Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ninja Pizza
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Treats
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ice Cream Kitty
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Academy Manufactor
93%inclusion545 decks585 decks
83%synergy
Peregrin Took
90%inclusion527 decks585 decks
78%synergy
Samwise Gamgee
87%inclusion511 decks585 decks
75%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
72%inclusion420 decks585 decks
66%synergy
Gilded Goose
76%inclusion443 decks585 decks
64%synergy
The Shire
74%inclusion432 decks585 decks
63%synergy
Farmer Cotton
74%inclusion433 decks585 decks
63%synergy
The Gaffer
73%inclusion429 decks585 decks
61%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
78%inclusion459 decks585 decks
61%synergy
Delighted Halfling
74%inclusion430 decks585 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
86%inclusion502 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
74%inclusion434 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
72%inclusion423 decks585 decks
52%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
70%inclusion407 decks585 decks
56%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion389 decks585 decks
30%synergy
Treebeard, Gracious Host
65%inclusion380 decks585 decks
51%synergy
Pippin, Warden of Isengard
63%inclusion371 decks585 decks
55%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion367 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
62%inclusion364 decks585 decks
35%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
62%inclusion362 decks585 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
74%inclusion434 decks585 decks
66%synergy
Smothering Tithe
60%inclusion352 decks585 decks
48%synergy
Teferi's Protection
58%inclusion341 decks585 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion296 decks585 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion242 decks585 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
38%inclusion224 decks585 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion220 decks585 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion185 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
29%inclusion167 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
61%inclusion358 decks585 decks
53%synergy
Rapacious Guest
59%inclusion345 decks585 decks
49%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
58%inclusion341 decks585 decks
49%synergy
Merry, Warden of Isengard
52%inclusion306 decks585 decks
44%synergy
Savvy Hunter
51%inclusion299 decks585 decks
43%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
51%inclusion298 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Banquet Guests
50%inclusion292 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Meriadoc Brandybuck
49%inclusion285 decks585 decks
42%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
48%inclusion282 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Prize Pig
48%inclusion279 decks585 decks
39%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
45%inclusion266 decks585 decks
42%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
45%inclusion262 decks585 decks
37%synergy
Experimental Confectioner
43%inclusion254 decks585 decks
39%synergy
Ocelot Pride
43%inclusion207 decks482 decks
40%synergy
Feasting Hobbit
41%inclusion238 decks585 decks
33%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion201 decks497 decks
36%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
39%inclusion231 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
38%inclusion225 decks585 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
37%inclusion205 decks560 decks
30%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
36%inclusion212 decks585 decks
32%synergy
Elanor Gardner
36%inclusion209 decks585 decks
29%synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
35%inclusion150 decks425 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion206 decks585 decks
23%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
32%inclusion187 decks585 decks
27%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion71 decks271 decks
22%synergy
Essence Warden
26%inclusion152 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion125 decks496 decks
22%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
25%inclusion146 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
24%inclusion139 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
23%inclusion132 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
22%inclusion129 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Apothecary White
22%inclusion129 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Master
22%inclusion126 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Hazel's Brewmaster
22%inclusion88 decks409 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion95 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
20%inclusion117 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
20%inclusion115 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Astrid Peth
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
17%inclusion101 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion97 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion96 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
16%inclusion93 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
16%inclusion67 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Motivated Pony
15%inclusion87 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
14%inclusion84 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Scurry Oak
14%inclusion81 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
53%inclusion309 decks585 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion218 decks585 decks
30%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
23%inclusion134 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion124 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Eladamri's Call
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
18%inclusion105 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion89 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
14%inclusion83 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion79 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Mortality Spear
13%inclusion77 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion45 decks419 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion60 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Hobbit's Sting
10%inclusion58 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Clever Concealment
10%inclusion57 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.9%inclusion52 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.7%inclusion39 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.7%inclusion33 decks496 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Silence
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion27 decks496 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion348 decks585 decks
37%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion299 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion251 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
40%inclusion235 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Revive the Shire
35%inclusion206 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion194 decks585 decks
-7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
28%inclusion165 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Many Partings
22%inclusion126 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion91 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion89 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
12%inclusion73 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion69 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion64 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.1%inclusion53 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Damn
8.5%inclusion50 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
The Ring Goes South
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
-18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.8%inclusion40 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.7%inclusion39 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion39 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.3%inclusion37 decks585 decks
-16%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
28%inclusion166 decks585 decks
23%synergy
Field-Tested Frying Pan
25%inclusion149 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion137 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Bilbo's Ring
20%inclusion119 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion102 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion95 decks585 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion90 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
13%inclusion76 decks585 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Heaped Harvest
11%inclusion47 decks409 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Oven
11%inclusion64 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.5%inclusion50 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
-14%synergy
Transmutation Font
5.9%inclusion33 decks560 decks
6%synergy
Lembas
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Trading Post
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
61%inclusion356 decks585 decks
48%synergy
Call of the Ring
58%inclusion339 decks585 decks
51%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
47%inclusion275 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Anointed Procession
46%inclusion269 decks585 decks
38%synergy
Parallel Lives
45%inclusion265 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Library
38%inclusion225 decks585 decks
26%synergy
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
35%inclusion206 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion206 decks585 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion172 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Doubling Season
29%inclusion170 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion149 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Trail of Crumbs
18%inclusion105 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion70 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Snack
11%inclusion30 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Campsite Cuisine
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion61 decks585 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion58 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion57 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
8.7%inclusion36 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.2%inclusion46 decks560 decks
5%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
7.9%inclusion46 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.9%inclusion46 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
7.6%inclusion31 decks409 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
59%inclusion348 decks585 decks
35%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
57%inclusion333 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion316 decks585 decks
35%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion152 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion139 decks585 decks
-10%synergy
Minas Tirith
23%inclusion133 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion115 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Restless Cottage
19%inclusion110 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion84 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion78 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion77 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
12%inclusion73 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion69 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion65 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion53 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion45 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.2%inclusion30 decks416 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion539 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion475 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion121 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion114 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion78 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion65 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion39 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Inherited Envelope
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion562 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion536 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion530 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
90%inclusion528 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Temple Garden
89%inclusion521 decks585 decks
43%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion508 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
87%inclusion508 decks585 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
79%inclusion463 decks585 decks
45%synergy
Windswept Heath
78%inclusion459 decks585 decks
42%synergy
Marsh Flats
78%inclusion456 decks585 decks
45%synergy
Indatha Triome
74%inclusion431 decks585 decks
33%synergy
Savannah
68%inclusion399 decks585 decks
56%synergy
Bayou
67%inclusion392 decks585 decks
55%synergy
Scrubland
67%inclusion391 decks585 decks
55%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
62%inclusion365 decks585 decks
34%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
61%inclusion356 decks585 decks
34%synergy
Vault of Champions
61%inclusion355 decks585 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion301 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
47%inclusion276 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion266 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
45%inclusion262 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Brushland
39%inclusion230 decks585 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion173 decks585 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion172 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
28%inclusion161 decks585 decks
-26%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion150 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion141 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
23%inclusion135 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion132 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion125 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Lush Portico
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion112 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Horizon Canopy
19%inclusion109 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion109 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion105 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion103 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion101 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion101 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
17%inclusion100 decks585 decks
-28%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion99 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion90 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion51 decks335 decks
6%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
14%inclusion83 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion79 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion75 decks585 decks
8%synergy