Liesa, Shroud of Dusk (Commander) - Optimized Lifedrain

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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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Kambal, Consul of Allocation
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Sanguine Bond
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Soul Warden
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Serra Ascendant
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Soul's Attendant
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
38%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Suture Priest
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Damn
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Despark
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Drana and Linvala
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Grand Abolisher
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Exemplar of Light
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Archangel of Thune
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Indulging Patrician
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mother of Runes
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Rug of Smothering
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Destiny
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Angel of Vitality
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Angel
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Resplendent Angel
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Angel's Grace
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Hatred
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Revival // Revenge
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
The Wind Crystal
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Pearl Medallion
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Norn's Annex
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Isolation Cell
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Land Tax
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Aura of Silence
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Hope
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Accord
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Greed
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Firja's Retribution
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
10%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Kor Haven
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
High Market
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Godless Shrine
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Champions
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy