Liesa, Shroud of Dusk (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

Brian Cain
Nov 24, 2025
Mai, Scornful Striker Commander Deck Tech
If you're looking to mess with life totals in a mono-black deck, then look no further than this Commander deck for Mai, Scornful Striker.
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South Wind Avatar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Squirrelanoids
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shredder, Unrelenting
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
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3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Foot Headquarters
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marauding Blight-Priest
67%inclusion213 decks318 decks
54%synergy
Drana's Emissary
52%inclusion165 decks318 decks
48%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
57%inclusion182 decks318 decks
47%synergy
Angel of Vitality
50%inclusion159 decks318 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion163 decks318 decks
46%synergy
Fumigate
53%inclusion167 decks318 decks
45%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
49%inclusion155 decks318 decks
44%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
49%inclusion156 decks318 decks
42%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
50%inclusion158 decks318 decks
42%synergy
Markov Purifier
45%inclusion142 decks318 decks
42%synergy
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Mortify
59%inclusion187 decks318 decks
36%synergy
Sanguine Bond
55%inclusion176 decks318 decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
55%inclusion176 decks318 decks
38%synergy
Despark
52%inclusion164 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
51%inclusion161 decks318 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
51%inclusion161 decks318 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion158 decks318 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
49%inclusion157 decks318 decks
40%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
48%inclusion152 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Tithe Drinker
45%inclusion142 decks318 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion33 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion142 decks318 decks
34%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
41%inclusion131 decks318 decks
37%synergy
Suture Priest
41%inclusion129 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Rug of Smothering
41%inclusion129 decks318 decks
39%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
39%inclusion124 decks318 decks
34%synergy
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
38%inclusion121 decks318 decks
36%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
36%inclusion116 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Exemplar of Light
35%inclusion63 decks181 decks
28%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
32%inclusion103 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Starscape Cleric
32%inclusion82 decks257 decks
22%synergy
Dazzling Angel
32%inclusion57 decks179 decks
29%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion96 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
29%inclusion92 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
28%inclusion50 decks179 decks
24%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
27%inclusion85 decks318 decks
24%synergy
Soul's Attendant
26%inclusion82 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
25%inclusion79 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
24%inclusion77 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Essence Channeler
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
23%inclusion72 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
21%inclusion68 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Drana and Linvala
21%inclusion68 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion59 decks318 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion59 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
18%inclusion57 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion47 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Blood Seeker
15%inclusion49 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
15%inclusion49 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
-10%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Prophet
14%inclusion46 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Speaker of the Heavens
14%inclusion45 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
13%inclusion42 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
13%inclusion41 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
13%inclusion40 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Fiendish Panda
12%inclusion22 decks179 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
12%inclusion22 decks179 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion38 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
12%inclusion38 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
12%inclusion37 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Tomik, Wielder of Law
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Windborn Muse
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
11%inclusion34 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
11%inclusion34 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Starseer Mentor
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
37%inclusion118 decks318 decks
-12%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion105 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Fracture
32%inclusion103 decks318 decks
13%synergy
Revitalize
26%inclusion84 decks318 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion79 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
19%inclusion62 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion60 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion59 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Invoke the Divine
18%inclusion58 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion54 decks318 decks
-24%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion49 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion49 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion47 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Riot Control
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Breathe Your Last
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion31 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
9.1%inclusion29 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
8.8%inclusion28 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
6.9%inclusion22 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Light of Hope
5.7%inclusion18 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
-17%synergy
Doom Blade
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Valorous Stance
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Divine Resilience
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Kaya's Wrath
38%inclusion122 decks318 decks
31%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion104 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Revival // Revenge
29%inclusion91 decks318 decks
24%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion86 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion76 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Cleansing Nova
22%inclusion70 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion61 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
19%inclusion59 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
18%inclusion56 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion47 decks318 decks
-18%synergy
Merciless Eviction
14%inclusion46 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion46 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
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8%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.8%inclusion28 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.9%inclusion25 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
7.2%inclusion23 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Sanctify
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Revelation
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.7%inclusion18 decks318 decks
-12%synergy
Diresight
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion101 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
23%inclusion73 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion70 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Isolation Cell
22%inclusion70 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Norn's Annex
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Sinister Monolith
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion32 decks318 decks
-10%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
10%inclusion31 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
5%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
40%inclusion103 decks257 decks
30%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
38%inclusion120 decks318 decks
36%synergy
Angelic Accord
36%inclusion115 decks318 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion107 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Greed
32%inclusion103 decks318 decks
28%synergy
Dawn of Hope
30%inclusion96 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Cleric Class
29%inclusion92 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion78 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
23%inclusion72 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Griffin Aerie
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
18%inclusion58 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Firja's Retribution
18%inclusion57 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion54 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Light of Promise
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
13%inclusion41 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion24 decks227 decks
8%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
10%inclusion32 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion29 decks296 decks
2%synergy
Sunbond
10%inclusion31 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
9.4%inclusion30 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.8%inclusion28 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.8%inclusion28 decks318 decks
-8%synergy
Life Insurance
8.5%inclusion27 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Spirit Link
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Snack
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Boon Reflection
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
23%inclusion73 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
13%inclusion42 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Radiant Fountain
38%inclusion122 decks318 decks
35%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
34%inclusion109 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion78 decks318 decks
-19%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion57 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
17%inclusion54 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion53 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion47 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
14%inclusion46 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion29 decks318 decks
-14%synergy
Barren Moor
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion256 decks318 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion250 decks318 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
70%inclusion222 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
52%inclusion166 decks318 decks
47%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion155 decks318 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion131 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion127 decks318 decks
-13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion111 decks318 decks
29%synergy
Marble Diamond
33%inclusion104 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion51 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
13%inclusion42 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
9.1%inclusion29 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.5%inclusion27 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion316 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion314 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion260 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
71%inclusion227 decks318 decks
48%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
63%inclusion200 decks318 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Silence
59%inclusion189 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion175 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion148 decks318 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion117 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion117 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
35%inclusion111 decks318 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
35%inclusion111 decks318 decks
-32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion98 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion96 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion90 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion70 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion41 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion41 decks318 decks
-28%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion40 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
-10%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
11%inclusion34 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion29 decks296 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion31 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.5%inclusion17 decks227 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
3%synergy