Dina, Essence Brewer (Commander) - Budget Core +1/+1 Counters

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Stensian Sanguinist
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Pest Rescuer
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Turbulent Fen
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Teacher's Pest
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Ominous Harvest
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
78%synergy
High Market
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Feral Appetite
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Viscera Seer
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Immoral Bargain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Deadly Brew
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Moldervine Reclamation
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Elvish Mystic
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Haywire Mite
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Night's Whisper
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Cultivate
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Merchant of Venom
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Creakwood Liege
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Witch of the Moors
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Smothering Abomination
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Mycoloth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Nether Traitor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Springbloom Druid
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Bloodghast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Rejuvenator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nested Shambler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Bygone Colossus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Buzzard-Wasp Colony
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Zoo Escapees
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Frog Butler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Primordial Pachyderm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Michelangelo, Mutant BFF
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lord Dregg, Insect Invader
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Studious First-Year
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Pest Mascot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Slumbering Trudge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Mortality Spear
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Infernal Grasp
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Tend the Pests
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Slip
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Saved by the Shell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pain 101
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fresh Meat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Putrefy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Drag to the Roots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Pest Infestation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Culling Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Final Act
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Casualties of War
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Grapple with Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Oracle's Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dredge the Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Time of Need
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Broken Bond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Life // Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tumbleweed Rising
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Risky Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
True Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Essence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Phantom Train
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Blight Mound
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Awakening Zone
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Trudge Garden
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Comforting Counsel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Death's Presence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lurking Predators
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Pack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Hardened Scales
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Viridian Revel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Aspect of Mongoose
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Grim Backwoods
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blast Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Garden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Gold Saucer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Firdoch Core
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Viridescent Bog
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Vernal Fen
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Titan's Grave
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Fabled Passage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Study Hall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Festering Thicket
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Jungle Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Archway Commons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Grove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy