Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Ayara, First of Locthwain
20 decks (0.000%) Rank #340
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Chris Guest
Aug 7, 2025
The Top 40 Monocolored Commanders
What are the most popular monocolored commanders of all time? Let's look at the 40 most played, according to EDHREC.
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Umbral Collar Zealot
44% of 9 decks +37% synergy
Timeline Culler
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
90% of 20 decks +80% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
85% of 20 decks +68% synergy
Plague of Vermin
70% of 20 decks +67% synergy
Gravecrawler
80% of 20 decks +67% synergy
Ophiomancer
80% of 20 decks +65% synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
70% of 20 decks +64% synergy
Bitterblossom
75% of 20 decks +62% synergy
Carrion Feeder
70% of 20 decks +59% synergy
Diabolic Intent
70% of 20 decks +56% synergy
Blood Artist
85% of 20 decks +54% synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100% of 20 decks +48% synergy
Dark Ritual
85% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Jet Medallion
80% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
70% of 20 decks +47% synergy
Crypt Ghast
70% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Toxic Deluge
70% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Skullclamp
65% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
65% of 20 decks +52% synergy
Reanimate
65% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Feed the Swarm
60% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
75% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Necropotence
35% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Demonic Tutor
35% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25% of 20 decks +11% synergy
The One Ring
20% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Opposition Agent
15% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Ad Nauseam
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Field of the Dead
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Creatures
Sengir Autocrat
55% of 20 decks +53% synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
55% of 20 decks +50% synergy
Warren Soultrader
55% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Viscera Seer
55% of 20 decks +39% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Chittering Witch
50% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50% of 20 decks +34% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
45% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Bloodghast
45% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
40% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Starscape Cleric
40% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
35% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
30% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
30% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
30% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Darkstar Augur
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Dark Confidant
25% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
25% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Boggart Trawler
25% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
24% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Nether Traitor
20% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Witch of the Moors
20% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Massacre Wurm
20% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Grave Titan
20% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Murderous Rider
15% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Dread Presence
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Grim Servant
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Putrid Goblin
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Plaguecrafter
15% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Grim Haruspex
15% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
15% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Great Unclean One
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Accursed Marauder
15% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10% of 20 decks -14% synergy
Marsh Flitter
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Ogre Slumlord
10% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Vindictive Vampire
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
55% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Withering Torment
55% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Imp's Mischief
50% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Saw in Half
50% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Village Rites
40% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Fell the Profane
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Deadly Dispute
35% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Culling the Weak
35% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Entomb
30% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Flare of Malice
30% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
30% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Deadly Rollick
20% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Bitter Triumph
20% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
20% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Szat's Will
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Tragic Slip
20% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Go for the Throat
15% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Defile
15% of 20 decks -23% synergy
Infernal Grasp
15% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Sacrifice
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Force of Despair
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Snuff Out
10% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Consuming Corruption
10% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Cabal Ritual
10% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Soul Shatter
10% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Wake the Dead
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Baleful Mastery
10% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Lethal Scheme
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Dismember
10% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Plunge into Darkness
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Empty the Pits
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Fatal Push
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Malicious Affliction
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Pile On
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Heartless Act
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Not Dead After All
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Slice from the Shadows
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Undying Malice
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Darkness
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Murder
5% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Demonic Consultation
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Last Gasp
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Blood Pact
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Breathe Your Last
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
50% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Army of the Damned
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Night's Whisper
35% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Buried Alive
35% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
35% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
30% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Damnation
30% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Exsanguinate
25% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Sign in Blood
20% of 20 decks -17% synergy
Lively Dirge
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Bubbling Muck
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Unearth
15% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Read the Bones
15% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Living Death
15% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Grim Tutor
15% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Unmarked Grave
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Temporal Extortion
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Imperial Seal
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Profane Tutor
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Persist
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Mutilate
10% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Ambition's Cost
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Chain of Smog
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Dark Salvation
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Resentful Revelation
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Circle of Power
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Worthy Cost
5% of 19 decks +3% synergy
Will of the Abzan
5% of 19 decks +1% synergy
Macabre Reconstruction
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Terror Tide
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Final Act
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Dread Summons
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Death Cloud
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Bone Shards
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Doomsday
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Blood Money
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Craving
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Dark Petition
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Bond of Agony
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Decree of Pain
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Final Parting
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
55% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Bontu's Monument
55% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Lightning Greaves
35% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Nim Deathmantle
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Panharmonicon
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20% of 20 decks -11% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Expedition Map
15% of 20 decks +2% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12% of 17 decks -8% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Vexing Bauble
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Whip of Erebos
10% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Mimic Vat
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Defense Grid
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Moonsilver Key
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Mindcrank
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Spawning Pit
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
45% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Carnival of Souls
45% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Grave Pact
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Exquisite Blood
35% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Animate Dead
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
35% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Sanguine Bond
30% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Black Market Connections
30% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
20% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Black Market
20% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Dark Prophecy
20% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Dance of the Dead
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Wound Reflection
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
No Mercy
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Illicit Masquerade
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5% of 19 decks +3% synergy
Greed's Gambit
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Greed
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Open the Graves
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Ghoulish Procession
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Contamination
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Palace Siege
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Vampiric Rites
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Necromancy
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Necrodominance
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Rite of Belzenlok
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Blight Mound
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Nowhere to Run
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Leyline of the Void
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
35% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Liliana Vess
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Sorin Markov
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
90% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75% of 20 decks +52% synergy
Bojuka Bog
60% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
60% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Castle Locthwain
50% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Witch's Cottage
45% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Reliquary Tower
25% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Westvale Abbey
15% of 20 decks +9% synergy
High Market
15% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Barad-dûr
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Deserted Temple
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Mortuary Mire
10% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Urza's Saga
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6% of 16 decks -8% synergy
Blast Zone
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Tectonic Edge
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Emergence Zone
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Command Beacon
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Inventors' Fair
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Fountainport
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Lake of the Dead
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Strip Mine
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Unholy Citadel
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Field of Ruin
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Arcane Signet
70% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Crowded Crypt
35% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Caged Sun
15% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
15% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Commander's Sphere
10% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10% of 20 decks -14% synergy
Nyx Lotus
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Lotus Petal
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Relic of Legends
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Thought Vessel
5% of 20 decks -23% synergy
Springleaf Drum
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
55% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Fell the Profane
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
30% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Urza's Cave
25% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Boggart Trawler
25% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Myriad Landscape
20% of 20 decks -8% synergy
Fabled Passage
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Marsh Flats
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy