Art: Chris Rahn · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Dina, Soul Steeper

Legendary Creature — Dryad Druid · from $0.20

Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life. {1}, Sacrifice another creature: Dina gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
41	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
42	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
46	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
47	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
48	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
49	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
52	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
53	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
54	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
55	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
56	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
57	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
58	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
59	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
60	Woodland Cemetery	Land	0	$0.62
61	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
62	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
63	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
64	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
65	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
66	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
67	Assassin's Trophy	Instant	2	$1.01
68	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
69	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
70	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
71	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
72	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
73	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
74	Llanowar Wastes	Land	0	$0.59
75	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
76	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
77	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
78	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
79	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
80	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
81	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
82	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
83	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
84	Undergrowth Stadium	Land	0	$5.20
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
87	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
88	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
89	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
90	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
91	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
92	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
93	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
94	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
95	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
96	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
97	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
98	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
99	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
100	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77

Curve of these staples

Most played with Dina, Soul Steeper

The 25 most-played cards in 15 settled top-16 lists running Dina, Soul Steeper at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Birds of Paradise	100% · 15 of 15	3
2	Blood Artist	100% · 15 of 15	3
3	Bloodthirsty Conqueror	100% · 15 of 15	3
4	Command Tower	100% · 15 of 15	3
5	Culling Ritual	100% · 15 of 15	3
6	Dark Ritual	100% · 15 of 15	3
7	Deathrite Shaman	100% · 15 of 15	3
8	Demonic Tutor	100% · 15 of 15	3
9	Llanowar Elves	100% · 15 of 15	3
10	Lotus Petal	100% · 15 of 15	3
11	Overgrown Tomb	100% · 15 of 15	3
12	Protean Hulk	100% · 15 of 15	3
13	Sol Ring	100% · 15 of 15	3
14	Veil of Summer	100% · 15 of 15	3
15	Ancient Tomb	93% · 14 of 15	2
16	Boseiju, Who Endures	93% · 14 of 15	3
17	Elvish Spirit Guide	93% · 14 of 15	3
18	Entomb	93% · 14 of 15	3
19	Essence Warden	93% · 14 of 15	3
20	Exquisite Blood	93% · 14 of 15	3
21	Forest	93% · 14 of 15	3
22	Gemstone Caverns	93% · 14 of 15	3
23	Mana Vault	93% · 14 of 15	2
24	Reanimate	93% · 14 of 15	3
25	Undergrowth Stadium	93% · 14 of 15	3

Combos with Dina, Soul Steeper

2 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Dina, Soul Steeper + Exquisite Blood
Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite lifegain
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Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Dina, Soul Steeper
Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite lifegain
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 15 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

14th of 20 — Czech cEDH monthly tournament 8/2026 on Topdeck.ggAug 2, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Karel Šebesta
12th of 33 — Czech cEDH monthly tournament 7/2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 5, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Karel Šebesta
12th of 27 — The Gusher Crusher 7 on Topdeck.ggMay 23, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Ehren H.
15th of 16 — Game On Win-A-Dual Cedh May 23rd on Topdeck.ggMay 23, 2026 · 0–4–0 · by Reid DeJongh
14th of 22 — Pre-Land Go Expo Slugfest on Topdeck.ggMay 17, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by Kyle Darling
4th of 16 — BRACKET 3 EN ARCADIA on Topdeck.ggMay 2, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Ronald Alvarez
8th of 36 — April cEDH - European Championship Qualifier - Tees Valley MTG on Topdeck.ggApr 19, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Adam Dullroy
3rd of 32 — SIDE EVENT COMMANDER BARCEDHLONA on Topdeck.ggApr 12, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by [SCT] The Real Muscle

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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