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So, whilst Priest can never go in a midrange deck, Ayara can slot in to one nicely with Dread Presence being another reason to go Mono-Black in Standard, we have the beginnings of one, too
Today, Id like to focus on blue decks, and what better place to start than Blue Devotion
Deck Filters Mole Man, Moloid Master 9.0%inclusion 7%synergy 170 decks 1.88K decks Ka-Zar of the Savage Land 2.2%inclusion 2%synergy 41 decks 1.85K decks Claim the Kingdom 1.2%inclusion 0%synergy 22 decks 1.88K decks Silver Surfer, Cosmic Voyager 1.1%inclusion 1%synergy 19 decks 1.75K decks Elven Raft-Steerer 1.1%inclusion 1%synergy 2 decks 188 decks High Synergy Cards Azusa, Lost but Seeking 68%inclusion 55%synergy 11.1K decks 16.3K decks Lotus Cobra 67%inclusion 55%synergy 10.9K decks 16.3K decks Ramunap Excavator 61%inclusion 51%synergy 9.87K decks 16.3K decks Rampaging Baloths 66%inclusion 50%synergy 10.7K decks 16.3K decks Tatyova, Benthic Druid 79%inclusion 50%synergy 12.9K decks 16.3K decks Avenger of Zendikar 65%inclusion 49%synergy 10.6K decks 16.3K decks Scute Swarm 66%inclusion 48%synergy 10.8K decks 16.3K decks Ancient Greenwarden 52%inclusion 44%synergy 8.40K decks 16.3K decks Explore 59%inclusion 39%synergy 9.62K decks 16.3K decks Tireless Provisioner 52%inclusion 39%synergy 8.55K decks 16.3K decks Top Cards Cultivate 79%inclusion 33%synergy 12.8K decks 16.3K decks Kodama's Reach 70%inclusion 36%synergy 11.5K decks 16.3K decks Counterspell 70%inclusion 22%synergy 11.4K decks 16.3K decks Growth Spiral 69%inclusion 25%synergy 11.3K decks 16.3K decks Rampant Growth 66%inclusion 27%synergy 10.8K decks 16.3K decks Beast Within 59%inclusion 11%synergy 9.63K decks 16.3K decks Exploration 49%inclusion 37%synergy 8.06K decks 16.3K decks Nature's Lore 47%inclusion 15%synergy 7.68K decks 16.3K decks Harrow 45%inclusion 34%synergy 7.39K decks 16.3K decks Eternal Witness 45%inclusion 27%synergy 7.34K decks 16.3K decks Game Changers Crop Rotation 33%inclusion 21%synergy 5.41K decks 16.3K decks Cyclonic Rift 32%inclusion 8%synergy 5.13K decks 16.3K decks Rhystic Study 21%inclusion 2%synergy 3.46K decks 16.3K decks Field of the Dead 20%inclusion 15%synergy 3.19K decks 16.3K decks Worldly Tutor 18%inclusion 4%synergy 2.85K decks 16.3K decks Fierce Guardianship 16%inclusion 0%synergy 2.67K decks 16.3K decks Mystical Tutor 13%inclusion 5%synergy 2.09K decks 16.3K decks Seedborn Muse 11%inclusion -5%synergy 1.81K decks 16.3K decks Force of Will 8.2%inclusion -1%synergy 1.34K decks 16.3K decks Ancient Tomb 7.7%inclusion -1%synergy 1.25K decks 16.3K decks Creatures Oracle of Mul Daya 42%inclusion 34%synergy 6.92K decks 16.3K decks Meloku the Clouded Mirror 42%inclusion 39%synergy 6.86K decks 16.3K decks Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 42%inclusion 32%synergy 6.84K decks 16.3K decks Sakura-Tribe Elder 40%inclusion 22%synergy 6.59K decks 16.3K decks Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle 37%inclusion 24%synergy 6.06K decks 16.3K decks Kodama of the East Tree 36%inclusion 31%synergy 5.88K decks 16.3K decks Nezahal, Primal Tide 36%inclusion 26%synergy 5.84K decks 16.3K decks Mossborn Hydra 36%inclusion 29%synergy 5.34K decks 15K decks Cultivator Colossus 34%inclusion 29%synergy 5.53K decks 16.3K decks Scourge of Fleets 33%inclusion 26%synergy 5.44K decks 16.3K decks Loot, Exuberant Explorer 33%inclusion 27%synergy 4.97K decks 14.9K decks Koma, Cosmos Serpent 32%inclusion 18%synergy 5.27K decks 16.3K decks Coiling Oracle 31%inclusion 19%synergy 5.05K decks 16.3K decks Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 29%inclusion 21%synergy 4.79K decks 16.3K decks Roil Elemental 29%inclusion 26%synergy 4.76K decks 16.3K decks Murkfiend Liege 29%inclusion 15%synergy 4.64K decks 16.3K decks Reclamation Sage 27%inclusion 15%synergy 4.38K decks 16.3K decks Sakura-Tribe Scout 26%inclusion 22%synergy 4.20K decks 16.3K decks Courser of Kruphix 25%inclusion 22%synergy 4.11K decks 16.3K decks Wayward Swordtooth 24%inclusion 20%synergy 3.85K decks 16.3K decks Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar 22%inclusion 17%synergy 3.55K decks 16.3K decks Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep 21%inclusion 16%synergy 3.49K decks 16.3K decks Icetill Explorer 21%inclusion 16%synergy 2.12K decks 10.1K decks Craterhoof Behemoth 20%inclusion 10%synergy 3.33K decks 16.3K decks Koma, World-Eater 20%inclusion 8%synergy 3.04K decks 14.9K decks Hullbreaker Horror 20%inclusion 3%synergy 3.30K decks 16.3K decks Springheart Nantuko 20%inclusion 14%synergy 3.21K decks 16.3K decks Birds of Paradise 19%inclusion -9%synergy 3.11K decks 16.3K decks Trench Behemoth 19%inclusion 16%synergy 3.04K decks 16.3K decks Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer 18%inclusion 16%synergy 2.96K decks 16.3K decks Stormtide Leviathan 17%inclusion 12%synergy 2.81K decks 16.3K decks Traveling Chocobo 17%inclusion 15%synergy 1.95K decks 11.4K decks Terastodon 16%inclusion 9%synergy 2.60K decks 16.3K decks Yavimaya Elder 16%inclusion 13%synergy 2.58K decks 16.3K decks Tromokratis 15%inclusion 11%synergy 2.50K decks 16.3K decks Augur of Autumn 15%inclusion 10%synergy 2.44K decks 16.3K decks Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath 14%inclusion 5%synergy 2.31K decks 16.3K decks Bristly Bill, Spine Sower 14%inclusion 9%synergy 2.28K decks 16.3K decks Acidic Slime 14%inclusion 9%synergy 2.28K decks 16.3K decks Bonny Pall, Clearcutter 14%inclusion 8%synergy 2.23K decks 16.3K decks Grappling Kraken 14%inclusion 10%synergy 2.02K decks 14.9K decks Ruin Crab 13%inclusion 11%synergy 2.15K decks 16.3K decks Sporemound 13%inclusion 12%synergy 2.12K decks 16.3K decks Nissa, Resurgent Animist 13%inclusion 11%synergy 2.11K decks 16.3K decks Springbloom Druid 13%inclusion 9%synergy 2.09K decks 16.3K decks Llanowar Elves 13%inclusion -15%synergy 2.06K decks 16.3K decks Simic Sky Swallower 12%inclusion 8%synergy 1.93K decks 16.3K decks Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer 12%inclusion 11%synergy 1.91K decks 16.3K decks Shipbreaker Kraken 12%inclusion 9%synergy 1.88K decks 16.3K decks Serpent of Yawning Depths 11%inclusion 5%synergy 1.75K decks 16.3K decks Instants Arcane Denial 41%inclusion 19%synergy 6.73K decks 16.3K decks Entish Restoration 33%inclusion 24%synergy 5.40K decks 16.3K decks Heroic Intervention 31%inclusion 0%synergy 4.98K decks 16.3K decks Negate 29%inclusion 5%synergy 4.79K decks 16.3K decks Simic Charm 27%inclusion 19%synergy 4.33K decks 16.3K decks Pongify 23%inclusion -1%synergy 3.82K decks 16.3K decks Mana Drain 22%inclusion 6%synergy 3.51K decks 16.3K decks An Offer You Can't Refuse 21%inclusion -3%synergy 3.40K decks 16.3K decks Swan Song 18%inclusion -0%synergy 3K decks 16.3K decks Roiling Regrowth 18%inclusion 14%synergy 2.85K decks 16.3K decks Rapid Hybridization 17%inclusion -11%synergy 2.73K decks 16.3K decks Reality Shift 12%inclusion -2%synergy 1.97K decks 16.3K decks Planar Genesis 12%inclusion 1%synergy 1.93K decks 16.3K decks Eureka Moment 12%inclusion -0%synergy 1.92K decks 16.3K decks Deprive 10%inclusion 9%synergy 1.67K decks 16.3K decks Into the Roil 10%inclusion 8%synergy 1.62K decks 16.3K decks Sink into Stupor 9.0%inclusion -3%synergy 1.46K decks 16.3K decks Archdruid's Charm 8.9%inclusion 3%synergy 1.45K decks 16.3K decks Nature's Claim 8.5%inclusion -0%synergy 1.38K decks 16.3K decks Fact or Fiction 8.1%inclusion 6%synergy 1.32K decks 16.3K decks Brainstorm 8.0%inclusion -7%synergy 1.31K decks 16.3K decks Aetherize 7.6%inclusion -5%synergy 1.24K decks 16.3K decks Peel from Reality 7.1%inclusion 7%synergy 1.15K decks 16.3K decks Gush 7.1%inclusion 6%synergy 1.15K decks 16.3K decks Krosan Grip 6.9%inclusion 0%synergy 1.13K decks 16.3K decks Force of Negation 6.6%inclusion -1%synergy 1.08K decks 16.3K decks Return of the Wildspeaker 6.3%inclusion -4%synergy 1.02K decks 16.3K decks Pact of Negation 6.0%inclusion -0%synergy 975 decks 16.3K decks Return to Nature 5.5%inclusion 1%synergy 899 decks 16.3K decks Sorceries Three Visits 37%inclusion 11%synergy 6.04K decks 16.3K decks Whelming Wave 33%inclusion 22%synergy 5.35K decks 16.3K decks Farseek 31%inclusion 4%synergy 5.04K decks 16.3K decks Urban Evolution 29%inclusion 20%synergy 4.74K decks 16.3K decks Broken Bond 21%inclusion 17%synergy 3.49K decks 16.3K decks Skyshroud Claim 21%inclusion 11%synergy 3.34K decks 16.3K decks Search for Tomorrow 20%inclusion 16%synergy 3.31K decks 16.3K decks Scapeshift 19%inclusion 17%synergy 3.10K decks 16.3K decks Planar Engineering 17%inclusion 12%synergy 627 decks 3.75K decks Finale of Devastation 17%inclusion 5%synergy 2.69K decks 16.3K decks Summer Bloom 16%inclusion 14%synergy 2.63K decks 16.3K decks Bala Ged Recovery 15%inclusion 5%synergy 2.38K decks 16.3K decks Awaken the Woods 14%inclusion 10%synergy 2.35K decks 16.3K decks Harmonize 14%inclusion 9%synergy 2.28K decks 16.3K decks Walk the Aeons 13%inclusion 11%synergy 2.13K decks 16.3K decks Green Sun's Zenith 13%inclusion 5%synergy 2.08K decks 16.3K decks Splendid Reclamation 12%inclusion 10%synergy 2.02K decks 16.3K decks Overwhelming Stampede 12%inclusion -0%synergy 2K decks 16.3K decks Spitting Image 12%inclusion 10%synergy 1.89K decks 16.3K decks Explosive Vegetation 11%inclusion 5%synergy 1.82K decks 16.3K decks Sylvan Scrying 8.7%inclusion 4%synergy 1.42K decks 16.3K decks Shared Roots 7.8%inclusion 2%synergy 592 decks 7.55K decks Compulsive Research 7.8%inclusion 7%synergy 1.27K decks 16.3K decks Traverse the Outlands 7.6%inclusion 4%synergy 1.24K decks 16.3K decks Sea Gate Restoration 7.3%inclusion 2%synergy 1.19K decks 16.3K decks Reshape the Earth 7.2%inclusion 6%synergy 1.17K decks 16.3K decks Curse of the Swine 6.8%inclusion -5%synergy 1.11K decks 16.3K decks Migration Path 6.6%inclusion 3%synergy 1.07K decks 16.3K decks Tempt with Discovery 6.4%inclusion 2%synergy 1.04K decks 16.3K decks Life from the Loam 5.4%inclusion 3%synergy 872 decks 16.3K decks Regrowth 5.2%inclusion 2%synergy 848 decks 16.3K decks Seek the Horizon 5.0%inclusion 5%synergy 816 decks 16.3K decks Utility Artifacts Swiftfoot Boots 32%inclusion 7%synergy 5.15K decks 16.3K decks Crucible of Worlds 26%inclusion 22%synergy 4.31K decks 16.3K decks Conduit of Worlds 25%inclusion 20%synergy 4.02K decks 16.3K decks Lightning Greaves 17%inclusion -3%synergy 2.81K decks 16.3K decks Blackblade Reforged 10%inclusion 8%synergy 1.68K decks 16.3K decks Exploration Broodship 8.4%inclusion 6%synergy 859 decks 10.2K decks Seer's Sundial 7.4%inclusion 6%synergy 1.21K decks 16.3K decks Amulet of Vigor 7.0%inclusion 5%synergy 1.14K decks 16.3K decks Chocobo Racetrack 6.2%inclusion 5%synergy 678 decks 11K decks Enchantments Retreat to Coralhelm 43%inclusion 35%synergy 7.05K decks 16.3K decks Khalni Heart Expedition 35%inclusion 32%synergy 5.72K decks 16.3K decks Burgeoning 33%inclusion 26%synergy 5.38K decks 16.3K decks Retreat to Kazandu 28%inclusion 25%synergy 4.60K decks 16.3K decks Zendikar's Roil 22%inclusion 19%synergy 3.66K decks 16.3K decks Garruk's Uprising 22%inclusion 5%synergy 3.62K decks 16.3K decks Druid Class 21%inclusion 17%synergy 3.45K decks 16.3K decks Spelunking 14%inclusion 9%synergy 2.33K decks 16.3K decks Mystic Remora 14%inclusion -0%synergy 2.23K decks 16.3K decks Case of the Locked Hothouse 12%inclusion 9%synergy 1.98K decks 16.3K decks Abundance 11%inclusion 9%synergy 1.83K decks 16.3K decks Wilderness Reclamation 11%inclusion 2%synergy 1.80K decks 16.3K decks Sapling Nursery 11%inclusion 8%synergy 676 decks 6.20K decks Sylvan Library 10%inclusion 1%synergy 1.59K decks 16.3K decks Trade Routes 9.1%inclusion 8%synergy 1.49K decks 16.3K decks Omniscience 9.1%inclusion 4%synergy 1.48K decks 16.3K decks Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar 8.8%inclusion 6%synergy 1.37K decks 15.6K decks Rites of Flourishing 8.4%inclusion 6%synergy 1.36K decks 16.3K decks Ominous Seas 8.3%inclusion 5%synergy 1.36K decks 16.3K decks Ior Ruin Expedition 8.0%inclusion 7%synergy 1.30K decks 16.3K decks Teferi's Ageless Insight 7.6%inclusion 4%synergy 1.23K decks 16.3K decks Wizard Class 7.3%inclusion 2%synergy 1.19K decks 16.3K decks Glacierwood Siege 6.8%inclusion 5%synergy 845 decks 12.5K decks Kenrith's Transformation 6.3%inclusion 3%synergy 1.03K decks 16.3K decks Primeval Bounty 5.7%inclusion 4%synergy 929 decks 16.3K decks Propaganda 5.2%inclusion -2%synergy 847 decks 16.3K decks Planeswalkers Wrenn and Seven 12%inclusion 10%synergy 1.95K decks 16.3K decks Oko, Thief of Crowns 9.2%inclusion 3%synergy 1.51K decks 16.3K decks Nissa, Who Shakes the World 6.8%inclusion 4%synergy 1.11K decks 16.3K decks Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner 5.7%inclusion -0%synergy 922 decks 16.3K decks Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 5.1%inclusion 1%synergy 831 decks 16.3K decks Utility Lands Reliquary Tower 80%inclusion 30%synergy 13K decks 16.3K decks Jungle Basin 27%inclusion 25%synergy 4.48K decks 16.3K decks Coral Atoll 27%inclusion 25%synergy 4.45K decks 16.3K decks Mystic Sanctuary 26%inclusion 14%synergy 4.24K decks 16.3K decks Boseiju, Who Endures 25%inclusion 3%synergy 4.09K decks 16.3K decks Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth 25%inclusion 4%synergy 4K decks 16.3K decks Otawara, Soaring City 19%inclusion 0%synergy 3.08K decks 16.3K decks Oboro, Palace in the Clouds 19%inclusion 16%synergy 3.05K decks 16.3K decks Guildless Commons 18%inclusion 15%synergy 2.96K decks 16.3K decks Temple of the False God 17%inclusion 1%synergy 2.82K decks 16.3K decks Strip Mine 13%inclusion 10%synergy 2.12K decks 16.3K decks Mistrise Village 11%inclusion -0%synergy 1.32K decks 12.5K decks Rogue's Passage 10%inclusion -13%synergy 1.68K decks 16.3K decks Mosswort Bridge 10%inclusion -7%synergy 1.64K decks 16.3K decks Thespian's Stage 10%inclusion 4%synergy 1.63K decks 16.3K decks Dark Depths 10%inclusion 3%synergy 1.57K decks 16.3K decks Memorial to Genius 10%inclusion 9%synergy 1.56K decks 16.3K decks Ghost Town 9.2%inclusion 8%synergy 1.49K decks 16.3K decks Alchemist's Refuge 8.9%inclusion -10%synergy 1.45K decks 16.3K decks Dryad Arbor 7.0%inclusion 3%synergy 1.14K decks 16.3K decks Shifting Woodland 6.7%inclusion 1%synergy 1.10K decks 16.3K decks Command Beacon 6.4%inclusion 3%synergy 1.04K decks 16.3K decks Lotus Field 6.1%inclusion 4%synergy 992 decks 16.3K decks Gaea's Cradle 6.0%inclusion -1%synergy 979 decks 16.3K decks Vesuva 5.8%inclusion 1%synergy 949 decks 16.3K decks Glacial Chasm 5.6%inclusion 4%synergy 911 decks 16.3K decks Arid Archway 5.3%inclusion 3%synergy 864 decks 16.3K decks Mana Artifacts Sol Ring 80%inclusion 0%synergy 13.1K decks 16.3K decks Arcane Signet 36%inclusion -27%synergy 5.85K decks 16.3K decks Thought Vessel 31%inclusion 11%synergy 5.08K decks 16.3K decks Simic Signet 22%inclusion -7%synergy 3.60K decks 16.3K decks Decanter of Endless Water 7.4%inclusion 3%synergy 1.21K decks 16.3K decks Lands Forest 97%inclusion 2%synergy 15.8K decks 16.3K decks Island 97%inclusion 1%synergy 15.8K decks 16.3K decks Simic Growth Chamber 81%inclusion 35%synergy 13.1K decks 16.3K decks Command Tower 80%inclusion -5%synergy 13K decks 16.3K decks Evolving Wilds 63%inclusion 39%synergy 10.2K decks 16.3K decks Terramorphic Expanse 59%inclusion 39%synergy 9.59K decks 16.3K decks Hinterland Harbor 45%inclusion -17%synergy 7.37K decks 16.3K decks Breeding Pool 44%inclusion -3%synergy 7.20K decks 16.3K decks Fabled Passage 42%inclusion 24%synergy 6.79K decks 16.3K decks Misty Rainforest 39%inclusion 8%synergy 6.28K decks 16.3K decks Myriad Landscape 37%inclusion 17%synergy 5.96K decks 16.3K decks Dreamroot Cascade 34%inclusion -12%synergy 5.57K decks 16.3K decks Blighted Woodland 34%inclusion 28%synergy 5.55K decks 16.3K decks Yavimaya Coast 33%inclusion -20%synergy 5.34K decks 16.3K decks Rejuvenating Springs 31%inclusion -11%synergy 5.07K decks 16.3K decks Thornwood Falls 27%inclusion 10%synergy 4.34K decks 16.3K decks Flooded Grove 26%inclusion -18%synergy 4.16K decks 16.3K decks Vineglimmer Snarl 22%inclusion -18%synergy 3.52K decks 16.3K decks Temple of Mystery 21%inclusion -16%synergy 3.40K decks 16.3K decks Windswept Heath 18%inclusion 8%synergy 2.93K decks 16.3K decks Hedge Maze 18%inclusion -2%synergy 2.92K decks 16.3K decks Prismatic Vista 17%inclusion 10%synergy 2.79K decks 16.3K decks Simic Guildgate 17%inclusion 8%synergy 2.74K decks 16.3K decks Flooded Strand 16%inclusion 6%synergy 2.67K decks 16.3K decks Wooded Foothills 16%inclusion 7%synergy 2.63K decks 16.3K decks Verdant Catacombs 15%inclusion 7%synergy 2.50K decks 16.3K decks Brokers Hideout 15%inclusion 11%synergy 2.48K decks 16.3K decks Sodden Verdure 15%inclusion -7%synergy 917 decks 6.22K decks Polluted Delta 15%inclusion 5%synergy 2.40K decks 16.3K decks Bala Ged Recovery 15%inclusion 5%synergy 2.38K decks 16.3K decks Scalding Tarn 14%inclusion 5%synergy 2.21K decks 16.3K decks Woodland Stream 13%inclusion 9%synergy 2.16K decks 16.3K decks Tropical Island 13%inclusion -2%synergy 2.11K decks 16.3K decks Barkchannel Pathway 13%inclusion -7%synergy 2.09K decks 16.3K decks Tangled Islet 13%inclusion -3%synergy 2.06K decks 16.3K decks Waterlogged Grove 11%inclusion -9%synergy 1.73K decks 16.3K decks Willowrush Verge 10%inclusion -8%synergy 1.42K decks 13.8K decks Overflowing Basin 10%inclusion -12%synergy 1.66K decks 16.3K decks Snow-Covered Forest 10%inclusion 4%synergy 1.63K decks 16.3K decks Snow-Covered Island 10%inclusion 4%synergy 1.61K decks 16.3K decks Exotic Orchard 9.5%inclusion -16%synergy 1.54K decks 16.3K decks Sink into Stupor 9.0%inclusion -3%synergy 1.46K decks 16.3K decks Vivid Creek 8.2%inclusion 7%synergy 1.33K decks 16.3K decks Rimewood Falls 8.1%inclusion 1%synergy 1.32K decks 16.3K decks Vivid Grove 8.1%inclusion 7%synergy 1.32K decks 16.3K decks Botanical Sanctum 7.5%inclusion -5%synergy 1.22K decks 16.3K decks Sea Gate Restoration 7.3%inclusion 2%synergy 1.19K decks 16.3K decks Turbulent Wilderness 7.3%inclusion -10%synergy 284 decks 3.88K decks Vibrant Cityscape 7.1%inclusion 5%synergy 623 decks 8.79K decks Talon Gates of Madara 6.2%inclusion -0%synergy 1.02K decks 16.3K decks
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