Dina, Essence Brewer (Commander) - Budget Lifedrain

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Titan's Grave
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Teacher's Pest
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dina, Soul Steeper
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
High Market
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Blight Mound
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Woe Strider
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Deadly Brew
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Culling Ritual
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Pest Infestation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Blood Artist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Elvish Mystic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Mortality Spear
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Witch of the Moors
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Infernal Grasp
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Mycoloth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Pest Rescuer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Nether Traitor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Haywire Mite
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Smothering Abomination
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Bloodghast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Merchant of Venom
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Springbloom Druid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Warden of the Grove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Creakwood Liege
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Epicure of Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Goose
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Newt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Slum Reaper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High-Society Hunter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gingerbrute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nessian Boar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Krosan Wayfarer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Plumb the Forbidden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Deglamer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unravel the Aether
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Bargain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Giant Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Return to Nature
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Tend the Pests
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coat with Venom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Another Chance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Foolish Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Ominous Harvest
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Immoral Bargain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Gaze of Granite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Witherbloom Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Essence Pulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Final Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Edge of Autumn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Craving
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Illicit Shipment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Driven // Despair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pillage the Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Synchronized Charge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planar Engineering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Pox Plague
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Send in the Pest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pestilent Cauldron
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Sun Droplet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Trading Post
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Golem's Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Druidic Satchel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fireshrieker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Feral Appetite
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Trudge Garden
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Awakening Zone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Gutter Grime
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Privilege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Germination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Font of Fertility
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instill Energy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadows of the Past
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Death's Presence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Druid Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Puca's Covenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Additive Evolution
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Grim Backwoods
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sapseep Forest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Pit of Offerings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Paradise Plume
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Fabled Passage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Study Hall
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Festering Thicket
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Vernal Fen
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Turbulent Fen
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Jungle Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Foul Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Wood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy