Kambal, Profiteering Mayor (Commander) - Lifedrain

Ezra Sassaman
Feb 12, 2026
Revisiting the Top Ten Commanders from Strixhaven
With Secrets of Strixhaven coming soon, let's take some time to revisit and reevaluate the top 10 commanders from Strixhaven: School of Mages.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Eclipsed Steppe
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Turbulent Moor
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Umbral Expanse
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mirkwood Bats
80%inclusion88 decks110 decks
65%synergy
Bovine Intervention
64%inclusion70 decks110 decks
61%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
62%inclusion68 decks110 decks
57%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
56%synergy
Marching Duodrone
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
54%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
51%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
64%inclusion70 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
55%inclusion60 decks110 decks
47%synergy
Hunted Horror
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
46%synergy
Generous Gift
69%inclusion76 decks110 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Corpse Knight
54%inclusion59 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
54%inclusion59 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Skullclamp
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Suture Priest
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Teysa Karlov
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Hunted Bonebrute
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Ocelot Pride
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Ox Drover
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Starscape Cleric
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Akroan Horse
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Ophiomancer
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Soul Warden
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Viscera Seer
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Enduring Innocence
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Academy Manufactor
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Hardened Tactician
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Hunted Lammasu
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Voice of Victory
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Soul's Attendant
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Get Lost
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Benevolent Offering
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Angelic Ascension
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
-32%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
-20%synergy
Contraband Livestock
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Emergency Eject
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Fateful Absence
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Grand Crescendo
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Crib Swap
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-21%synergy
Kabira Takedown
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
The Last Ronin's Technique
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Alliance of Arms
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-14%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
12%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Excavation Technique
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Reduce to Memory
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Plague of Vermin
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Requisition Raid
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Social Snub
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Glory
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Oketra's Monument
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Tempting Contract
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Halo Fountain
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Divine Visitation
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Anointed Procession
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Intangible Virtue
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
19%synergy
The War Games
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Overencumbered
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Genesis
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Monologue Tax
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Retreat
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Rabble Rousing
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Muster the Departed
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Leader
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Westvale Abbey
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Great Arashin City
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
4%synergy
High Market
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion90 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion87 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion110 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion109 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion95 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion80 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
63%inclusion69 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion60 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
48%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Takedown
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy