Denethor, Ruling Steward
$0.20
$0.20Legendary Creature — Human Noble
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+47% Synergy
$4.67
Mirkwood Bats+45% Synergy
$1.57
Baron Bertram Graywater+43% Synergy
$0.26
Mentor of the Meek+40% Synergy
$0.36
Faramir, Field Commander+40% Synergy
$0.14
Starscape Cleric+39% Synergy
$0.92
Marauding Blight-Priest+39% Synergy
$0.28
Lunar Convocation+38% Synergy
$0.64
Blood Artist+37% Synergy
$2.55
Gríma Wormtongue+37% Synergy
$0.12
Top Cards
The staple cards most Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks run as their core.
Bastion of Remembrance+34% Synergy
$0.29
Village Rites+33% Synergy
$0.69
Teysa Karlov+33% Synergy
$2.37
Corpse Knight+33% Synergy
$0.86
Morbid Opportunist+32% Synergy
$0.29
Zulaport Cutthroat+30% Synergy
$1.00
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+28% Synergy
$2.76
Pitiless Plunderer+28% Synergy
$4.23
Cruel Celebrant+27% Synergy
$0.98
Path to Exile+2% Synergy
$1.09
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain game on their own.
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$104.30
Teferi's Protection-7% Synergy
$54.50
Smothering Tithe-14% Synergy
$60.01
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Mister Negative+48% Synergy
$0.98
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+33% Synergy
$0.15
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+33% Synergy
$0.12
Lifecreed Duo+28% Synergy
$0.16
Gollum, Patient Plotter+28% Synergy
$0.15
Fleshtaker+27% Synergy
$0.17
Priest of Forgotten Gods+26% Synergy
$0.51
Essence Channeler+24% Synergy
$0.52
Starseer Mentor+24% Synergy
$0.20
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+22% Synergy
$3.37
Vengeful Bloodwitch+22% Synergy
$0.32
Starfield Shepherd+22% Synergy
$0.37
Elegy Acolyte+22% Synergy
$0.41
Doomed Traveler+20% Synergy
$0.08
Hunted Witness+19% Synergy
$0.21
Haliya, Guided by Light+18% Synergy
$1.89
Westfold Rider+18% Synergy
$0.20
Viscera Seer+17% Synergy
$0.41
Reassembling Skeleton+17% Synergy
$0.37
Umbral Collar Zealot+17% Synergy
$0.63
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar+17% Synergy
$0.38
Ajani's Pridemate+16% Synergy
$0.27
Darkstar Augur+15% Synergy
$0.77
Vraan, Executioner Thane+15% Synergy
$0.60
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch+15% Synergy
$0.33
Dazzling Angel+15% Synergy
$0.39
Bartolomé del Presidio+14% Synergy
$0.27
Charismatic Conqueror+14% Synergy
$22.05
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+14% Synergy
$1.05
Lossarnach Captain+14% Synergy
$0.37
Acolyte of Aclazotz+14% Synergy
$0.18
Ophiomancer+13% Synergy
$0.82
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+13% Synergy
$5.50
Kambal, Consul of Allocation+12% Synergy
$8.74
Elenda, the Dusk Rose+11% Synergy
$5.06
Keeper of the Accord+11% Synergy
$0.45
Lunarch Veteran+11% Synergy
$0.28
Teysa, Orzhov Scion+10% Synergy
$3.26
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$1.12
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+10% Synergy
$0.51
Nadier's Nightblade+10% Synergy
$0.28
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+9% Synergy
$11.01
Suture Priest+9% Synergy
$5.44
Falkenrath Noble+9% Synergy
$0.34
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun+9% Synergy
$0.34
Elenda's Hierophant+8% Synergy
$4.13
Cathar Commando+8% Synergy
$0.20
Marionette Apprentice+5% Synergy
$0.75
Welcoming Vampire+4% Synergy
$3.08
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff-5% Synergy
$12.20
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain deck ahead.
Nasty End+26% Synergy
$0.23
Tragic Slip+26% Synergy
$0.26
Corrupted Conviction+22% Synergy
$0.25
Reprieve+18% Synergy
$1.31
Undying Malice+13% Synergy
$0.32
Murder+11% Synergy
$0.19
Breathe Your Last+10% Synergy
$0.17
Dire Tactics+8% Synergy
$0.28
Go for the Throat+7% Synergy
$0.57
Infernal Grasp+7% Synergy
$0.56
Hazel's Nocturne+7% Synergy
$0.23
Body Count+7% Synergy
$2.82
Congregate+7% Synergy
$0.16
Tribute to Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.11
Battle-Rage Blessing+7% Synergy
$0.18
Hero's Downfall+6% Synergy
$0.21
Make a Stand+6% Synergy
$0.12
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.40
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.19
Final Payment+6% Synergy
$0.09
Luminous Rebuke+6% Synergy
$0.14
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.33
Divine Resilience+5% Synergy
$0.22
Deadly Dispute+4% Synergy
$0.32
Get Lost+4% Synergy
$4.05
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.36
Mortify0% Synergy
$0.21
Utter End-1% Synergy
$0.26
Stroke of Midnight-2% Synergy
$0.32
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$11.92
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$2.42
Generous Gift-8% Synergy
$0.69
Fracture-9% Synergy
$0.26
Despark-12% Synergy
$0.37
Anguished Unmaking-15% Synergy
$1.06
Swords to Plowshares-19% Synergy
$1.19
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Denethor, Ruling Steward.
Lash of the Balrog+33% Synergy
$0.15
Martial Coup+19% Synergy
$0.28
Exsanguinate+13% Synergy
$0.37
Sam's Desperate Rescue+13% Synergy
$0.20
Spectacular Pileup+12% Synergy
$0.30
Sunset Revelry+11% Synergy
$0.18
Rite of Oblivion+10% Synergy
$0.39
Macabre Waltz+10% Synergy
$0.24
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.20
Dusk // Dawn+7% Synergy
$0.36
Timely Reinforcements+7% Synergy
$0.21
Back for Seconds+7% Synergy
$0.27
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.39
Increasing Devotion+6% Synergy
$0.36
The Battle of Bywater+6% Synergy
$2.58
Revenge of the Rats+6% Synergy
$0.28
Diresight+5% Synergy
$0.16
Ambition's Cost+5% Synergy
$0.34
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$4.10
Kaya's Wrath+4% Synergy
$0.48
Lingering Souls+4% Synergy
$0.26
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.21
Merciless Eviction+3% Synergy
$0.67
Damnation+3% Synergy
$20.72
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.09
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.60
Raise the Past+2% Synergy
$0.44
Victimize+1% Synergy
$2.27
Diabolic Intent+1% Synergy
$17.57
Debt to the Deathless+1% Synergy
$0.40
Fumigate0% Synergy
$0.28
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.29
Damn-3% Synergy
$2.44
Vindicate-5% Synergy
$0.87
Austere Command-6% Synergy
$0.46
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$8.61
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$0.26
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks.
Horn of Gondor+25% Synergy
$2.60
Sinister Monolith+22% Synergy
$0.26
Ashnod's Altar+19% Synergy
$14.95
Ravenous Amulet+17% Synergy
$0.21
Tithing Blade+14% Synergy
$0.40
Bontu's Monument+13% Synergy
$6.96
Tarrian's Journal+12% Synergy
$0.53
Oketra's Monument+10% Synergy
$6.92
Transmogrant Altar+7% Synergy
$0.12
Traveler's Amulet+7% Synergy
$0.18
Nevinyrral's Disk+7% Synergy
$1.06
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.26
The Golden Throne+6% Synergy
$10.64
Glass-Cast Heart+4% Synergy
$0.34
Phyrexian Altar0% Synergy
$55.96
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$4.93
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.33
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$2.46
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks.
Grave Venerations+48% Synergy
$0.56
Dawn of Hope+22% Synergy
$0.54
Sanguine Bond+18% Synergy
$6.44
March of the Canonized+17% Synergy
$0.27
Dark Tutelage+17% Synergy
$0.27
Vampiric Rites+15% Synergy
$0.18
Exquisite Blood+14% Synergy
$37.29
Cathar's Call+14% Synergy
$0.28
SOLDIER Military Program+14% Synergy
$0.26
Chthonian Nightmare+12% Synergy
$0.52
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.26
Flowering of the White Tree+11% Synergy
$9.96
Hidden Stockpile+11% Synergy
$0.34
Call of the Ring+8% Synergy
$3.66
Glasswing Grace+7% Synergy
$0.37
Feast of the Victorious Dead+7% Synergy
$0.29
Bandit's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.27
Grasping Shadows+7% Synergy
$0.19
Tale of Tinúviel+7% Synergy
$0.19
In the Trenches+7% Synergy
$0.32
Oath of the Grey Host+7% Synergy
$0.15
Dogged Pursuit+7% Synergy
$0.20
Pestilence+7% Synergy
$0.79
Spirit Bonds+7% Synergy
$0.44
Skrelv's Hive+6% Synergy
$1.88
Leyline of Hope+6% Synergy
$0.86
Griffin Aerie+6% Synergy
$0.19
Oversold Cemetery+6% Synergy
$2.69
Case of the Uneaten Feast+5% Synergy
$0.35
Painful Quandary+5% Synergy
$1.54
Revenge of Ravens+5% Synergy
$0.45
Caretaker's Talent+4% Synergy
$7.72
Legion's Landing+4% Synergy
$3.17
Intangible Virtue+3% Synergy
$0.21
Grave Pact+2% Synergy
$31.23
Tocasia's Welcome+2% Synergy
$0.59
Ripples of Undeath+2% Synergy
$5.49
Blind Obedience+1% Synergy
$6.53
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$28.37
Cleric Class0% Synergy
$1.41
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$13.42
Land Tax-5% Synergy
$13.48
Ghostly Prison-8% Synergy
$4.33
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$4.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain game plan.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+18% Synergy
$2.11
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad+3% Synergy
$0.40
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks.
Castle Ardenvale+27% Synergy
$0.29
Dalkovan Encampment+26% Synergy
$0.48
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum+24% Synergy
$0.24
Restless Fortress+20% Synergy
$0.50
Minas Tirith+19% Synergy
$6.51
Midgar, City of Mako+19% Synergy
$1.54
Barad-dûr+17% Synergy
$1.64
Great Arashin City+12% Synergy
$0.25
Windbrisk Heights+9% Synergy
$0.23
Westvale Abbey+7% Synergy
$3.87
Kor Haven+7% Synergy
$17.81
Shambling Vent+6% Synergy
$0.34
Mudflat Village+6% Synergy
$0.30
Great Hall of the Citadel+6% Synergy
$0.37
Fountainport+5% Synergy
$2.95
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$54.27
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.41
Spymaster's Vault+2% Synergy
$0.87
High Market0% Synergy
$0.78
War Room-1% Synergy
$2.87
Phyrexian Tower-2% Synergy
$25.29
Vault of the Archangel-3% Synergy
$0.49
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$34.50
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$63.85
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.40
Bojuka Bog-15% Synergy
$0.95
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+28% Synergy
$0.39
Mind Stone+11% Synergy
$0.31
Orzhov Signet+9% Synergy
$0.31
Coalition Relic+7% Synergy
$0.40
Inherited Envelope+6% Synergy
$0.27
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.36
Orzhov Locket+5% Synergy
$0.35
Marble Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.23
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.26
Talisman of Hierarchy-9% Synergy
$0.37
Arcane Signet-10% Synergy
$0.69
Fellwar Stone-11% Synergy
$0.70
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.84
Lands
The mana base behind Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain decks.
Sunlit Marsh+18% Synergy
$0.31
Thriving Moor+16% Synergy
$0.17
Myriad Landscape+15% Synergy
$0.31
Scoured Barrens+14% Synergy
$0.21
Orzhov Basilica+13% Synergy
$0.31
Temple of Silence+13% Synergy
$0.25
Snowfield Sinkhole+12% Synergy
$0.39
Forsaken Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$0.27
Forlorn Flats+10% Synergy
$0.24
Glasswing Grace+7% Synergy
$0.37
Orzhov Guildgate+7% Synergy
$0.09
Salt Flats+7% Synergy
$1.59
Uncharted Haven+7% Synergy
$0.13
Shire Terrace+7% Synergy
$0.26
Silverquill Campus+6% Synergy
$0.18
The Grey Havens+6% Synergy
$0.33
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.33
Thriving Heath+5% Synergy
$0.17
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.35
Path of Ancestry+3% Synergy
$0.31
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.33
Goldmire Bridge+3% Synergy
$1.16
Plains+2% Synergy
$0.13
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.14
Concealed Courtyard-2% Synergy
$2.15
Desolate Mire-3% Synergy
$0.29
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.29
Fabled Passage-4% Synergy
$1.05
Scrubland-4% Synergy
Shineshadow Snarl-5% Synergy
$0.31
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$2.42
Tainted Field-6% Synergy
$0.36
Command Tower-12% Synergy
$0.34
Caves of Koilos-13% Synergy
$0.52
Bleachbone Verge-13% Synergy
$10.60
Isolated Chapel-15% Synergy
$0.34
Exotic Orchard-15% Synergy
$0.24
Shadowy Backstreet-15% Synergy
$9.65
Brightclimb Pathway-19% Synergy
$4.23
Fetid Heath-20% Synergy
$0.34
Shattered Sanctum-23% Synergy
$1.37
Marsh Flats-23% Synergy
$31.12
Vault of Champions-25% Synergy
$16.26
Godless Shrine-40% Synergy
$8.86
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Denethor, Ruling Steward: Lifegain.
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
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Baron Bertram Graywater
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Sorin of House Markov
Cecil, Dark Knight
Selenia, Dark Angel
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tymna the Weaver
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
Prava of the Steel Legion // Tymna the Weaver
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Ravos, Soultender // Tymna the Weaver
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Ravos, Soultender
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Astarion, the Decadent
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Merry, Warden of Isengard // Pippin, Warden of Isengard
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Folk Hero
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Folk Hero
Linden, the Steadfast Queen
Hildibrand Manderville
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ravos, Soultender
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Tymna the Weaver
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
The Gaffer
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Rufus Shinra