Unctus, Grand Metatect (Commander) - Expensive Core

Unctus, Grand Metatect
Rank #1,442
9decks
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Budget Precon Upgrade Cards for Counter Intelligence
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Silver Myr
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Redaction
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Containment Construct
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Grand Architect
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Seat of the Synod
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Ominous Seas
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
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Counterspell
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Foundry Inspector
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Chasm Skulker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Pongify
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Unwinding Clock
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
The Reality Chip
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Thought Monitor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chief Engineer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Master of Etherium
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Transplant Theorist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Forensic Researcher
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Nadir Kraken
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Walking Atlas
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Research Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Looter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Oaken Siren
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Mockingbird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Corridor Monitor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Niblis of the Breath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Jacob Hauken, Inspector
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soldevi Sage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Engulf the Shore
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
High Tide
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Turnabout
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Circular Logic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Desynchronization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Assert Authority
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Augury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Whir of Invention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Meeting of Minds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Disruption Protocol
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Banishing Knack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Miscalculation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Steady Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Winds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Abjure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mental Note
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Serum Snare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Thoughtcast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Fabricate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Season of Weaving
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Anchor to Reality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Echo Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Memories
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Omen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Impede Momentum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Whelming Wave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Portent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Retraced Image
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Argivian Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thopter Fabricator
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Monument to Endurance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Bag of Holding
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Imposter Mech
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Altar of the Brood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Mechtitan Core
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Possession Engine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Campfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Voltaic Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reaver Titan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Indomitable
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Mobilizer Mech
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Deluxe Dragster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Silent Gravestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Currency Converter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Forge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Explorer's Scope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thrumming Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Surgehacker Mech
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Weatherlight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Subterranean Schooner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Forge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Thunderhawk Gunship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Thopter Spy Network
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Drake Haven
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Starlight Snare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mechanized Production
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Inexorable Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aura of Dominion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Over Matter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Statecraft
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coastal Piracy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mental Discipline
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Karn Liberated
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Archway of Innovation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Urza's Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Mine
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Inventors' Fair
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Workshop
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Mech Hangar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Springleaf Drum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Paradise Mantle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy