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The Lord of Pain
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Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
93%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
90%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Basilisk Collar
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Lightning Greaves
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
63%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
39%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
29%synergy
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Jeska's Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Vial Smasher the Fierce
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Harsh Mentor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Treasure Nabber
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Giant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Blood Seeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mayhem Devil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Decadent Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
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Chaos Warp
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Offering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Force of Despair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Undying Evil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Backlash
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Electrodominance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Soul Shatter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Suspended Sentence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Professor's Warning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
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Exsanguinate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Vandalblast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Crackle with Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-24%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Banefire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Killing Wave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Gix's Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Grab the Prize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Mob Rule
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dreadbore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
March of the Drowned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Shadowspear
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Ruby Medallion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Mithril Coat
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
The Fire Crystal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
The Endstone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Helm of the Host
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Jester's Cap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ring of Xathrid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Emancipation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Descent into Avernus
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Bonds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
No Mercy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Citadel of Pain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Glistening Oil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spellshock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Furnace of Rath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spiteful Visions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Mana Flare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Theater of Horrors
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Repercussion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Coffers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Castle Locthwain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Quarter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystifying Maze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Restless Vents
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Great Furnace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Blazemire Verge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Luxury Suite
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Canyon Slough
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Haunted Ridge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mount Doom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Tramway Station
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
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