Honest Rutstein (Commander) - Expensive Aristocrats

Ciel Collins
One Theme Three Techs: Life Gain
Approach one theme from three different angles with this guide to various life gain strategies in Commander.
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Come Back Wrong
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Insidious Fungus
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Enduring Vitality
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Morbid Opportunist
86% of 7 decks +77% synergy
Viscera Seer
86% of 7 decks +69% synergy
Midnight Reaper
71% of 7 decks +68% synergy
Timeless Witness
71% of 7 decks +68% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
86% of 7 decks +67% synergy
Grim Haruspex
71% of 7 decks +66% synergy
Blood Artist
86% of 7 decks +66% synergy
Reclamation Sage
86% of 7 decks +64% synergy
Massacre Wurm
71% of 7 decks +64% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
71% of 7 decks +63% synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
86% of 7 decks +63% synergy
Eternal Witness
86% of 7 decks +57% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
71% of 7 decks +57% synergy
Beast Whisperer
71% of 7 decks +57% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
71% of 7 decks +45% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
71% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
71% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Vein Ripper
57% of 7 decks +56% synergy
Foundation Breaker
57% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Millikin
57% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Creatures
Spinner of Souls
67% of 3 decks +61% synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
57% of 7 decks +54% synergy
Woe Strider
57% of 7 decks +52% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
57% of 7 decks +44% synergy
Warren Soultrader
50% of 6 decks +39% synergy
Prowling Geistcatcher
43% of 7 decks +43% synergy
Unscrupulous Contractor
43% of 7 decks +43% synergy
Eccentric Farmer
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Puppeteer Clique
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Blanchwood Prowler
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Fell Stinger
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Mitotic Slime
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Druid of Purification
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Ogre Slumlord
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Smothering Abomination
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43% of 7 decks +38% synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
43% of 7 decks +36% synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
43% of 7 decks +36% synergy
Birds of Paradise
43% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
43% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Accursed Marauder
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Infestation Sage
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Boggart Trawler
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
33% of 6 decks +23% synergy
Sanguinary Priest
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Primaris Eliminator
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Patient Naturalist
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Nylea, Keen-Eyed
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Necron Deathmark
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Dreadhound
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Massacre Girl
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Compy Swarm
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Old Rutstein
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Carrion Feeder
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Plaguecrafter
29% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Wood Elves
29% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29% of 7 decks +15% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
29% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17% of 6 decks +8% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Watchers of the Dead
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Salvaged Manaworker
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Instants
Arachnogenesis
57% of 7 decks +49% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
57% of 7 decks +47% synergy
Wake the Dead
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Village Rites
29% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Beast Within
29% of 7 decks -12% synergy
Bitter Triumph
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Infernal Grasp
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Entomb
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Grisly Salvage
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Worldly Tutor
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Nature's Claim
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Tear Asunder
14% of 7 decks -0% synergy
Abrupt Decay
14% of 7 decks -2% synergy
Deadly Dispute
14% of 7 decks -3% synergy
Heroic Intervention
14% of 7 decks -15% synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
57% of 7 decks +39% synergy
Three Visits
57% of 7 decks +38% synergy
Nature's Lore
57% of 7 decks +31% synergy
Deadly Tempest
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Living Death
43% of 7 decks +35% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
43% of 7 decks +30% synergy
Farseek
43% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Toxic Deluge
43% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Malevolent Rumble
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Twilight's Call
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Dread Return
29% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Awaken the Woods
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Squirming Emergence
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Exsanguinate
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Pest Infestation
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
14% of 7 decks +0% synergy
Reanimate
14% of 7 decks -2% synergy
Culling Ritual
14% of 7 decks -6% synergy
Kodama's Reach
14% of 7 decks -13% synergy
Cultivate
14% of 7 decks -29% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
57% of 7 decks +48% synergy
Skullclamp
43% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Spawning Pit
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Altar of Dementia
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Monster Manual
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Lightning Greaves
14% of 7 decks -9% synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
57% of 7 decks +48% synergy
Guardian Project
43% of 7 decks +35% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
43% of 7 decks +30% synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Insidious Roots
29% of 7 decks +15% synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Haunted Crossroads
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Necromancy
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Bitterblossom
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Black Market Connections
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Parallel Lives
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
71% of 7 decks +61% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
71% of 7 decks +57% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71% of 7 decks +47% synergy
Bojuka Bog
71% of 7 decks +32% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
57% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Guildless Commons
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Arid Archway
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Khalni Garden
43% of 7 decks +39% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43% of 7 decks +30% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
43% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Westvale Abbey
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Ancient Tomb
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Cabal Coffers
29% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Shifting Woodland
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Diamond Valley
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
The Black Gate
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Ghost Quarter
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Command Beacon
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Field of the Dead
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Restless Cottage
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Grim Backwoods
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 7 decks -8% synergy
Rogue's Passage
14% of 7 decks -9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71% of 7 decks -9% synergy
Crowded Crypt
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Mana Crypt
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
14% of 7 decks -48% synergy
Lands
Overgrown Tomb
100% of 7 decks +53% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Underground Mortuary
86% of 7 decks +65% synergy
Deathcap Glade
86% of 7 decks +57% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
86% of 7 decks +45% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
86% of 7 decks +43% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
86% of 7 decks +33% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
71% of 7 decks +58% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
71% of 7 decks +50% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
71% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Temple of Malady
71% of 7 decks +36% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
57% of 7 decks -0% synergy
Bayou
43% of 7 decks +31% synergy
Blooming Marsh
43% of 7 decks +30% synergy
Viridescent Bog
43% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Path of Ancestry
43% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Twilight Mire
43% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Tainted Wood
43% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Prismatic Vista
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Fabled Passage
29% of 7 decks +15% synergy
Exotic Orchard
29% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Lazotep Quarry
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Escape Tunnel
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Haunted Mire
14% of 7 decks -3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of 7 decks -6% synergy
Jungle Hollow
14% of 7 decks -10% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 7 decks -13% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
14% of 7 decks -18% synergy