The Valeyard (Commander) - Villainous Choice

The Valeyard
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Roman Milan
Nov 18, 2025
Roman Milan
How To Be the Bolas - A Conversation With Mike Carrozza
Mike Carrozza from Am I the Bolas joins Roman in a conversation to help guide new Commander players through making villainous choices.
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This Is How It Ends
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Great Intelligence's Plan
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Plea for Power
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96%synergy
Hunted by The Family
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95%synergy
Sycorax Commander
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94%synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
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94%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
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93%synergy
Split Decision
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92%synergy
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92%synergy
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90%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
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91%synergy
Capital Punishment
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89%synergy
Illusion of Choice
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89%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
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89%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
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89%synergy
Missy
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84%synergy
Grudge Keeper
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85%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
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80%synergy
Bite of the Black Rose
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78%synergy
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Rhystic Study
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1%synergy
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-11%synergy
Jeska's Will
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-9%synergy
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The Master, Gallifrey's End
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66%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
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37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
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49%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
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48%synergy
Auton Soldier
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50%synergy
Messenger Jays
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53%synergy
Cult of Skaro
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45%synergy
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37%synergy
Spark Double
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32%synergy
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34%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
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32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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20%synergy
Weeping Angel
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27%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
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26%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
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24%synergy
Fatespinner
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28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
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22%synergy
Dr. Eggman
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25%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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19%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
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17%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
Roaming Throne
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Baleful Strix
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4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
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13%synergy
Wizards of Thay
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12%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
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7%synergy
Adric, Mathematical Genius
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Academy Wall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
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4%synergy
Renegade Silent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thought Monitor
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4%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
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-3%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
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4%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
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6%synergy
The Rani
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6%synergy
Cybermat
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6%synergy
Chaos Defiler
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3%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
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5%synergy
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Counterspell
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13%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Cyber Conversion
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30%synergy
Arcane Denial
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4%synergy
Chaos Warp
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Dark Ritual
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Terminate
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Return the Favor
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19%synergy
Brainstorm
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4%synergy
Mana Drain
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-2%synergy
Swan Song
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-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-10%synergy
Negate
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-16%synergy
Opt
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2%synergy
Display of Power
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6%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
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7%synergy
Reverberate
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4%synergy
Time Lord Regeneration
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7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
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6%synergy
Annul
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7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
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2%synergy
Abrade
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-2%synergy
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Seize the Spotlight
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58%synergy
Expropriate
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59%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
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56%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
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48%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-6%synergy
Exterminate!
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37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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7%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
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21%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
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21%synergy
Vandalblast
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1%synergy
Choice of Damnations
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17%synergy
Make an Example
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17%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
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13%synergy
Ponder
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6%synergy
Path of the Enigma
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14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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12%synergy
Path of the Schemer
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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11%synergy
Preordain
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8%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
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14%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
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11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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-10%synergy
Delete
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
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6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
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6%synergy
Doublecast
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7%synergy
Manifold Insights
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7%synergy
Reanimate
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-17%synergy
Mana Geyser
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2%synergy
Minds Aglow
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6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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5%synergy
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Coercive Portal
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78%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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13%synergy
Tempting Contract
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24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-5%synergy
Cybership
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13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
TARDIS
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10%synergy
Lithoform Engine
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5%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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6%synergy
Primal Amulet
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6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
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4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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3%synergy
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Propaganda
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47%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
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32%synergy
Death in Heaven
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27%synergy
Double Vision
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15%synergy
The Sound of Drums
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13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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4%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-5%synergy
Return the Past
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10%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
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6%synergy
Wound Reflection
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5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
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4%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-5%synergy
As Foretold
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2%synergy
Blink
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6%synergy
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Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
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4%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
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10%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
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13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
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2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
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6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-2%synergy
Model of Unity
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71%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
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-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Island
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7%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Blood Crypt
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Badlands
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
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