Akroma, Angel of Fury (Commander)

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Josh Nelson
Aug 6, 2025
5 Magic Characters Who Deserved Better Story Treatment
For every Gerrard or Jace in the Magic story, there's also a Zagorka and a Feroz. Here are five characters who deserved better!
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Irencrag Feat
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Braid of Fire
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Geode Golem
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Chaos Warp
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Blasphemous Act
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Seething Song
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Ruby Medallion
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Lightning Greaves
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Vandalblast
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Faithless Looting
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Big Score
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Jeska's Will
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Gamble
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Ancient Tomb
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The One Ring
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Mana Vault
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Iron Myr
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Anger
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Treasonous Ogre
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Burnished Hart
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Runaway Steam-Kin
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Urabrask the Hidden
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Neheb, the Eternal
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Simian Spirit Guide
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Goldspan Dragon
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Inferno Titan
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Professional Face-Breaker
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Tannuk, Steadfast Second
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Sunspine Lynx
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Treasure Nabber
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Dualcaster Mage
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Rabbit Battery
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Silent Arbiter
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Zuko, Firebending Master
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Imperial Recruiter
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Godo, Bandit Warlord
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Goblin Engineer
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Twinflame Tyrant
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Humble Defector
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Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
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Goblin Welder
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Birgi, God of Storytelling
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Dragonmaster Outcast
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Avatar of Fury
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Combat Celebrant
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Ashling, Flame Dancer
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Fear of Missing Out
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Pyrotechnic Performer
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Hellkite Tyrant
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Steel Hellkite
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Dauntless Scrapbot
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Abrade
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Unexpected Windfall
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Bolt Bend
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Temur Battle Rage
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Tibalt's Trickery
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Expose the Culprit
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Showstopping Surprise
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Pyroblast
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Reverberate
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Twinferno
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Bulk Up
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Not of This World
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Flare of Duplication
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Fork
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Soul's Fire
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Ricochet Trap
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Comet Storm
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Expedite
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Combust
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Rending Volley
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Great Train Heist
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Cunning Maneuver
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Fry
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Chandra's Ignition
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Seize the Day
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Chain Reaction
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Geosurge
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Tormenting Voice
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Insurrection
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Rousing Refrain
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Reforge the Soul
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Insult // Injury
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Earthquake
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Nibelheim Aflame
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Fury of the Horde
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Sundering Eruption
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Full Throttle
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Visions of Ruin
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Ruination
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Relentless Assault
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Wild Guess
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Wrenn's Resolve
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Rite of Flame
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Spectacular Showdown
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4%synergy
Shattering Spree
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World at War
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Mizzium Mortars
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0%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
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4%synergy
Burn Down the House
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Star of Extinction
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4%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
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Anger of the Gods
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3%synergy
Crackle with Power
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1%synergy
Banefire
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Disrupt Decorum
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Light Up the Stage
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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20%synergy
The Fire Crystal
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Two-Handed Axe
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Basilisk Collar
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Blackblade Reforged
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Mithril Coat
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10%synergy
Shadowspear
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13%synergy
Commander's Plate
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8%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
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14%synergy
Fireshrieker
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15%synergy
Embercleave
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11%synergy
Endless Atlas
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9%synergy
Voyager Staff
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15%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
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Gauntlet of Might
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Hazoret's Monument
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Fire Nation Turret
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Sword of the Animist
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The Reaver Cleaver
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Sword of Hearth and Home
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Darksteel Plate
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Ring of Valkas
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7%synergy
Doubling Cube
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8%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
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8%synergy
Mind's Eye
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6%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
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3%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
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5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
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1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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Hammer of Nazahn
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Conjurer's Closet
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2%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
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5%synergy
Mask of Memory
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-1%synergy
Hedron Matrix
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5%synergy
Helm of the Host
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Sword of Vengeance
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4%synergy
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Fiery Emancipation
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19%synergy
Blood Moon
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8%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
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22%synergy
Descent into Avernus
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9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
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7%synergy
City on Fire
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1%synergy
Mana Flare
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13%synergy
Claws of Valakut
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11%synergy
Count on Luck
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Bitter Reunion
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9%synergy
Aggravated Assault
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5%synergy
Smoke
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9%synergy
Rising of the Day
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1%synergy
Blood Mist
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9%synergy
Stranglehold
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Fires of Invention
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Outpost Siege
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0%synergy
Shiny Impetus
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2%synergy
Price of Glory
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4%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
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Furnace of Rath
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1%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
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4%synergy
The Legend of Roku
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Dragon Breath
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Spiteful Banditry
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Planeswalkers
Koth of the Hammer
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Koth, Fire of Resistance
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Chandra, Torch of Defiance
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn
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Chandra, Dressed to Kill
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Ugin, the Ineffable
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War Room
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Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
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Rogue's Passage
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Arena of Glory
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Command Beacon
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Forgotten Cave
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Temple of the False God
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Witch's Clinic
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Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
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Spinerock Knoll
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Terrain Generator
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Flamekin Village
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Urza's Saga
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Buried Ruin
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Hall of the Bandit Lord
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Hanweir Battlements
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Castle Embereth
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Inventors' Fair
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Strip Mine
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Scavenger Grounds
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Great Furnace
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-7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
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0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-1%synergy
Caged Sun
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Gauntlet of Power
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Fire Diamond
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Mind Stone
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Extraplanar Lens
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Throne of Eldraine
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Cursed Mirror
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4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
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16%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
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-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
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2%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
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5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
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6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
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0%synergy
Hedron Archive
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3%synergy
Mox Opal
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0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
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2%synergy
Lotus Bloom
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5%synergy
Mana Crypt
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2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
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-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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0%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
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8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
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5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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-5%synergy