Drana and Linvala (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 23, 2025
Can You Build Orzhov In Commander Without Resorting to Aristocrats?
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud dives into the House of Orzhov to find some Commander decks that go against the grain.
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Bloodthirsty Conqueror
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Exquisite Blood
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Sanguine Bond
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Angel of Destiny
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Esper Sentinel
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Serra Ascendant
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Blind Obedience
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Archangel of Thune
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Teferi's Protection
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Exemplar of Light
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Grand Abolisher
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Dazzling Angel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Drana's Emissary
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Resplendent Angel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Indulging Patrician
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Soul Warden
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Shay Cormac
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Vanguard Seraph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Angel of Vitality
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Hushbringer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mother of Runes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Fracture
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Despark
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Everybody Lives!
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Angel's Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Silence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Wrath of God
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tribute
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
All Hallow's Eve
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Shadowspear
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Pearl Medallion
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Norn's Annex
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Land Tax
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Angelic Accord
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Remedy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Deafening Silence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cleric Class
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Warlock Class
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Debtors' Knell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Folk Hero
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Silence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Firja's Retribution
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Archangel Elspeth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sorin Markov
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth Resplendent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Serra the Benevolent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Crypt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Godless Shrine
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Vault of Champions
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Silent Clearing
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Neglected Manor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-10%synergy