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Willowdusk, Essence Seer
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Arnaud Gompertz
May 6, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
Branching Out – Final Thoughts and Wacky Deck Lists
Arnaud wraps up his Branching Out Commander series with a few parting thoughts and some bonus deck lists from previous entries in the series.
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33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
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21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
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61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
61%synergy
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56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
56%synergy
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56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
53%synergy
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60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
53%synergy
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55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
52%synergy
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49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
48%synergy
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48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
47%synergy
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49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
47%synergy
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47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
46%synergy
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46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
45%synergy
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52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
47%inclusion36 decks77 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Sylvan Library
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Mortality Spear
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
38%synergy
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43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
43%synergy
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42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
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53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
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8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
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41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
38%synergy
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40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
37%synergy
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38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
36%synergy
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38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
37%synergy
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38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
35%synergy
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37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
28%synergy
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35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
31%synergy
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32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
27%synergy
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32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
28%synergy
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29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
23%synergy
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29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
29%synergy
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28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
27%synergy
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28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
21%synergy
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27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
6%synergy
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26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Doom Whisperer
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Murderous Rider
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Banehound
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Blood
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Darkstar Augur
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Ageless Entity
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Blood Celebrant
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Essence Warden
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
12%synergy
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17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
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15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
15%synergy
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15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
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15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Gumdrop Poisoner
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Ghastly Gloomhunter
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
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Reckless Spite
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Heroic Intervention
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
1%synergy
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32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Momentous Fall
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
18%synergy
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24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
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18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Vendetta
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
10%synergy
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16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
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13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
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11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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-24%synergy
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5%synergy
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9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
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8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
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4%synergy
Collective Resistance
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
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7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
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6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
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5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
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41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Essence Pulse
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Pest Infestation
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Essence Harvest
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Healing Technique
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Tempest
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Revival Experiment
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Craving
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Killing Wave
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Gaze of Granite
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Contract
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Consumption
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Severed Strands
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Life's Legacy
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
32%synergy
The Ozolith
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Shadowspear
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Venser's Journal
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Domination
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Druidic Satchel
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sun Droplet
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
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Terrasymbiosis
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Font of Agonies
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Branching Evolution
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Trudge Garden
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Instill Energy
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Paradise
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Grim Feast
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Channeling
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Rancor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Loading Zone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
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Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Radiant Fountain
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Sapseep Forest
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Restless Cottage
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Hashep Oasis
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion79 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Pristine Talisman
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Patriar's Seal
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Paradise Plume
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion92 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion91 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
86%inclusion80 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Wood
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Mire
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Deathcap Glade
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Vernal Fen
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Wastewood Verge
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Bayou
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Turbulent Fen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Study Hall
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
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