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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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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Harrow
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Altar of the Brood
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Beastmaster Ascension
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Parallel Lives
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Struggle for Project Purity
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Wizard Class
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Heartbeat of Spring
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Fecundity
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Standstill
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Doubling Season
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Exploration
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Propaganda
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Moonlit Meditation
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Well of Ideas
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8%synergy
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Rising of the Day
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Opposition
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Jace Beleren
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Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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Three Tree City
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Command Beacon
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Patchwork Banner
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Talisman of Impulse
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Chromatic Lantern
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Coveted Jewel
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Gruul Signet
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Mountain
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6%synergy
Command Tower
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5%synergy
Island
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2%synergy
Forest
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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Sulfur Falls
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17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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15%synergy
Breeding Pool
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8%synergy
Stomping Ground
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7%synergy
Steam Vents
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9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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15%synergy
Shivan Reef
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16%synergy
Ketria Triome
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5%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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9%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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10%synergy
Cinder Glade
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2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
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3%synergy
Spire Garden
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2%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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Stormcarved Coast
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8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Grove
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12%synergy
Fabled Passage
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8%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
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-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
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11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Turf
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0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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Vineglimmer Snarl
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2%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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Fire-Lit Thicket
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7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
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2%synergy
Taiga
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
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5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
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7%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
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4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
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-3%synergy