Dina, Essence Brewer (Commander) - Optimized +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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Fen
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
75%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Blood Artist
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Witch of the Moors
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Ophiomancer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Awakening Zone
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Elvish Mystic
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Creakwood Liege
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Worldly Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Seedborn Muse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mycoloth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Bloodghast
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Pest Rescuer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Haywire Mite
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Teacher's Pest
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Merchant of Venom
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Witherbloom, the Balancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Gravecrawler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Springbloom Druid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Timeless Witness
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Endurance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Jumbo Cactuar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lord of Extinction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Studious First-Year
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Emil, Vastlands Roamer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Mortality Spear
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Dina's Guidance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hatred
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Untamed Might
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bestow Greatness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Force of Vigor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Titanic Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Devour Flesh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bounty of Might
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Entish Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Invigorate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tend the Pests
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Luxurious Libation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Deadly Brew
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Immoral Bargain
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Culling Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Pest Infestation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Final Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Command
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Ominous Harvest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Dread
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Terror Tide
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Casualties of War
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Splinter's Technique
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Withering Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exponential Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Consumption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Savagery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Devastation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Savage Order
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Essence Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
For the Common Good
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Day of Black Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Earth Crystal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Ozolith
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Mantle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Monster Manual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stone of Erech
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Andúril, Narsil Reforged
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Domination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thornbite Staff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lifeline
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Trudge Garden
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Feral Appetite
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Doubling Season
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Branching Evolution
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Blight Mound
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Teval's Judgment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Exploration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dying Wish
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Death Watch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Parallel Lives
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mana Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Ragged Veins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Death's Presence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Roots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Defense of the Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Puca's Covenant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
37%synergy
High Market
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Grim Backwoods
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Memorial to Folly
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Restless Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Nesting Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Vernal Fen
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Twilight Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malady
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Titan's Grave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Haunted Mire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Study Hall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Festering Thicket
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Festering Gulch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Wastewood Verge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Gilt-Leaf Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lounge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy