Denethor, Ruling Steward
$0.23
$0.23Legendary 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
$6.21
Mirkwood Bats+45% Synergy
$1.67
Baron Bertram Graywater+43% Synergy
$0.36
Mentor of the Meek+40% Synergy
$4.77
Faramir, Field Commander+40% Synergy
$0.17
Starscape Cleric+39% Synergy
$0.86
Marauding Blight-Priest+39% Synergy
$0.30
Lunar Convocation+38% Synergy
$1.40
Blood Artist+37% Synergy
$3.83
Gríma Wormtongue+37% Synergy
$0.26
Top Cards
The staple cards most Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks run as their core.
Bastion of Remembrance+34% Synergy
$0.30
Village Rites+33% Synergy
$0.93
Teysa Karlov+33% Synergy
$2.46
Corpse Knight+33% Synergy
$0.68
Morbid Opportunist+32% Synergy
$0.38
Zulaport Cutthroat+30% Synergy
$1.35
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+28% Synergy
$3.63
Pitiless Plunderer+28% Synergy
$4.98
Cruel Celebrant+27% Synergy
$1.98
Path to Exile+2% Synergy
$0.69
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain game on their own.
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$115.41
Teferi's Protection-7% Synergy
$45.85
Smothering Tithe-14% Synergy
$57.12
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Mister Negative+48% Synergy
$1.66
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+33% Synergy
$0.24
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+33% Synergy
$0.27
Lifecreed Duo+28% Synergy
$0.21
Gollum, Patient Plotter+28% Synergy
$0.29
Fleshtaker+27% Synergy
$0.31
Priest of Forgotten Gods+26% Synergy
$0.59
Essence Channeler+24% Synergy
$0.45
Starseer Mentor+24% Synergy
$0.20
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+22% Synergy
$4.23
Vengeful Bloodwitch+22% Synergy
$0.28
Starfield Shepherd+22% Synergy
$0.31
Elegy Acolyte+22% Synergy
$0.41
Doomed Traveler+20% Synergy
$0.10
Hunted Witness+19% Synergy
$0.24
Haliya, Guided by Light+18% Synergy
$3.69
Westfold Rider+18% Synergy
$0.48
Viscera Seer+17% Synergy
$0.49
Reassembling Skeleton+17% Synergy
$0.33
Umbral Collar Zealot+17% Synergy
$0.35
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar+17% Synergy
$0.40
Ajani's Pridemate+16% Synergy
$0.29
Darkstar Augur+15% Synergy
$0.95
Vraan, Executioner Thane+15% Synergy
$0.67
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch+15% Synergy
$0.25
Dazzling Angel+15% Synergy
$0.33
Bartolomé del Presidio+14% Synergy
$0.31
Charismatic Conqueror+14% Synergy
$23.89
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+14% Synergy
$1.55
Lossarnach Captain+14% Synergy
$0.42
Acolyte of Aclazotz+14% Synergy
$0.22
Ophiomancer+13% Synergy
$1.18
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+13% Synergy
$3.79
Kambal, Consul of Allocation+12% Synergy
$9.00
Elenda, the Dusk Rose+11% Synergy
$5.63
Keeper of the Accord+11% Synergy
$0.59
Lunarch Veteran+11% Synergy
$0.37
Teysa, Orzhov Scion+10% Synergy
$3.39
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$1.67
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+10% Synergy
$0.73
Nadier's Nightblade+10% Synergy
$0.29
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+9% Synergy
$10.36
Suture Priest+9% Synergy
$4.62
Falkenrath Noble+9% Synergy
$0.29
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun+9% Synergy
$0.39
Elenda's Hierophant+8% Synergy
$4.94
Cathar Commando+8% Synergy
$0.22
Marionette Apprentice+5% Synergy
$2.06
Welcoming Vampire+4% Synergy
$3.45
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff-5% Synergy
$9.49
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain deck ahead.
Nasty End+26% Synergy
$0.22
Tragic Slip+26% Synergy
$0.26
Corrupted Conviction+22% Synergy
$0.33
Reprieve+18% Synergy
$2.01
Undying Malice+13% Synergy
$0.38
Murder+11% Synergy
$0.20
Breathe Your Last+10% Synergy
$0.22
Dire Tactics+8% Synergy
$0.28
Go for the Throat+7% Synergy
$0.62
Infernal Grasp+7% Synergy
$0.32
Hazel's Nocturne+7% Synergy
$0.28
Body Count+7% Synergy
$3.58
Congregate+7% Synergy
$0.20
Tribute to Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.09
Battle-Rage Blessing+7% Synergy
$0.27
Hero's Downfall+6% Synergy
$0.29
Make a Stand+6% Synergy
$0.15
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.39
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.24
Final Payment+6% Synergy
$0.07
Luminous Rebuke+6% Synergy
$0.14
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.38
Divine Resilience+5% Synergy
$0.29
Deadly Dispute+4% Synergy
$0.27
Get Lost+4% Synergy
$3.33
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.42
Mortify0% Synergy
$0.19
Utter End-1% Synergy
$0.32
Stroke of Midnight-2% Synergy
$0.19
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$7.28
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.74
Generous Gift-8% Synergy
$0.94
Fracture-9% Synergy
$0.32
Despark-12% Synergy
$0.27
Anguished Unmaking-15% Synergy
$1.75
Swords to Plowshares-19% Synergy
$0.88
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Denethor, Ruling Steward.
Lash of the Balrog+33% Synergy
$0.14
Martial Coup+19% Synergy
$0.34
Exsanguinate+13% Synergy
$0.41
Sam's Desperate Rescue+13% Synergy
$0.17
Spectacular Pileup+12% Synergy
$0.25
Sunset Revelry+11% Synergy
$0.25
Rite of Oblivion+10% Synergy
$0.35
Macabre Waltz+10% Synergy
$0.25
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.24
Dusk // Dawn+7% Synergy
$0.33
Timely Reinforcements+7% Synergy
$0.24
Back for Seconds+7% Synergy
$0.23
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.36
Increasing Devotion+6% Synergy
$0.33
The Battle of Bywater+6% Synergy
$1.83
Revenge of the Rats+6% Synergy
$0.38
Diresight+5% Synergy
$0.17
Ambition's Cost+5% Synergy
$0.35
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$3.14
Kaya's Wrath+4% Synergy
$0.47
Lingering Souls+4% Synergy
$0.20
Living Death+4% Synergy
$6.29
Merciless Eviction+3% Synergy
$0.53
Damnation+3% Synergy
$21.01
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.21
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.54
Raise the Past+2% Synergy
$0.70
Victimize+1% Synergy
$1.25
Diabolic Intent+1% Synergy
$17.44
Debt to the Deathless+1% Synergy
$0.39
Fumigate0% Synergy
$0.31
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.30
Damn-3% Synergy
$1.93
Vindicate-5% Synergy
$0.96
Austere Command-6% Synergy
$0.35
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$10.10
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$6.25
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks.
Horn of Gondor+25% Synergy
$3.18
Sinister Monolith+22% Synergy
$0.30
Ashnod's Altar+19% Synergy
$16.64
Ravenous Amulet+17% Synergy
$0.17
Tithing Blade+14% Synergy
$0.51
Bontu's Monument+13% Synergy
$4.60
Tarrian's Journal+12% Synergy
$0.43
Oketra's Monument+10% Synergy
$5.33
Transmogrant Altar+7% Synergy
$0.15
Traveler's Amulet+7% Synergy
$0.22
Nevinyrral's Disk+7% Synergy
$1.45
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.25
The Golden Throne+6% Synergy
$10.48
Glass-Cast Heart+4% Synergy
$0.35
Phyrexian Altar0% Synergy
$53.98
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$5.18
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$5.61
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$1.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks.
Grave Venerations+48% Synergy
$0.44
Dawn of Hope+22% Synergy
$0.61
Sanguine Bond+18% Synergy
$7.95
March of the Canonized+17% Synergy
$0.30
Dark Tutelage+17% Synergy
$0.23
Vampiric Rites+15% Synergy
$0.17
Exquisite Blood+14% Synergy
$40.36
Cathar's Call+14% Synergy
$0.26
SOLDIER Military Program+14% Synergy
$0.27
Chthonian Nightmare+12% Synergy
$0.63
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.33
Flowering of the White Tree+11% Synergy
$8.68
Hidden Stockpile+11% Synergy
$0.36
Call of the Ring+8% Synergy
$5.03
Glasswing Grace+7% Synergy
$0.31
Feast of the Victorious Dead+7% Synergy
$0.29
Bandit's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.34
Grasping Shadows+7% Synergy
$0.21
Tale of Tinúviel+7% Synergy
$0.26
In the Trenches+7% Synergy
$0.40
Oath of the Grey Host+7% Synergy
$0.19
Dogged Pursuit+7% Synergy
$0.17
Pestilence+7% Synergy
$0.58
Spirit Bonds+7% Synergy
$0.50
Skrelv's Hive+6% Synergy
$0.20
Leyline of Hope+6% Synergy
$1.16
Griffin Aerie+6% Synergy
$0.27
Oversold Cemetery+6% Synergy
$2.60
Case of the Uneaten Feast+5% Synergy
$0.36
Painful Quandary+5% Synergy
$1.79
Revenge of Ravens+5% Synergy
$0.38
Caretaker's Talent+4% Synergy
$11.43
Legion's Landing+4% Synergy
$3.49
Intangible Virtue+3% Synergy
$0.31
Grave Pact+2% Synergy
$30.52
Tocasia's Welcome+2% Synergy
$1.13
Ripples of Undeath+2% Synergy
$8.64
Blind Obedience+1% Synergy
$5.82
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$24.81
Cleric Class0% Synergy
$1.96
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$10.53
Land Tax-5% Synergy
$16.51
Ghostly Prison-8% Synergy
$6.11
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$4.16
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain game plan.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+18% Synergy
$0.26
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad+3% Synergy
$0.48
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Denethor, Ruling Steward Lifegain decks.
Castle Ardenvale+27% Synergy
$0.26
Dalkovan Encampment+26% Synergy
$0.68
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum+24% Synergy
$0.24
Restless Fortress+20% Synergy
$0.51
Minas Tirith+19% Synergy
$6.72
Midgar, City of Mako+19% Synergy
$1.77
Barad-dûr+17% Synergy
$1.79
Great Arashin City+12% Synergy
$0.28
Windbrisk Heights+9% Synergy
$0.30
Westvale Abbey+7% Synergy
$3.39
Kor Haven+7% Synergy
$17.78
Shambling Vent+6% Synergy
$0.35
Mudflat Village+6% Synergy
$0.34
Great Hall of the Citadel+6% Synergy
$0.33
Fountainport+5% Synergy
$2.95
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$45.74
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.44
Spymaster's Vault+2% Synergy
$2.71
High Market0% Synergy
$0.53
War Room-1% Synergy
$5.22
Phyrexian Tower-2% Synergy
$30.16
Vault of the Archangel-3% Synergy
$1.14
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$28.81
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$55.48
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.77
Bojuka Bog-15% Synergy
$1.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+28% Synergy
$0.40
Mind Stone+11% Synergy
$0.34
Orzhov Signet+9% Synergy
$0.37
Coalition Relic+7% Synergy
$0.52
Inherited Envelope+6% Synergy
$0.25
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.36
Orzhov Locket+5% Synergy
$0.31
Marble Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.28
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.31
Talisman of Hierarchy-9% Synergy
$0.57
Arcane Signet-10% Synergy
$0.49
Fellwar Stone-11% Synergy
$1.04
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.34
Lands
The mana base behind Denethor, Ruling Steward's Lifegain decks.
Sunlit Marsh+18% Synergy
$0.29
Thriving Moor+16% Synergy
$0.24
Myriad Landscape+15% Synergy
$0.34
Scoured Barrens+14% Synergy
$0.20
Orzhov Basilica+13% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Silence+13% Synergy
$0.33
Snowfield Sinkhole+12% Synergy
$0.31
Forsaken Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$0.22
Forlorn Flats+10% Synergy
$0.30
Glasswing Grace+7% Synergy
$0.31
Orzhov Guildgate+7% Synergy
$0.17
Salt Flats+7% Synergy
$1.62
Uncharted Haven+7% Synergy
$0.20
Shire Terrace+7% Synergy
$0.28
Silverquill Campus+6% Synergy
$0.27
The Grey Havens+6% Synergy
$0.28
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.38
Thriving Heath+5% Synergy
$0.29
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.31
Path of Ancestry+3% Synergy
$0.27
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.29
Goldmire Bridge+3% Synergy
$0.62
Plains+2% Synergy
$0.06
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.10
Concealed Courtyard-2% Synergy
$0.92
Desolate Mire-3% Synergy
$0.30
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.26
Fabled Passage-4% Synergy
$0.64
Scrubland-4% Synergy
Shineshadow Snarl-5% Synergy
$0.25
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.74
Tainted Field-6% Synergy
$0.38
Command Tower-12% Synergy
$0.25
Caves of Koilos-13% Synergy
$0.34
Bleachbone Verge-13% Synergy
$9.25
Isolated Chapel-15% Synergy
$0.23
Exotic Orchard-15% Synergy
$0.30
Shadowy Backstreet-15% Synergy
$11.43
Brightclimb Pathway-19% Synergy
$4.72
Fetid Heath-20% Synergy
$0.31
Shattered Sanctum-23% Synergy
$2.18
Marsh Flats-23% Synergy
$32.33
Vault of Champions-25% Synergy
$16.95
Godless Shrine-40% Synergy
$9.27
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Denethor, Ruling Steward: Lifegain.
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Baron Bertram Graywater
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Ghost Council of Orzhova
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Ravos, Soultender // The Prismatic Piper
Rufus Shinra
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Bartolomé del Presidio
Hildibrand Manderville
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Noble Heritage
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Zahur, Glory's Past
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Veteran Soldier
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Ravos, Soultender // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
Judge Magister Gabranth
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Ravos, Soultender
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Far Traveler
Minthara, Merciless Soul
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Cultist of the Absolute
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Far Traveler