The Gaffer
$6.77
$6.77Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Gaffer players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Erode+16% Synergy
$5.72
The Mind Stone+14% Synergy
$68.48
Potioner's Trove+9% Synergy
$0.17
Joined Researchers+5% Synergy
$0.31
Restoration Seminar+5% Synergy
$3.46
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Gaffer's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Cleric Class+71% Synergy
$1.41
Soul Warden+70% Synergy
$2.54
Soul's Attendant+70% Synergy
$4.88
Shattered Angel+66% Synergy
$1.17
Revitalize+63% Synergy
$0.16
Crested Sunmare+62% Synergy
$8.90
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles+62% Synergy
$0.40
Auriok Champion+57% Synergy
$9.31
Haliya, Guided by Light+57% Synergy
$1.89
Radiant Fountain+56% Synergy
$2.96
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Gaffer Lifegain decks run as their core.
Angelic Accord+52% Synergy
$2.92
Angel of Vitality+51% Synergy
$0.25
Valkyrie Harbinger+51% Synergy
$2.34
Aetherflux Reservoir+50% Synergy
$19.53
Authority of the Consuls+46% Synergy
$4.21
Exemplar of Light+44% Synergy
$0.34
The Wind Crystal+43% Synergy
$5.77
Pearl Medallion+12% Synergy
$4.90
Path to Exile+11% Synergy
$1.09
Swords to Plowshares+9% Synergy
$1.19
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Gaffer Lifegain game on their own.
Teferi's Protection+6% Synergy
$54.50
Smothering Tithe+4% Synergy
$60.01
Ancient Tomb+3% Synergy
$131.68
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$104.30
Farewell+1% Synergy
$5.28
Enlightened Tutor-6% Synergy
$39.51
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in The Gaffer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Sunscorch Regent+53% Synergy
$0.77
Rhox Faithmender+51% Synergy
$1.58
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun+44% Synergy
$0.34
Knight of Dawn's Light+44% Synergy
$0.22
Felidar Sovereign+42% Synergy
$2.24
Resplendent Angel+41% Synergy
$8.06
Suture Priest+35% Synergy
$5.44
Serra Ascendant+35% Synergy
$31.68
Heliod, Sun-Crowned+35% Synergy
$20.14
Voice of the Blessed+34% Synergy
$2.45
Archangel of Thune+33% Synergy
$65.15
Elenda's Hierophant+32% Synergy
$4.13
Archivist of Oghma+31% Synergy
$6.42
Speaker of the Heavens+28% Synergy
$0.63
Celestial Force+28% Synergy
$1.15
Guide of Souls+27% Synergy
$2.69
Celestine, the Living Saint+26% Synergy
$28.30
Leonin Elder+26% Synergy
$0.34
Ocelot Pride+25% Synergy
$39.21
Nykthos Paragon+25% Synergy
$1.01
Curious Farm Animals+25% Synergy
$0.21
Starfield Shepherd+20% Synergy
$0.37
Claim Jumper+19% Synergy
$0.31
Cat Collector+18% Synergy
$0.21
Angel of Destiny+17% Synergy
$9.22
Leonardo, Cutting Edge+17% Synergy
$0.81
Attended Healer+17% Synergy
$0.23
Spectrum Sentinel+16% Synergy
$0.38
Syndic of Tithes+16% Synergy
$0.16
Knight of the White Orchid+15% Synergy
$4.42
Lunarch Veteran+15% Synergy
$0.28
Delney, Streetwise Lookout+15% Synergy
$32.89
Essence Channeler+15% Synergy
$0.52
Ajani's Pridemate+14% Synergy
$0.27
Regna, the Redeemer+14% Synergy
$1.71
Aerith Gainsborough+12% Synergy
$2.26
Lifecreed Duo+12% Synergy
$0.16
Deep Gnome Terramancer+11% Synergy
$8.68
Mangara, the Diplomat+10% Synergy
$0.31
Distinguished Conjurer+10% Synergy
$0.26
Righteous Valkyrie+9% Synergy
$4.46
Weathered Wayfarer+8% Synergy
$2.17
Loyal Warhound+5% Synergy
$0.76
Enduring Innocence+2% Synergy
$4.06
Mother of Runes+1% Synergy
$13.02
Witch Enchanter+1% Synergy
$2.95
Esper Sentinel-1% Synergy
$58.07
Sun Titan-1% Synergy
$0.31
Loran of the Third Path-4% Synergy
$3.58
Solemn Simulacrum-5% Synergy
$0.34
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Gaffer's Lifegain deck ahead.
Invoke the Divine+46% Synergy
$0.21
Riot Control+44% Synergy
$0.26
Light of Hope+38% Synergy
$0.23
Union of the Third Path+33% Synergy
$0.23
Restoration Magic+27% Synergy
$2.54
Heliod's Intervention+27% Synergy
$5.20
Ritual of Rejuvenation+24% Synergy
$0.21
Reprieve+23% Synergy
$1.31
Reviving Dose+20% Synergy
$0.12
Divine Offering+19% Synergy
$0.08
Awe Strike+17% Synergy
$0.22
Healing Grace+15% Synergy
$0.16
Blessed Reversal+14% Synergy
$0.42
Scent of Jasmine+14% Synergy
$0.20
Beacon of Immortality+12% Synergy
$15.05
Generous Gift+11% Synergy
$0.69
Honor the Fallen+11% Synergy
$12.94
Stroke of Midnight+9% Synergy
$0.32
Healing Salve+8% Synergy
$0.29
Serene Offering+8% Synergy
$0.20
Congregate+7% Synergy
$0.16
Flare of Fortitude+6% Synergy
$3.54
Dawn's Truce+6% Synergy
$8.00
Rally for the Throne+6% Synergy
$0.24
Sejiri Shelter+3% Synergy
$1.99
Everybody Lives!+2% Synergy
$12.70
Duty Beyond Death+2% Synergy
$0.32
Kabira Takedown+1% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Tithe0% Synergy
$1.07
Clever Concealment0% Synergy
$5.18
Razorgrass Ambush0% Synergy
$0.33
Galadriel's Dismissal0% Synergy
$25.52
Get Lost-1% Synergy
$4.05
Flawless Maneuver-2% Synergy
$20.32
Rebuff the Wicked-5% Synergy
$7.42
Akroma's Will-11% Synergy
$14.06
Disenchant-11% Synergy
$0.11
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for The Gaffer.
Fumigate+35% Synergy
$0.28
Sanctify+35% Synergy
$0.15
The Battle of Bywater+32% Synergy
$2.58
Approach of the Second Sun+31% Synergy
$3.56
Storm Herd+27% Synergy
$0.95
Lucky Offering+9% Synergy
$0.19
Late to Dinner+7% Synergy
$0.12
Solemn Offering+6% Synergy
$0.11
Sevinne's Reclamation+4% Synergy
$0.32
Austere Command+3% Synergy
$0.46
Idyllic Tutor+3% Synergy
$11.89
Ondu Inversion+3% Synergy
$1.24
White Sun's Twilight+3% Synergy
$1.75
Lay Down Arms+3% Synergy
$0.26
Emeria's Call+2% Synergy
$4.45
Vanquish the Horde+1% Synergy
$0.33
Winds of Abandon+1% Synergy
$3.62
Cut a Deal-4% Synergy
$0.32
Secret Rendezvous-5% Synergy
$0.46
Wrath of God-6% Synergy
$3.58
Mass Calcify-7% Synergy
$4.19
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Gaffer Lifegain decks.
Alhammarret's Archive+51% Synergy
$10.64
Well of Lost Dreams+44% Synergy
$3.50
Lembas+38% Synergy
$1.41
The Book of Exalted Deeds+35% Synergy
$8.24
Cosmos Elixir+30% Synergy
$2.28
Potion of Healing+23% Synergy
$0.14
Candy Trail+22% Synergy
$0.64
Elixir of Immortality+15% Synergy
$0.87
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes+14% Synergy
$6.08
Field-Tested Frying Pan+14% Synergy
$0.30
Wayfarer's Bauble+12% Synergy
$0.33
Ivory Tower+12% Synergy
$0.28
Angel's Feather+11% Synergy
$0.57
Excalibur II+10% Synergy
$0.88
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+10% Synergy
$22.19
Sun Droplet+10% Synergy
$0.41
Bagel and Schmear+10% Synergy
$0.15
Hot Dog Cart+10% Synergy
$0.26
Trading Post+8% Synergy
$0.33
Carrot Cake+8% Synergy
$0.20
Fountain of Renewal+6% Synergy
$0.70
Nutrient Block+6% Synergy
$0.29
The Underworld Cookbook+5% Synergy
$0.34
Instant Ramen+5% Synergy
$0.23
Campfire+5% Synergy
$0.63
Sword of Light and Shadow+4% Synergy
$14.15
Staff of the Sun Magus+3% Synergy
$0.12
Archaeomancer's Map+2% Synergy
$1.16
Endless Atlas+1% Synergy
$2.64
Oketra's Monument-6% Synergy
$6.92
Lightning Greaves-11% Synergy
$3.66
Swiftfoot Boots-23% Synergy
$2.46
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in The Gaffer decks.
Griffin Aerie+55% Synergy
$0.19
Peace of Mind+41% Synergy
$0.14
Test of Endurance+34% Synergy
$6.56
Leyline of Hope+34% Synergy
$0.86
Blind Obedience+28% Synergy
$6.53
Case of the Uneaten Feast+25% Synergy
$0.35
Dawn of Hope+23% Synergy
$0.54
Rewards of Diversity+22% Synergy
$0.45
Boon Reflection+21% Synergy
$12.37
Ashes of the Abhorrent+19% Synergy
$0.71
Righteous Cause+18% Synergy
$0.58
Ajani's Welcome+17% Synergy
$2.46
Sigarda's Splendor+17% Synergy
$0.45
Orim's Prayer+11% Synergy
$0.50
Abiding Grace+9% Synergy
$0.19
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit+6% Synergy
$0.33
Monologue Tax+4% Synergy
$3.70
Dawn of a New Age+4% Synergy
$3.51
Light of Promise+4% Synergy
$0.39
Ghostly Prison+1% Synergy
$4.33
Darksteel Mutation+1% Synergy
$0.67
Trouble in Pairs+1% Synergy
$26.54
Luminarch Ascension0% Synergy
$14.22
Sheltered by Ghosts-1% Synergy
$1.15
Land Tax-3% Synergy
$13.48
Tocasia's Welcome-3% Synergy
$0.59
Caretaker's Talent-3% Synergy
$7.72
Smuggler's Share-3% Synergy
$9.05
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Gaffer's Lifegain game plan.
Ajani, Strength of the Pride+28% Synergy
$10.25
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Gaffer Lifegain decks.
Kabira Crossroads+41% Synergy
$0.34
Reliquary Tower+33% Synergy
$3.36
Seraph Sanctuary+24% Synergy
$1.52
Adventurer's Inn+23% Synergy
$0.30
Blighted Steppe+12% Synergy
$0.14
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+11% Synergy
$54.27
Hall of Heliod's Generosity+8% Synergy
$13.28
War Room+6% Synergy
$2.87
Emeria, the Sky Ruin+5% Synergy
$5.00
Castle Ardenvale+5% Synergy
$0.29
Secluded Steppe+5% Synergy
$0.28
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.95
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.31
Arid Archway+3% Synergy
$0.75
Guildless Commons+2% Synergy
$3.38
Adagia, Windswept Bastion+1% Synergy
$4.99
Mistveil Plains+1% Synergy
$0.28
Kor Haven0% Synergy
$17.81
Lotus Field0% Synergy
$2.30
Karoo-1% Synergy
$1.13
Minas Tirith-2% Synergy
$6.51
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire-3% Synergy
$5.54
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$43.89
Monumental Henge-4% Synergy
$0.39
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.29
Abandoned Air Temple-8% Synergy
$5.81
Windbrisk Heights-13% Synergy
$0.23
Rogue's Passage-18% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Gaffer's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+39% Synergy
$0.39
Thought Vessel+30% Synergy
$1.92
Orazca Relic+10% Synergy
$0.35
Golden Egg+9% Synergy
$0.19
Arcane Signet+7% Synergy
$0.69
Decanter of Endless Water+7% Synergy
$4.13
Paradise Plume+7% Synergy
$0.33
Mind Stone+6% Synergy
$0.31
Throne of Eldraine+5% Synergy
$30.81
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$0.70
Extraplanar Lens+5% Synergy
$12.42
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$19.75
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.84
Marble Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.23
Nyx Lotus-1% Synergy
$5.76
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.26
Lands
The mana base behind The Gaffer's Lifegain decks.
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.31
Demolition Field+7% Synergy
$0.27
Skyclave Cleric+5% Synergy
$0.16
Sejiri Shelter+3% Synergy
$1.99
Flagstones of Trokair+3% Synergy
$4.23
Ondu Inversion+3% Synergy
$1.24
Emeria's Call+2% Synergy
$4.45
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.05
Witch Enchanter+1% Synergy
$2.95
Snow-Covered Plains+1% Synergy
$0.36
Kabira Takedown+1% Synergy
$0.27
Razorgrass Ambush0% Synergy
$0.33
Plains-2% Synergy
$0.13
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Gaffer: Lifegain.
Prava of the Steel Legion // Tymna the Weaver
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Ravos, Soultender
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
Sorin of House Markov
Evra, Halcyon Witness
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Celestine, the Living Saint
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Will, Scion of Peace
Captain Marvel, Earth's Protector
Doctor Strange, Surgeon
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Astarion, the Decadent
Linden, the Steadfast Queen
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Fluros of Myra's Marvels // Tymna the Weaver
Nocturno of Myra's Marvels // Tymna the Weaver
Atalya, Samite Master
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Shanna, Purifying Blade
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
Rodolf Duskbringer
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
Prava of the Steel Legion // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Tymna the Weaver
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer