Liesa, Shroud of Dusk (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

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Brian Cain
Nov 24, 2025
Mai, Scornful Striker Commander Deck Tech
If you're looking to mess with life totals in a mono-black deck, then look no further than this Commander deck for Mai, Scornful Striker.
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Scheming Silvertongue
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Moor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
76%inclusion198 decks260 decks
62%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
69%inclusion179 decks260 decks
53%synergy
Soul Warden
69%inclusion180 decks260 decks
52%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
72%inclusion187 decks260 decks
51%synergy
Soul's Attendant
56%inclusion146 decks260 decks
44%synergy
Blind Obedience
59%inclusion153 decks260 decks
41%synergy
Exemplar of Light
47%inclusion122 decks258 decks
40%synergy
Suture Priest
53%inclusion138 decks260 decks
40%synergy
Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion144 decks260 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Bond
59%inclusion153 decks260 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion187 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion173 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion139 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion131 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
48%inclusion126 decks260 decks
37%synergy
Damn
45%inclusion118 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
44%inclusion114 decks260 decks
34%synergy
Despark
41%inclusion106 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion106 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Serra Ascendant
39%inclusion102 decks260 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion104 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion98 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
30%inclusion77 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion54 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Resplendent Angel
37%inclusion97 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
37%inclusion97 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
36%inclusion94 decks260 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
35%inclusion90 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion87 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion85 decks260 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion84 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
32%inclusion84 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
32%inclusion52 decks164 decks
29%synergy
Drana and Linvala
32%inclusion82 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
31%inclusion80 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
29%inclusion76 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion75 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion72 decks260 decks
23%synergy
Archangel of Thune
27%inclusion70 decks260 decks
23%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
26%inclusion55 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
25%inclusion64 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Angel of Vitality
23%inclusion61 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Indulging Patrician
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Mother of Runes
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion56 decks260 decks
-9%synergy
Rug of Smothering
22%inclusion56 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20%inclusion52 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
8%synergy
The Gaffer
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Auriok Champion
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
38%inclusion99 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
30%inclusion77 decks260 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion76 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
25%inclusion65 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Akroma's Will
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Hatred
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Revitalize
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
5.6%inclusion10 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Invoke the Divine
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion101 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion91 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion89 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
30%inclusion79 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion78 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion68 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Vindicate
22%inclusion56 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Revival // Revenge
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.2%inclusion13 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion92 decks260 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion91 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion76 decks260 decks
21%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
3%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Isolation Cell
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion98 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion95 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
31%inclusion80 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion69 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Cleric Class
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion48 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Angelic Accord
18%inclusion48 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Silence
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Firja's Retribution
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Boon Reflection
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Protection Racket
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion152 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
48%inclusion126 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion73 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
25%inclusion65 decks260 decks
21%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion61 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion52 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
-6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion234 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion223 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion178 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
66%inclusion172 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion77 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
25%inclusion65 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion255 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion255 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion244 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion203 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
73%inclusion191 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion183 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
56%inclusion145 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
53%inclusion139 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion132 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion123 decks260 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion120 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion115 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
42%inclusion110 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
37%inclusion97 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion96 decks260 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
37%inclusion96 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion78 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion75 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion52 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
3%synergy