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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Diamond Weapon
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Summon: Titan
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Undead Butler
60% of 20 decks +57% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
85% of 20 decks +55% synergy
Plaguecrafter
60% of 20 decks +50% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
65% of 20 decks +50% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
50% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
50% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Viscera Seer
60% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Grim Haruspex
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Dread Return
50% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Eternal Witness
65% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Top Cards
Victimize
55% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
47% of 17 decks +37% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Living Death
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Massacre Wurm
45% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Skull Prophet
45% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Reclamation Sage
45% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Accursed Marauder
43% of 14 decks +34% synergy
Timeless Witness
40% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
47% of 15 decks +38% synergy
Shriekmaw
40% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Old Stickfingers
40% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Wood Elves
40% of 20 decks +31% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Cankerbloom
40% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Blood Artist
40% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Fell Stinger
35% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
35% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
35% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
35% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Old Rutstein
35% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Aftermath Analyst
35% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
35% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Beast Whisperer
35% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Six
33% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Warren Soultrader
33% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Hollow Marauder
30% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
30% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Spinner of Souls
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Golgari Thug
30% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Woe Strider
30% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Underrealm Lich
30% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Insidious Fungus
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
30% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Haywire Mite
30% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Llanowar Elves
30% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Boggart Trawler
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Patient Naturalist
25% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Kogla, the Titan Ape
25% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
25% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
25% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Lord of Extinction
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Bane of Progress
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Stinkweed Imp
25% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Fauna Shaman
25% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
25% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Nyx Weaver
25% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Birds of Paradise
25% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Unscrupulous Contractor
20% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Soul of the Harvest
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Cavalier of Night
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Nylea, Keen-Eyed
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
27% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Village Rites
25% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Wake the Dead
20% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
20% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
20% of 20 decks -24% synergy
Songs of the Damned
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Grapple with the Past
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Grisly Salvage
15% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Abrupt Decay
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Beast Within
15% of 20 decks -23% synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Diresight
27% of 11 decks +26% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
25% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Lively Dirge
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Flare of Cultivation
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Life // Death
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Unearth
20% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Buried Alive
20% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Deadly Tempest
15% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Squirming Emergence
15% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
35% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Altar of Dementia
25% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
35% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
30% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
30% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
27% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Animate Dead
20% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Crawling Infestation
15% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
20% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
40% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Tomb Fortress
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Mortuary Mire
20% of 20 decks +15% synergy
High Market
20% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
20% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Rogue's Passage
20% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Memorial to Folly
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Witch's Cottage
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Grim Backwoods
15% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Reliquary Tower
15% of 20 decks -8% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15% of 20 decks -13% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
45% of 20 decks -36% synergy
Arcane Signet
15% of 20 decks -48% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
85% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Tainted Wood
65% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
65% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Viridescent Bog
55% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
55% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
55% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Malady
45% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
45% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Underground Mortuary
40% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Myriad Landscape
30% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
30% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Twilight Mire
30% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Blighted Woodland
25% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Blooming Marsh
25% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Haunted Mire
25% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Jungle Hollow
25% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Deathcap Glade
20% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Festering Gulch
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Bayou
15% of 20 decks +4% synergy