Honest Rutstein (Commander) - Core 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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Colossal Grave-Reaver
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grim Haruspex
90% of 63 decks +86% synergy
Midnight Reaper
76% of 63 decks +73% synergy
Viscera Seer
83% of 63 decks +66% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
79% of 63 decks +65% synergy
Timeless Witness
60% of 63 decks +57% synergy
Woe Strider
60% of 63 decks +55% synergy
Foundation Breaker
54% of 63 decks +52% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
60% of 63 decks +51% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
71% of 63 decks +49% synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
51% of 63 decks +48% synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
71% of 63 decks +41% synergy
Reclamation Sage
65% of 63 decks +45% synergy
Eternal Witness
63% of 63 decks +36% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
60% of 63 decks +42% synergy
Blood Artist
59% of 63 decks +39% synergy
Beast Whisperer
57% of 63 decks +43% synergy
Plaguecrafter
51% of 63 decks +41% synergy
Spinner of Souls
50% of 22 decks +45% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
49% of 63 decks +44% synergy
Haywire Mite
46% of 63 decks +30% synergy
Creatures
Fell Stinger
44% of 63 decks +44% synergy
Ogre Slumlord
43% of 63 decks +41% synergy
Accursed Marauder
42% of 52 decks +33% synergy
Shriekmaw
41% of 63 decks +37% synergy
Wood Elves
41% of 63 decks +31% synergy
Vindictive Vampire
40% of 63 decks +38% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
38% of 63 decks +37% synergy
Harvester of Souls
38% of 63 decks +36% synergy
Massacre Wurm
38% of 63 decks +30% synergy
Cankerbloom
38% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
37% of 54 decks +27% synergy
Warren Soultrader
37% of 54 decks +26% synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
37% of 63 decks +30% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37% of 63 decks +26% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
35% of 63 decks +32% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
35% of 63 decks +30% synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
35% of 63 decks +28% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
35% of 63 decks +28% synergy
Carrion Feeder
35% of 63 decks +27% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
35% of 55 decks +26% synergy
Unscrupulous Contractor
34% of 61 decks +34% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33% of 63 decks +20% synergy
Millikin
32% of 63 decks +29% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
32% of 63 decks +27% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32% of 63 decks +18% synergy
Elvish Mystic
32% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Llanowar Elves
32% of 63 decks -2% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
30% of 63 decks +29% synergy
Smothering Abomination
30% of 63 decks +28% synergy
Insidious Fungus
30% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
29% of 58 decks +19% synergy
Boggart Trawler
28% of 53 decks +25% synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
27% of 63 decks +27% synergy
Undead Butler
27% of 63 decks +24% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
27% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27% of 63 decks +20% synergy
Sifter of Skulls
25% of 63 decks +25% synergy
Dreadhound
25% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Copper Myr
25% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Skyfisher Spider
25% of 63 decks +19% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25% of 63 decks +7% synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
24% of 63 decks +22% synergy
Leaden Myr
24% of 63 decks +21% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
24% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
22% of 63 decks +22% synergy
Soul of the Harvest
22% of 63 decks +21% synergy
Cavalier of Night
22% of 63 decks +21% synergy
Demon's Disciple
22% of 63 decks +19% synergy
Fauna Shaman
22% of 63 decks +16% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22% of 63 decks +14% synergy
Instants
Wake the Dead
27% of 63 decks +27% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
25% of 63 decks -19% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19% of 63 decks +9% synergy
Village Rites
16% of 63 decks -1% synergy
Beast Within
16% of 63 decks -24% synergy
Arachnogenesis
14% of 63 decks +6% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10% of 63 decks +0% synergy
Fell the Profane
7% of 54 decks -1% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7% of 54 decks -12% synergy
Deadly Dispute
6% of 63 decks -12% synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
35% of 63 decks +17% synergy
Living Death
30% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Farseek
22% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Nature's Lore
22% of 63 decks -4% synergy
Dread Return
17% of 63 decks +8% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Three Visits
17% of 63 decks -2% synergy
Deadly Tempest
16% of 63 decks +13% synergy
Toxic Deluge
16% of 63 decks -5% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
13% of 63 decks -1% synergy
Reanimate
13% of 63 decks -5% synergy
Season of Loss
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Twilight's Call
10% of 63 decks +9% synergy
Diresight
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Unearth
8% of 63 decks +3% synergy
Creeping Renaissance
6% of 63 decks +6% synergy
Culling Ritual
6% of 63 decks -14% synergy
Rampant Growth
6% of 63 decks -29% synergy
Cultivate
6% of 63 decks -36% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
33% of 63 decks +13% synergy
Skullclamp
29% of 63 decks -3% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25% of 63 decks +16% synergy
Spawning Pit
24% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Altar of Dementia
22% of 63 decks +14% synergy
Bontu's Monument
6% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
40% of 63 decks +14% synergy
Guardian Project
24% of 63 decks +16% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22% of 63 decks +9% synergy
Animate Dead
19% of 63 decks +10% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16% of 58 decks +13% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Insidious Roots
11% of 63 decks -2% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10% of 63 decks +6% synergy
Carnival of Souls
6% of 63 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41% of 63 decks +2% synergy
High Market
30% of 63 decks +20% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Khalni Garden
17% of 63 decks +14% synergy
Grim Backwoods
17% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16% of 63 decks +10% synergy
Mortuary Mire
14% of 63 decks +9% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14% of 63 decks +2% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 63 decks -8% synergy
Guildless Commons
11% of 63 decks +10% synergy
Arid Archway
11% of 63 decks +10% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11% of 63 decks -17% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10% of 63 decks +8% synergy
Rogue's Passage
10% of 63 decks -14% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10% of 63 decks -14% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9% of 54 decks +5% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8% of 63 decks +7% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
8% of 63 decks -10% synergy
Shifting Woodland
7% of 54 decks -3% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
6% of 63 decks -2% synergy
Restless Cottage
6% of 63 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
46% of 63 decks -35% synergy
Arcane Signet
19% of 63 decks -43% synergy
Golgari Signet
8% of 63 decks -21% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
84% of 63 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Wood
65% of 63 decks +23% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
62% of 63 decks +20% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
59% of 63 decks +7% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
51% of 63 decks -8% synergy
Temple of Malady
49% of 63 decks +13% synergy
Viridescent Bog
35% of 63 decks +15% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
35% of 63 decks +1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
32% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
32% of 63 decks -14% synergy
Exotic Orchard
30% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Underground Mortuary
29% of 63 decks +8% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29% of 63 decks -12% synergy
Ash Barrens
27% of 63 decks +22% synergy
Haunted Mire
24% of 63 decks +6% synergy
Fabled Passage
22% of 63 decks +9% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 63 decks +3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22% of 63 decks +2% synergy
Deathcap Glade
22% of 63 decks -7% synergy
Twilight Mire
22% of 63 decks -8% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
21% of 63 decks +7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
21% of 63 decks -2% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
19% of 63 decks -2% synergy
Jungle Hollow
19% of 63 decks -5% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19% of 63 decks -10% synergy
Blooming Marsh
17% of 63 decks +5% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
16% of 63 decks +11% synergy
Escape Tunnel
14% of 63 decks +13% synergy
Blighted Woodland
10% of 63 decks +3% synergy
Woodland Chasm
10% of 63 decks -0% synergy
Foul Orchard
8% of 63 decks +1% synergy
Demolition Field
6% of 63 decks +4% synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy