Zimone and Dina (Commander) - Budget Optimized Birthing Pod

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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MTGStocks
Neoform
100% of 7 decks +95% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
86% of 7 decks +80% synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
86% of 7 decks +80% synergy
Tireless Provisioner
86% of 7 decks +75% synergy
Lotus Cobra
86% of 7 decks +75% synergy
Scute Swarm
86% of 7 decks +74% synergy
Eternal Witness
100% of 7 decks +72% synergy
Quirion Ranger
71% of 7 decks +69% synergy
Bloodghast
71% of 7 decks +68% synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
57% of 7 decks +56% synergy
Top Cards
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
71% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
57% of 7 decks +55% synergy
Coiling Oracle
57% of 7 decks +50% synergy
Llanowar Elves
57% of 7 decks +45% synergy
Arcane Denial
57% of 7 decks +43% synergy
Birds of Paradise
57% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
86% of 7 decks +74% synergy
Rhystic Study
71% of 7 decks +49% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71% of 7 decks +48% synergy
Field of the Dead
57% of 7 decks +46% synergy
Crop Rotation
57% of 7 decks +44% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57% of 7 decks +43% synergy
Worldly Tutor
29% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Demonic Tutor
29% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14% of 7 decks -2% synergy
Creatures
Scryb Ranger
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Prime Speaker Vannifar
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Protean Hulk
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Fiend Artisan
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Tiller Engine
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Chasm Skulker
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43% of 7 decks +39% synergy
Kiora's Follower
43% of 7 decks +38% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
43% of 7 decks +34% synergy
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
43% of 7 decks +33% synergy
Deceiver Exarch
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Ethereal Investigator
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Phantasmal Image
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Kodama of the East Tree
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Farhaven Elf
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Wood Elves
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Ruin Crab
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Bloom Tender
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Springbloom Druid
29% of 7 decks +21% synergy
Rampaging Baloths
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Reclamation Sage
29% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Baleful Strix
29% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
29% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Breaching Hippocamp
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Watcher for Tomorrow
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Gamekeeper
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Pestermite
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Great Whale
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Vindictive Lich
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Bounding Krasis
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Prowling Geistcatcher
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Great Oak Guardian
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Gurgling Anointer
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
The Watcher in the Water
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Woodland Bellower
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Fblthp, the Lost
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
43% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Pongify
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Abrupt Decay
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Swan Song
29% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Growth Spiral
29% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Heroic Intervention
29% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Putrefy
29% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Beast Within
29% of 7 decks -1% synergy
Soul Shatter
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Narset's Reversal
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Mortality Spear
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Snuff Out
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Deadly Dispute
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Golgari Charm
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Spell Pierce
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Return to Nature
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Chord of Calling
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Krosan Grip
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Reality Shift
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Nature's Claim
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Pact of Negation
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Veil of Summer
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Brainstorm
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Sultai Charm
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Tear Asunder
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Harrow
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Dark Ritual
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Mana Drain
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Negate
14% of 7 decks -3% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14% of 7 decks -5% synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
43% of 7 decks +38% synergy
Villainous Wealth
43% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Reanimate
43% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Necromantic Selection
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Finale of Devastation
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Victimize
29% of 7 decks +16% synergy
Toxic Deluge
29% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Nature's Lore
29% of 7 decks +0% synergy
Rampant Growth
29% of 7 decks -8% synergy
Cultivate
29% of 7 decks -14% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Polymorph
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Tooth and Nail
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Seasons Past
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Solve the Equation
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Final Parting
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Unearth
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Life // Death
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Painful Truths
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Unmarked Grave
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Urban Evolution
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Exsanguinate
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Living Death
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Culling Ritual
14% of 7 decks +0% synergy
Three Visits
14% of 7 decks -10% synergy
Kodama's Reach
14% of 7 decks -12% synergy
Farseek
14% of 7 decks -29% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
43% of 7 decks +42% synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
43% of 7 decks +41% synergy
Birthing Pod
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Lightning Greaves
43% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Thornbite Staff
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Amulet of Vigor
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
43% of 7 decks +39% synergy
Mystic Remora
43% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Zendikar's Roil
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29% of 7 decks +22% synergy
Exploration
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Awakening Zone
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Elven Chorus
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Bitterblossom
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Burgeoning
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Pernicious Deed
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Freed from the Real
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Wild Growth
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Sylvan Library
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Guardian Project
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
29% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Bojuka Bog
43% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Reliquary Tower
43% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
29% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Temple of the False God
29% of 7 decks +17% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Sunscorched Desert
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Ghost Town
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Ghost Quarter
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Lotus Field
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Urza's Saga
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14% of 7 decks -7% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
57% of 7 decks -14% synergy
Thought Vessel
29% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Patriar's Seal
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Simic Signet
14% of 7 decks +2% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14% of 7 decks -2% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14% of 7 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Dimir Aqueduct
86% of 7 decks +67% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
86% of 7 decks +64% synergy
Command Tower
86% of 7 decks -4% synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
71% of 7 decks +51% synergy
Breeding Pool
71% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Exotic Orchard
71% of 7 decks +16% synergy
Morphic Pool
57% of 7 decks +31% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
57% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Watery Grave
57% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Opulent Palace
57% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
43% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Evolving Wilds
43% of 7 decks +15% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Polluted Delta
43% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Zagoth Triome
43% of 7 decks +3% synergy
Hedge Maze
33% of 3 decks +15% synergy
Windswept Heath
29% of 7 decks +18% synergy
Deathcap Glade
29% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Fabled Passage
29% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Deceit
29% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Underground River
29% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Mystery
29% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Temple of Malady
29% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29% of 7 decks -1% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29% of 7 decks -4% synergy
Misty Rainforest
29% of 7 decks -6% synergy
Sunken Hollow
29% of 7 decks -7% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29% of 7 decks -13% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
29% of 7 decks -14% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Brokers Hideout
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Demolition Field
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Choked Estuary
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Reflecting Pool
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Waterlogged Grove
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
Haunted Mire
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
City of Brass
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Wooded Foothills
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Flooded Strand
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Fetid Pools
14% of 7 decks +3% synergy