Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Group Hug

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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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Giant Growth
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73%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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63%synergy
Shore Up
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60%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
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58%synergy
Blossoming Defense
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56%synergy
Gaea's Gift
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55%synergy
Titanic Growth
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54%synergy
Become Immense
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54%synergy
Brute Force
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52%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
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Cultivate
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34%synergy
Growth Spiral
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34%synergy
Invigorate
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51%synergy
Groundswell
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50%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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17%synergy
Decisive Denial
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44%synergy
Season of Growth
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47%synergy
Simic Charm
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45%synergy
Collision // Colossus
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43%synergy
Rampant Growth
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9%synergy
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Cold-Eyed Selkie
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43%synergy
Trygon Predator
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Coiling Oracle
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29%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
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30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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26%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
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28%synergy
Surrakar Spellblade
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28%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
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26%synergy
Geode Golem
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26%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
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23%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
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24%synergy
Ohran Viper
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24%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
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21%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
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20%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
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19%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
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22%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
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19%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
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17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
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18%synergy
Sunder Shaman
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17%synergy
Junk Winder
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14%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
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17%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
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17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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5%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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1%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
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13%synergy
Dragon Mage
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12%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
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9%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
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10%synergy
Humble Defector
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Heartwood Storyteller
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10%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
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10%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
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10%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
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-1%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
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11%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
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10%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
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9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
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6%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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-2%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Howling Golem
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9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
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7%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Skyserpent Seeker
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Scrapshooter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
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0%synergy
Shoreline Looter
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7%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
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5%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
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4%synergy
Instants
Ram Through
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40%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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39%synergy
Titan's Strength
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41%synergy
Colossal Growth
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39%synergy
Temur Charm
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33%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
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37%synergy
Harrow
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26%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Might of the Masses
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35%synergy
Overprotect
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32%synergy
Get a Leg Up
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32%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Siege Smash
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28%synergy
Khalni Ambush
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27%synergy
Soul's Fire
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27%synergy
Fully Grown
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27%synergy
Eureka Moment
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21%synergy
Hunter's Insight
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21%synergy
Collective Resistance
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Bite Down
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21%synergy
Joint Exploration
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20%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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16%synergy
Royal Treatment
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21%synergy
Long River's Pull
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19%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-12%synergy
Vision Skeins
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18%synergy
Bulk Up
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19%synergy
Colossal Might
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17%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
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17%synergy
Beast Within
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-21%synergy
Arcane Denial
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2%synergy
Counterspell
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-15%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
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17%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
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13%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
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14%synergy
Master's Rebuke
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15%synergy
Biomass Mutation
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12%synergy
Reality Shift
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1%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
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13%synergy
Resculpt
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10%synergy
Twinferno
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9%synergy
Bombadil's Song
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Return to Nature
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6%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
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11%synergy
Dream Fracture
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9%synergy
Chorus of Might
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9%synergy
Unleash Fury
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8%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
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9%synergy
Raze the Effigy
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9%synergy
Withstand Death
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9%synergy
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Farseek
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-14%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Roar of Challenge
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
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20%synergy
Thrash // Threat
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19%synergy
Stump Stomp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Explore
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3%synergy
Wear Down
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15%synergy
Overrun
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12%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Whelming Wave
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13%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Scale Up
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Assault Strobe
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Bushwhack
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Harvest Season
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Exponential Growth
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Fascination
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8%synergy
Reckless Charge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-26%synergy
Larger Than Life
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9%synergy
Phytoburst
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9%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Skyscribing
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Roamer's Routine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Beamtown Beatstick
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28%synergy
Goldvein Pick
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Snake Umbra
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Combat Research
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Shared Animosity
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Sticky Fingers
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Forced Fruition
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Impact Tremors
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Fevered Visions
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Wild Defiance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Colossification
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6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Well of Ideas
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Flare
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6%synergy
Nature's Will
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Epic Proportions
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fecundity
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Restless Ridgeline
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
-27%synergy
Simic Signet
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Signet
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Mystery
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Cinder Glade
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Abandon
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Gruul Turf
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Ambush
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Stump Stomp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Rootbound Crag
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Grove
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Game Trail
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mossfire Valley
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Rugged Highlands
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Bleeding Woods
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lakeside Shack
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rockfall Vale
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-24%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rimewood Falls
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy