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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Undead Butler
67% of 18 decks +64% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
89% of 18 decks +58% synergy
Plaguecrafter
67% of 18 decks +57% synergy
Viscera Seer
72% of 18 decks +55% synergy
Skull Prophet
61% of 18 decks +53% synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
56% of 18 decks +49% synergy
Old Stickfingers
50% of 18 decks +45% synergy
Living Death
50% of 18 decks +43% synergy
Woe Strider
44% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Eternal Witness
67% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
72% of 18 decks +57% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
71% of 14 decks +61% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
62% of 13 decks +53% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
61% of 18 decks +56% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
56% of 18 decks +49% synergy
Victimize
56% of 18 decks +37% synergy
Six
54% of 13 decks +46% synergy
Aftermath Analyst
50% of 18 decks +43% synergy
Dread Return
50% of 18 decks +40% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 18 decks +33% synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
44% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Old Rutstein
44% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44% of 18 decks +37% synergy
Massacre Wurm
44% of 18 decks +37% synergy
Cankerbloom
44% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Accursed Marauder
42% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Fell Stinger
39% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39% of 18 decks +28% synergy
Wood Elves
39% of 18 decks +28% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
39% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Blood Artist
39% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Birds of Paradise
39% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Reclamation Sage
39% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Boggart Trawler
38% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Warren Soultrader
38% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
33% of 18 decks +33% synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
33% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
33% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Bane of Progress
33% of 18 decks +30% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
33% of 18 decks +28% synergy
Underrealm Lich
33% of 18 decks +28% synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
33% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
33% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Haywire Mite
33% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Llanowar Elves
33% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Hollow Marauder
28% of 18 decks +28% synergy
Patient Naturalist
28% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Cavalier of Night
28% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Lord of Extinction
28% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Midnight Reaper
28% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Timeless Witness
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
28% of 18 decks +23% synergy
Shriekmaw
28% of 18 decks +23% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
28% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Skyfisher Spider
28% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Beast Whisperer
28% of 18 decks +13% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
28% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Unscrupulous Contractor
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Soul of the Harvest
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Kogla, the Titan Ape
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Dreadhound
22% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Golgari Thug
22% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Fauna Shaman
22% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
33% of 18 decks +23% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
31% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
23% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Wake the Dead
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Abrupt Decay
22% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Beast Within
22% of 18 decks -18% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
22% of 18 decks -22% synergy
Entomb
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Village Rites
17% of 18 decks -1% synergy
Sorceries
Flare of Cultivation
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Life // Death
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
28% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Incarnation Technique
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Lively Dirge
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Unearth
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Buried Alive
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Three Visits
17% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
33% of 18 decks +13% synergy
Skullclamp
33% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Altar of Dementia
28% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
31% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Insidious Roots
28% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
28% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
22% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Crawling Infestation
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
44% of 18 decks +30% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
39% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33% of 18 decks +21% synergy
High Market
28% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Rogue's Passage
28% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Tomb Fortress
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22% of 18 decks -6% synergy
Mortuary Mire
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
50% of 18 decks -31% synergy
Arcane Signet
17% of 18 decks -45% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
83% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
72% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Tainted Wood
67% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
67% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Underground Mortuary
56% of 18 decks +34% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
56% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Viridescent Bog
44% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
44% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Malady
44% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Fabled Passage
39% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Deathcap Glade
33% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Twilight Mire
33% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
28% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Haunted Mire
28% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
28% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Blighted Woodland
22% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Bayou
22% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Blooming Marsh
17% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Jungle Hollow
17% of 18 decks -7% synergy