Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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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
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Bitterblossom
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Plague of Vermin
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Ophiomancer
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Warren Soultrader
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
63%synergy
Gravecrawler
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Carrion Feeder
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Diabolic Intent
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
53%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Bloodghast
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Starscape Cleric
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Chittering Witch
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Timeline Culler
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Miner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Putrid Goblin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Priest of Gix
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Rollick
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Ritual
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Fell the Profane
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Entomb
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sacrifice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Szat's Will
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Bubbling Muck
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Persist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Final Parting
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Circle of Power
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Bontu's Monument
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Exquisite Blood
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Carnival of Souls
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Animate Dead
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dark Prophecy
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Castle Locthwain
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Witch's Cottage
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Peat Bog
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy