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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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Swiftfoot Boots
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Standstill
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Opposition
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Sol Ring
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Command Tower
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Frontier Bivouac
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Hinterland Harbor
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16%synergy
Breeding Pool
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Sulfur Falls
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Stomping Ground
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Steam Vents
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Yavimaya Coast
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Ketria Triome
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Shivan Reef
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Rootbound Crag
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9%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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9%synergy
Cinder Glade
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2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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Dreamroot Cascade
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11%synergy
Training Center
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3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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-4%synergy
Spire Garden
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Karplusan Forest
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4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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Wooded Foothills
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-7%synergy
Flooded Grove
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13%synergy
Fabled Passage
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Evolving Wilds
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-9%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
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Riverglide Pathway
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11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
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9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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Terramorphic Expanse
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Gruul Turf
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Path of Ancestry
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6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
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2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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Bala Ged Recovery
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4%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
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6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
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1%synergy
Windswept Heath
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Izzet Boilerworks
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Taiga
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Cragcrown Pathway
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3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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Overflowing Basin
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4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
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6%synergy