Kambal, Profiteering Mayor (Commander) - Lifegain

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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The Sentry, Golden Guardian
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Turbulent Moor
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-11%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mirkwood Bats
66%inclusion150 decks228 decks
51%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
51%inclusion116 decks228 decks
46%synergy
Bovine Intervention
45%inclusion102 decks228 decks
43%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
47%inclusion108 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Marching Duodrone
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
43%inclusion97 decks228 decks
40%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
46%inclusion105 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
47%inclusion107 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Angelic Ascension
35%inclusion79 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Hunted Horror
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
64%inclusion147 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Generous Gift
55%inclusion125 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
49%inclusion111 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion106 decks228 decks
-18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
46%inclusion105 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
44%inclusion100 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion99 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
43%inclusion97 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Corpse Knight
41%inclusion93 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion94 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Welcoming Vampire
38%inclusion86 decks228 decks
23%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
37%inclusion84 decks228 decks
31%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion83 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Teysa Karlov
36%inclusion81 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion69 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
32%inclusion74 decks228 decks
23%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
32%inclusion72 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Ocelot Pride
31%inclusion64 decks208 decks
27%synergy
Soul Warden
31%inclusion70 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
30%inclusion69 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
30%inclusion69 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Ox Drover
29%inclusion66 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
29%inclusion66 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Hunted Bonebrute
26%inclusion60 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion49 decks190 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Innocence
23%inclusion40 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion47 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Tactician
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Viscera Seer
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Akroan Horse
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Voice of Victory
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill Lecturer
14%inclusion29 decks208 decks
13%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Academy Manufactor
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36%inclusion83 decks228 decks
-13%synergy
Inkshield
36%inclusion81 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion79 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Benevolent Offering
32%inclusion73 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Get Lost
30%inclusion69 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Saw in Half
29%inclusion66 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Contraband Livestock
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Parting Gust
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Emergency Eject
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
-24%synergy
Fateful Absence
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
-16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Grand Crescendo
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Crib Swap
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
-13%synergy
Will of the Mardu
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Crumb and Get It
5.3%inclusion10 decks190 decks
4%synergy
Moogles' Valor
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Erode
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Alliance of Arms
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
12%inclusion23 decks190 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Excavation Technique
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
5%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-12%synergy
Season of the Burrow
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Reduce to Memory
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
32%inclusion74 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion66 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Ring
29%inclusion65 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion61 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Excalibur II
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Halo Fountain
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion82 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
35%inclusion67 decks190 decks
31%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion73 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
30%inclusion68 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Anointed Procession
29%inclusion67 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
24%inclusion45 decks190 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion49 decks228 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Divine Visitation
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
14%synergy
The War Games
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Intangible Virtue
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Overencumbered
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Felidar Retreat
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Cleric Class
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
0%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Genesis
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Muster the Departed
5.8%inclusion12 decks208 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Finale
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Leader
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Kinbinding
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion99 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
22%inclusion41 decks190 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Great Arashin City
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
6%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion193 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion181 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
47%inclusion107 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion102 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion223 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion222 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion191 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion147 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion119 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion114 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
44%inclusion100 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Champions
40%inclusion91 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Silence
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
33%inclusion76 decks228 decks
31%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion75 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
31%inclusion70 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion69 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion67 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion65 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Forum of Amity
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-10%synergy