Sorin of House Markov (Commander) - Optimized Self-Damage

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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
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Toxic Deluge
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Dark Confidant
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Blind Obedience
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Exsanguinate
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Soul's Attendant
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Darkstar Augur
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Night's Whisper
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Twilight Prophet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Suture Priest
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Protection
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Ad Nauseam
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Haliya, Guided by Light
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
The Gaffer
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Soul Warden
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Starscape Cleric
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Ocelot Pride
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Resplendent Angel
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Walking Ballista
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Grand Abolisher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Children of Korlis
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Serra Ascendant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Witch of the Moors
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Exemplar of Light
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Guide of Souls
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Solitude
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Martyr of Sands
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Academy Manufactor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mister Negative
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Angel of Destiny
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Angel's Grace
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Silence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Reprieve
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Restoration Magic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Comeuppance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Dire Tactics
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Stunning Reversal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Benevolent Offering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hatred
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Get Lost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vanishing Verse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Unexplained Absence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Necrologia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Intervention Pact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Salvation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Szat's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Revival // Revenge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fumigate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Repay in Kind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Profane Transfusion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Emeria's Call
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Winds of Abandon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Ever After
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Paraselene
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Wind Crystal
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Sigil
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Wedding Ring
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Golden Throne
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Eternity Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
29%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Necrodominance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Test of Endurance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Axis of Mortality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nine Lives
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Near-Death Experience
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Snack
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lich
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Planar Collapse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Out of Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Soul Echo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Deification
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Worship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Delaying Shield
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Solemnity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Words of Worship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sorin Markov
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Castle Locthwain
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Vale
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mutavault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Scorched Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mistveil Plains
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Karoo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Everglades
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Faceless Haven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Orzhov Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Caves of Koilos
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Silent Clearing
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Emeria's Call
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-31%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
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