Sorin of House Markov (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 26, 2025
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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Mai, Scornful Striker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Aetherflux Reservoir
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Blind Obedience
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
59%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
59%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
56%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
52%synergy
The Gaffer
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
50%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Soul Warden
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Soul's Attendant
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Protection
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Esper Sentinel
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Dark Confidant
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Serra Ascendant
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Starscape Cleric
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Suture Priest
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Exemplar of Light
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Indulging Patrician
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Darkstar Augur
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Ocelot Pride
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Grand Abolisher
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Walking Ballista
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Resplendent Angel
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Guide of Souls
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tithe Drinker
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Auriok Champion
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Children of Korlis
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Academy Manufactor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Reprieve
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Mortify
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Restoration Magic
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Angel's Grace
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mana Tithe
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Batwing Brume
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Guile
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Get Lost
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Riot Control
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Congregate
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Everybody Lives!
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Revival // Revenge
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Fumigate
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Blood Tribute
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Emeria's Call
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Repay in Kind
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Sorin's Vengeance
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Wind Crystal
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Sigil
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Expedition Map
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Land Tax
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Test of Endurance
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Cleric Class
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Boon Reflection
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Griffin Aerie
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Oath of Kaya
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Charitable Levy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Talent
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Deification
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Sorin Markov
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Vault
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Vault of Champions
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Emeria's Call
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
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