Mathas, Fiend Seeker (Commander) - Lifegain

Ciel Collins
Retrospective Reviews: Commander 2017
What were the best cards from Commander 2017? What stands out with the benefit of hindsight? Ciel Collins investigates.
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Enduring Tenacity
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Stromkirk Captain
64% of 157 decks +53% synergy
Cordial Vampire
59% of 156 decks +48% synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
55% of 92 decks +48% synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
56% of 155 decks +48% synergy
Blood Artist
64% of 157 decks +48% synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
54% of 156 decks +47% synergy
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
46% of 155 decks +45% synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
46% of 155 decks +44% synergy
Legion Lieutenant
53% of 156 decks +43% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54% of 155 decks +43% synergy
Top Cards
Bounty Board
69% of 39 decks +64% synergy
Sanctum Seeker
51% of 156 decks +42% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50% of 157 decks -13% synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
49% of 156 decks +38% synergy
Sanguine Bond
48% of 157 decks +40% synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
47% of 92 decks +43% synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
47% of 92 decks +34% synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
46% of 48 decks +40% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
46% of 155 decks +33% synergy
Patchwork Banner
45% of 11 decks +33% synergy
Creatures
Markov Baron
45% of 114 decks +37% synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
45% of 92 decks +38% synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
43% of 157 decks +36% synergy
Cruel Celebrant
42% of 156 decks +29% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
39% of 157 decks +33% synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
39% of 155 decks +35% synergy
Shay Cormac
38% of 21 decks +30% synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
38% of 157 decks +26% synergy
Vampire Socialite
36% of 155 decks +30% synergy
Patron of the Vein
36% of 157 decks +30% synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
35% of 157 decks +26% synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
34% of 155 decks +28% synergy
Captivating Vampire
34% of 157 decks +24% synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
33% of 150 decks +31% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33% of 157 decks +29% synergy
Markov Purifier
33% of 155 decks +31% synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
32% of 157 decks +27% synergy
Twilight Prophet
31% of 156 decks +24% synergy
Preacher of the Schism
30% of 92 decks +27% synergy
Champion of Dusk
27% of 156 decks +21% synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26% of 53 decks +18% synergy
Termination Facilitator
26% of 134 decks +23% synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
25% of 155 decks +24% synergy
Bloodline Keeper
24% of 157 decks +16% synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
24% of 92 decks +19% synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
24% of 156 decks +18% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
23% of 155 decks +21% synergy
Indulging Patrician
23% of 155 decks +21% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
21% of 157 decks +18% synergy
Rakish Heir
21% of 157 decks +16% synergy
Master of Dark Rites
21% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
20% of 157 decks +18% synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
20% of 120 decks +18% synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
20% of 155 decks +14% synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18% of 157 decks +15% synergy
Gluttonous Guest
18% of 155 decks +18% synergy
Henrika Domnathi
18% of 155 decks +16% synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
18% of 155 decks +14% synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
18% of 156 decks +16% synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
18% of 156 decks +11% synergy
Drana's Emissary
18% of 157 decks +17% synergy
Vein Ripper
18% of 57 decks +12% synergy
Dominating Vampire
17% of 155 decks +16% synergy
Bounty Hunter
17% of 157 decks +17% synergy
Tithe Drinker
17% of 157 decks +14% synergy
Drana and Linvala
17% of 119 decks +4% synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
17% of 157 decks +14% synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17% of 157 decks +9% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16% of 155 decks +14% synergy
Instants
Crackling Doom
35% of 157 decks +15% synergy
Mortify
30% of 157 decks +12% synergy
Terminate
26% of 157 decks +10% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26% of 157 decks -10% synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
22% of 155 decks +21% synergy
Despark
21% of 156 decks +0% synergy
Rakdos Charm
20% of 157 decks +9% synergy
Path to Exile
18% of 157 decks -28% synergy
Boros Charm
17% of 157 decks -17% synergy
Generous Gift
15% of 156 decks -9% synergy
Go for the Throat
15% of 157 decks +12% synergy
Fracture
15% of 155 decks +5% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 29 decks +5% synergy
Urge to Feed
12% of 157 decks +11% synergy
Utter End
12% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Murder
11% of 157 decks +9% synergy
Dark Ritual
11% of 157 decks -2% synergy
Teferi's Protection
11% of 157 decks -14% synergy
Bedevil
11% of 156 decks +3% synergy
Village Rites
10% of 155 decks -0% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9% of 98 decks -2% synergy
Take the Bait
9% of 55 decks +5% synergy
Return to Dust
9% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Chaos Warp
9% of 157 decks -10% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8% of 157 decks -10% synergy
Wear // Tear
8% of 157 decks -6% synergy
Infernal Grasp
7% of 155 decks +5% synergy
False Cure
6% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Neonate's Rush
6% of 155 decks +6% synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6% of 156 decks +3% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
6% of 157 decks +5% synergy
Abrade
6% of 157 decks +2% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6% of 157 decks -9% synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
43% of 155 decks +36% synergy
New Blood
29% of 157 decks +23% synergy
Blood Tribute
27% of 157 decks +24% synergy
Damn
25% of 155 decks +4% synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
23% of 156 decks -14% synergy
Call to the Feast
20% of 156 decks +19% synergy
Blasphemous Act
19% of 157 decks -4% synergy
Austere Command
16% of 157 decks +7% synergy
Vampire's Kiss
15% of 155 decks +15% synergy
Exsanguinate
15% of 157 decks +12% synergy
Pointed Discussion
14% of 155 decks +13% synergy
Sign in Blood
13% of 157 decks +2% synergy
Night's Whisper
13% of 157 decks -2% synergy
Pact of the Serpent
12% of 155 decks +9% synergy
Feast of Blood
10% of 157 decks +10% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Read the Bones
10% of 157 decks -5% synergy
Demonic Tutor
10% of 157 decks -13% synergy
Fumigate
10% of 157 decks +7% synergy
Kindred Dominance
10% of 157 decks +7% synergy
Merciless Eviction
10% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Vindicate
10% of 157 decks +0% synergy
Vandalblast
10% of 157 decks -3% synergy
Edgar's Awakening
8% of 155 decks +8% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8% of 98 decks +6% synergy
Arterial Flow
8% of 156 decks +8% synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Feed the Swarm
7% of 155 decks +2% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6% of 157 decks +1% synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
6% of 102 decks +1% synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6% of 156 decks +3% synergy
Victimize
6% of 157 decks -1% synergy
Farewell
5% of 152 decks -9% synergy
Reanimate
5% of 157 decks -8% synergy
Painful Truths
5% of 157 decks -8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
43% of 155 decks +42% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
29% of 157 decks +25% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 157 decks -10% synergy
Herald's Horn
23% of 157 decks +15% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
15% of 156 decks +9% synergy
Blood Fountain
12% of 155 decks +11% synergy
Wedding Ring
11% of 155 decks +9% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11% of 156 decks +2% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11% of 157 decks +10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10% of 157 decks -0% synergy
Ceremonial Knife
9% of 155 decks +9% synergy
Bontu's Monument
9% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 157 decks -24% synergy
Wedding Invitation
8% of 155 decks +8% synergy
Skullclamp
8% of 157 decks -17% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Strionic Resonator
8% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Door of Destinies
8% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Sanguine Statuette
6% of 155 decks +6% synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
5% of 156 decks +3% synergy
Urza's Incubator
5% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
45% of 92 decks +42% synergy
Exquisite Blood
44% of 157 decks +36% synergy
Stensia Masquerade
34% of 157 decks +31% synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
30% of 156 decks +27% synergy
Legion's Landing
22% of 156 decks +17% synergy
Tainted Remedy
18% of 157 decks +17% synergy
Smothering Tithe
16% of 156 decks -15% synergy
Radiant Destiny
15% of 156 decks +14% synergy
Cleric Class
14% of 155 decks +13% synergy
Ghostly Prison
13% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
12% of 157 decks +9% synergy
Blind Obedience
12% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Arterial Alchemy
12% of 155 decks +11% synergy
Curse of Opulence
10% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
10% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Vampiric Rites
10% of 157 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 157 decks -10% synergy
Greed
8% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Shared Animosity
8% of 157 decks -0% synergy
Kindred Boon
7% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Land Tax
7% of 157 decks -1% synergy
Underworld Dreams
6% of 157 decks +5% synergy
Warleader's Call
5% of 57 decks -9% synergy
Wedding Announcement
5% of 155 decks +4% synergy
Aria of Flame
5% of 156 decks +5% synergy
Molten Echoes
5% of 156 decks +3% synergy
Black Market
5% of 157 decks -0% synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
7% of 115 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
32% of 157 decks +29% synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
21% of 156 decks +17% synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17% of 156 decks +12% synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
14% of 155 decks +12% synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10% of 157 decks +9% synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
9% of 157 decks +8% synergy
Sorin Markov
6% of 157 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
30% of 157 decks -2% synergy
Three Tree City
29% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Reliquary Tower
22% of 157 decks +5% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Rogue's Passage
19% of 157 decks -4% synergy
Temple of the False God
15% of 157 decks +8% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13% of 157 decks -4% synergy
Restless Fortress
9% of 98 decks +7% synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7% of 157 decks +1% synergy
Mortuary Mire
6% of 157 decks +5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6% of 152 decks -5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78% of 157 decks -12% synergy
Arcane Signet
72% of 156 decks -14% synergy
Orzhov Signet
39% of 157 decks -4% synergy
Commander's Sphere
38% of 157 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Signet
31% of 157 decks -11% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
22% of 156 decks -18% synergy
Boros Signet
19% of 157 decks -21% synergy
Talisman of Conviction
13% of 156 decks -24% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13% of 157 decks -2% synergy
Thought Vessel
12% of 157 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
12% of 157 decks -22% synergy
Fellwar Stone
11% of 157 decks -17% synergy
Mind Stone
10% of 157 decks +1% synergy
Mardu Banner
8% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Savai Crystal
6% of 156 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
87% of 157 decks -5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
60% of 157 decks +27% synergy
Shattered Landscape
57% of 28 decks +26% synergy
Nomad Outpost
55% of 157 decks -2% synergy
Voldaren Estate
54% of 155 decks +46% synergy
Isolated Chapel
45% of 157 decks +2% synergy
Unclaimed Territory
37% of 156 decks +26% synergy
Evolving Wilds
36% of 157 decks +7% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34% of 157 decks +3% synergy
Scoured Barrens
33% of 157 decks +23% synergy
Exotic Orchard
32% of 157 decks -16% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
31% of 157 decks +21% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
31% of 157 decks +12% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29% of 157 decks -15% synergy
Caves of Koilos
29% of 157 decks -11% synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
28% of 157 decks +18% synergy
Secluded Courtyard
27% of 152 decks +19% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25% of 157 decks +8% synergy
Godless Shrine
25% of 157 decks -23% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24% of 155 decks +4% synergy
Savai Triome
23% of 156 decks -20% synergy
Temple of Silence
23% of 157 decks -0% synergy
Sundown Pass
22% of 155 decks +1% synergy
Clifftop Retreat
22% of 157 decks -18% synergy
Tainted Field
20% of 157 decks +10% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
20% of 155 decks +13% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19% of 157 decks -2% synergy
Battlefield Forge
19% of 157 decks -18% synergy
Spectator Seating
18% of 155 decks -18% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18% of 157 decks +7% synergy
Blood Crypt
18% of 157 decks -28% synergy
Vault of Champions
17% of 155 decks -20% synergy
Sacred Foundry
16% of 157 decks -29% synergy
Temple of Malice
15% of 157 decks -4% synergy
Haunted Ridge
15% of 155 decks -4% synergy
Luxury Suite
15% of 156 decks -20% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 157 decks -0% synergy
Boros Garrison
13% of 157 decks -5% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13% of 157 decks -9% synergy
Elegant Parlor
12% of 57 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Triumph
12% of 157 decks -11% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11% of 155 decks -1% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11% of 157 decks -1% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11% of 57 decks -1% synergy
Marsh Flats
10% of 157 decks -23% synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10% of 144 decks +6% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10% of 155 decks -2% synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10% of 157 decks +6% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9% of 157 decks -21% synergy
Arid Mesa
9% of 157 decks -24% synergy