Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer (Commander)

Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
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Ezra Sassaman
May 29, 2025
Building an Alistair, the Brigadier Commander Deck
Let's look at a Doctor Who legend that's on the cusp of popularity. Alistair, the Brigadier wants to make the most historic Soldier army.
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43%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
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42%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
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41%synergy
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31%synergy
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-16%synergy
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4%synergy
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-14%synergy
Gamble
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-12%synergy
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39%synergy
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36%synergy
Kelpie Guide
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38%synergy
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33%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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28%synergy
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20%synergy
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25%synergy
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26%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
Rabbit Battery
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
Death Kiss
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Ingot Chewer
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20%synergy
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12%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
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19%synergy
Thundering Djinn
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19%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
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17%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
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15%synergy
Clever Conjurer
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17%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
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17%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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7%synergy
Grayscaled Gharial
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16%synergy
Burnished Hart
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14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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8%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
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12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
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11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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2%synergy
Wonder
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11%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
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12%synergy
Invisible Stalker
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12%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
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12%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
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-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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5%synergy
Pongify
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11%synergy
Negate
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0%synergy
Arcane Denial
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5%synergy
Flame of Anor
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18%synergy
Reality Shift
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13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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5%synergy
Aetherize
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10%synergy
Invert Polarity
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7%synergy
Resculpt
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8%synergy
Swan Song
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-4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
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13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-5%synergy
Abrade
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-6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-16%synergy
Evacuation
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10%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
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9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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1%synergy
Prismari Command
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-5%synergy
Frantic Search
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Fateful Showdown
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Brainstorm
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-35%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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-15%synergy
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-12%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
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6%synergy
Flusterstorm
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-5%synergy
Shore Up
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Wild Magic Surge
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3%synergy
Strix Serenade
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2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
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3%synergy
Flare of Denial
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4%synergy
Spell Pierce
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-1%synergy
Sorceries
Disrupt Decorum
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33%synergy
Vandalblast
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-7%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
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18%synergy
Curse of the Swine
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8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
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9%synergy
Windfall
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-14%synergy
Hidden Strings
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
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-27%synergy
Ravenform
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6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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-14%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
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7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
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0%synergy
Preordain
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-28%synergy
Arcane Heist
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6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
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16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
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27%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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0%synergy
Spellbook
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7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
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7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
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6%synergy
Mask of Memory
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7%synergy
The Indomitable
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5%synergy
Ivory Tower
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5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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-3%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
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26%synergy
Propaganda
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11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
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18%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
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17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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6%synergy
Shiny Impetus
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11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
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9%synergy
Curiosity
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-15%synergy
Coastal Piracy
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8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
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9%synergy
Training Grounds
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
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7%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-12%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
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7%synergy
Curse of Inertia
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
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6%synergy
Hot Pursuit
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5%synergy
Impact Tremors
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-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
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11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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7%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
The Royal Scions
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
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6%synergy
Halimar Depths
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8%synergy
Restless Spire
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3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
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4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
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2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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-11%synergy
Access Tunnel
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7%synergy
Mistrise Village
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-9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
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-4%synergy
Arena of Glory
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2%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-4%synergy
Flamekin Village
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5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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2%synergy
Sol Ring
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-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
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35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
-15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-15%synergy
Patriar's Seal
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion90 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion89 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
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4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
62%inclusion56 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion52 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
-15%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
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0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
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1%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
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-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy