Selvala, Explorer Returned: Lifegain
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Selvala, Explorer Returned players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Germination Practicum+11% Synergy
$11.43
Joined Researchers+5% Synergy
$0.39
Studious First-Year+3% Synergy
$0.28
Comforting Counsel+3% Synergy
$0.36
Emeritus of Truce+2% Synergy
$2.88
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Selvala, Explorer Returned's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Wirewood Lodge+47% Synergy
$10.45
Thousand-Year Elixir+44% Synergy
$15.61
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer+43% Synergy
$0.27
Seeker of Skybreak+41% Synergy
$0.99
Aetherflux Reservoir+39% Synergy
$23.88
Alhammarret's Archive+37% Synergy
$11.35
Reliquary Tower+34% Synergy
$2.76
Instill Energy+34% Synergy
$1.17
Quirion Ranger+31% Synergy
$1.73
Drumbellower+31% Synergy
$2.04
Top Cards
The staple cards most Selvala, Explorer Returned Lifegain decks run as their core.
Elvish Mystic+28% Synergy
$0.41
Essence Warden+28% Synergy
$3.75
Llanowar Elves+25% Synergy
$0.25
Fyndhorn Elves+24% Synergy
$2.54
Birds of Paradise+17% Synergy
$13.48
Avacyn's Pilgrim+16% Synergy
$0.73
Beast Within+14% Synergy
$0.46
Swords to Plowshares+11% Synergy
$1.44
Heroic Intervention+5% Synergy
$13.39
Path to Exile+2% Synergy
$1.05
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Selvala, Explorer Returned Lifegain game on their own.
Seedborn Muse+33% Synergy
$15.22
Smothering Tithe+20% Synergy
$53.72
Teferi's Protection+6% Synergy
$51.92
Farewell+4% Synergy
$5.86
Crop Rotation+4% Synergy
$3.42
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$101.75
Enlightened Tutor+2% Synergy
$36.16
Worldly Tutor+2% Synergy
$26.55
Gaea's Cradle-1% Synergy
$1459.07
Aura Shards-4% Synergy
$28.28
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Selvala, Explorer Returned decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Felidar Sovereign+28% Synergy
$3.32
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn+27% Synergy
$0.61
Wirewood Symbiote+26% Synergy
$0.30
Exemplar of Light+25% Synergy
$2.44
Loran of the Third Path+24% Synergy
$3.85
Scrawling Crawler+23% Synergy
$5.14
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+23% Synergy
$3.45
Soul Warden+21% Synergy
$3.51
Priest of Titania+21% Synergy
$0.59
Crested Sunmare+21% Synergy
$9.82
Scryb Ranger+21% Synergy
$0.34
Archangel of Thune+19% Synergy
$61.80
Sunscorch Regent+19% Synergy
$0.49
Gluntch, the Bestower+19% Synergy
$0.43
Voice of the Blessed+19% Synergy
$2.82
Blossoming Bogbeast+19% Synergy
$0.35
Tataru Taru+19% Synergy
$6.85
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid+19% Synergy
$9.07
Soul's Attendant+17% Synergy
$5.64
Haliya, Guided by Light+17% Synergy
$2.20
Eternal Witness+14% Synergy
$1.38
Scavenging Ooze+14% Synergy
$0.28
Nykthos Paragon+14% Synergy
$1.12
Elvish Archdruid+14% Synergy
$0.39
Accomplished Alchemist+14% Synergy
$0.40
Shalai, Voice of Plenty+13% Synergy
$0.97
Heliod, Sun-Crowned+13% Synergy
$22.28
Saryth, the Viper's Fang+13% Synergy
$4.31
The Gaffer+13% Synergy
$6.73
Village Bell-Ringer+13% Synergy
$0.32
Copperhorn Scout+13% Synergy
$0.30
Witch Enchanter+12% Synergy
$2.82
Arbor Elf+12% Synergy
$0.81
Disciple of Freyalise+12% Synergy
$1.68
Formidable Speaker+12% Synergy
$8.55
Rhox Faithmender+12% Synergy
$1.49
Elenda's Hierophant+12% Synergy
$4.33
Reclamation Sage+11% Synergy
$0.33
Circle of Dreams Druid+11% Synergy
$14.51
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild+11% Synergy
$15.90
Resplendent Angel+11% Synergy
$7.60
Marwyn, the Nurturer+11% Synergy
$5.10
Mirror Entity+10% Synergy
$2.06
Karametra, God of Harvests+9% Synergy
$4.72
Grand Abolisher+8% Synergy
$16.47
Delighted Halfling+5% Synergy
$25.79
Craterhoof Behemoth+4% Synergy
$21.76
Beast Whisperer+1% Synergy
$9.41
Esper Sentinel-3% Synergy
$58.30
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar-7% Synergy
$2.62
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Selvala, Explorer Returned's Lifegain deck ahead.
Vitalize+25% Synergy
$1.09
To Arms!+22% Synergy
$0.42
Emerald Charm+19% Synergy
$0.17
High Stride+18% Synergy
$0.17
Gift of the Viper+16% Synergy
$0.22
Legolas's Quick Reflexes+15% Synergy
$31.13
Arachnoid Adaptation+15% Synergy
$0.20
Leaping Ambush+15% Synergy
$0.18
Stony Strength+13% Synergy
$0.07
Sudden Spinnerets+12% Synergy
$0.19
Heliod's Intervention+11% Synergy
$2.67
Benefactor's Draught+11% Synergy
$14.82
Vines of the Recluse+11% Synergy
$0.08
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+10% Synergy
$4.47
Noxious Revival+10% Synergy
$7.30
Beacon of Immortality+10% Synergy
$14.56
Burst of Strength+10% Synergy
$0.27
Nature's Claim+9% Synergy
$1.03
Biosynthic Burst+9% Synergy
$0.26
Ornamental Courage+9% Synergy
$0.10
Eladamri's Call+8% Synergy
$10.93
Dawn's Truce+8% Synergy
$8.49
Reprieve+8% Synergy
$1.64
Perch Protection+8% Synergy
$2.37
Stroke of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.36
Veil of Summer+7% Synergy
$5.02
Congregation at Dawn+7% Synergy
$3.75
Comeuppance+7% Synergy
$2.79
Fog+6% Synergy
$0.63
Riot Control+6% Synergy
$0.30
Benevolent Offering+6% Synergy
$1.19
Weather the Storm+6% Synergy
$1.15
Krosan Grip+5% Synergy
$1.60
Sejiri Shelter+5% Synergy
$1.64
Collective Resistance+5% Synergy
$0.94
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Dawn Charm+5% Synergy
$2.53
Acrobatic Leap+5% Synergy
$0.17
Generous Gift+4% Synergy
$1.62
Archdruid's Charm+4% Synergy
$8.23
Return to Dust+4% Synergy
$0.30
Obscuring Haze+4% Synergy
$5.10
Khalni Ambush+4% Synergy
$0.47
Flawless Maneuver+3% Synergy
$21.48
Flare of Fortitude+3% Synergy
$3.78
Cosmic Rebirth+3% Synergy
$0.16
Silence+3% Synergy
$8.45
Your Temple Is Under Attack+3% Synergy
$0.32
Chord of Calling+2% Synergy
$6.09
Akroma's Will-1% Synergy
$16.26
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Selvala, Explorer Returned.
Approach of the Second Sun+26% Synergy
$5.75
Tempt with Discovery+15% Synergy
$2.61
Storm Herd+14% Synergy
$0.89
Bala Ged Recovery+11% Synergy
$6.57
Cut a Deal+11% Synergy
$0.35
Mobilize+11% Synergy
$8.73
Collective Voyage+10% Synergy
$7.49
Fumigate+9% Synergy
$0.35
Council's Judgment+9% Synergy
$0.53
Winds of Abandon+8% Synergy
$5.28
Turntimber Symbiosis+8% Synergy
$2.51
Hurricane+7% Synergy
$0.41
Finale of Devastation+6% Synergy
$49.21
Secret Rendezvous+6% Synergy
$0.26
Selvala's Stampede+6% Synergy
$0.33
Nature's Rhythm+5% Synergy
$5.44
Genesis Wave+5% Synergy
$0.34
Regrowth+5% Synergy
$0.48
Ondu Inversion+5% Synergy
$1.21
Emeria's Call+5% Synergy
$4.25
Bridgeworks Battle+4% Synergy
$0.61
Sylvan Offering+4% Synergy
$0.34
Austere Command+3% Synergy
$0.94
Green Sun's Zenith+3% Synergy
$25.19
Tempt with Bunnies+2% Synergy
$1.85
Sevinne's Reclamation+2% Synergy
$0.32
Promise of Loyalty+2% Synergy
$0.28
Open the Armory+1% Synergy
$2.65
Wrath of God0% Synergy
$3.32
Explore0% Synergy
$0.38
Nature's Lore-2% Synergy
$2.31
Farseek-3% Synergy
$0.71
Harmonize-3% Synergy
$0.30
Rishkar's Expertise-3% Synergy
$3.64
Three Visits-5% Synergy
$5.51
Shamanic Revelation-9% Synergy
$1.31
Kodama's Reach-12% Synergy
$1.14
Cultivate-17% Synergy
$0.30
Rampant Growth-19% Synergy
$0.42
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Selvala, Explorer Returned Lifegain decks.
Umbral Mantle+30% Synergy
$11.43
Well of Lost Dreams+28% Synergy
$4.85
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+24% Synergy
$3.63
Staff of Domination+16% Synergy
$11.94
Magewright's Stone+16% Synergy
$9.89
Guac & Marshmallow Pizza+15% Synergy
$0.23
The Wind Crystal+13% Synergy
$5.37
Sword of the Paruns+13% Synergy
$1.08
Lightning Greaves+12% Synergy
$3.93
Wedding Ring+10% Synergy
$12.43
Howling Mine+9% Synergy
$5.40
Venser's Journal+8% Synergy
$10.35
Cosmos Elixir+7% Synergy
$2.92
Vedalken Orrery+7% Synergy
$18.68
Elixir of Immortality+6% Synergy
$0.80
Swiftfoot Boots+5% Synergy
$2.99
Sensei's Divining Top+5% Synergy
$47.01
Mind's Eye+5% Synergy
$5.16
Temple Bell+5% Synergy
$5.24
The Book of Exalted Deeds+4% Synergy
$7.94
Halo Fountain+1% Synergy
$7.24
The Great Henge0% Synergy
$67.97
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Selvala, Explorer Returned decks.
Cleric Class+21% Synergy
$2.11
Nature's Chosen+21% Synergy
$2.99
Concordant Crossroads+18% Synergy
$23.21
Dawn of Hope+14% Synergy
$0.52
Quest for Renewal+14% Synergy
$4.45
Rites of Flourishing+13% Synergy
$0.52
Smuggler's Share+13% Synergy
$9.49
Test of Endurance+13% Synergy
$5.43
Authority of the Consuls+10% Synergy
$4.32
Angelic Accord+10% Synergy
$2.14
Trudge Garden+10% Synergy
$0.28
Leyline of Abundance+9% Synergy
$1.17
Eladamri's Vineyard+9% Synergy
$3.94
Sylvan Library+7% Synergy
$26.85
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room+6% Synergy
$0.68
Helix Pinnacle+6% Synergy
$7.95
Ghostly Prison+5% Synergy
$3.94
Privileged Position+5% Synergy
$3.97
True Conviction+5% Synergy
$5.04
Griffin Aerie+5% Synergy
$0.29
Leyline of Hope+5% Synergy
$0.59
Wild Growth+4% Synergy
$0.40
Abundance+4% Synergy
$1.34
Well Rested+4% Synergy
$2.62
Boon Reflection+4% Synergy
$12.83
Druid Class+4% Synergy
$2.26
Defense of the Heart+3% Synergy
$25.57
Trouble in Pairs+3% Synergy
$29.28
Noble Heritage+3% Synergy
$0.36
Tenuous Truce+3% Synergy
$0.40
Burgeoning+2% Synergy
$35.82
Kenrith's Transformation+1% Synergy
$0.97
Exploration+1% Synergy
$32.33
Blind Obedience0% Synergy
$6.36
Duelist's Heritage0% Synergy
$6.87
Utopia Sprawl-1% Synergy
$1.35
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$12.08
Mirari's Wake-7% Synergy
$6.81
Garruk's Uprising-7% Synergy
$0.45
Strength of the Harvest-8% Synergy
$0.30
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Selvala, Explorer Returned's Lifegain game plan.
Ajani, Strength of the Pride+7% Synergy
$8.74
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Selvala, Explorer Returned Lifegain decks.
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+8% Synergy
$5.35
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+7% Synergy
$15.55
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+7% Synergy
$6.08
Emergence Zone+7% Synergy
$4.34
Maze of Ith+6% Synergy
$10.35
Boseiju, Who Endures+4% Synergy
$53.40
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.94
Homeward Path+4% Synergy
$16.09
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$49.84
War Room+3% Synergy
$1.99
Shifting Woodland+3% Synergy
$4.90
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.32
Evendo, Waking Haven-2% Synergy
$15.65
Abandoned Air Temple-3% Synergy
$5.89
Mosswort Bridge-5% Synergy
$0.34
Gavony Township-7% Synergy
$5.32
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Selvala, Explorer Returned's Lifegain strategy.
Patriar's Seal+19% Synergy
$5.11
Thought Vessel+13% Synergy
$2.60
Pristine Talisman+3% Synergy
$0.36
Decanter of Endless Water+3% Synergy
$4.11
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.40
Talisman of Unity0% Synergy
$6.04
Selesnya Signet-4% Synergy
$0.43
Arcane Signet-9% Synergy
$0.46
Lands
The mana base behind Selvala, Explorer Returned's Lifegain decks.
Brushland+17% Synergy
$1.20
Bountiful Promenade+14% Synergy
$16.20
Hushwood Verge+13% Synergy
$7.07
Sunpetal Grove+12% Synergy
$0.63
Witch Enchanter+12% Synergy
$2.82
Disciple of Freyalise+12% Synergy
$1.68
Lush Portico+11% Synergy
$6.15
Horizon Canopy+11% Synergy
$4.63
Bala Ged Recovery+11% Synergy
$6.57
Temple Garden+10% Synergy
$7.78
Razorverge Thicket+9% Synergy
$0.57
Turntimber Symbiosis+8% Synergy
$2.51
Command Tower+7% Synergy
$0.25
Overgrown Farmland+7% Synergy
$2.36
Wooded Bastion+7% Synergy
$15.65
Windswept Heath+6% Synergy
$11.42
Canopy Vista+5% Synergy
$0.29
Exotic Orchard+5% Synergy
$0.36
Sejiri Shelter+5% Synergy
$1.64
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Reflecting Pool+5% Synergy
$17.20
Ondu Inversion+5% Synergy
$1.21
Emeria's Call+5% Synergy
$4.25
Forbidden Orchard+5% Synergy
$8.80
Branchloft Pathway+4% Synergy
$2.97
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.02
Bridgeworks Battle+4% Synergy
$0.61
City of Brass+4% Synergy
$9.98
Khalni Ambush+4% Synergy
$0.47
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.52
Tangled Florahedron+4% Synergy
$0.40
Blossoming Sands+3% Synergy
$0.20
Scattered Groves+3% Synergy
$0.24
Kabira Takedown+3% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Plenty+2% Synergy
$0.26
Selesnya Sanctuary+2% Synergy
$0.25
Krosan Verge+2% Synergy
$0.33
Savannah+2% Synergy
Graypelt Refuge+2% Synergy
$0.24
Plains+1% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+1% Synergy
$0.26
Forest0% Synergy
$0.08
Sungrass Prairie0% Synergy
$0.22
Arctic Treeline-2% Synergy
$0.33
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.39
Fortified Village-6% Synergy
$0.21
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.24
Radiant Grove-6% Synergy
$0.25
Strength of the Harvest-8% Synergy
$0.30
Path of Ancestry-11% Synergy
$0.32
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Selvala, Explorer Returned: Lifegain.
Gluntch, the Bestower
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Loran of the Third Path
Farmer Cotton
Samwise Gamgee
Aerith, Last Ancient
Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
Iwamori of the Open Fist
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Phelddagrif
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Arwen, Mortal Queen
Krond the Dawn-Clad
Tolsimir Wolfblood
Torens, Fist of the Angels
Halsin, Emerald Archdruid // Noble Heritage
Ohabi Caleria
Rinoa Heartilly
Satsuki, the Living Lore
Tataru Taru
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Anara, Wolvid Familiar
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Halana, Kessig Ranger
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Hardy of Myra's Marvels
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Kodama of the East Tree
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Numa, Joraga Chieftain
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Far Traveler
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Flaming Fist
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Folk Hero
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Inspiring Leader
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Noble Heritage
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Veteran Soldier
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Skanos Dragonheart // Far Traveler