Denethor, Ruling Steward: Lifegain
$0.22
$0.22Legendary 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
$6.14
Mirkwood Bats+45% Synergy
$1.72
Baron Bertram Graywater+43% Synergy
$0.34
Mentor of the Meek+40% Synergy
$0.39
Faramir, Field Commander+40% Synergy
$0.14
Starscape Cleric+39% Synergy
$0.64
Marauding Blight-Priest+39% Synergy
$0.31
Lunar Convocation+38% Synergy
$0.45
Blood Artist+37% Synergy
$1.47
Gríma Wormtongue+37% Synergy
$0.21
Top Cards
The staple cards most Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks run as their core.
Bastion of Remembrance+34% Synergy
$0.35
Village Rites+33% Synergy
$0.74
Teysa Karlov+33% Synergy
$2.63
Corpse Knight+33% Synergy
$1.07
Morbid Opportunist+32% Synergy
$0.32
Zulaport Cutthroat+30% Synergy
$0.79
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+28% Synergy
$2.78
Pitiless Plunderer+28% Synergy
$5.19
Cruel Celebrant+27% Synergy
$0.73
Path to Exile+2% Synergy
$1.05
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain game on their own.
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$101.75
Teferi's Protection-8% Synergy
$51.92
Smothering Tithe-14% Synergy
$53.72
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Mister Negative+48% Synergy
$1.19
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+33% Synergy
$0.18
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+33% Synergy
$0.17
Lifecreed Duo+28% Synergy
$0.23
Gollum, Patient Plotter+28% Synergy
$0.23
Fleshtaker+27% Synergy
$0.12
Priest of Forgotten Gods+26% Synergy
$0.52
Starseer Mentor+24% Synergy
$0.12
Essence Channeler+23% Synergy
$0.60
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+22% Synergy
$3.13
Vengeful Bloodwitch+22% Synergy
$0.31
Starfield Shepherd+22% Synergy
$0.33
Elegy Acolyte+22% Synergy
$0.41
Doomed Traveler+20% Synergy
$0.09
Hunted Witness+19% Synergy
$0.24
Haliya, Guided by Light+18% Synergy
$2.20
Westfold Rider+18% Synergy
$0.10
Viscera Seer+17% Synergy
$0.37
Reassembling Skeleton+17% Synergy
$0.28
Umbral Collar Zealot+17% Synergy
$0.35
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar+17% Synergy
$0.38
Ajani's Pridemate+16% Synergy
$0.26
Darkstar Augur+15% Synergy
$0.62
Vraan, Executioner Thane+15% Synergy
$0.57
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch+15% Synergy
$0.33
Dazzling Angel+15% Synergy
$0.26
Bartolomé del Presidio+14% Synergy
$0.25
Charismatic Conqueror+14% Synergy
$21.31
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+14% Synergy
$1.06
Lossarnach Captain+14% Synergy
$0.37
Acolyte of Aclazotz+14% Synergy
$0.24
Ophiomancer+13% Synergy
$0.75
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+13% Synergy
$4.77
Kambal, Consul of Allocation+12% Synergy
$8.59
Elenda, the Dusk Rose+11% Synergy
$5.19
Keeper of the Accord+11% Synergy
$0.45
Lunarch Veteran+11% Synergy
$0.31
Teysa, Orzhov Scion+10% Synergy
$2.75
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$0.74
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+10% Synergy
$0.54
Nadier's Nightblade+10% Synergy
$0.31
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+9% Synergy
$11.60
Suture Priest+9% Synergy
$5.76
Falkenrath Noble+9% Synergy
$0.17
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun+9% Synergy
$0.37
Elenda's Hierophant+8% Synergy
$4.33
Cathar Commando+8% Synergy
$0.27
Marionette Apprentice+5% Synergy
$0.81
Welcoming Vampire+4% Synergy
$3.00
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff-5% Synergy
$14.16
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain deck ahead.
Nasty End+26% Synergy
$0.12
Tragic Slip+26% Synergy
$0.28
Corrupted Conviction+22% Synergy
$0.30
Reprieve+18% Synergy
$1.64
Undying Malice+13% Synergy
$0.37
Murder+11% Synergy
$0.12
Breathe Your Last+10% Synergy
$0.21
Dire Tactics+8% Synergy
$0.28
Go for the Throat+7% Synergy
$0.61
Infernal Grasp+7% Synergy
$0.28
Hazel's Nocturne+7% Synergy
$0.16
Body Count+7% Synergy
$2.64
Congregate+7% Synergy
$0.24
Tribute to Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.13
Battle-Rage Blessing+7% Synergy
$0.22
Hero's Downfall+6% Synergy
$0.26
Make a Stand+6% Synergy
$0.18
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.43
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.28
Final Payment+6% Synergy
$0.08
Luminous Rebuke+6% Synergy
$0.11
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Divine Resilience+5% Synergy
$0.28
Deadly Dispute+4% Synergy
$0.38
Get Lost+4% Synergy
$4.22
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.30
Mortify0% Synergy
$0.23
Utter End-1% Synergy
$0.32
Stroke of Midnight-2% Synergy
$0.36
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.19
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.00
Generous Gift-8% Synergy
$1.62
Fracture-9% Synergy
$0.28
Despark-12% Synergy
$0.34
Anguished Unmaking-15% Synergy
$0.81
Swords to Plowshares-19% Synergy
$1.44
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Denethor, Ruling Steward.
Lash of the Balrog+33% Synergy
$0.09
Martial Coup+19% Synergy
$0.26
Exsanguinate+13% Synergy
$0.38
Sam's Desperate Rescue+13% Synergy
$0.20
Spectacular Pileup+12% Synergy
$0.26
Sunset Revelry+11% Synergy
$0.24
Rite of Oblivion+10% Synergy
$0.36
Macabre Waltz+10% Synergy
$0.19
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.33
Dusk // Dawn+7% Synergy
$0.32
Timely Reinforcements+7% Synergy
$0.22
Back for Seconds+7% Synergy
$0.24
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.35
Increasing Devotion+6% Synergy
$0.37
The Battle of Bywater+6% Synergy
$2.90
Revenge of the Rats+6% Synergy
$0.37
Diresight+5% Synergy
$0.31
Ambition's Cost+5% Synergy
$0.37
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$2.85
Kaya's Wrath+4% Synergy
$0.47
Lingering Souls+4% Synergy
$0.17
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.19
Merciless Eviction+3% Synergy
$0.72
Damnation+3% Synergy
$21.38
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.09
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.48
Raise the Past+2% Synergy
$0.48
Victimize+1% Synergy
$2.02
Diabolic Intent+1% Synergy
$16.10
Debt to the Deathless+1% Synergy
$0.39
Fumigate0% Synergy
$0.35
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.31
Damn-3% Synergy
$2.06
Vindicate-5% Synergy
$0.92
Austere Command-6% Synergy
$0.94
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$8.59
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$0.31
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks.
Horn of Gondor+25% Synergy
$2.95
Sinister Monolith+22% Synergy
$0.25
Ashnod's Altar+19% Synergy
$15.31
Ravenous Amulet+17% Synergy
$0.20
Tithing Blade+14% Synergy
$0.46
Bontu's Monument+13% Synergy
$5.36
Tarrian's Journal+12% Synergy
$0.45
Oketra's Monument+10% Synergy
$5.44
Transmogrant Altar+7% Synergy
$0.12
Traveler's Amulet+7% Synergy
$0.11
Nevinyrral's Disk+7% Synergy
$1.56
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.26
The Golden Throne+6% Synergy
$9.52
Glass-Cast Heart+4% Synergy
$0.32
Phyrexian Altar0% Synergy
$54.11
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$6.62
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.32
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks.
Grave Venerations+48% Synergy
$0.92
Dawn of Hope+22% Synergy
$0.52
Sanguine Bond+18% Synergy
$5.63
March of the Canonized+17% Synergy
$0.31
Dark Tutelage+17% Synergy
$0.29
Vampiric Rites+15% Synergy
$0.17
Exquisite Blood+14% Synergy
$36.84
Cathar's Call+14% Synergy
$0.28
SOLDIER Military Program+14% Synergy
$0.25
Chthonian Nightmare+12% Synergy
$0.42
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.37
Flowering of the White Tree+11% Synergy
$9.17
Hidden Stockpile+11% Synergy
$0.31
Call of the Ring+8% Synergy
$4.33
Glasswing Grace+7% Synergy
$0.36
Feast of the Victorious Dead+7% Synergy
$0.10
Bandit's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.37
Grasping Shadows+7% Synergy
$0.21
In the Trenches+7% Synergy
$0.34
Oath of the Grey Host+7% Synergy
$0.18
Tale of Tinúviel+7% Synergy
$0.28
Dogged Pursuit+7% Synergy
$0.19
Pestilence+7% Synergy
$0.82
Spirit Bonds+7% Synergy
$0.44
Skrelv's Hive+6% Synergy
$2.16
Leyline of Hope+6% Synergy
$0.59
Griffin Aerie+6% Synergy
$0.29
Oversold Cemetery+6% Synergy
$2.58
Case of the Uneaten Feast+5% Synergy
$0.38
Painful Quandary+5% Synergy
$0.95
Revenge of Ravens+5% Synergy
$0.63
Caretaker's Talent+4% Synergy
$10.03
Legion's Landing+4% Synergy
$2.78
Intangible Virtue+3% Synergy
$0.36
Grave Pact+2% Synergy
$29.50
Tocasia's Welcome+2% Synergy
$0.67
Ripples of Undeath+2% Synergy
$5.82
Blind Obedience+1% Synergy
$6.36
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$24.87
Cleric Class0% Synergy
$2.11
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$18.31
Land Tax-5% Synergy
$13.05
Ghostly Prison-8% Synergy
$3.94
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$4.02
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain game plan.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+18% Synergy
$1.85
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
$0.25
Dalkovan Encampment+26% Synergy
$0.39
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum+24% Synergy
$0.21
Restless Fortress+20% Synergy
$0.73
Minas Tirith+19% Synergy
$6.78
Midgar, City of Mako+19% Synergy
$2.05
Barad-dûr+17% Synergy
$1.61
Great Arashin City+12% Synergy
$0.31
Windbrisk Heights+9% Synergy
$0.30
Westvale Abbey+7% Synergy
$2.85
Kor Haven+7% Synergy
$18.78
Shambling Vent+6% Synergy
$0.35
Mudflat Village+6% Synergy
$0.33
Great Hall of the Citadel+6% Synergy
$0.40
Fountainport+5% Synergy
$2.76
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.35
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$49.84
Spymaster's Vault+2% Synergy
$0.77
High Market0% Synergy
$0.48
War Room-1% Synergy
$1.99
Phyrexian Tower-2% Synergy
$26.16
Vault of the Archangel-3% Synergy
$0.52
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$29.69
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$57.13
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.36
Bojuka Bog-15% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+28% Synergy
$0.36
Mind Stone+10% Synergy
$0.34
Orzhov Signet+9% Synergy
$0.31
Coalition Relic+7% Synergy
$0.35
Inherited Envelope+6% Synergy
$0.25
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.33
Orzhov Locket+5% Synergy
$0.30
Marble Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.25
Talisman of Hierarchy-9% Synergy
$0.40
Arcane Signet-10% Synergy
$0.46
Fellwar Stone-11% Synergy
$0.60
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.40
Lands
The mana base behind Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain decks.
Sunlit Marsh+18% Synergy
$0.28
Thriving Moor+16% Synergy
$0.35
Myriad Landscape+15% Synergy
$0.24
Scoured Barrens+14% Synergy
$0.13
Temple of Silence+13% Synergy
$0.28
Orzhov Basilica+12% Synergy
$0.33
Snowfield Sinkhole+12% Synergy
$0.41
Forsaken Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$0.30
Forlorn Flats+10% Synergy
$0.30
Glasswing Grace+7% Synergy
$0.36
Orzhov Guildgate+7% Synergy
$0.11
Salt Flats+7% Synergy
$1.59
Uncharted Haven+7% Synergy
$0.20
Shire Terrace+7% Synergy
$0.28
Silverquill Campus+6% Synergy
$0.29
The Grey Havens+6% Synergy
$0.36
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Thriving Heath+5% Synergy
$0.24
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry+3% Synergy
$0.32
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.39
Goldmire Bridge+3% Synergy
$1.10
Plains+2% Synergy
$0.07
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.07
Concealed Courtyard-2% Synergy
$1.40
Desolate Mire-3% Synergy
$0.31
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.26
Fabled Passage-4% Synergy
$1.02
Scrubland-4% Synergy
Shineshadow Snarl-5% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.00
Tainted Field-6% Synergy
$0.36
Command Tower-12% Synergy
$0.25
Caves of Koilos-13% Synergy
$0.51
Bleachbone Verge-13% Synergy
$12.09
Isolated Chapel-15% Synergy
$0.35
Exotic Orchard-15% Synergy
$0.36
Shadowy Backstreet-15% Synergy
$12.79
Fetid Heath-19% Synergy
$0.35
Brightclimb Pathway-19% Synergy
$4.94
Shattered Sanctum-23% Synergy
$1.74
Marsh Flats-23% Synergy
$30.45
Vault of Champions-25% Synergy
$15.25
Godless Shrine-40% Synergy
$10.16
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Denethor, Ruling Steward: Lifegain.
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Ghost Council of Orzhova
Baron Bertram Graywater
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Ravos, Soultender // The Prismatic Piper
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Bartolomé del Presidio
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Hildibrand Manderville
Zahur, Glory's Past
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Veteran Soldier
Judge Magister Gabranth
Rufus Shinra
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Ravos, Soultender // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Noble Heritage
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Ravos, Soultender
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Far Traveler
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Veteran Soldier
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Far Traveler
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Minthara, Merciless Soul
Teysa Karlov