Amalia Benavides Aguirre (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Sep 18, 2025
How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
If you want to play a Vampire deck but are concerned that it'll be the same as every other Vampire deck, this is the article for you.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Curious Farm Animals
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul Warden
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
75%synergy
Soul's Attendant
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Auriok Champion
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Suture Priest
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Serra Ascendant
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Guide of Souls
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Starscape Cleric
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Blind Obedience
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Sanguine Bond
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Tithe
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Charismatic Conqueror
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Exemplar of Light
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mother of Runes
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Ocelot Pride
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Voice of Victory
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Selfless Spirit
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Essence Channeler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Innocence
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Drana's Emissary
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Leonin Elder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Gaffer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Impassioned Orator
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hopeful Initiate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Flawless Maneuver
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Get Lost
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Restoration Magic
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Final Showdown
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Inkshield
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Revitalize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Espers to Magicite
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Overkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Ascend from Avernus
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Raise the Past
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Dewdrop Cure
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Unearth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Vindicate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Return to the Ranks
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Helping Hand
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Patch Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Scout for Survivors
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Key to the City
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Animation Module
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
The Masamune
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Uneaten Feast
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Exquisite Blood
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cleric Class
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Assemble the Players
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Abiding Grace
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Smile at Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
March of the Canonized
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Monumental Henge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Great Arashin City
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
High Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mox Tantalite
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Silent Clearing
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy