Honest Rutstein (Commander) - Reanimator

Ciel Collins
One Theme Three Techs: Life Gain
Approach one theme from three different angles with this guide to various life gain strategies in Commander.
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Colossal Grave-Reaver
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Wastewood Verge
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Undead Butler
59% of 22 decks +56% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
86% of 22 decks +56% synergy
Skull Prophet
64% of 22 decks +55% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
65% of 17 decks +54% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
59% of 22 decks +54% synergy
Viscera Seer
68% of 22 decks +52% synergy
Plaguecrafter
59% of 22 decks +49% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
55% of 22 decks +48% synergy
Eternal Witness
73% of 22 decks +45% synergy
Dread Return
55% of 22 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59% of 22 decks +44% synergy
Victimize
59% of 22 decks +41% synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
50% of 22 decks +44% synergy
Living Death
50% of 22 decks +43% synergy
Six
50% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 22 decks +33% synergy
Old Stickfingers
45% of 22 decks +41% synergy
Grim Haruspex
45% of 22 decks +40% synergy
Aftermath Analyst
45% of 22 decks +39% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45% of 22 decks +38% synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
56% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Birds of Paradise
45% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Woe Strider
41% of 22 decks +36% synergy
Old Rutstein
41% of 22 decks +35% synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
41% of 22 decks +34% synergy
Cankerbloom
41% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Blood Artist
41% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Boggart Trawler
38% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Insidious Fungus
38% of 8 decks +31% synergy
Warren Soultrader
38% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Massacre Wurm
36% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36% of 22 decks +27% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
36% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Reclamation Sage
36% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
36% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Accursed Marauder
33% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
32% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Fell Stinger
32% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
32% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
32% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Underrealm Lich
32% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Wood Elves
32% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
32% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Llanowar Elves
32% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Alpha Deathclaw
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Lord of Extinction
27% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Bane of Progress
27% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Timeless Witness
27% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
27% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Shriekmaw
27% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
27% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
27% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
27% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Beast Whisperer
27% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Haywire Mite
27% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
27% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Hollow Marauder
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Patient Naturalist
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Umori, the Collector
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Cavalier of Night
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Kogla, the Titan Ape
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Midnight Reaper
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Brawn
23% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Golgari Thug
23% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Fauna Shaman
23% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
32% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Village Rites
27% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27% of 22 decks -17% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Abrupt Decay
23% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
19% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Wake the Dead
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Songs of the Damned
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Entomb
18% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Grisly Salvage
14% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Witch-king
32% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Flare of Cultivation
23% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Life // Death
23% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Squirming Emergence
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Buried Alive
18% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Three Visits
18% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Culling Ritual
18% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Incarnation Technique
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Lively Dirge
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Unmarked Grave
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Unearth
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Life from the Loam
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Toxic Deluge
14% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Nature's Lore
14% of 22 decks -13% synergy
Kodama's Reach
14% of 22 decks -13% synergy
Cultivate
14% of 22 decks -29% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
41% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Skullclamp
36% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Altar of Dementia
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Bontu's Monument
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Lightning Greaves
14% of 22 decks -9% synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
38% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Animate Dead
36% of 22 decks +27% synergy
Insidious Roots
32% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
27% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Crawling Infestation
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14% of 22 decks -0% synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50% of 22 decks +36% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
36% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32% of 22 decks +20% synergy
High Market
27% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Rogue's Passage
27% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
23% of 22 decks -6% synergy
Tomb Fortress
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Reliquary Tower
18% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Memorial to Folly
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Mortuary Mire
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Coffers
14% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55% of 22 decks -26% synergy
Arcane Signet
23% of 22 decks -40% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
77% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
77% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Tainted Wood
64% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
64% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Underground Mortuary
59% of 22 decks +38% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
59% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
59% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
50% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Viridescent Bog
36% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Deathcap Glade
36% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
36% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Twilight Mire
36% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Malady
36% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Fabled Passage
32% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
32% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
32% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Haunted Mire
27% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Myriad Landscape
27% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Blighted Woodland
23% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Bayou
23% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Blooming Marsh
18% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
14% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Jungle Hollow
14% of 22 decks -11% synergy