The Destined Black Mage
$16.54
$16.54Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Destined Black Mage players are trying out in lifegain decks.
Ominous Harvest+33% Synergy
$1.10
Decorum Dissertation+28% Synergy
$9.77
Scheming Silvertongue+26% Synergy
$1.25
Emeritus of Woe+25% Synergy
$21.41
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Destined Black Mage's lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the lifegain theme.
Transpose+99% Synergy
$0.33
Black Mage's Rod+99% Synergy
$0.24
Circle of Power+99% Synergy
$0.24
Cornered by Black Mages+99% Synergy
$0.18
Witch's Clinic+99% Synergy
$12.90
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+62% Synergy
$59.32
Cabal Coffers+45% Synergy
$30.09
Burakos, Party Leader+100% Synergy
$1.42
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Destined Black Mage lifegain game on their own.
The One Ring+41% Synergy
$99.77
Necropotence+35% Synergy
$37.20
Ancient Tomb+13% Synergy
$126.48
Orcish Bowmasters+12% Synergy
$49.80
Vampiric Tutor+4% Synergy
$61.09
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$68.36
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$18.33
Creatures
Creatures that carry the lifegain plan in The Destined Black Mage decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Preacher of the Schism+49% Synergy
$1.30
Roaming Throne+47% Synergy
$49.07
Pontiff of Blight+47% Synergy
$0.31
Kaervek, the Punisher+47% Synergy
$0.32
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+46% Synergy
$3.53
Gwenom, Remorseless+46% Synergy
$4.83
Twilight Prophet+44% Synergy
$3.03
Dark Confidant+42% Synergy
$4.30
Rankle, Master of Pranks+38% Synergy
$2.83
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+35% Synergy
$96.58
Dauthi Voidwalker+34% Synergy
$5.48
Changeling Wayfinder+33% Synergy
$0.17
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+31% Synergy
$0.59
Toshiro Umezawa+25% Synergy
$4.86
Syndicate Enforcer+25% Synergy
$0.20
Malakir Blood-Priest+25% Synergy
$0.21
Cuombajj Witches+25% Synergy
$0.19
Three Tree Mascot+25% Synergy
$0.09
Blightwing Bandit+25% Synergy
$6.39
Stonework Packbeast+25% Synergy
$0.20
Universal Automaton+25% Synergy
$0.61
Bellowing Mauler+25% Synergy
$0.30
Dream Devourer+24% Synergy
$1.42
Graveshifter+24% Synergy
$0.31
Starscream, Power Hungry+24% Synergy
$3.83
Wandering Archaic+24% Synergy
$10.04
Gatekeeper of Malakir+24% Synergy
$0.19
Shakedown Heavy+24% Synergy
$0.38
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor+24% Synergy
$1.75
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+24% Synergy
$4.98
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+24% Synergy
$0.32
Black Cat, Cunning Thief+24% Synergy
$0.50
Rev, Tithe Extractor+23% Synergy
$27.46
Priest of Gix+23% Synergy
$0.50
Gonti, Night Minister+22% Synergy
$1.78
Elegy Acolyte+22% Synergy
$0.37
Starscape Cleric+21% Synergy
$0.73
Grim Hireling+21% Synergy
$13.23
Changeling Outcast+20% Synergy
$2.29
Bitterbloom Bearer+19% Synergy
$17.31
Magus of the Coffers+18% Synergy
$4.93
Marauding Blight-Priest+18% Synergy
$0.27
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+16% Synergy
$34.44
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+14% Synergy
$11.17
Fleshbag Marauder+9% Synergy
$0.17
Reassembling Skeleton+7% Synergy
$0.33
Accursed Marauder+3% Synergy
$0.28
Zulaport Cutthroat+2% Synergy
$0.95
Morbid Opportunist+1% Synergy
$0.29
Crypt Ghast-23% Synergy
$17.91
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Destined Black Mage's lifegain deck ahead.
Cabal Ritual+56% Synergy
$14.77
Imp's Mischief+50% Synergy
$6.22
Deadly Alliance+50% Synergy
$0.12
Rush of Vitality+49% Synergy
$0.12
Withering Boon+46% Synergy
$18.06
Fake Your Own Death+43% Synergy
$0.29
Archenemy's Charm+41% Synergy
$0.65
Dismember+40% Synergy
$5.32
Snuff Out+37% Synergy
$9.76
Fell the Profane+31% Synergy
$3.33
Deadly Rollick+25% Synergy
$26.89
Blessing of Belzenlok+25% Synergy
$0.16
Unexpected Fangs+25% Synergy
$0.29
Demonic Gifts+24% Synergy
$0.29
Hellish Rebuke+24% Synergy
$4.19
Alesha's Legacy+24% Synergy
$0.18
Slice from the Shadows+23% Synergy
$0.24
Slaughter Pact+23% Synergy
$1.17
Lethal Scheme+23% Synergy
$0.27
Curtains' Call+23% Synergy
$0.57
Fatal Push+22% Synergy
$0.88
Rain of Filth+22% Synergy
$12.30
Blood Pact+21% Synergy
$0.28
Withering Torment+19% Synergy
$3.42
Hero's Downfall+18% Synergy
$0.25
Force of Despair+17% Synergy
$6.71
Darkness+15% Synergy
$23.67
Soul Shatter+13% Synergy
$4.20
Sheoldred's Edict+10% Synergy
$1.34
Consuming Corruption+9% Synergy
$0.31
Culling the Weak+9% Synergy
$13.84
Dark Ritual+8% Synergy
$4.69
Tragic Slip+5% Synergy
$0.24
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.28
Deadly Dispute-1% Synergy
$0.35
Defile-11% Synergy
$1.37
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the lifegain game plan forward for The Destined Black Mage.
Dark Petition+46% Synergy
$4.01
Peer into the Abyss+40% Synergy
$3.26
Shredder's Technique+30% Synergy
$0.27
Night's Whisper+25% Synergy
$0.35
Exsanguinate+25% Synergy
$0.40
Coveted Prize+25% Synergy
$0.28
Thwart the Grave+25% Synergy
$0.31
Fortuitous Find+24% Synergy
$0.31
Risky Shortcut+24% Synergy
$0.30
Ill-Gotten Gains+24% Synergy
$0.83
Cruel Tutor+24% Synergy
$43.13
Temporal Extortion+23% Synergy
$23.95
Coiling Rebirth+23% Synergy
$0.18
Will of the Abzan+22% Synergy
$4.18
Yawgmoth's Will+22% Synergy
$237.33
Diresight+22% Synergy
$0.25
Unearth+16% Synergy
$0.47
Sign in Blood+15% Synergy
$2.89
Grim Tutor+13% Synergy
$24.45
Diabolic Tutor+11% Synergy
$2.09
Reanimate+10% Synergy
$8.67
Torment of Hailfire+10% Synergy
$39.61
Bubbling Muck+9% Synergy
$2.59
Read the Bones+8% Synergy
$0.30
Toxic Deluge-12% Synergy
$4.46
Feed the Swarm-25% Synergy
$0.34
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Destined Black Mage lifegain decks.
Maskwood Nexus+74% Synergy
$2.10
Basilisk Collar+72% Synergy
$4.00
Multiclass Baldric+50% Synergy
$0.50
Viridian Longbow+50% Synergy
$1.58
Resurrection Orb+48% Synergy
$14.47
Shadowspear+46% Synergy
$28.95
Swiftfoot Boots+44% Synergy
$2.61
Whip of Erebos+39% Synergy
$7.42
Expedition Map+38% Synergy
$0.75
Veilstone Amulet+25% Synergy
$12.56
Poet's Quill+25% Synergy
$0.31
Ghost Vacuum+24% Synergy
$3.85
Mirror Shield+24% Synergy
$0.49
Cauldron of Souls+24% Synergy
$8.27
Loxodon Warhammer+24% Synergy
$2.57
Palantír of Orthanc+23% Synergy
$22.15
Thornbite Staff+22% Synergy
$21.78
Alhammarret's Archive+21% Synergy
$11.54
Demon's Horn+21% Synergy
$0.73
Wishclaw Talisman+18% Synergy
$1.88
Jet Medallion+13% Synergy
$10.31
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$0.32
The Darkness Crystal+5% Synergy
$5.03
Bontu's Monument-3% Synergy
$5.23
Lightning Greaves-9% Synergy
$4.07
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the lifegain strategy in The Destined Black Mage decks.
Bitterblossom+62% Synergy
$33.85
Black Market Connections+51% Synergy
$18.49
Vampiric Link+49% Synergy
$4.52
Exquisite Blood+37% Synergy
$35.98
Aspect of Lamprey+25% Synergy
$0.15
Night Dealings+25% Synergy
$1.18
Koskun Falls+24% Synergy
$15.67
Eternal Thirst+23% Synergy
$0.35
Biotransference+22% Synergy
$5.99
Wound Reflection+22% Synergy
$12.58
Chthonian Nightmare+22% Synergy
$0.38
No Mercy+18% Synergy
$25.77
Kaya's Ghostform+15% Synergy
$3.44
Sanguine Bond+13% Synergy
$5.66
Animate Dead+8% Synergy
$4.70
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Destined Black Mage's lifegain game plan.
Professor Onyx+69% Synergy
$5.29
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Destined Black Mage lifegain decks.
Bojuka Bog+28% Synergy
$0.71
Lotus Field+25% Synergy
$2.77
Soulstone Sanctuary+25% Synergy
$0.80
Wasteland+24% Synergy
$28.16
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+24% Synergy
$16.90
Mutavault+24% Synergy
$4.33
City of Traitors+23% Synergy
$521.77
Hidden Necropolis+23% Synergy
$0.19
Maze of Ith+22% Synergy
$10.42
Emergence Zone+22% Synergy
$4.71
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+22% Synergy
$18.35
Strip Mine+22% Synergy
$19.53
Volrath's Stronghold+21% Synergy
$108.52
Tomb Fortress+21% Synergy
$4.57
Reliquary Tower+20% Synergy
$2.93
Thespian's Stage+20% Synergy
$0.60
Westvale Abbey+18% Synergy
$2.73
Urza's Saga+17% Synergy
$39.67
Command Beacon+17% Synergy
$6.95
Barren Moor+15% Synergy
$0.39
War Room+9% Synergy
$2.03
Phyrexian Tower-1% Synergy
$25.65
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-5% Synergy
$49.10
Cabal Stronghold-10% Synergy
$13.59
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Destined Black Mage's lifegain strategy.
Arcane Signet+38% Synergy
$0.47
Firdoch Core+33% Synergy
$0.23
Replicating Ring+25% Synergy
$1.15
Patriar's Seal+22% Synergy
$5.15
Mox Amber+21% Synergy
$74.27
Throne of Eldraine+15% Synergy
$35.38
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.25
The Soul Stone+10% Synergy
$81.09
Charcoal Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.32
Thought Vessel0% Synergy
$2.65
Mind Stone-4% Synergy
$0.31
Lands
The mana base behind The Destined Black Mage's lifegain decks.
Abundant Countryside+33% Synergy
$3.78
Fell the Profane+31% Synergy
$3.33
Myriad Landscape+25% Synergy
$0.29
Prismatic Vista+23% Synergy
$38.25
Urza's Cave+17% Synergy
$0.85
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Destined Black Mage: lifegain.
Agent Venom
Alpharael, Stonechosen
Aphemia, the Cacophony
Armaggon, Future Shark
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Azula, On the Hunt
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
Balthor the Defiled
Baron Helmut Zemo
Baron Sengir
Bebop, Warthog Warrior
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
Bontu the Glorified
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
Cabal Patriarch
Grendel, Spawn of Knull
Griselbrand
June, Bounty Hunter
Kiku, Night's Flower
Koh, the Face Stealer
Madame Null, Power Broker
Mai, Scornful Striker
Mirri the Cursed
Morinfen
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
Nyla, Shirshu Sleuth
Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
Rat King, Pale Piper
Rat King, Verminister
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
Scorpion, Seething Striker
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
Shredder, Shadow Master
Shredder, Unrelenting
Spider-Man Noir
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
Super Shredder
Swarm, Being of Bees
Taborax, Hope's Demise