Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

Original Name:

Mister NegativeMister Negative

Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
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Decorum Dissertation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Fix What's Broken
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
The Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Erode
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Daydream
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Enduring Tenacity
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Ephemerate
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Tainted Remedy
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Black Market Connections
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Cloudshift
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Tree of Perdition
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Esper Sentinel
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Blood
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
50%synergy
The One Ring
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Children of Korlis
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Grand Abolisher
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Platinum Angel
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Soul Warden
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Serra Ascendant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Auriok Champion
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Voice of Victory
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Blood Celebrant
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Restoration Angel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Tataru Taru
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Angel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Flickerwisp
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Guide of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Charming Prince
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Academy Rector
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Angel's Grace
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Parting Gust
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Flicker of Fate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ad Nauseam
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Silence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Reprieve
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-27%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Personify
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Stunning Reversal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Slip On the Ring
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
False Cure
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Getaway Glamer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dire Tactics
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Necrologia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ghostway
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Pain's Reward
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ondu Inversion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Repay in Kind
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Another Round
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reverse the Sands
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Profane Transfusion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Terminus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Contract
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Revival // Revenge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Closet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Sigil
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Panharmonicon
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Pearl Medallion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Pact Weapon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
The Golden Throne
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
The Endstone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lich's Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Teleportation Circle
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Exquisite Blood
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Blind Obedience
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Lich's Mastery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Lich
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Parker Luck
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Airbender Ascension
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Rest in Peace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Greed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cleric Class
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Gideon of the Trials
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Multiversal Passage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Monumental Henge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
42%synergy
The Soul Stone
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Thran Dynamo
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Monolith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Plains
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Vault of Champions
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Mana Confluence
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Silent Clearing
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Arid Mesa
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Starting Town
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Ondu Inversion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy