Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Ayara, First of Locthwain
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Josh Nelson
Jul 16, 2026
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Ten Combos for Your Next Monocolor Commander Decks
Ten mono-color Commander combos, two per color, from the Pickles lock to Squirrel Nest + Earthcraft, that you can drop into your next builds.
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Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague of Vermin
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Gravecrawler
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Bitterblossom
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Ophiomancer
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Diabolic Intent
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Blood Artist
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Carrion Feeder
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Bontu's Monument
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Bloodghast
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Chittering Witch
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Nether Traitor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grave Researcher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Darkstar Augur
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Putrid Goblin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Great Unclean One
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Servant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Saw in Half
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Act
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Dissection Practice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Withering Curse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Send in the Pest
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dark Salvation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
End of the Hunt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Mutilate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Defense Grid
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Carnival of Souls
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Open the Graves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Blight Mound
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Changing Loyalty
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Palace Siege
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
High Market
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
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