Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Ayara, First of Locthwain
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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
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Emeritus of Woe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Leech Collector
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Grave Researcher
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague of Vermin
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Gravecrawler
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Diabolic Intent
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Bitterblossom
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Warren Soultrader
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Carrion Feeder
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Ghast
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Viscera Seer
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Bloodghast
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Chittering Witch
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Darkstar Augur
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grim Servant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Putrid Goblin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Postmortem Professor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Adventurous Eater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sneering Shadewriter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Melancholic Poet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ulna Alley Shopkeep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Saw in Half
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Force of Despair
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Defile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Withering Curse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Harvest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Send in the Pest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dark Salvation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Game Over
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Splinter's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Mindcrank
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Carnival of Souls
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Greed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Open the Graves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
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