Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist
$17.84

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Enchantment Background

Gruul

Playstyle & Strategy

Exile 49% Chaos 17% Cascade 6% Burn 4% Aggro 2%

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High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist's Chaos builds — cards that lean hardest into the Chaos theme.

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

+94% Synergy $5.69

Tlincalli Hunter

+90% Synergy $0.69

Spinerock Knoll

+84% Synergy $1.45

Aurora Phoenix

+79% Synergy $0.27

Bloodbraid Elf

+79% Synergy $0.29

Apex Devastator

+78% Synergy $5.85

Nalfeshnee

+77% Synergy $10.31

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

+76% Synergy $0.27

Savvy Trader

+68% Synergy $3.66

Plargg and Nassari

+68% Synergy $0.27

Top Cards

The staple cards most Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist Chaos decks run as their core.

Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

+67% Synergy $4.21

Etali, Primal Conqueror

+67% Synergy $33.70

Trumpeting Carnosaur

+66% Synergy $2.26

Etali, Primal Storm

+65% Synergy $0.50

Keeper of Secrets

+62% Synergy $10.59

Beanstalk Giant

+61% Synergy $0.30

Delayed Blast Fireball

+60% Synergy $14.77

Goblin Anarchomancer

+21% Synergy $1.02

Cultivate

+17% Synergy $0.34

Beast Within

+11% Synergy $0.46

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist Chaos game on their own.

Jeska's Will

+55% Synergy $41.29

Worldly Tutor

+5% Synergy $26.56

Ancient Tomb

0% Synergy $131.68

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Chaos plan in Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

+60% Synergy $1.68

Annoyed Altisaur

+56% Synergy $0.25

Bloodbraid Challenger

+54% Synergy $0.71

Ancient Adamantoise

+49% Synergy $3.61

Bonehoard Dracosaur

+48% Synergy $13.53

Summon: Bahamut

+48% Synergy $21.21

Sweet-Gum Recluse

+46% Synergy $0.47

Flaming Tyrannosaurus

+45% Synergy $7.81

Green Slime

+44% Synergy $1.58

Battle Mammoth

+39% Synergy $0.42

Wulfgar of Icewind Dale

+34% Synergy $6.73

Professional Face-Breaker

+33% Synergy $6.86

Evercoat Ursine

+31% Synergy $0.31

Stormkeld Vanguard

+29% Synergy $0.22

Questing Druid

+29% Synergy $0.41

Tectonic Giant

+29% Synergy $0.36

Urabrask the Hidden

+28% Synergy $4.36

Boarding Party

+26% Synergy $0.34

Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest

+26% Synergy $5.34

Noise Marine

+24% Synergy $2.03

Bonecrusher Giant

+24% Synergy $0.36

Hugs, Grisly Guardian

+23% Synergy $0.88

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

+22% Synergy $28.62

Maelstrom Colossus

+22% Synergy $0.30

Karlach, Fury of Avernus

+19% Synergy $24.32

Dire Fleet Daredevil

+19% Synergy $0.32

Birds of Paradise

+19% Synergy $7.76

Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

+17% Synergy $1.33

Geological Appraiser

+17% Synergy $0.20

Embereth Shieldbreaker

+17% Synergy $0.18

Managorger Hydra

+16% Synergy $1.38

Sakura-Tribe Elder

+14% Synergy $0.34

Fiendish Duo

+11% Synergy $3.10

Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea

+10% Synergy $4.47

Kogla, the Titan Ape

+10% Synergy $2.97

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

+10% Synergy $43.84

Twinflame Tyrant

+9% Synergy $25.18

Squee, the Immortal

+8% Synergy $1.09

Party Thrasher

+8% Synergy $0.39

Old Gnawbone

+8% Synergy $53.40

Terror of the Peaks

+6% Synergy $28.34

Moraug, Fury of Akoum

+3% Synergy $2.07

Ghalta, Primal Hunger

+3% Synergy $1.28

Reclamation Sage

+2% Synergy $0.30

Savage Ventmaw

+2% Synergy $0.29

Fanatic of Rhonas

+1% Synergy $9.08

Delighted Halfling

+1% Synergy $27.18

Beast Whisperer

0% Synergy $7.69

Llanowar Elves

-9% Synergy $0.38

Elvish Mystic

-12% Synergy $0.43

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist's Chaos deck ahead.

Natural Reclamation

+54% Synergy $0.26

You Find Some Prisoners

+24% Synergy $0.26

Demon Bolt

+17% Synergy $0.24

Tibalt's Trickery

+12% Synergy $9.96

Chaos Warp

+9% Synergy $0.37

Wild Magic Surge

+8% Synergy $1.81

Heroic Intervention

+5% Synergy $14.29

Noxious Revival

+4% Synergy $7.21

Guff Rewrites History

+4% Synergy $3.45

Zoyowa's Justice

+4% Synergy $0.32

Deflecting Swat

+2% Synergy $65.21

Valakut Awakening

+2% Synergy $17.51

Khalni Ambush

+0% Synergy $0.45

Seething Song

0% Synergy $12.79

Collective Resistance

0% Synergy $0.89

Thrill of Possibility

0% Synergy $0.24

Tamiyo's Safekeeping

-1% Synergy $5.05

Tyvar's Stand

-3% Synergy $0.57

Harrow

-3% Synergy $0.30

Nature's Claim

-4% Synergy $1.03

Return of the Wildspeaker

-5% Synergy $1.00

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Chaos game plan forward for Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist.

Escape to the Wilds

+54% Synergy $0.31

Rite of Renewal

+49% Synergy $0.19

Zenith Festival

+49% Synergy $0.33

Venture Forth

+47% Synergy $0.34

Ignite the Future

+46% Synergy $0.43

Call Forth the Tempest

+44% Synergy $38.04

Search for Tomorrow

+40% Synergy $0.29

Three Visits

+33% Synergy $4.60

Light Up the Stage

+33% Synergy $0.27

Hit the Mother Lode

+31% Synergy $0.66

Volcanic Torrent

+31% Synergy $0.27

Rousing Refrain

+30% Synergy $0.28

Nature's Lore

+26% Synergy $1.96

Terramorph

+26% Synergy $0.33

Ensnared by the Mara

+25% Synergy $6.77

Kodama's Reach

+23% Synergy $1.54

Throes of Chaos

+17% Synergy $0.25

Wrenn's Resolve

+16% Synergy $2.39

Creative Technique

+14% Synergy $0.30

Reckless Impulse

+13% Synergy $1.41

Into the Time Vortex

+11% Synergy $3.98

Contest of Claws

+11% Synergy $3.41

Dance with Calamity

+9% Synergy $0.27

Inspired Tinkering

+8% Synergy $1.24

Walk with the Ancestors

+7% Synergy $0.08

Explore

+7% Synergy $0.29

Apex of Power

+6% Synergy $1.00

Nahiri's Warcrafting

+5% Synergy $0.14

Feral Encounter

+4% Synergy $0.28

Mana Geyser

+4% Synergy $1.01

Turntimber Symbiosis

+2% Synergy $3.35

Skyshroud Claim

+1% Synergy $0.92

Wheel of Fortune

+1% Synergy $2107.72

Ezuri's Predation

0% Synergy $2.14

Stump Stomp

-4% Synergy $0.36

Bala Ged Recovery

-4% Synergy $5.68

Farseek

-9% Synergy $0.53

Decimate

-9% Synergy $0.31

Blasphemous Act

-10% Synergy $3.83

Vandalblast

-10% Synergy $1.07

Rishkar's Expertise

-14% Synergy $3.82

Rampant Growth

-22% Synergy $0.47

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist Chaos decks.

Chimil, the Inner Sun

+49% Synergy $7.20

Sword of Forge and Frontier

+34% Synergy $9.79

Whispersilk Cloak

+31% Synergy $1.37

Chaos Wand

+25% Synergy $0.37

Wand of Wonder

+24% Synergy $2.01

Lightning Greaves

+21% Synergy $3.66

Mithril Coat

+21% Synergy $30.07

Brotherhood Regalia

+13% Synergy $8.45

Dolmen Gate

+11% Synergy $31.59

Darksteel Plate

+7% Synergy $6.10

Monster Manual

+5% Synergy $8.87

River Song's Diary

+5% Synergy $0.45

Campfire

+4% Synergy $0.63

Brass's Tunnel-Grinder

+4% Synergy $4.61

The Great Henge

+4% Synergy $62.89

Trailblazer's Boots

+3% Synergy $3.99

Doors of Durin

+3% Synergy $0.47

Strionic Resonator

+3% Synergy $9.18

Sword of Feast and Famine

+3% Synergy $39.13

Ruby Medallion

+1% Synergy $11.83

Emerald Medallion

+0% Synergy $2.87

Swiftfoot Boots

-4% Synergy $2.46

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Chaos strategy in Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist decks.

Monstrous Vortex

+48% Synergy $0.29

Bigger on the Inside

+43% Synergy $0.43

Stolen Strategy

+39% Synergy $0.36

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

+27% Synergy $2.04

Outpost Siege

+25% Synergy $0.28

Tavern Brawler

+24% Synergy $0.19

Wild Wasteland

+17% Synergy $1.65

Valakut Exploration

+15% Synergy $3.65

Possibility Storm

+14% Synergy $2.60

Virtue of Strength

+13% Synergy $4.16

Warstorm Surge

+12% Synergy $0.87

Virtue of Courage

+11% Synergy $2.36

Rain of Riches

+10% Synergy $1.15

Food Chain

+8% Synergy $42.40

Journey to the Lost City

+6% Synergy $0.22

Shadow in the Warp

+6% Synergy $18.77

Fight Rigging

+5% Synergy $0.48

Curse of Hospitality

+4% Synergy $0.37

Share the Spoils

+4% Synergy $3.82

Visions of Phyrexia

+4% Synergy $0.34

Sandwurm Convergence

+4% Synergy $0.33

Etali's Favor

+4% Synergy $0.07

Fires of Yavimaya

+3% Synergy $0.66

Canopy Cover

+3% Synergy $3.11

Bear Umbra

+1% Synergy $10.88

City on Fire

+0% Synergy $11.99

Primeval Bounty

+0% Synergy $0.29

Case of the Locked Hothouse

0% Synergy $1.79

Rhythm of the Wild

-2% Synergy $5.13

Fiery Emancipation

-2% Synergy $15.84

Sylvan Library

-3% Synergy $28.04

Utopia Sprawl

-4% Synergy $1.81

Guardian Project

-7% Synergy $12.11

Wild Growth

-11% Synergy $0.47

Garruk's Uprising

-15% Synergy $0.55

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist's Chaos game plan.

Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

+19% Synergy $0.75

Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast

+10% Synergy $0.57

Xenagos, the Reveler

+3% Synergy $1.84

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist Chaos decks.

Mosswort Bridge

+58% Synergy $0.33

Clive's Hideaway

+49% Synergy $0.34

Cori Mountain Monastery

+49% Synergy $0.75

Lindblum, Industrial Regency

+49% Synergy $2.43

Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis

+49% Synergy $0.68

Evendo, Waking Haven

+46% Synergy $13.43

Hidden Volcano

+31% Synergy $0.24

Hidden Nursery

+28% Synergy $0.22

Amonkhet Raceway

+19% Synergy $0.35

Muraganda Raceway

+19% Synergy $1.23

Maze of Ith

+18% Synergy $10.62

Rogue's Passage

+13% Synergy $0.40

Access Tunnel

+12% Synergy $0.38

Temple of the False God

+11% Synergy $0.29

Arena of Glory

+8% Synergy $7.56

Castle Garenbrig

+6% Synergy $7.01

Command Beacon

+4% Synergy $7.41

War Room

+4% Synergy $2.87

Castle Embereth

+4% Synergy $0.33

Scavenger Grounds

+3% Synergy $0.31

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

+0% Synergy $14.92

Kessig Wolf Run

-1% Synergy $0.38

Skarrg, the Rage Pits

-3% Synergy $1.41

Boseiju, Who Endures

-4% Synergy $49.11

Raging Ravine

-5% Synergy $0.17

Reliquary Tower

-9% Synergy $3.36

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist's Chaos strategy.

Arcane Signet

+8% Synergy $0.69

Gruul Signet

+4% Synergy $0.44

Sarevok's Tome

+4% Synergy $3.24

Sol Talisman

+4% Synergy $0.96

Fellwar Stone

+0% Synergy $0.70

Sol Ring

0% Synergy $1.84

Mind Stone

-1% Synergy $0.31

Talisman of Impulse

-11% Synergy $0.34

Lands

The mana base behind Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate Archaeologist's Chaos decks.

Highland Forest

+28% Synergy $0.45

Rockfall Vale

+18% Synergy $2.51

Myriad Landscape

+14% Synergy $0.31

Mossfire Valley

+13% Synergy $0.27

Spire Garden

+12% Synergy $2.20

Command Tower

+11% Synergy $0.34

Game Trail

+11% Synergy $0.29

Commercial District

+11% Synergy $6.69

Stomping Ground

+10% Synergy $6.68

Fire-Lit Thicket

+9% Synergy $8.93

Cinder Glade

+9% Synergy $0.49

Blighted Woodland

+9% Synergy $0.38

Cragcrown Pathway

+7% Synergy $2.77

Grove of the Burnwillows

+6% Synergy $7.48

Wooded Foothills

+3% Synergy $17.02

Mountain

+3% Synergy $0.16

Valakut Awakening

+2% Synergy $17.51

Forest

+2% Synergy $0.17

Ash Barrens

+2% Synergy $0.35

Turntimber Symbiosis

+2% Synergy $3.35

Pinnacle Monk

+0% Synergy $1.24

Khalni Ambush

+0% Synergy $0.45

Thornspire Verge

-1% Synergy $5.59

Prismatic Vista

-1% Synergy $34.97

Scalding Tarn

-1% Synergy $38.56

Exotic Orchard

-2% Synergy $0.24

Wooded Ridgeline

-2% Synergy $0.28

Rootbound Crag

-2% Synergy $0.31

Temple of Abandon

-2% Synergy $0.23

Disciple of Freyalise

-2% Synergy $1.22

Taiga

-3% Synergy

Verdant Catacombs

-3% Synergy $28.51

Gruul Turf

-3% Synergy $0.31

Stump Stomp

-4% Synergy $0.36

Bala Ged Recovery

-4% Synergy $5.68

Fabled Passage

-6% Synergy $1.05

Sheltered Thicket

-6% Synergy $0.27

Copperline Gorge

-10% Synergy $0.57

Terramorphic Expanse

-10% Synergy $0.29

Path of Ancestry

-12% Synergy $0.31

Karplusan Forest

-12% Synergy $0.43

Evolving Wilds

-14% Synergy $0.33

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