Gaius van Baelsar
$0.13
$0.13Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
How it feels to play against
Fair Game
Interactive and enjoyable to play against.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#2474
Current Rank
#2186
Last Week
#3738
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Gaius van Baelsar decks.
Zodiark, Umbral God+54% Synergy
$0.66
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+36% Synergy
$39.99
Zenos yae Galvus+30% Synergy
$0.48
The Darkness Crystal+28% Synergy
$3.87
Buster Sword+28% Synergy
$36.85
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Gaius van Baelsar's abilities and overall game plan.
Morbid Opportunist+56% Synergy
$0.22
Supernatural Stamina+46% Synergy
$0.13
Conjurer's Closet+46% Synergy
$2.49
Demon's Disciple+45% Synergy
$0.24
Plaguecrafter+45% Synergy
$0.45
Accursed Marauder+45% Synergy
$0.23
Syr Konrad, the Grim+44% Synergy
$0.60
Bastion of Remembrance+43% Synergy
$0.31
Reassembling Skeleton+43% Synergy
$0.22
Not Dead After All+43% Synergy
$0.58
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Gaius van Baelsar decks.
Nine-Lives Familiar+41% Synergy
$0.92
Merciless Executioner+41% Synergy
$0.31
Blood Artist+40% Synergy
$1.24
Solemn Simulacrum+40% Synergy
$0.26
Undying Malice+38% Synergy
$0.66
Zulaport Cutthroat+36% Synergy
$2.38
Fleshbag Marauder+32% Synergy
$0.16
Deadly Dispute+31% Synergy
$0.49
Wayfarer's Bauble+28% Synergy
$0.24
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$7.55
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Braids, Cabal Minion+16% Synergy
$0.45
Tergrid, God of Fright-3% Synergy
$18.44
Necropotence-4% Synergy
$17.52
The One Ring-4% Synergy
$67.99
Demonic Tutor-5% Synergy
$58.30
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$50.85
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Gaius van Baelsar's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Mortician Beetle+41% Synergy
$0.34
Gravelighter+38% Synergy
$0.23
Midnight Reaper+32% Synergy
$0.27
Ravenous Chupacabra+30% Synergy
$0.30
Falkenrath Noble+28% Synergy
$0.18
Wasteland Raider+28% Synergy
$0.63
Archfiend of the Dross+28% Synergy
$0.33
Noxious Gearhulk+28% Synergy
$0.50
Ogre Slumlord+25% Synergy
$0.25
Archfiend of Depravity+23% Synergy
$9.21
Fumulus, the Infestation+22% Synergy
$5.88
Massacre Wurm+19% Synergy
$1.32
Marionette Apprentice+19% Synergy
$1.13
Leaden Myr+17% Synergy
$0.57
Ozox, the Clattering King+17% Synergy
$0.25
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant+17% Synergy
$6.92
Abyssal Gorestalker+17% Synergy
$0.05
Doomed Dissenter+15% Synergy
$0.07
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian+15% Synergy
$0.50
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+15% Synergy
$0.29
Grim Haruspex+14% Synergy
$2.20
Woe Strider+13% Synergy
$0.25
Junji, the Midnight Sky+12% Synergy
$0.56
Woebringer Demon+12% Synergy
$0.04
Henrika Domnathi+11% Synergy
$1.14
Slum Reaper+11% Synergy
$0.09
Goremand+11% Synergy
$0.10
Brass Squire+11% Synergy
$1.16
Umbral Collar Zealot+10% Synergy
$0.64
God-Eternal Bontu+10% Synergy
$0.52
Phyrexian Delver+10% Synergy
$0.47
Ayara, First of Locthwain+9% Synergy
$3.86
Doomed Necromancer+9% Synergy
$0.31
Mirkwood Bats+8% Synergy
$0.54
Bloodghast+8% Synergy
$1.58
Foundry Inspector+8% Synergy
$0.24
Vraan, Executioner Thane+8% Synergy
$0.39
Dark Confidant+6% Synergy
$6.71
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder+6% Synergy
$1.47
Harvester of Souls+5% Synergy
$0.96
Priest of Forgotten Gods+4% Synergy
$1.86
Butcher of Malakir+4% Synergy
$0.32
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+3% Synergy
$63.03
Viscera Seer+2% Synergy
$0.49
Pitiless Plunderer+1% Synergy
$3.60
Carrion Feeder+1% Synergy
$1.81
Braids, Arisen Nightmare0% Synergy
$2.10
Sheoldred, Whispering One-1% Synergy
$15.89
Crypt Ghast-18% Synergy
$11.29
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-23% Synergy
$1.09
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Gaius van Baelsar safe.
Malakir Rebirth+26% Synergy
$9.16
Undying Evil+26% Synergy
$0.45
Feign Death+22% Synergy
$0.84
Sheoldred's Edict+21% Synergy
$1.28
Ashnod's Intervention+16% Synergy
$0.10
Deadly Rollick+13% Synergy
$18.24
Soul Shatter+11% Synergy
$2.66
Archenemy's Charm+11% Synergy
$1.06
Demonic Gifts+11% Synergy
$0.09
Tergrid's Shadow+11% Synergy
$0.07
Lethal Scheme+10% Synergy
$0.18
Tainted Strike+9% Synergy
$1.88
Snuff Out+6% Synergy
$16.38
Liliana's Triumph+5% Synergy
$0.24
Vraska's Contempt+5% Synergy
$0.33
Hatred+5% Synergy
$46.68
Sugar Rush+5% Synergy
$0.06
Dash Hopes+5% Synergy
$0.57
Demonic Consultation+5% Synergy
$10.83
Return to Action+5% Synergy
$0.06
Espers to Magicite+5% Synergy
$0.59
Doom Blade+4% Synergy
$0.21
Pile On+4% Synergy
$0.18
Hellish Rebuke+4% Synergy
$3.16
Armor of Shadows+4% Synergy
$0.12
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.12
Overkill+3% Synergy
$0.36
Vincent's Limit Break+3% Synergy
$0.10
Costly Plunder+3% Synergy
$0.16
Crypt Incursion+3% Synergy
$0.48
Nasty End+3% Synergy
$0.08
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.06
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$0.64
Vraska's Fall+2% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Boon+1% Synergy
$6.91
Fake Your Own Death+1% Synergy
$0.08
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.66
Village Rites0% Synergy
$0.20
Flare of Malice0% Synergy
$3.31
Corrupted Conviction0% Synergy
$0.22
Saw in Half-1% Synergy
$4.44
Hero's Downfall-2% Synergy
$0.12
Darkness-3% Synergy
$22.77
Defile-4% Synergy
$0.61
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$5.21
Withering Torment-13% Synergy
$2.59
Imp's Mischief-16% Synergy
$3.88
Go for the Throat-18% Synergy
$0.79
Dark Ritual-31% Synergy
$2.94
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Gaius van Baelsar's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+22% Synergy
$0.28
Mandate of Abaddon+17% Synergy
$4.68
Torment of Hailfire+13% Synergy
$20.27
Army of the Damned+13% Synergy
$0.75
Innocent Blood+12% Synergy
$0.32
Taste of Death+12% Synergy
$0.29
Night's Whisper+11% Synergy
$0.25
Doomsday Confluence+11% Synergy
$0.22
Virtus's Maneuver+11% Synergy
$0.54
Barter in Blood+11% Synergy
$0.10
Deadly Embrace+11% Synergy
$0.60
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$0.60
Final Act+10% Synergy
$1.42
Crux of Fate+10% Synergy
$3.86
Fraying Omnipotence+9% Synergy
$0.59
Mire in Misery+8% Synergy
$0.61
Rankle's Prank+7% Synergy
$0.26
Will of the Abzan+7% Synergy
$6.45
Profane Tutor+7% Synergy
$2.98
Exsanguinate+6% Synergy
$0.43
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.28
Reign of the Pit+6% Synergy
$0.13
Skull Storm+6% Synergy
$0.82
Grim Tutor+5% Synergy
$18.70
Severed Strands+5% Synergy
$0.05
Extract a Confession+5% Synergy
$0.12
Consuming Vapors+5% Synergy
$0.19
Necrotic Hex+5% Synergy
$0.30
Temporal Extortion+4% Synergy
$19.08
Make an Example+4% Synergy
$4.58
Mutilate+3% Synergy
$1.57
Ancient Craving+3% Synergy
$0.25
Corrupt+3% Synergy
$0.07
Lively Dirge+2% Synergy
$0.46
Rush of Dread+2% Synergy
$0.34
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.12
Demonic Counsel+2% Synergy
$0.94
Ambition's Cost+2% Synergy
$0.22
Blasphemous Edict0% Synergy
$3.59
Victimize-1% Synergy
$0.56
Insatiable Avarice-1% Synergy
$2.49
Diabolic Intent-2% Synergy
$10.16
Unearth-2% Synergy
$0.46
Bubbling Muck-4% Synergy
$2.13
Living Death-5% Synergy
$2.36
Rise of the Dark Realms-5% Synergy
$3.07
Peer into the Abyss-6% Synergy
$2.76
Toxic Deluge-7% Synergy
$5.30
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.23
Reanimate-19% Synergy
$7.64
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Panharmonicon+28% Synergy
$4.72
Blade of Selves+28% Synergy
$3.40
Mithril Coat+18% Synergy
$17.15
Ninja's Blades+18% Synergy
$0.57
Expedition Map+16% Synergy
$0.92
Portal to Phyrexia+16% Synergy
$22.80
Fireshrieker+16% Synergy
$0.26
Dark Knight's Greatsword+14% Synergy
$0.09
Colossus Hammer+12% Synergy
$2.39
Reaper's Scythe+11% Synergy
$0.26
Magitek Scythe+11% Synergy
$0.57
Strionic Resonator+10% Synergy
$5.37
Nightmare Lash+9% Synergy
$2.84
Brotherhood Regalia+9% Synergy
$9.42
Blackblade Reforged+9% Synergy
$2.31
Skullclamp+8% Synergy
$5.02
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+8% Synergy
$1.39
Whispersilk Cloak+6% Synergy
$2.15
Aettir and Priwen+6% Synergy
$7.86
Pip-Boy 3000+6% Synergy
$5.30
Masterwork of Ingenuity+6% Synergy
$1.02
Thran Power Suit+6% Synergy
$1.33
Aetherworks Marvel+6% Synergy
$0.75
Erratic Portal+6% Synergy
$2.21
Mirror Gallery+6% Synergy
$25.91
Weatherlight Compleated+5% Synergy
$0.72
Lithoform Engine+5% Synergy
$5.78
Soul-Guide Lantern+5% Synergy
$0.30
Moonsilver Key+5% Synergy
$0.52
Mirror Box+5% Synergy
$4.22
Vexing Bauble+5% Synergy
$1.02
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+5% Synergy
$27.40
Prowler's Helm+5% Synergy
$0.78
Lavaspur Boots+5% Synergy
$1.32
Mirage Mirror+5% Synergy
$0.57
Helm of the Host+5% Synergy
$12.75
Trailblazer's Boots+4% Synergy
$1.78
Transmogrant's Crown+4% Synergy
$0.23
Blade of the Bloodchief+4% Synergy
$5.79
Vat of Rebirth+2% Synergy
$0.28
Vorpal Sword+2% Synergy
$1.54
Nim Deathmantle+2% Synergy
$3.46
Sculpting Steel+2% Synergy
$0.96
Whip of Erebos+1% Synergy
$7.52
Bontu's Monument-4% Synergy
$5.20
The Masamune-7% Synergy
$1.12
Phyrexian Altar-7% Synergy
$54.66
Ashnod's Altar-8% Synergy
$8.99
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.30
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$4.45
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Gaius van Baelsar's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Meathook Massacre II+28% Synergy
$1.78
Necrosynthesis+22% Synergy
$0.16
Kaya's Ghostform+19% Synergy
$1.31
Fungal Fortitude+16% Synergy
$0.10
Demonic Pact+11% Synergy
$0.62
Demonic Lore+11% Synergy
$0.12
Minion's Return+11% Synergy
$0.20
Shadows of the Past+11% Synergy
$0.41
Scavenger's Talent+11% Synergy
$0.53
Eye of Nidhogg+11% Synergy
$0.56
Treacherous Blessing+10% Synergy
$0.23
Warlock Class+10% Synergy
$0.19
Open the Graves+8% Synergy
$0.50
Hopeless Nightmare+7% Synergy
$0.19
Oversold Cemetery+6% Synergy
$0.98
Midnight Oil+6% Synergy
$0.16
Forbidden Crypt+6% Synergy
$0.78
Quest for the Gravelord+6% Synergy
$0.11
Grave Pact+5% Synergy
$18.12
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark+5% Synergy
$0.09
Demonic Vigor+5% Synergy
$0.07
Sadistic Glee+5% Synergy
$2.33
Midnight Snack+5% Synergy
$0.11
Jaws of Defeat+5% Synergy
$2.95
Unholy Indenture+5% Synergy
$0.09
Dark Tutelage+4% Synergy
$0.33
Liliana's Contract+4% Synergy
$1.53
Night of Souls' Betrayal+4% Synergy
$1.11
The Sibsig Ceremony+4% Synergy
$0.28
Cover of Darkness+4% Synergy
$13.01
Necrogen Communion+4% Synergy
$0.19
Grievous Wound+3% Synergy
$0.35
Necrodominance+3% Synergy
$1.59
Oubliette+3% Synergy
$1.53
Chthonian Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.78
Bloodchief Ascension+2% Synergy
$17.12
Wound Reflection+2% Synergy
$6.39
Heartless Summoning+2% Synergy
$0.37
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$15.42
Dictate of Erebos+1% Synergy
$14.39
Revel in Riches+1% Synergy
$14.48
Vampiric Rites0% Synergy
$0.17
Virtue of Persistence0% Synergy
$6.09
No Mercy-1% Synergy
$15.01
Dreadhorde Invasion-3% Synergy
$0.73
Black Market-4% Synergy
$3.61
Animate Dead-6% Synergy
$6.79
Bitterblossom-6% Synergy
$18.49
Phyrexian Arena-11% Synergy
$1.55
The Meathook Massacre-11% Synergy
$18.67
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Gaius van Baelsar to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+17% Synergy
$5.60
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+10% Synergy
$0.26
Liliana, Death's Majesty+8% Synergy
$0.58
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+5% Synergy
$0.51
Lolth, Spider Queen+4% Synergy
$3.65
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+2% Synergy
$6.11
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+1% Synergy
$2.14
Professor Onyx0% Synergy
$1.35
Liliana of the Dark Realms-8% Synergy
$5.91
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+20% Synergy
$0.59
Witch's Cottage+17% Synergy
$0.61
Vesuva+15% Synergy
$4.02
Rogue's Passage+12% Synergy
$0.27
Forge of Heroes+11% Synergy
$0.37
Volatile Fault+11% Synergy
$0.15
Sanctum of Eternity+11% Synergy
$5.95
Mortuary Mire+10% Synergy
$0.28
Terrain Generator+10% Synergy
$2.85
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+9% Synergy
$9.70
Polluted Mire+7% Synergy
$0.12
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.57
Midgar, City of Mako+6% Synergy
$3.63
Westvale Abbey+6% Synergy
$0.87
High Market+6% Synergy
$4.50
Thespian's Stage+6% Synergy
$0.64
Pit of Offerings+6% Synergy
$0.19
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$3.76
Cabal Stronghold+4% Synergy
$11.54
Command Beacon+4% Synergy
$5.08
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.14
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.46
Scavenger Grounds+4% Synergy
$0.40
Cabal Coffers+3% Synergy
$24.56
Access Tunnel+3% Synergy
$0.36
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+2% Synergy
$21.58
Spymaster's Vault+2% Synergy
$0.80
The Black Gate+2% Synergy
$8.17
Crypt of Agadeem+1% Synergy
$2.02
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.19
Reliquary Tower-2% Synergy
$1.98
Urza's Saga-2% Synergy
$38.71
War Room-5% Synergy
$2.73
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-11% Synergy
$6.61
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-12% Synergy
$34.54
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-15% Synergy
$47.16
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Arcane Signet+25% Synergy
$0.51
Thought Vessel+25% Synergy
$1.33
Charcoal Diamond+23% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone+20% Synergy
$0.22
Crowded Crypt+13% Synergy
$0.75
Fellwar Stone+8% Synergy
$1.12
Throne of Eldraine+6% Synergy
$17.16
Relic of Legends+5% Synergy
$1.36
Coveted Jewel+5% Synergy
$0.26
Caged Sun+4% Synergy
$3.61
Staff of Compleation+4% Synergy
$2.23
Gauntlet of Power+2% Synergy
$3.21
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.07
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+1% Synergy
$15.07
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$7.59
Lands
The mana base foundation for Gaius van Baelsar decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+26% Synergy
$9.16
Demolition Field+18% Synergy
$0.50
Plaza of Heroes+11% Synergy
$6.72
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.11
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.07
Aether Hub+6% Synergy
$0.14
Escape Tunnel+5% Synergy
$0.39
Lazotep Quarry+5% Synergy
$3.51
Exotic Orchard+5% Synergy
$0.45
Riveteers Overlook+5% Synergy
$0.23
Maestros Theater+5% Synergy
$0.35
Obscura Storefront+5% Synergy
$0.26
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$30.44
The Mycosynth Gardens+4% Synergy
$0.70
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$3.53
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.28
Verdant Catacombs+3% Synergy
$21.61
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$22.75
Polluted Delta+3% Synergy
$15.21
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$13.68
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.22
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$0.93
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$5.21
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