Azorius Signet
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Progress
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Azorius Locket
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
White Auracite
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Port Town
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Tranquil Cove
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Chancery
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Meandering River
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-28%synergy
Coastal Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
North Pole Gates
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Razortide Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Campground
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Unknown Shores
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Study
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
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