Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Expensive Lifedrain

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Jeremy Rowe
Oct 31, 2025
Where Do Typal Decks Fit in the New Bracket System?
With the new changes to the Commander Bracket System, how are typal decks affected? Where do creature type decks fit in? Let's discuss.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague of Vermin
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Bitterblossom
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Ophiomancer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Dark Confidant
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Imp's Mischief
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Gravecrawler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Darkstar Augur
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Grave Titan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shriekmaw
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Chittering Witch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Great Unclean One
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Gix
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodghast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Tragic Slip
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fatal Push
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Cut Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pile On
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Devour in Shadow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Cling to Dust
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Terror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Power Word Kill
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
False Cure
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Unearth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Army of the Damned
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Final Act
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Terror Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Infection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Flay Essence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Carnival of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Tortured Existence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
High Market
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy