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Julia Maddalena
Mar 13, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Which Cards are Hot and Cold for Xyris, the Writhing Storm?
Snakes. Why'd it have to be Snakes? On this week's Fire and Ice, we'll answer that question with the powerhouse Xyris, the Writhing Storm.
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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61%synergy
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61%synergy
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54%synergy
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53%synergy
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58%inclusion160 decks278 decks
53%synergy
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51%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
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12%synergy
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28%synergy
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51%inclusion143 decks278 decks
25%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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49%inclusion112 decks230 decks
46%synergy
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45%synergy
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21%synergy
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40%synergy
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1%synergy
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45%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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40%synergy
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30%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
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36%synergy
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35%inclusion87 decks248 decks
33%synergy
Agate Instigator
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33%synergy
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22%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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10%synergy
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24%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
Dragon Mage
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13%synergy
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-1%synergy
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13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
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4%synergy
Roaming Throne
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4%synergy
Enduring Courage
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11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
Eternal Witness
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-6%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
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9%synergy
Humble Defector
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8%synergy
Lotus Cobra
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0%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Tower Winder
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
8%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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-3%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
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0%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
7.9%inclusion22 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
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7%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
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6%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
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-3%synergy
Bloom Tender
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-3%synergy
Ohran Viper
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6%synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
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6%synergy
Trygon Predator
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5%synergy
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Beast Within
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7%synergy
Counterspell
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12%synergy
Chaos Warp
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4%synergy
Wheel and Deal
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34%synergy
Growth Spiral
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6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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9%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
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22%synergy
Vision Skeins
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25%synergy
Negate
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9%synergy
Pongify
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11%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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16%synergy
Long River's Pull
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20%synergy
Swan Song
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7%synergy
Dream Fracture
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18%synergy
Blossoming Defense
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16%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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11%synergy
Invigorate
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16%synergy
Overprotect
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13%synergy
Mana Drain
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4%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
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14%synergy
Simic Charm
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12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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3%synergy
Giant Growth
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13%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
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11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-4%synergy
Gaea's Gift
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10%synergy
Brute Force
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Temur Charm
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
Ram Through
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5%synergy
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Molten Psyche
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42%synergy
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11%synergy
Echo of Eons
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38%synergy
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33%synergy
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34%synergy
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-2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-4%synergy
Time Reversal
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24%synergy
Minds Aglow
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23%synergy
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15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
Vandalblast
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6%synergy
Wear Down
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12%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
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12%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
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9%synergy
Wheel of Fate
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9%synergy
Time Spiral
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9%synergy
Skyscribing
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9%synergy
Finale of Devastation
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0%synergy
Timetwister
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8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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-2%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
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5%synergy
Commit // Memory
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7%synergy
Explore
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-7%synergy
Fascination
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7%synergy
Day's Undoing
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6%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Overrun
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.4%inclusion15 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
5.0%inclusion14 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.0%inclusion14 decks278 decks
3%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.0%inclusion14 decks278 decks
4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion120 decks278 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
38%inclusion107 decks278 decks
37%synergy
Temple Bell
25%inclusion70 decks278 decks
24%synergy
Folio of Fancies
21%inclusion57 decks278 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion56 decks278 decks
19%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
19%inclusion54 decks278 decks
17%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion46 decks278 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion46 decks278 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion43 decks278 decks
14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
13%inclusion35 decks278 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion28 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.4%inclusion26 decks278 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
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7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
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5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.4%inclusion15 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.4%inclusion15 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
5.0%inclusion14 decks278 decks
3%synergy
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Dictate of Kruphix
44%inclusion123 decks278 decks
42%synergy
Shared Animosity
43%inclusion120 decks278 decks
40%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
39%inclusion109 decks278 decks
36%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion103 decks278 decks
35%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
34%inclusion94 decks278 decks
31%synergy
Parallel Lives
30%inclusion83 decks278 decks
24%synergy
Fevered Visions
25%inclusion70 decks278 decks
24%synergy
Springleaf Parade
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Roar of Resistance
19%inclusion53 decks278 decks
18%synergy
Doubling Season
19%inclusion53 decks278 decks
12%synergy
Burgeoning
19%inclusion53 decks278 decks
16%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
17%inclusion46 decks278 decks
12%synergy
Exploration
15%inclusion43 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
12%inclusion33 decks278 decks
11%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion31 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion29 decks278 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
9.4%inclusion26 decks278 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.0%inclusion25 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Snake Umbra
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Rising of the Day
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Season of Growth
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
6%synergy
On the Trail
7.9%inclusion22 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.6%inclusion21 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.2%inclusion20 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
7.2%inclusion20 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.2%inclusion20 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
-1%synergy
Primal Vigor
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Opposition
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Mass Hysteria
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Fecundity
5.8%inclusion16 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Shadows
5.8%inclusion16 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.4%inclusion15 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
5.4%inclusion15 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Sticky Fingers
5.0%inclusion14 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
15%inclusion43 decks278 decks
15%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.9%inclusion22 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion192 decks278 decks
39%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
41%inclusion113 decks278 decks
38%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion83 decks262 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion81 decks278 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion78 decks278 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion77 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
25%inclusion69 decks278 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion60 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion55 decks278 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion29 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.2%inclusion20 decks278 decks
-6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion15 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion232 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion212 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion148 decks278 decks
43%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion83 decks278 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion45 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion35 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
12%inclusion33 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion31 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Gruul Signet
9.0%inclusion25 decks278 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.0%inclusion21 decks262 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion16 decks278 decks
-2%synergy
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Island
96%inclusion267 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion266 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion265 decks278 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion262 decks278 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
73%inclusion203 decks278 decks
25%synergy
Ketria Triome
73%inclusion203 decks278 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
71%inclusion196 decks278 decks
24%synergy
Steam Vents
68%inclusion188 decks278 decks
23%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
66%inclusion183 decks278 decks
32%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion174 decks278 decks
33%synergy
Spire Garden
60%inclusion168 decks278 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
58%inclusion161 decks278 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
56%inclusion156 decks278 decks
24%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion155 decks278 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion147 decks278 decks
-3%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
50%inclusion139 decks278 decks
-1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion106 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion102 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion98 decks278 decks
-5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
34%inclusion95 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
32%inclusion90 decks278 decks
-7%synergy
Rockfall Vale
31%inclusion87 decks278 decks
0%synergy
Cinder Glade
29%inclusion82 decks278 decks
-11%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion80 decks278 decks
-3%synergy
Tropical Island
28%inclusion78 decks278 decks
13%synergy
Taiga
28%inclusion78 decks278 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion75 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
26%inclusion73 decks278 decks
12%synergy
Karplusan Forest
26%inclusion71 decks278 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion46 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion46 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
16%inclusion45 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion45 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion44 decks278 decks
-11%synergy
Commercial District
16%inclusion44 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
16%inclusion42 decks270 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
15%inclusion43 decks278 decks
0%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion43 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion41 decks278 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion41 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
14%inclusion39 decks278 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion37 decks278 decks
3%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
13%inclusion37 decks278 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion37 decks278 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion36 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion36 decks278 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion35 decks278 decks
2%synergy
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