Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Core Wheels

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Kami of the Crescent Moon
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Junk Winder
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Razorkin Needlehead
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30%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
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26%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
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27%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
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Humble Defector
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Coiling Oracle
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Dragon Mage
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Lorescale Coatl
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Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
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Lore Broker
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10%synergy
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Champion of Lambholt
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Horizon Chimera
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9%synergy
Enduring Courage
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Nin, the Pain Artist
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Magus of the Jar
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Red Death, Shipwrecker
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Growth Spiral
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17%synergy
Vision Skeins
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Negate
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Dream Fracture
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Wheel and Deal
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Snakeskin Veil
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19%synergy
Reality Shift
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Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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14%synergy
Long River's Pull
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Tyvar's Stand
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Heroic Intervention
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Giant Growth
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Temur Battle Rage
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Words of Wisdom
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Gaea's Gift
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Blossoming Defense
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Pongify
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Harrow
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Temur Charm
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Might of the Masses
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Mystic Reflection
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Perplexing Test
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Invigorate
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Simic Charm
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Get a Leg Up
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Titanic Growth
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Rapid Hybridization
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Overprotect
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Collective Resistance
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Muddle the Mixture
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Battle Hymn
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Return to Nature
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Vines of Vastwood
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Krosan Grip
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Become Immense
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Brute Force
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Shore Up
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Groundswell
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Collision // Colossus
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Lightning Bolt
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Nature's Claim
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Dreadmaw's Ire
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Titan's Strength
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Siege Smash
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Return of the Wildspeaker
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Decisive Denial
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Cerebral Vortex
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Roiling Regrowth
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Molten Psyche
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38%synergy
Winds of Change
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36%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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Nature's Lore
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Minds Aglow
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Commit // Memory
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Prosperity
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Blasphemous Act
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Time Reversal
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Three Visits
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Echo of Eons
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Khorvath's Fury
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Skyscribing
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Game Plan
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Wheel of Fate
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17%synergy
Burning Inquiry
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Fascination
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16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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12%synergy
Explore
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Hull Breach
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5%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
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11%synergy
Chain Reaction
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6%synergy
Overrun
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9%synergy
Day's Undoing
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10%synergy
Collective Defiance
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9%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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Triumph of the Hordes
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Incendiary Command
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Wear Down
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Whelming Wave
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Bridgeworks Battle
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5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
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4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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Decimate
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1%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
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5%synergy
Regrowth
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1%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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13%synergy
Skullclamp
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30%synergy
Font of Mythos
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25%synergy
Folio of Fancies
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23%synergy
Temple Bell
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20%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
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19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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19%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
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7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
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7%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
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6%synergy
Memory Jar
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7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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4%synergy
Library of Leng
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4%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
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5%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
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4%synergy
Coat of Arms
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5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
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5%synergy
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Forced Fruition
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38%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
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37%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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30%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
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32%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
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30%synergy
Fevered Visions
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29%synergy
Roar of Resistance
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23%synergy
Wizard Class
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15%synergy
Ominous Seas
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12%synergy
Parallel Lives
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7%synergy
Aqueous Form
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8%synergy
Well of Ideas
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10%synergy
Rising of the Day
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8%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
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10%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
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0%synergy
Warstorm Surge
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4%synergy
Season of Growth
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7%synergy
Burgeoning
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6%synergy
Opposition
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9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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5%synergy
Vicious Shadows
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
On the Trail
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6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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6%synergy
City on Fire
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6%synergy
Snake Umbra
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5%synergy
Fecundity
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6%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Doubling Season
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Raid Bombardment
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
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4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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46%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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37%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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15%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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16%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
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4%synergy
Mistrise Village
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-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Castle Embereth
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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3%synergy
Sol Ring
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-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
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42%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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28%synergy
Izzet Signet
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Simic Signet
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10%synergy
Gruul Signet
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
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3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
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3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion87 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Forest
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4%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion77 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
72%inclusion63 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion59 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Cinder Glade
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Breeding Pool
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Ketria Triome
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Stomping Ground
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Rootbound Crag
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Karplusan Forest
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Abandon
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Rockfall Vale
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Gruul Turf
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Spire Garden
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Mossfire Valley
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Tangled Islet
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Highlands
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Game Trail
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-4%synergy