Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Tokens

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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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Shore Up
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Become Immense
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Coiling Oracle
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Cold-Eyed Selkie
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Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
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Dragon Mage
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Humble Defector
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Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
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Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
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Seshiro the Anointed
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Whirlpool Warrior
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7%synergy
The Locust God
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6%synergy
Howling Golem
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7%synergy
Lore Broker
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7%synergy
Guttersnipe
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2%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
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5%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
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6%synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
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Scrawling Crawler
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Titan's Strength
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Collision // Colossus
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Harrow
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Ram Through
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Colossal Growth
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Temur Charm
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33%synergy
Fully Grown
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Overprotect
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Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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Blazing Crescendo
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Soul's Fire
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Might of the Masses
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Get a Leg Up
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Bite Down
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Roiling Regrowth
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Inscription of Abundance
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Negate
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Joint Exploration
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Hunter's Insight
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Cosmic Hunger
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Master's Rebuke
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Mutagenic Growth
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Arcane Denial
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Counterspell
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Eureka Moment
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Khalni Ambush
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Siege Smash
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22%synergy
Beast Within
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Bulk Up
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22%synergy
Biomass Mutation
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21%synergy
Long River's Pull
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18%synergy
Chaos Warp
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Vision Skeins
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Dreadmaw's Ire
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Dream Fracture
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Infuriate
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Colossal Might
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Boon of Boseiju
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Royal Treatment
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Fanatical Strength
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Ranger's Guile
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Return to Nature
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Might of the Nephilim
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Reality Shift
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Chorus of Might
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Antagonize
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Abrade
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Might of Old Krosa
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Krosan Grip
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Armed // Dangerous
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Thrash // Threat
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Roar of Challenge
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21%synergy
Farseek
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-25%synergy
Explore
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6%synergy
Windfall
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10%synergy
Wear Down
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14%synergy
Overrun
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13%synergy
Whelming Wave
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14%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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9%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
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8%synergy
Nature's Lore
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-24%synergy
Commit // Memory
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10%synergy
Minds Aglow
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10%synergy
Stump Stomp
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Fascination
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Skyscribing
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9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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Collective Defiance
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7%synergy
Reckless Charge
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7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
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Distortion Strike
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Primal Might
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Hull Breach
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Bushwhack
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4%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
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Phytoburst
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7%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
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6%synergy
Game Plan
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Scale Up
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Far Wanderings
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Decimate
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1%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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5%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
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24%synergy
Goldvein Pick
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23%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
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15%synergy
Howling Mine
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8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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8%synergy
Spellbook
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6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
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5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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4%synergy
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Impact Tremors
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35%synergy
Snake Umbra
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34%synergy
Sticky Fingers
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31%synergy
Combat Research
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28%synergy
Shared Animosity
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23%synergy
Forced Fruition
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13%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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11%synergy
Wild Growth
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3%synergy
Roar of Resistance
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10%synergy
Ominous Seas
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7%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
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6%synergy
Wizard Class
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7%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
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5%synergy
Opposition
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7%synergy
Fecundity
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7%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
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6%synergy
Raid Bombardment
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6%synergy
Fevered Visions
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5%synergy
Nerd Rage
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5%synergy
On the Trail
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5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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Colossification
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5%synergy
Aqueous Form
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2%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
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3%synergy
Fertile Ground
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
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6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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13%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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5%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-31%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
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19%synergy
Simic Signet
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12%synergy
Izzet Signet
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9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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16%synergy
Gruul Signet
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7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
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-5%synergy
Temur Banner
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5%synergy
Mind Stone
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2%synergy
Lands
Forest
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6%synergy
Mountain
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8%synergy
Island
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6%synergy
Command Tower
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-7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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35%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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28%synergy
Temple of Abandon
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26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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22%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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23%synergy
Cinder Glade
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-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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21%synergy
Gruul Turf
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19%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
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8%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
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28%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
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26%synergy
Simic Guildgate
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26%synergy
Khalni Ambush
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21%synergy
Shivan Reef
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-9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
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12%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-22%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
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12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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-21%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
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7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-13%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-22%synergy
Game Trail
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-1%synergy
Mossfire Valley
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2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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-19%synergy
Rugged Highlands
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5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
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2%synergy
Stump Stomp
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5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
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-17%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
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3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
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5%synergy
Tangled Islet
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3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
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6%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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-17%synergy
Woodland Stream
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7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
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4%synergy
Thriving Isle
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5%synergy
Thriving Grove
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5%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
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3%synergy
Flooded Grove
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
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4%synergy