Dina, Essence Brewer (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Defiling Daemogoth
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Pest Rescuer
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Turbulent Fen
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wight of the Reliquary
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Birds of Paradise
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Haywire Mite
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Culling Ritual
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Elvish Mystic
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Natural Order
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Daemogoth Titan
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Llanowar Elves
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Yargle and Multani
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Gyre Sage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Teacher's Pest
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Jumbo Cactuar
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Bloodghast
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Merchant of Venom
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Creakwood Liege
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Nether Traitor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Mycoloth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Witch of the Moors
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Grave Researcher
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Witness
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Honest Rutstein
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Blood
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hunted Bonebrute
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Mortality Spear
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dina's Guidance
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Tend the Pests
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Charm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Hatred
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Berserk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Immoral Bargain
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Pest Infestation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Harvest
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Brew
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Command
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Cultivate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Germination Practicum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Season of Gathering
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
The Ozolith
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
The Great Henge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thornbite Staff
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
The Ooze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Blight Mound
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Awakening Zone
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Doubling Season
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Greater Good
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Feral Appetite
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Journey to Eternity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Puca's Covenant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Comforting Counsel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Parallel Lives
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Trudge Garden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
9%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Woodland
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Grim Backwoods
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Underground Mortuary
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bayou
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Wastewood Verge
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Deathcap Glade
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Mire
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Vernal Fen
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Wood
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Fabled Passage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Viridescent Bog
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Festering Thicket
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Titan's Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy