Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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Jonathan Zucchetti
What if Historical Figures Had Their Own Magic Cards?
Could we see more real historical figures in a future Magic set? Let's look at five famous people and imagine what their cards could be.
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The Council of Four
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52%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
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48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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47%synergy
Wizard Class
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43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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43%synergy
Chasm Skulker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
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39%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
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38%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
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38%synergy
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Path to Exile
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24%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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-7%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Dovin's Veto
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13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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26%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Supreme Verdict
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
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12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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4%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Body of Knowledge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
The Second Doctor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Drumbellower
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19%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
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22%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
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25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
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26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
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17%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
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17%synergy
Crystal Barricade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
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15%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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-4%synergy
Alluring Siren
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
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17%synergy
Kelpie Guide
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Homunculus Horde
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15%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Inventor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Reality Chip
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Loyal Warhound
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tataru Taru
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Soul's Attendant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Viseling
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Absolution
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Detective of the Month
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
The Mindskinner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Portal Mage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Negate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
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32%synergy
Generous Gift
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7%synergy
Long River's Pull
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Everybody Lives!
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Parting Gust
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Angel's Grace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
No More Lies
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Consign to Memory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Perch Protection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Turnabout
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Remand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
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8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hindering Light
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6%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dawn Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Plagiarize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Reprieve
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Divert Disaster
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cut a Deal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Starfall Invocation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Minds Aglow
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Prosperity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fractured Identity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fumigate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Wrath of God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Finale of Revelation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Council's Judgment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Timetwister
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ultima
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
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38%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Howling Mine
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Temple Bell
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Ivory Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Pearl Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Argent Dais
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unbender Tine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Smuggler's Share
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Ominous Seas
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Monologue Tax
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Tenuous Truce
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Test of Endurance
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Rule of Law
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pariah
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Public Enemy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Possession
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hive Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
The Wanderer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Maze of Ith
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Signet
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Azorius Chancery
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Prairie Stream
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Beach
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Nimbus Maze
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Seachrome Coast
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Gate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tundra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Meticulous Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Skybridge Towers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Capital City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy