Honest Rutstein (Commander) - Upgraded

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
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MTGStocks
Town Greeter
14% of 21 decks +13% synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Summon: Fenrir
10% of 21 decks +8% synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
10% of 21 decks +7% synergy
Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
52% of 163 decks +38% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
30% of 163 decks +25% synergy
Birds of Paradise
44% of 163 decks +24% synergy
Soul of the Harvest
23% of 163 decks +23% synergy
Eternal Witness
48% of 163 decks +22% synergy
Nylea, Keen-Eyed
23% of 163 decks +22% synergy
Haywire Mite
38% of 163 decks +21% synergy
Fauna Shaman
27% of 163 decks +21% synergy
Grim Haruspex
25% of 163 decks +20% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
50% of 163 decks +20% synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
42% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Elvish Mystic
37% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33% of 163 decks +15% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
33% of 163 decks +13% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33% of 163 decks -12% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28% of 163 decks +13% synergy
Viscera Seer
27% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Massacre Wurm
26% of 163 decks +18% synergy
Wood Elves
26% of 163 decks +16% synergy
Reclamation Sage
25% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
18% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Worldly Tutor
14% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12% of 163 decks +8% synergy
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
12% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Field of the Dead
9% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Crop Rotation
9% of 163 decks -0% synergy
Ancient Tomb
7% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
25% of 138 decks +21% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
24% of 142 decks +16% synergy
Accursed Marauder
24% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
23% of 163 decks +8% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21% of 163 decks +11% synergy
Timeless Witness
21% of 163 decks +17% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
20% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Blood Artist
20% of 163 decks +0% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
20% of 150 decks +10% synergy
Plaguecrafter
20% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Silverback Elder
19% of 163 decks +18% synergy
Bane of Progress
19% of 163 decks +15% synergy
Shriekmaw
19% of 163 decks +14% synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
19% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Aftermath Analyst
18% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
17% of 163 decks +16% synergy
Skull Prophet
17% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
17% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Cankerbloom
17% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
17% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Kogla, the Titan Ape
16% of 163 decks +15% synergy
Augur of Autumn
16% of 163 decks +15% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
16% of 163 decks +11% synergy
Six
15% of 142 decks +8% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
15% of 163 decks +14% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15% of 163 decks +11% synergy
Fiend Artisan
15% of 163 decks +11% synergy
Massacre Girl
15% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Delighted Halfling
15% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
14% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
14% of 163 decks -4% synergy
Midnight Reaper
13% of 163 decks +11% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Warren Soultrader
13% of 142 decks +3% synergy
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth
13% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
13% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Primordial Sage
12% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
12% of 98 decks +9% synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
12% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Woe Strider
12% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Old Rutstein
12% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Eladamri, Korvecdal
11% of 142 decks +8% synergy
Disruptive Stormbrood
11% of 45 decks +11% synergy
Murderous Rider
11% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Druid of Purification
11% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
22% of 163 decks -8% synergy
Beast Within
22% of 163 decks -16% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15% of 142 decks -4% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Village Rites
12% of 163 decks -5% synergy
Putrefy
12% of 163 decks -23% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 142 decks +3% synergy
Golgari Charm
12% of 163 decks -6% synergy
Dark Ritual
11% of 163 decks -5% synergy
Deadly Dispute
10% of 163 decks -8% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Abrupt Decay
10% of 163 decks -6% synergy
Entomb
7% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Grisly Salvage
7% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Deadly Rollick
7% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Nature's Claim
7% of 163 decks -4% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7% of 163 decks -5% synergy
Overkill
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Infernal Grasp
6% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Tear Asunder
6% of 163 decks -8% synergy
Bitter Triumph
6% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Go for the Throat
6% of 163 decks -0% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
21% of 163 decks -5% synergy
Reanimate
20% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Victimize
18% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Three Visits
17% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Living Death
15% of 163 decks +8% synergy
Toxic Deluge
15% of 163 decks -6% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Culling Ritual
13% of 163 decks -7% synergy
Cultivate
13% of 163 decks -29% synergy
Dread Return
12% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Kodama's Reach
11% of 163 decks -15% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Damnation
9% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Diabolic Intent
9% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Glimpse of Nature
8% of 163 decks +8% synergy
Buried Alive
8% of 163 decks -0% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8% of 163 decks -4% synergy
Farseek
8% of 163 decks -10% synergy
Rampant Growth
8% of 163 decks -27% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Will of the Sultai
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6% of 163 decks +0% synergy
Feed the Swarm
6% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Night's Whisper
6% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6% of 134 decks +4% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Echoing Return
6% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
5% of 115 decks -7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
23% of 163 decks -9% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Bontu's Monument
15% of 163 decks +14% synergy
The Great Henge
10% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Thrumming Stone
9% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9% of 163 decks +0% synergy
Cloud Key
7% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Altar of Dementia
7% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Hedge Shredder
7% of 101 decks +1% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Emerald Medallion
7% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Mirror Box
6% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Jet Medallion
6% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of 163 decks -19% synergy
Birthing Pod
6% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Whip of Erebos
6% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Lightning Greaves
6% of 163 decks -17% synergy
Enchantments
Garruk's Uprising
17% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Guardian Project
16% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14% of 163 decks +0% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13% of 139 decks +5% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
13% of 163 decks -12% synergy
Bloodbond March
10% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Animate Dead
10% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Wild Growth
9% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Insidious Roots
9% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Elemental Bond
8% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7% of 163 decks -6% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Grave Pact
7% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Teval's Judgment
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
6% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6% of 149 decks +4% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6% of 101 decks +3% synergy
Tortured Existence
6% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Journey to Eternity
6% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
13% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39% of 163 decks +16% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
38% of 163 decks +10% synergy
Bojuka Bog
35% of 163 decks -4% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31% of 163 decks +19% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
31% of 163 decks +13% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Reliquary Tower
18% of 163 decks -4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
17% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Shifting Woodland
14% of 142 decks +4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
13% of 163 decks -11% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
12% of 163 decks +7% synergy
Restless Cottage
12% of 163 decks +2% synergy
Kishla Village
9% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Castle Garenbrig
9% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Dryad Arbor
9% of 163 decks -0% synergy
Mortuary Mire
8% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Three Tree City
8% of 116 decks -3% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8% of 142 decks +4% synergy
Castle Locthwain
7% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Witch's Cottage
7% of 163 decks +3% synergy
High Market
7% of 163 decks -2% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Swarmyard
7% of 163 decks -7% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Ghost Quarter
6% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Strip Mine
6% of 163 decks +3% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
6% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
54% of 163 decks -27% synergy
Arcane Signet
40% of 163 decks -22% synergy
Herd Heirloom
11% of 45 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Signet
10% of 163 decks -19% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7% of 163 decks -18% synergy
Mind Stone
6% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Patchwork Banner
5% of 116 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
83% of 163 decks -3% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
63% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
58% of 163 decks +13% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
57% of 163 decks +5% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
53% of 163 decks +13% synergy
Underground Mortuary
45% of 163 decks +24% synergy
Deathcap Glade
42% of 163 decks +13% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42% of 163 decks +12% synergy
Tainted Wood
37% of 163 decks -6% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
34% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Twilight Mire
33% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30% of 163 decks -12% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
29% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Temple of Malady
28% of 163 decks -8% synergy
Exotic Orchard
26% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
24% of 163 decks +11% synergy
Blooming Marsh
23% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Fabled Passage
21% of 163 decks +8% synergy
Bayou
20% of 163 decks +9% synergy
Haunted Mire
18% of 163 decks +1% synergy
Wastewood Verge
17% of 66 decks +3% synergy
Misty Rainforest
15% of 163 decks +8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
15% of 163 decks -13% synergy
Viridescent Bog
14% of 163 decks -6% synergy
Marsh Flats
13% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Windswept Heath
13% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Woodland Chasm
13% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Myriad Landscape
13% of 163 decks -5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
13% of 163 decks -9% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Wooded Foothills
12% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Polluted Delta
12% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Jungle Hollow
11% of 163 decks -14% synergy
Festering Gulch
10% of 163 decks +6% synergy
Prismatic Vista
10% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9% of 163 decks -12% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9% of 163 decks -1% synergy
Demolition Field
7% of 163 decks +4% synergy
Blighted Woodland
6% of 163 decks +0% synergy
Cavern of Souls
6% of 163 decks -0% synergy
City of Brass
6% of 163 decks +2% synergy