Honest Rutstein (Commander) - Core Reanimator

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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Scavenger Regent
100% of 1 decks +100% synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Undead Butler
62% of 21 decks +59% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
86% of 21 decks +55% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
65% of 17 decks +54% synergy
Plaguecrafter
62% of 21 decks +52% synergy
Skull Prophet
57% of 21 decks +49% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
52% of 21 decks +48% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
52% of 21 decks +45% synergy
Viscera Seer
62% of 21 decks +45% synergy
Eternal Witness
71% of 21 decks +44% synergy
Grim Haruspex
48% of 21 decks +43% synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57% of 21 decks +42% synergy
Victimize
52% of 21 decks +34% synergy
Six
50% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
48% of 21 decks +41% synergy
Living Death
48% of 21 decks +40% synergy
Dread Return
48% of 21 decks +38% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
44% of 16 decks +36% synergy
Old Stickfingers
43% of 21 decks +38% synergy
Old Rutstein
43% of 21 decks +37% synergy
Aftermath Analyst
43% of 21 decks +36% synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
62% of 16 decks +54% synergy
Massacre Wurm
43% of 21 decks +35% synergy
Cankerbloom
43% of 21 decks +28% synergy
Accursed Marauder
40% of 15 decks +31% synergy
Woe Strider
38% of 21 decks +33% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38% of 21 decks +31% synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
38% of 21 decks +31% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38% of 21 decks +29% synergy
Wood Elves
38% of 21 decks +28% synergy
Blood Artist
38% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Birds of Paradise
38% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Boggart Trawler
38% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Warren Soultrader
38% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Fell Stinger
33% of 21 decks +32% synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
33% of 21 decks +32% synergy
Timeless Witness
33% of 21 decks +30% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
33% of 21 decks +29% synergy
Insidious Fungus
33% of 9 decks +27% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Haywire Mite
33% of 21 decks +17% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
33% of 21 decks +15% synergy
Reclamation Sage
33% of 21 decks +13% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33% of 21 decks +11% synergy
Llanowar Elves
33% of 21 decks -0% synergy
Hollow Marauder
29% of 21 decks +28% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
29% of 21 decks +28% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
29% of 21 decks +27% synergy
Bane of Progress
29% of 21 decks +25% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
29% of 21 decks +24% synergy
Shriekmaw
29% of 21 decks +24% synergy
Underrealm Lich
29% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
29% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Fauna Shaman
29% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
29% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Beast Whisperer
29% of 21 decks +14% synergy
Patient Naturalist
24% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Cavalier of Night
24% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Kogla, the Titan Ape
24% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
24% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
24% of 21 decks +22% synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
24% of 21 decks +22% synergy
Midnight Reaper
24% of 21 decks +21% synergy
Lord of Extinction
24% of 21 decks +21% synergy
Golgari Thug
24% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Stinkweed Imp
24% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Skyfisher Spider
24% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
24% of 21 decks +17% synergy
Nyx Weaver
24% of 21 decks +14% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
24% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
31% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Beast Within
24% of 21 decks -16% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
24% of 21 decks -21% synergy
Wake the Dead
19% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Abrupt Decay
19% of 21 decks +3% synergy
Village Rites
19% of 21 decks +2% synergy
Fell the Profane
19% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Songs of the Damned
14% of 21 decks +12% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Entomb
14% of 21 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
43% of 21 decks +25% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
29% of 21 decks +15% synergy
Flare of Cultivation
24% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Life // Death
24% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Buried Alive
19% of 21 decks +11% synergy
Incarnation Technique
14% of 21 decks +13% synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
14% of 21 decks +13% synergy
Lively Dirge
14% of 21 decks +12% synergy
Unearth
14% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Life from the Loam
14% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 21 decks +2% synergy
Three Visits
14% of 21 decks -5% synergy
Culling Ritual
14% of 21 decks -6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
38% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33% of 21 decks +13% synergy
Altar of Dementia
29% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14% of 21 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33% of 21 decks +24% synergy
Insidious Roots
33% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
24% of 21 decks +21% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
24% of 21 decks -2% synergy
Crawling Infestation
19% of 21 decks +13% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14% of 21 decks +11% synergy
Crawling Sensation
14% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14% of 21 decks +1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
19% of 21 decks +10% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
43% of 21 decks +36% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
43% of 21 decks +29% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33% of 21 decks +21% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29% of 21 decks +11% synergy
High Market
24% of 21 decks +14% synergy
Rogue's Passage
24% of 21 decks +0% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24% of 21 decks -0% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24% of 21 decks -4% synergy
Tomb Fortress
19% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19% of 21 decks +17% synergy
Mortuary Mire
14% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 21 decks -8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
48% of 21 decks -33% synergy
Arcane Signet
14% of 21 decks -48% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90% of 21 decks +5% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
81% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
76% of 21 decks +24% synergy
Tainted Wood
67% of 21 decks +24% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
57% of 21 decks +15% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57% of 21 decks +11% synergy
Underground Mortuary
52% of 21 decks +32% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
52% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
52% of 21 decks +12% synergy
Viridescent Bog
43% of 21 decks +23% synergy
Temple of Malady
43% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Twilight Mire
38% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
33% of 21 decks +20% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Deathcap Glade
33% of 21 decks +4% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33% of 21 decks +4% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
29% of 21 decks +15% synergy
Myriad Landscape
29% of 21 decks +10% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
29% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Blighted Woodland
24% of 21 decks +17% synergy
Blooming Marsh
24% of 21 decks +11% synergy
Haunted Mire
24% of 21 decks +6% synergy
Bayou
19% of 21 decks +8% synergy
Jungle Hollow
14% of 21 decks -10% synergy