Liesa, Shroud of Dusk (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Lifegain

Brian Cain
Nov 24, 2025
Mai, Scornful Striker Commander Deck Tech
If you're looking to mess with life totals in a mono-black deck, then look no further than this Commander deck for Mai, Scornful Striker.
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Joined Researchers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Angel of Vitality
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Soul Warden
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Sanguine Bond
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Fumigate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Suture Priest
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Mortify
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Despark
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Astarion, the Decadent
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Exemplar of Light
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Drana and Linvala
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Drana's Emissary
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Soul's Attendant
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tithe Drinker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Dazzling Angel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rug of Smothering
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Indulging Patrician
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Prophet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Markov Purifier
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Guide of Souls
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Speaker of the Heavens
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Starseer Mentor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Resplendent Angel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Revitalize
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Utter End
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Valorous Stance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Divine Resilience
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Make a Stand
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Vanishing Verse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Invoke the Divine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Riot Control
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Comeuppance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Eerie Interference
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Intervention
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Gods Willing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Light of Hope
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Draugr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shelter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Revival // Revenge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Ambition's Cost
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cut a Deal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sanctify
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rise Again
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Killing Wave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Painful Lesson
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Descend upon the Sinful
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tribute
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Slash the Ranks
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Isolation Cell
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
The Seriema
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Cloak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Lunar Convocation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Angelic Accord
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Greed
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Griffin Aerie
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Firja's Retribution
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sunbond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pacifism
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Link
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Court of Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Righteous Cause
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Light of Promise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Curse of Vitality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Possession
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Banishing Light
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Throne of the High City
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Pristine Talisman
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Silence
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Godless Shrine
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-37%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy