Dina, Essence Brewer (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pest Rescuer
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
77%synergy
Immoral Bargain
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Blood Artist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Grave Pact
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Jumbo Cactuar
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
The Ozolith
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Heroic Intervention
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Seedborn Muse
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Defiling Daemogoth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Creakwood Liege
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Mycoloth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Ouroboroid
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Merchant of Venom
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Essence Warden
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Witherbloom, the Balancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Teacher's Pest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Protean Hulk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Putrid Goblin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Haywire Mite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Yargle and Multani
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Miner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Abrupt Decay
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Hatred
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Mortality Spear
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Collective Resistance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Dina's Guidance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Autumn's Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tend the Pests
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Obscuring Haze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Pest Infestation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Final Act
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Pox Plague
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Smallpox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Containment Breach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Casualties of War
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Wings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Brew
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Soul
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
The Earth Crystal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
The Great Henge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Heartstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Andúril, Narsil Reforged
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Birthing Pod
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Doubling Season
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Trudge Garden
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Branching Evolution
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Awakening Zone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Bitterblossom
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Feral Appetite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Quest for Renewal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Parallel Lives
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sphere Grid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Parade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Roots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Exploration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mana Reflection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Greater Good
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
High Market
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Khalni Garden
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ba Sing Se
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Bayou
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Turbulent Fen
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Vernal Fen
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Blooming Marsh
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-36%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy