Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
$0.44
$0.44Legendary Creature — Snake Wizard
Partner Commanders
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper: Lifegain can partner with any of these 63 commanders.
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
Tymna the Weaver
Prava of the Steel Legion
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Akiri, Line-Slinger
Ravos, Soultender
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Krark, the Thumbless
Vial Smasher the Fierce
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Alena, Kessig Trapper
Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Thrasios, Triton Hero
Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Siani, Eye of the Storm
Anara, Wolvid Familiar
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
Tormod, the Desecrator
Tana, the Bloodsower
The Prismatic Piper
Katerina of Myra's Marvels
Kodama of the East Tree
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Halana, Kessig Ranger
Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Fluros of Myra's Marvels
Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Numa, Joraga Chieftain
Radiant, Serra Archangel
Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter
Tevesh Szat, Doom of FoolsNew Cards
Recent-set cards that Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Defiling Daemogoth+91% Synergy
$0.74
Bogwater Lumaret+88% Synergy
$0.28
Scheming Silvertongue+63% Synergy
$1.53
Grapple with Death+62% Synergy
$0.20
Stensian Sanguinist+56% Synergy
$5.05
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Blossoming Bogbeast+81% Synergy
$0.36
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+63% Synergy
$10.30
Dina, Soul Steeper+61% Synergy
$0.34
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Lifegain game on their own.
Vampiric Tutor+39% Synergy
$54.82
Demonic Tutor+18% Synergy
$61.95
Ad Nauseam+15% Synergy
$10.82
The One Ring+12% Synergy
$115.22
Bolas's Citadel+11% Synergy
$14.92
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+54% Synergy
$0.95
Veinwitch Coven+47% Synergy
$0.33
Sapling of Colfenor+33% Synergy
$6.60
Venerated Stormsinger+33% Synergy
$0.25
Marshland Bloodcaster+33% Synergy
$0.31
Verdant Sun's Avatar+33% Synergy
$0.40
Willowdusk, Essence Seer+33% Synergy
$1.23
Arbor Adherent+33% Synergy
$1.61
Accomplished Alchemist+33% Synergy
$0.40
Blood Researcher+33% Synergy
$0.18
Tivash, Gloom Summoner+33% Synergy
$0.62
Ancient Lumberknot+33% Synergy
$0.28
Sproutback Trudge+33% Synergy
$0.35
Pontiff of Blight+33% Synergy
$0.34
Ardyn, the Usurper+33% Synergy
$0.67
Balamb T-Rexaur+33% Synergy
$0.20
Dai Li Agents+33% Synergy
$0.16
Mai, Scornful Striker+33% Synergy
$1.01
Raven Eagle+33% Synergy
$0.23
Nyla, Shirshu Sleuth+33% Synergy
$0.20
Fire Nation Salvagers+33% Synergy
$0.18
Dream Beavers+33% Synergy
$0.31
Old-Growth Educator+33% Synergy
$0.12
Ambitious Augmenter+33% Synergy
$0.26
Chevill, Bane of Monsters+32% Synergy
$1.52
Ohran Viper+32% Synergy
$1.33
Sangromancer+32% Synergy
$0.86
Postmortem Professor+32% Synergy
$0.25
Courser of Kruphix+31% Synergy
$2.51
Starscape Cleric+31% Synergy
$1.39
Marauding Blight-Priest+31% Synergy
$0.31
Eumidian Terrabotanist+31% Synergy
$0.36
Hooded Blightfang+30% Synergy
$0.57
Witch of the Moors+30% Synergy
$0.71
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist+30% Synergy
$0.33
Enduring Tenacity+28% Synergy
$11.90
Noxious Gearhulk+28% Synergy
$0.44
Blech, Loafing Pest+28% Synergy
$0.43
Emeritus of Woe+27% Synergy
$12.42
Grave Researcher+26% Synergy
$1.92
Essence Warden+25% Synergy
$7.14
Pest Mascot+25% Synergy
$0.25
Ohran Frostfang+24% Synergy
$7.47
Virulent Emissary+23% Synergy
$1.10
Gorma, the Gullet+23% Synergy
$0.73
Ribtruss Roaster+20% Synergy
$0.36
Eccentric Pestfinder+20% Synergy
$0.37
Pest Rescuer+19% Synergy
$0.84
Teacher's Pest+19% Synergy
$0.23
Blood Artist+13% Synergy
$3.54
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Lifegain deck ahead.
Dissection Practice+65% Synergy
$0.22
Mortality Spear+43% Synergy
$0.28
Foolish Fate+32% Synergy
$0.14
Glorious Decay+32% Synergy
$0.16
Putrefy+17% Synergy
$0.35
Surgical Extraction+17% Synergy
$2.38
Tower Defense+17% Synergy
$0.24
Midnight Charm+17% Synergy
$0.24
Dark Ritual+16% Synergy
$5.94
Giant Growth+16% Synergy
$0.23
Six-Sided Die+16% Synergy
$0.28
Seed of Hope+16% Synergy
$0.22
Archdruid's Charm+13% Synergy
$8.98
Go for the Throat+12% Synergy
$0.57
Noxious Revival+12% Synergy
$7.52
Infernal Grasp+9% Synergy
$0.35
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+9% Synergy
$5.58
Snakeskin Veil+8% Synergy
$0.27
Nature's Claim+8% Synergy
$1.25
Beast Within-1% Synergy
$0.62
Deadly Dispute-4% Synergy
$0.34
Assassin's Trophy-14% Synergy
$0.95
Heroic Intervention-15% Synergy
$16.00
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper.
Essence Pulse+49% Synergy
$0.32
Zero Point Ballad+33% Synergy
$0.32
Villainous Wrath+33% Synergy
$1.36
Ruinous Waterbending+33% Synergy
$0.17
Oracle's Restoration+32% Synergy
$0.18
Cost of Brilliance+32% Synergy
$0.19
Pull from the Grave+31% Synergy
$0.19
Withering Curse+31% Synergy
$1.01
Shared Roots+30% Synergy
$0.37
Send in the Pest+28% Synergy
$0.21
Diabolic Tutor+28% Synergy
$2.35
Vicious Rivalry+28% Synergy
$0.31
Root Manipulation+28% Synergy
$0.17
Sign in Blood+27% Synergy
$3.83
Feed the Swarm+26% Synergy
$0.16
Night's Whisper+24% Synergy
$5.42
Shamanic Revelation+21% Synergy
$1.38
Convert to Slime+18% Synergy
$0.32
Lost Legacy+17% Synergy
$0.21
Drag to the Bottom+17% Synergy
$0.18
Green Sun's Twilight+16% Synergy
$0.31
Overcome+16% Synergy
$0.13
Primal Command+16% Synergy
$0.54
Ancient Craving+16% Synergy
$0.34
Cruelclaw's Heist+16% Synergy
$0.27
Slime Against Humanity+16% Synergy
$1.91
Overwhelming Forces+16% Synergy
$1.34
Full Flowering+16% Synergy
$1.84
Three Visits+15% Synergy
$5.03
Pick Your Poison+15% Synergy
$0.26
Gaze of Granite+14% Synergy
$0.23
Overrun+14% Synergy
$0.31
Grim Tutor+14% Synergy
$24.73
Toxic Deluge+12% Synergy
$4.37
Skyshroud Claim+12% Synergy
$0.96
Read the Bones+12% Synergy
$0.34
Kodama's Reach+11% Synergy
$1.53
In Garruk's Wake+11% Synergy
$3.23
Deadly Brew+11% Synergy
$0.29
Overwhelming Stampede+11% Synergy
$1.20
Nature's Lore+8% Synergy
$2.88
Exsanguinate+8% Synergy
$0.39
Casualties of War+6% Synergy
$0.32
Pest Infestation+4% Synergy
$0.63
Rampant Growth+1% Synergy
$0.64
Farseek-2% Synergy
$0.45
Culling Ritual-5% Synergy
$0.46
Cultivate-22% Synergy
$0.43
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Lifegain decks.
Well of Lost Dreams+48% Synergy
$4.63
Alhammarret's Archive+32% Synergy
$10.62
Tithing Blade+16% Synergy
$0.41
Spellweaver Helix+16% Synergy
$2.62
Thrumming Stone+16% Synergy
$22.63
Semblance Anvil+16% Synergy
$7.19
Fountain of Renewal+16% Synergy
$0.71
Aetherflux Reservoir+15% Synergy
$19.99
Loxodon Warhammer+15% Synergy
$2.53
Bow of Nylea+14% Synergy
$3.44
Brotherhood Regalia+14% Synergy
$9.18
The Ozolith+12% Synergy
$64.33
Whip of Erebos+11% Synergy
$9.07
Cauldron of Essence+7% Synergy
$2.63
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper decks.
Sanguine Bond+46% Synergy
$6.60
Corroding Dragonstorm+33% Synergy
$0.18
Northern Air Temple+33% Synergy
$0.29
Kyoshi Island Plaza+33% Synergy
$0.32
Trudge Garden+31% Synergy
$0.24
Exquisite Blood+30% Synergy
$38.84
The Meathook Massacre+26% Synergy
$27.06
Meathook Massacre II+19% Synergy
$2.67
Grim Feast+16% Synergy
$8.42
Assault Formation+16% Synergy
$0.38
Glorious Sunrise+16% Synergy
$1.91
Ill-Gotten Inheritance+16% Synergy
$0.20
Zendikar Resurgent+16% Synergy
$2.36
Sanctum of Stone Fangs+16% Synergy
$1.22
Wound Reflection+15% Synergy
$14.22
Revenge of Ravens+15% Synergy
$0.58
Innkeeper's Talent+12% Synergy
$8.43
Awakening Zone+10% Synergy
$0.39
Moldervine Reclamation+9% Synergy
$0.35
Black Market Connections+8% Synergy
$10.16
Phyrexian Arena+4% Synergy
$4.43
Bastion of Remembrance+3% Synergy
$0.35
Doubling Season0% Synergy
$34.35
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Lifegain game plan.
Professor Dellian Fel+25% Synergy
$3.85
Wrenn and Realmbreaker+15% Synergy
$5.35
Garruk, Apex Predator+15% Synergy
$1.13
Vraska, Golgari Queen+11% Synergy
$5.81
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Lifegain decks.
Sapseep Forest+48% Synergy
$0.54
Miren, the Moaning Well+16% Synergy
$21.93
Hidden Nursery+16% Synergy
$0.23
Lotus Field+15% Synergy
$2.51
Memorial to Folly+15% Synergy
$0.24
Witch's Cottage+13% Synergy
$1.06
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+12% Synergy
$33.75
Mortuary Mire+12% Synergy
$0.39
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+11% Synergy
$54.58
Reliquary Tower+10% Synergy
$3.52
Temple of the False God+10% Synergy
$0.26
Barren Moor+9% Synergy
$0.26
Tranquil Thicket+8% Synergy
$0.25
Dryad Arbor+7% Synergy
$3.89
High Market+6% Synergy
$0.45
Grim Backwoods+3% Synergy
$0.23
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.36
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$1.93
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+31% Synergy
$0.32
Golgari Cluestone+16% Synergy
$0.20
Ancient Cornucopia+16% Synergy
$4.77
Talisman of Resilience+9% Synergy
$0.71
Arcane Signet-12% Synergy
$0.89
Sol Ring-13% Synergy
$1.55
Lands
The mana base behind Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's Lifegain decks.
Jungle Hollow+76% Synergy
$0.15
Vernal Fen+45% Synergy
$0.60
Golgari Rot Farm+44% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Malady+33% Synergy
$0.34
Gohn, Town of Ruin+31% Synergy
$0.21
Twilight Mire+27% Synergy
$0.41
Titan's Grave+25% Synergy
$0.20
Deathcap Glade+18% Synergy
$2.69
Haunted Mire+18% Synergy
$0.26
Lounge+16% Synergy
$0.19
Command Tower+15% Synergy
$0.31
Escape Tunnel+15% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Cave+15% Synergy
$1.75
Reflecting Pool+14% Synergy
$14.88
Thriving Grove+14% Synergy
$0.23
Witherbloom Campus+13% Synergy
$0.29
Blighted Woodland+12% Synergy
$0.39
Viridescent Bog+11% Synergy
$0.33
Woodland Chasm+11% Synergy
$0.57
Path of Ancestry+10% Synergy
$0.23
Evolving Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.25
Tainted Wood+6% Synergy
$0.34
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$28.70
Nurturing Peatland+4% Synergy
$6.81
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.08
Woodland Cemetery+3% Synergy
$0.66
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.37
Blooming Marsh+3% Synergy
$3.06
Forest+2% Synergy
$0.08
Overgrown Tomb+2% Synergy
$8.09
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.11
Llanowar Wastes-3% Synergy
$0.70
Underground Mortuary-4% Synergy
$14.18
Undergrowth Stadium-6% Synergy
$6.36
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.24
Necroblossom Snarl-20% Synergy
$0.40
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper: Lifegain.
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
Dina, Soul Steeper
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor
Beledros Witherbloom
Kuro, Pitlord
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
Merry, Warden of Isengard // Pippin, Warden of Isengard
Asmodeus the Archfiend
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Bounteous Kirin
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Aerith, Last Ancient
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
Sorin of House Markov
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Astarion, the Decadent
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Erebos, God of the Dead
Rhys the Exiled
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tymna the Weaver
Ghost Council of Orzhova
Shanna, Purifying Blade