Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget 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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Razorkin Needlehead
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10%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
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10%synergy
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Cephalid Broker
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Geode Golem
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8%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
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7%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
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8%synergy
Ohran Viper
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Get a Leg Up
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Arcane Denial
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Long River's Pull
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Perplexing Test
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Counterspell
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Filter Out
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Harrow
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Return to Nature
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Overprotect
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Shore Up
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Giant Growth
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Blossoming Defense
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Invigorate
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Artifact Mutation
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Siege Smash
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Tyvar's Stand
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Temur Charm
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Titanic Growth
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Groundswell
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Brute Force
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Royal Treatment
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Titan's Strength
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Unwind
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Battle Hymn
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Blazing Crescendo
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Joint Exploration
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Vines of Vastwood
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Careful Consideration
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Might of the Masses
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Stroke of Genius
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Collective Resistance
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Sail into the West
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Peerless Recycling
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Commit // Memory
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Game Plan
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40%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
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Minds Aglow
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Explore
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Overrun
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Farseek
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Search for Tomorrow
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Wear Down
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Hull Breach
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Blasphemous Act
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Flux
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Scale Up
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Molten Psyche
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Wistful Thinking
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Burning Inquiry
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10%synergy
Chain Reaction
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6%synergy
Laquatus's Creativity
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10%synergy
Nature's Lore
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Khorvath's Fury
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8%synergy
Role Reversal
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8%synergy
Mishra's Command
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7%synergy
Decimate
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
River's Rebuke
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Wash Out
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Step Between Worlds
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6%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
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6%synergy
Verdant Mastery
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6%synergy
Time Reversal
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5%synergy
Fade from History
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5%synergy
Edge of Autumn
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5%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
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4%synergy
Snort
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5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
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2%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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17%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
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33%synergy
Howling Mine
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30%synergy
Folio of Fancies
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24%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
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18%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion42 decks374 decks
7%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
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10%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
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10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
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8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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Beamtown Beatstick
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7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
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7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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4%synergy
Temple Bell
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5%synergy
Spellbook
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5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
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5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
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3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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4%synergy
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Shared Animosity
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43%synergy
Forced Fruition
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42%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
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37%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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34%synergy
Fevered Visions
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34%synergy
Roar of Resistance
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33%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
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27%synergy
Nerd Rage
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24%synergy
Fecundity
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21%synergy
Ominous Seas
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19%synergy
Warstorm Surge
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13%synergy
Aqueous Form
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12%synergy
Wizard Class
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14%synergy
Snake Umbra
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14%synergy
Season of Growth
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14%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
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4%synergy
Well of Ideas
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14%synergy
Opposition
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13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
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13%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
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11%synergy
Levitation
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11%synergy
Rising of the Day
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9%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
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8%synergy
Aether Tunnel
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10%synergy
Cindervines
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10%synergy
Combat Research
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9%synergy
Induced Amnesia
9.1%inclusion34 decks374 decks
9%synergy
Sticky Fingers
8.3%inclusion31 decks374 decks
7%synergy
On the Trail
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7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
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7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
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6%synergy
Sylvan Anthem
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6%synergy
Wild Growth
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-4%synergy
Curiosity
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4%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
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6%synergy
Rage Reflection
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5%synergy
Propaganda
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3%synergy
Raid Bombardment
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5%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
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27%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
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10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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22%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
23%inclusion85 decks374 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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19%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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9%synergy
Temple of the False God
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0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
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-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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4%synergy
Sol Ring
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-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
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30%synergy
Simic Signet
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27%synergy
Gruul Signet
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23%synergy
Izzet Signet
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21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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11%synergy
Mind Stone
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9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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-8%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
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-8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
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5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
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3%synergy
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Forest
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5%synergy
Mountain
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7%synergy
Island
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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27%synergy
Cinder Glade
49%inclusion185 decks374 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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26%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
47%inclusion175 decks374 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion168 decks374 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion161 decks374 decks
25%synergy
Gruul Turf
41%inclusion155 decks374 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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26%synergy
Temple of Abandon
40%inclusion150 decks374 decks
21%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
35%inclusion91 decks261 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion128 decks374 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion97 decks374 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion96 decks374 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion92 decks374 decks
-9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
24%inclusion89 decks374 decks
-16%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion72 decks374 decks
-12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion61 decks374 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
16%inclusion59 decks374 decks
8%synergy
Game Trail
16%inclusion58 decks374 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion57 decks374 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion57 decks374 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion55 decks374 decks
12%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion53 decks374 decks
11%synergy
Mossfire Valley
13%inclusion47 decks374 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Highlands
12%inclusion45 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
11%inclusion43 decks374 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Islet
10%inclusion39 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion36 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.4%inclusion35 decks374 decks
6%synergy
Rootbound Crag
9.4%inclusion35 decks374 decks
-27%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
8.0%inclusion30 decks374 decks
4%synergy
Rockfall Vale
7.8%inclusion29 decks374 decks
-23%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
7.5%inclusion28 decks374 decks
-20%synergy
Overflowing Basin
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.2%inclusion27 decks374 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
7.0%inclusion26 decks374 decks
-7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.7%inclusion25 decks374 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
6.4%inclusion24 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.4%inclusion24 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.4%inclusion24 decks374 decks
5%synergy
Karplusan Forest
6.4%inclusion24 decks374 decks
-18%synergy
Ferrous Lake
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.1%inclusion23 decks374 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.1%inclusion23 decks374 decks
5%synergy